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CLOUDY Temp: 43 °F Wind: SSW at 4 mph Saturday, December 21, 2002 SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion - Politics AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map EXTRA HomeLife Magazine W3 Magazine Jobs @ Mail Tribune Tempo A & E Oregon CarZone Wellness Connection Real Estate Newspaper in Education Prime Times Outdoor Journal Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People CLASSIFIEDS Find a Car Find a Home Find a Job Find Everything E SOUTHERN OREGON Automotive Communities Entertainment Publications Recreation Calendar ABOUT US FAQ What's New Advertise Home Delivery Classified Ad Contact Us Media Kit Email Story to a Friend December 4, 2002 Lilly helps Tornado rally past Churchill Prep Girls Basketball Tim Karrick’s first coaching win at the helm of the North Medford girls basketball team may have packed enough tension to fill an entire preseason slate. The Black Tornado let a nine-point lead slip away, only to rally for a 63-61, season-opening victory over Churchill in the North gym. Junior Anna Lilly sank two free throws with two seconds remaining, then stole the inbounds pass to seal the win. Churchill fell to 0-2 after a loss Monday to Roseburg. "It was a pretty exciting way to open up," said Karrick. "You could tell they had a game under their belts by the way they came back. "I thought our girls did a good job at the end, having the ball for one last possession and getting something out of it." North led by nine with three minutes remaining in the third quarter before the Lancers trimmed the deficit to one heading into the final quarter. Churchill grabbed the lead and extended to a four-point advantage with two minutes left behind post Jessica Steigleman’s 10 fourth-quarter points. Sophomore point guard Kailey Bostwick drained a 3-pointer to help North close the gap and eventually pull even with 30 seconds remaining. Kirsten Mellbye led the Tornado with 18 points and also contributed four steals. Melissa Eastwold grabbed eight rebounds and Bostwick dished out five assists and had three steals to go with her 17 points. Steigleman led all scorers with 26 points. "We want to push the ball, and I thought we created the kind of pace we wanted," said Karrick. "For the most part, it was a clean game. We just did a good job at the end getting a ‘W.’" CHURCHILL (61) — Ryan 0, Benson 3, Dyer 0, Peterson 2, McVain 6, J. Steigleman 26, Robertson 21, South 3, Arnsberry 0, R. Steigleman 0. Totals: 24 10-14 61. NORTH MEDFORD (63) — Bostwick 17, Cordell 4, Standifer 0, Westermann 6, Eastwold 8, Seeley 2, Mellbye 18, Lilly 6, Murphy 0, Reeves 2. Totals: 29 9-20 63. Churchill......................................21 9 18 13 — 61 North Medford..........................22 11 16 14 — 63 3-point goals — Churchill 3 (Robertson 3), North Medford 4 (Bostwick 3, Cordell 1). JV result — North Medford won. EAGLE POINT 50, YREKA (CALIF.) 22 — At Eagle Point, sophomore wing Salina Sychla scored 14 points and senior reserve post Kadee McLaughlin tallied 10 and grabbed 14 rebounds as Eagle Point opened the season. The Eagles held Yreka to five points in the first half in building a 25-5 bulge. Eagle Point’s starting posts were also productive. Senior Alisa Lee contributed nine points, five blocks and four steals, and junior Ashley Curtis finished with seven points, seven rebounds and seven blocks. YREKA (22) — Quinn 0, Brooks 3, Altman 0, Smith 1, Zindelman 2, Richards 4, Bridwell 0, Martin 0, Johnson 0, Bring 0, Turner 2, Yardley 3, Richardson 4, Brown 3, Luetke 0. Totals: 6 10-25 22. EAGLE POINT (50) — Bilden 4, Curtis 7, Richardson 0, Bateman 6, Bier 0, Nichols 0, Sychla 14, Harrington 0, McLaughlin 10, Lee 9. Totals: 20 7-15 50. Yreka ............................................ 3 2 9 8 — 22 Eagle Point ............................. 