Lions fall to Loggers

| January 26, 2005 1:00 AM

EUREKA - Much closer this time.

Eureka hung right with rival Libby until the very end, falling 38-32 Tuesday in nonconference girls basketball play.

"I was fairly pleased with the way the kids played," Eureka coach John Hammond said. "They beat us by 27 in Libby (earlier in the season). It was back-and-forth the whole game."

Nicole Rowan tallied 12 points for Libby (8-4). Amy Roberts led Eureka with 12.

Eureka had 23 turnovers in the contest.

"That hurt us tonight," said Hammond.

LOGGERS 38, LIONS 32

Libby 13 6 13 6 - 38

Eureka 8 12 7 5 - 32

Libby - Sam Schultz 1 0-2 2, Nicole Rowan 4 4-7 12, Sara Hodel 1 0-0 2, Erin Bothman 4 2-2 11, Rose Young 2 1-2 6, Teri Rebo 2 1-2 5. Totals: 14 8-15 38.

Eureka - Jessica Marek 3 0-0 6, Amy Roberts 5 1-3 12, Tish Hall 1 0-0 3, Emmy Bentley 1 0-1 2, Ali Zauner 1 0-4 2, Sarah Flanary 0 1-2 1, Chelsea Workman 1 1-2 3, Amber Stacy 1 1-1 3. Totals: 13 4-13 32.

3-point goals: Bothman, Young; Roberts, Hall. Team fouls: Libby 18, Eureka 14. Fouled out: None. Rebounds: Eureka (Zauner 5, Roberts 5, Marek 5). Steals: Eureka (Hall 3). Assists: Eureka (Bentley 4).

Ronan 59, Polson 53

POLSON - Jenny Nesladek scored a career high 16 points, but it still wasn't enough to lead Polson to victory Tuesday.

Lauren Lynch tallied 20 points and Des Krell 18 as Ronan (3-1 league and 9-2 overall) posted a Northwestern A basketball win.

Polson (2-3 and 6-6) led for the final time at 47-45 on a trey by Nesladek. She had four 3-point goals in the contest.

Nesladek tallied 14 points in the final half.

MAIDENS 59, PIRATES 53

Ronan 12 20 8 19 - 59

Polson 11 11 20 11 - 53

Ronan - Lauren Lynch 9 2-3 20, Kayla Couture 3 0-0 6, Des Krell 7 3-6 18, Jamie Lake 3 0-0 6, Cambrie Starkel 0 2-2 2, Bridget Taylor 1 0-2 2, Shayla Couture 2 0-1 5. Totals: 25 7-14 59.

Polson - Jen Orchard 3 0-3 7, Strohm Fouty 1 3-4 5, Jenny Nesladek 5 2-4 16, Jaelin Vandeberg 0 0-2 0, Kari Mowbray 2 0-0 4, Kara Huyser 4 3-4 11, Emily Fors 5 0-0 10. Totals: 20 8-17 53.

3-point goals: Krell, S. Couture; Orchard, Nesladek (4). Team fouls: Ronan 15, Polson 19. Fouled out: None.

Libby pins Polson, again

LIBBY - Seventh-ranked Libby made it two-straight over No. 3 Polson Tuesday, pinning a 45-35 Northwestern A wrestling dual loss on the Pirates. Libby, 11-2 in duals, had seven of the eight pins in the match.

LOGGERS 45, PIRATES 35

98 - Shawn Medland, P, won by forfeit; 105 - Logan Torgison, P, tech fall Loran Nelson, 15-0; 112 - Conlin Benson, P, won by forfeit; 119 - Kyle Ames, L, dec. Stephen Feistner, 11-6; 125 - Colby Wolfenden, P, dec. Matt Roberts, 5-4; 130 - Kaine Zetterberg, P, dec. Boomer Peek, 4-1; 135 - Seth Cummings, L, pinned Derek Roberts, :15; 140 - Tim Spencer, L, pinned Pat Dellwo, 4:30; 145 - Steve Bertelsen, L, pinned Ted Morigeau, 4:30; 152 - Nils Unger, L, pinned Derrick Gerrity, 3:27; 160 - Logan Kugler, P, pinned Reece Gassett, 5:04; 171 - Kevin Owen, P, won by forfeit; 189 - Jake Spencer, L, pinned AJ Angelo, 1:06; 215 - Jake Graham, L, pinned Jeff Smith, :42; Hwt - Travis Hjort, L, pinned Tracy Siegfried, :55.

Salway faces Page

Jesse Salway (11-2) will face Joe Page (7-1) in a 160-pound Club Boxing bout at Majestic Valley Arena tonight, 7:30.

Also on the fight card: 155 - Travis Richards vs. Trent Krueger; 165 - Jose Herrera vs. Rick Lawrence; 150 - Ricky Tobin vs. Ray Weiting; 145 - Cody Ascarte vs. John Schlinger; 175 - James Partida vs. Tony Probert; Hwt - Chris Berklund vs. Bodie Morton; and Hwt - Tom Krissie vs. Jason Franklin.