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Jumping out to a 15-11 lead over host Lincoln Tuesday night, the Bear River Bruins looked to be in good position to knock of the second place team in the Pioneer Valley League.
But that lead was shortlived.
“We actually played a great game,” said Bear River coach Duwaine Ganskie. “But it seems to be the story of our season, we just could not get shots to fall. Two points in the second quarter did us in.”
Lincoln (19-4) answered the Bruins by outscoring Bear River 15-2 in the second period for a 26-17 lead at the half and eventually won the game 61-54.
The Bruins, playing without point guard Zach Welz (ankle), were led by Johnny Cassar's 16 points, while Jordan Beskeen and Johnny Jewett each scored 12.
Bear River (11-11 overall, 2-7 PVL) hosts Mesa Verde Thursday.
Sacramento Waldorf 50,
Forest Lake Christian 47
After the visiting Waves (18-6, 7-2) hit 4-of-5 free throws down the stretch, including two that pushed a 48-47 lead to the three-point final margin, Josh Ritchart took an in-bounds pass with 1.2 seconds left in his final home game at Forest Lake Christian.
The 6-foot, 7-inch senior launched a 30-foot jumper at the buzzer that just fell short of sending the game into overtime.
Ritchart and fellow senior Jason Camacho combined for 43 of FLC's 47 points. Ritchart led the way with 22 points and Camacho had 21. Sac Waldorf was led by Christopher Schwartz-Edmisten's 23 points on seven 3-pointers, while Sawyer Cole added 17 points.
“We played a pretty good game. We had our chances,” FLC coach Dave Thomas said. “We were just a hairline short. It was a tough one for us. This leaves us in pretty bad shape.”
The loss left FLC with a 10-11 overall record and 4-6 mark in the Central Valley Christian League. Rated 12th in this week's power ratings, the Falcons will need to finish strong on the road at Woodland Christian (3-18) Friday and Foresthill (4-13) Feb. 16 to stay in the top 16 in Division V for a playoff berth.
JV: Bear River 58, Lincoln 49
The Bear River junior varsity boys improved their league record to 8-1 with a physical win over host Lincoln Tuesday.
The Bruins were led by Brandon Wooner with 20 points and four rebounds, while Justin Beskeen had another impact game with a double-double of 14 points and 13 rebounds.
Trevor McGhee finished with eight points and Josh Toft offered strong defense while tossing in seven points and grabbing five rebounds. Jimmy Bamburg provided a spark late in the game with a 3-pointer and finished with six points.
The JV Bruins improved to 13-10 overall with the win.
Girls Basketball
Sacramento Waldorf 51, Forest Lake Christian 44
Laura Ritchart hit three 3-pointers in the third quarter to pull the Lady Falcons back into a 33-33 tie Tuesday night, but host FLC couldn't hold off the Waves in the fourth quarter.
Morghan Pomeroy had 14 points to lead the Lady Falcons in scoring, while Maggie Aubuchon had 10 points to go along with Ritchart's nine.
The loss dropped FLC to 13-9 overall and 5-5 in the CVCL.
JV: Rocklin 58, Nevada Union 50
The Lady Miners junior varsity fell to undefeated Rocklin, despite a big night on the boards from Cheyenne Toney.
Toney, who averages just over 10 rebounds per game, finished with 20 boards, 11 points and four steals.
Nicole Lierly also had 11 points for NU and added three steals. Remington Maxwell added eight points, while Mallory Fleenor offered four points and four assists.
NU dipped to 17-6 overall and 6-3 in the SFL.
Frosh: Nevada Union 57, Rocklin 49
Kendall Clark scored 19 points, including 9-of-10 free throw shooting, and dished off five assists to lead the Lady Miner freshmen squad to an SFL win over the Thunder.
Sarina Orellana had eight points and 11 rebounds, while Olivia Gulsvig added eight points and nine boards. Emith Smith scored seven points, grabbed four rebounds and had three assists.
NU's freshmen moved to 17-4 on the season and 8-1 in the SFL.