10 15 8 17 — 50 3-point goals: EP 3 (Sychla 2, Bateman 1). Fouled out — Curtis. JV score — Eagle Point 38, Yreka 33. ASHLAND 64, MARSHFIELD 43 — At Coos Bay, Marla Morin poured in 31 points as Ashland cruised to the season-opening win. Morin, who also hauled in 11 rebounds, scored 12 points during a 24-11 third-quarter run that put the Grizzlies up 49-27 heading into the final period. Hillary Huyett added 10 points for Ashland. ASHLAND (64) — Morin 31, Hanson 9, Huyett 10, Carlson 5, Golling 2, Badenhop 0, Hasty 0, Boskes 3, Roupp 0, Hill 4. Totals: 25 11-13 64. MARSHFIELD (43) — Worthan 3, Massie 7, Roberg 0, Wallace 0, Poddee 14, T. Boatwright 0, Partner 8, Hunt 4, Creeland 3, Clearey 4, Boyd 0. 17 8-11 43. Ashland.....................................14 11 24 15 — 64 Marshfield...................................8 8 11 16 — 43 3-point goals — Ashland 3 (Huyett 2, Boskes 1), Marshfield 1 (Creeland). JV score — Ashland 39, Marshfield 37. Skyline Conference NORTH VALLEY 42, CROOK COUNTY 41 — At Merlin, Crook County erased most of an eight-point deficit in the final minute but settled for a two-point basket at the buzzer to seal its fate. North Valley’s Elaina Renius, a 6-foot-4 junior, amassed 12 points, 19 rebounds, six blocks and five steals. Whitney Makepeace added 12 points, five rebounds and two steals in the win. CROOK COUNTY (41) — Conley 8, Hargrave 8, Kriege 8, Ontko 5, Evans 4, Reeher 4, Main 2, Rodgers 2, Rich 0, Sloper 0. Totals: 18 3-3 41. NORTH VALLEY (42) — Makepeace 12, Renius 12, Seybold 7, Allen 4, McElheran 4, Burns 2, Torres 1, Tobin 0, Kramer 0, Miller 0, Long 0. Totals: 17 5-14 42. Crook County................................8 16 4 13 — 41 North Valley...............................6 12 14 10 — 42 3-point goals — Crook County 2 (Kriege 2), North Valley 1 (Allen 1). Fouled out — Rodgers. JV result — Crook County won. BONANZA 63, LAKEVIEW 56 — At Lakeview, Lakeview dropped the non-league season-opener despite 19 points from Jenna Kiely and 10 points and nine rebounds from Megan Albertson. BONANZA (63) — Carpenter 6, Bouchal 10, Beck 2, Hadley 3, Collier 6, Shaw 7, Newman 0, Nelson 22, Gomez 7, Flagor 0. Totals: 26 10-20 63. LAKEVIEW (56) — M. Albertson 10, C. Albertson 1, Stewart 10, Kiely 19, Bradbury 13, Cahill 3, Nazario 0, Cleland 0. Totals: 25 4-12 56. Bonanza.....................................14 18 23 8 — 63 Lakeview....................................17 15 8 16 — 56 3-point goals — Bonanza 1 (Shaw 1). JV score — Lakeview 72, Bonanza 37. Southern Cascade League ST. MARY’S 50, NEW HOPE CHRISTIAN 24 — At Grants Pass, St. Mary’s strong front line proved too much for New Hope in the non-league season-opener. Britanny Farrer, a 6-foot-1 sophomore post, had 20 points and 12 rebounds for the Crusaders despite playing only two minutes in the second half, and inside mates Alex Tomlinson (5-10) and Christina Vaninetti (6-3) split 18 rebounds. St. Mary’s point guards Britta Beckstead (15 points) and Kelly Walden (six assists) also had strong games. ST. MARY (50) — Farrer 20, Tomlinson 2, Beckstead 15, Walden 6, Vaninetti 6, Huizinga 1, Montan 0, Gritsch 0, Boggess 0, Eichamer 0, Bengston 0, Doolittle 0. Totals: 22 6-15 50. NEW HOPE CHRISTIAN (24) — Carlino 8, Morehouse 6, Hashek 4, Heater 4, Parks 2, Ward 0, Smith 0, Sullivan 0, Heath 0, Onley 0, Grush 0. Totals: 9 6-24 24. St. Mary’s...................................20 16 14 0 — 50 New Hope Christian......................7 1 5 11 — 24 Technical fouls — New Hope bench. Skyline A League BUTTE FALLS 46, PHOENIX JV 28 — At Phoenix, Butte Falls’ Amanda Hamilton and Cassy Bartel scored 11 points each in the non-league season-opener. Bartel added 12 rebounds, and Hamilton was 5-for-6 from the field. Point guard Brianna Smeltz turned in a solid floor game with eight steals and six assists. Sandra George scored 10 for Phoenix. BUTTE FALLS (46) — Smith 0, Wright 0, Biando 2, Rodgers 1, Hamilton 11, Bartel 11, Matthews 4, Smeltz 1, McKibben 8, Rowley 6, Hober 0, Van Landingham 2. Totals: 20-46 6-13 46. PHOENIX JV (28) — Chi 2, George 10, Engele 5, Garcia 4, L. Meredith 0, A. Meredith 5, Fry 2, Woodman 0. Totals: 12-44 4-8 28. 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