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School meeting prompts clustering questions
By
Charlie Denison
Ranger-Review Staff Writer
A
number of teachers and parents spoke out against a
school restructuring, while school officials touted
the idea during a Tuesday night listening session.
The
Glendive Public Schools Research and Planning Committee
invited parents, teachers and the public to the Dawson
County High School cafeteria to ask questions and
address concerns regarding possible school restructuring.
This
was the only public meeting regarding the school clustering
that would place kindergarten through second grade
in Jefferson and third grade through fifth grade in
Lincoln, removing fifth grade from Washington Middle
School.
The
meeting lasted 90 minutes and began with Research
and Planning Committee Chairperson Jeanne Seifert
thanking those who came. Very few tables were left
unoccupied.
Change
is difficult, but good for us, Seifert said.
Lincoln
Elementary Principal Steve Lynn addressed the lunch
room of mostly women with 12 key points listed on
a handout Glendive Superintendent of Schools Jim Germann
passed out.
Lynn
started out talking about state-required testing,
mentioning that grades three, four and five are the
only grades involved and, in the past, more than one
test coordinator was needed. However, if Lincoln hosted
all students in those grades, the testing would be
less challenging.
With
restructuring, all those grades would come together,
Lynn said. They would be under only one test
coordinator.
Lynn
talked about how, instead of working with the same
age groups, the restructuring is good for him and
Jefferson Elementary Principal Vicky Panasuk to focus
on their own strengths of leadership.
Vicky
has a lot of experience with reading implementation
for early childhood, he said. I have a
lot of experience working with intermediate.
Lynn
also said the restructuring will help teachers collaborate
common needs and will maximize the strength of the
teaching staff.
Following
Lynns address, Seifert opened the meeting up
to questions and concerns.
Transportation
remained an issue at the meeting, especially for parents
who live close to a school and would now have a child
across town or siblings separated.
Eva
Crockett said restructuring would mean her kindergartner
would no longer would be in the same school as her
older child and would need to be bused.
Both
these changes upset her, she said.
Theres
no way Im sending a kindergartner onto the bus,
she said.
Germann
assured Crockett her kindergartner would be on a bus
with only the kindergartners through second graders.
Different
age groups on buses is something were sensitive
about, he said.
Other
parents wanted to know about the shuttling operation
from school to school. Germann explained as of right
now, the plan is to have Jefferson Elementary start
late and get out earlier by 15-20 minutes, cutting
a typical day to seven hours and 20 minutes.
Utilization
of school space was also an issue that came up at
the meeting.
Lynn
said at Lincoln, he has several classrooms that can
be utilized and a basement that can be used if necessary.
Regarding
students with disabilities, Director of Special Education
Sandy Grey Eagle said it is a possibility third grade
through fifth grade can be split up on both floors
so students who cant use the stairs can stay
on the first floor regardless of grade.
When
we have challenges based on these unique needs,
she said. We do what we have to do.
Another
concern regarded staffing. One community member wanted
to know if the restructuring would cause some teachers
to lose their jobs.
Were
going to have to see staff reductions regardless of
whether we do this or not, Germann said. What
this comes down to is what is best for the students.
Agreeing
with Germann, committee member Brian Steffen said
he firmly believes this is the best decision for the
students after looking through all the research.
This
is getting more situational than scientific,
he said, regarding the meeting. We are seeing
the scientific data and its hard to disengage
from that.
After
a few more concerns, Germann told the public the idea
of restructuring was just a big headache
to him at first, but then he got excited about education.
Its
exciting to get this many people in a room to talk
about education, he said.
Germann
added, it is a hard call to tell any student they
have to change schools.
Although
most comments were negative, Washington Middle School
Counselor Sherri Nissley focused on the benefits of
the restructure.
As
a parent, I understand change is very scary,
Nissley said. Im excited for change. The
students can start out with all their classmates.
This also alleviates rivalry and it will be good to
have fifth graders stay in the elementary setting
for another year.
Monica
Melchoir, like Nissley welcomes change, but expressed
her disappointment with the committee on Tuesday for
not informing the public about the idea until December.
It
is the board and the school's job to educate us, to
keep us informed,she said. I can appreciate
a decision needs to be made soon, but making these
points earlier in the ball game would have been better.
A
lot of teachers, however, wanted an immediate decision
once hearing about the idea, Seifert said. That being
the case, she said it was best to speed up the process.
Your
comments are well taken, she told Melchoir.
But stringing it out will be a disservice to
those affected by this.
Seifert
closed the meeting and told all in attendance the
research and planning committee will present the Glendive
Unified School Board with their recommendation at
the next board meeting on Monday, Feb. 8, at 6 p.m.
in the DCHS board room.
The
meeting is open to the public. Reach Charlie Denison
at ranger@midrivers.com.
Council
votes to allow insurance option for elected officials
By
Melissa Smith
Ranger-Review Staff Writer
The
Glendive City Council Tuesday night voted to allow
certain elected officials access to the citys
health insurance program.
In
a unanimous vote, the council approved a plan to allow
those elected officials working at least 20 hours
per week an opportunity to participate in city health
insurance provided by the Montana Municipal Interlocal
Authority.
Mayor
Jerry Jimison and City Judge Kerry Burman are the
only two city officers who would qualify.
Jimison
said he presented the idea to the councils personnel
committee for consideration after attending mayors
meetings and learning other Montana municipalities
offer health insurance participation.
Personnel
committee chairwoman Kathy Green told the rest of
the council the move would not cost the city anything.
The elected officials would be required to pay 100
percent of their own insurance costs.
The
city would not subsidize it, she said.
Jimison
said neither he nor Burman had made plans to take
advantage of the option upon council approval, but
he believes it offers an option should the need ever
arise.