Cross Country Skiing
NU competes at North Tahoe
Last Friday's Nordic ski race at North Tahoe High School may have seemed like the easy part of the day after the grueling drive from Grass Valley. But, snow, sleet and sloppy roads couldn't keep the Nevada Union Cross Country Ski team from its appointed race near Lake Tahoe.
Sixteen Miners skied through the 6-kilometer course, switching from classic skis to skate skis halfway through. With the sun breaking through the clouds just before the races began, it turned into a perfect race day. Coach Adam Lawrence was even admonishing his skiers to put on sunscreen by the time the girls raced at 11:30 a.m.
In the Boys Open Division, Junior Joe Rodrigues turned in an 11th place finish for his team in 27:55. Japanese exchange student Hirofumi Suwa finished 22nd in 34:27, coming in just before teammate Cole Paquette (35:51) who finished in 23rd place. Kyle Riordan followed Paquette (38:28) to take 24th place, with teammates Gunnar Wambaugh (43:33) taking 25th and Peter Roediger (49:31) in 26th place.
The Nevada Union girls raced through sun-dappled woods for a good showing in their fourth race of the season. Junior Kelsey Brennan came in first for the Nevada Union girls with a time of 33:25, capturing 9th place in Girls Open Division.
Teammate Peggy McBride-Henslee (34:39) finished in 15th place and Kirstie Williams (37:30) finished 22nd. Tess Engel (39:45) took 31st place while Cecillie Larsen (39:55) finished close behind in 32nd place. She was followed by Heather Foote (40:15) in 33rd place, Molly Hardesty-Moore (41:03) in 34th, Devon Kelley ( 42:56) in 35th, Katelyn McGee (43:40) in 37th place and Kelsey Parker (45:03) in 38th place.
The Nevada Union Nordic team races next at Truckee High School on Friday in 1-kilometer interval sprints.
Coaches may submit game reports via e-mail at bhamilton@theunion.com or by phone at 477-4240. Deadline for submissions is 10 p.m. daily.
Jumping out to a 15-11 lead over host Lincoln Tuesday night, the Bear River Bruins looked to be in good position to knock of the second place team in the Pioneer Valley League.
But that lead was shortlived.
“We actually played a great game,” said Bear River coach Duwaine Ganskie. “But it seems to be the story of our season, we just could not get shots to fall. Two points in the second quarter did us in.”
Lincoln (19-4) answered the Bruins by outscoring Bear River 15-2 in the second period for a 26-17 lead at the half and eventually won the game 61-54.
The Bruins, playing without point guard Zach Welz (ankle), were led by Johnny Cassar's 16 points, while Jordan Beskeen and Johnny Jewett each scored 12.
Bear River (11-11 overall, 2-7 PVL) hosts Mesa Verde Thursday.
Sacramento Waldorf 50,
Forest Lake Christian 47
After the visiting Waves (18-6, 7-2) hit 4-of-5 free throws down the stretch, including two that pushed a 48-47 lead to the three-point final margin, Josh Ritchart took an in-bounds pass with 1.2 seconds left in his final home game at Forest Lake Christian.
The 6-foot, 7-inch senior launched a 30-foot jumper at the buzzer that just fell short of sending the game into overtime.
Ritchart and fellow senior Jason Camacho combined for 43 of FLC's 47 points. Ritchart led the way with 22 points and Camacho had 21. Sac Waldorf was led by Christopher Schwartz-Edmisten's 23 points on seven 3-pointers, while Sawyer Cole added 17 points.
“We played a pretty good game. We had our chances,” FLC coach Dave Thomas said. “We were just a hairline short. It was a tough one for us. This leaves us in pretty bad shape.”
The loss left FLC with a 10-11 overall record and 4-6 mark in the Central Valley Christian League. Rated 12th in this week's power ratings, the Falcons will need to finish strong on the road at Woodland Christian (3-18) Friday and Foresthill (4-13) Feb. 16 to stay in the top 16 in Division V for a playoff berth.
JV: Bear River 58, Lincoln 49
The Bear River junior varsity boys improved their league record to 8-1 with a physical win over host Lincoln Tuesday.
The Bruins were led by Brandon Wooner with 20 points and four rebounds, while Justin Beskeen had another impact game with a double-double of 14 points and 13 rebounds.
Trevor McGhee finished with eight points and Josh Toft offered strong defense while tossing in seven points and grabbing five rebounds. Jimmy Bamburg provided a spark late in the game with a 3-pointer and finished with six points.
The JV Bruins improved to 13-10 overall with the win.
Girls Basketball
Sacramento Waldorf 51, Forest Lake Christian 44
Laura Ritchart hit three 3-pointers in the third quarter to pull the Lady Falcons back into a 33-33 tie Tuesday night, but host FLC couldn't hold off the Waves in the fourth quarter.
Morghan Pomeroy had 14 points to lead the Lady Falcons in scoring, while Maggie Aubuchon had 10 points to go along with Ritchart's nine.
The loss dropped FLC to 13-9 overall and 5-5 in the CVCL.
JV: Rocklin 58, Nevada Union 50
The Lady Miners junior varsity fell to undefeated Rocklin, despite a big night on the boards from Cheyenne Toney.
Toney, who averages just over 10 rebounds per game, finished with 20 boards, 11 points and four steals.
Nicole Lierly also had 11 points for NU and added three steals. Remington Maxwell added eight points, while Mallory Fleenor offered four points and four assists.
NU dipped to 17-6 overall and 6-3 in the SFL.
Frosh: Nevada Union 57, Rocklin 49
Kendall Clark scored 19 points, including 9-of-10 free throw shooting, and dished off five assists to lead the Lady Miner freshmen squad to an SFL win over the Thunder.
Sarina Orellana had eight points and 11 rebounds, while Olivia Gulsvig added eight points and nine boards. Emith Smith scored seven points, grabbed four rebounds and had three assists.
NU's freshmen moved to 17-4 on the season and 8-1 in the SFL.
Cross Country Skiing
NU competes at North Tahoe
Last Friday's Nordic ski race at North Tahoe High School may have seemed like the easy part of the day after the grueling drive from Grass Valley. But, snow, sleet and sloppy roads couldn't keep the Nevada Union Cross Country Ski team from its appointed race near Lake Tahoe.
Sixteen Miners skied through the 6-kilometer course, switching from classic skis to skate skis halfway through. With the sun breaking through the clouds just before the races began, it turned into a perfect race day. Coach Adam Lawrence was even admonishing his skiers to put on sunscreen by the time the girls raced at 11:30 a.m.
In the Boys Open Division, Junior Joe Rodrigues turned in an 11th place finish for his team in 27:55. Japanese exchange student Hirofumi Suwa finished 22nd in 34:27, coming in just before teammate Cole Paquette (35:51) who finished in 23rd place. Kyle Riordan followed Paquette (38:28) to take 24th place, with teammates Gunnar Wambaugh (43:33) taking 25th and Peter Roediger (49:31) in 26th place.
The Nevada Union girls raced through sun-dappled woods for a good showing in their fourth race of the season. Junior Kelsey Brennan came in first for the Nevada Union girls with a time of 33:25, capturing 9th place in Girls Open Division.
Teammate Peggy McBride-Henslee (34:39) finished in 15th place and Kirstie Williams (37:30) finished 22nd. Tess Engel (39:45) took 31st place while Cecillie Larsen (39:55) finished close behind in 32nd place. She was followed by Heather Foote (40:15) in 33rd place, Molly Hardesty-Moore (41:03) in 34th, Devon Kelley ( 42:56) in 35th, Katelyn McGee (43:40) in 37th place and Kelsey Parker (45:03) in 38th place.
The Nevada Union Nordic team races next at Truckee High School on Friday in 1-kilometer interval sprints.
Coaches may submit game reports via e-mail at bhamilton@theunion.com or by phone at 477-4240. Deadline for submissions is 10 p.m. daily.