Its
just an opportunity to give elected officials a perk
if they so desired or didnt have health insurance
through another means, he said.
None
of the city council members are eligible for the insurance
plan and Jimison said he does not think that will
change.
Wed
hope committee meetings dont start getting that
long, but you never know, he joked.
The
council on Tuesday night also approved a plan to allow
city employees not currently taking advantage of health
insurance coverage to be included in an Employee Assistance
Program which consists of hotline call availability
to help city employees deal with personal crises.
City
of Glendive Director of Operations Kevin Dorwart told
the council before, the city was paying two separate
carriers for the EAP, one for those covered by insurance
and one for those who were not, and the switch would
save about $1,000 per year. Reach Melissa Smith at
rrreporter@rangerreview.com.
Home
at last
By
Melissa Smith
Ranger-Review Staff Writer
To
see 8-year-old Viergine and 9-year-old Florencia play
with their siblings, youd never realize where
theyve been.
You
would not know that just weeks ago, they saw their
home country of Haiti fall to ruins following a massive
earthquake.
You
wouldnt realize they both were living in an
orphanage for the past four years, abandoned by their
mothers who could not care for them.
All
you see is two happy little girls, one all smiles
reading The Cat in the Hat, the other
a little more reserved, but chasing a balloon with
her little brother.
Theyre
emotionally healthy, said Kristen Marble of
the two daughters she and her husband, John, worked
for four years to adopt. Thats really
encouraging to us.
The
family was finally united Tuesday after a dramatic
series of events beginning with the Haitian earthquake
and ending with their arrival with nothing but the
clothes on their back in Billings with their father,
who had traveled to Florida to get them.
I
cant imagine what theyre thinking,
Kristen said.
The
children, who speak Creole, know some English, but
communication for now is somewhat limited.
After
all theyd been through in Haiti, once they arrived
in Billings, the familys van broke down and
they had to spend the night at a friends home
in Billings while they waited for the vehicle to be
repaired.
Then,
they made the three-hour drive from Billings to Glendive
Wednesday, arriving home just in time for the weekly
Bridge worship service hosted in their home.
In
between, they dealt with reporters, photographers
and strangers.
I
just think about it from their perspective,
Kristen said. They have no frame of reference
for anything. Theyve never seen open space.
Im not sure if theyve ever seen a newspaper
before.
Everything
is different, starting with the climate. Theyd
never seen temperatures below 65 and snow was something
theyd never touched.
The
food is different, the smells are different,
Kristen said.
And
while by American societys standards, the girls
are better off where they are, Kristen said she knows
the young girls dont immediately understand.
Though
theyre excited now, especially with the eight
siblings they have to play with, she said she expects
reality to set in soon.
I
figure probably in about a week, were going
to have tears and frustration, she said. Even
though from a generic standpoint, its better
for them, they dont understand that. It all
feels very foreign. It doesnt matter how much
better it is, its different and different is
hard to deal with.
Kristen
said she expects the girls will go through a naturally,
healthy period of grief for the loss of the life they
had before.
Also,
she said, she knows they will at some point need to
come to terms with the trauma of experiencing the
earthquake and all the death and destruction that
came with it.
Its
going to start with tears, and we may not get where
those tears are coming from, Kristen said.
Hopefully
as their language skills develop, well be able
to talk about it. It could be a while before they
feel safe enough to go there. The safer they feel,
the sooner theyre going to deal with it.
In
the meantime, Kristen said, she will work to build
up that trust through a regular routine and family
environment.
The
girls came into their new home with beds of their
own, bulletin boards with their names on them and
a family calling them their own.
I
think they have that sense that this is home,
Kristen said.
Also,
though they will ease into home schooling Kristen
home schools all eight of her other children
they did some school work Thursday, their first day
home, and also helped with morning chores.
They
seem to be really eager to participate, she
said. Were just going to try and make
things pretty structured and routine and build that
sense of security and regularity.
The
girls did have some schooling at their Haitian orphanage,
and Kristen said Florencia can read some English and
estimates she is at a first-to-second-grade level.
Viergine,
she said, knows her ABCs.
Kristen
said the girls have bonded quickly with their siblings.
Its
been really neat to see the interactions between them
already, she said.
While
she said she knows there will be many adjustments
to make, everything from language to food to organizing
school, Kristen said the family will take it one day
at a time and learn as they go.
Whats
important, she said, is that their family is finally
together.
For
four years, we were kind of in limbo, she said.
I sort of had eight children and I sort of had
10 children. It was a weird way to live.
When
we tucked everybody in bed last night, there was just
this peace, like everybodys here. It happened.
It really happened. It feels good and it feels right.
Reach Melissa Smith at
rrreporter@rangerreview.com.
Obituaries
The
following obituaries appeared in The Ranger-Review
the week of January 31, 2010.
Lucille
McDanold,
84, passed away on Friday, Jan. 29, 2010 at the Eastern
Montana Veterans Home in Glendive.
Robert
Bob Elmond Anderson, 57,
passed away on Friday, Jan. 29, 2010 at the Glendive
Medical Center in Glendive.
Erwin
A. Roesler,
85, Eureka, S.D., died Friday, Jan. 29, 2010 at the
Eureka Community Hospital.
Walter
V. Bryhn,
65, passed away on Sunday, January 31, 2010 at the
St. Vincent Health Center in Billings.
Kevin
Clarence Kuehn, 51,
of Terry, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010 at the
Prairie County Healthcare Center in Terry as a result
of a ranching accident.
Robert
Eugene Lokken,
81, lifelong resident of Circle, passed away on Wednesday,
Jan. 27, 2010 at the McCone County Health Center in
Circle.
Lindy
Schipman,
64, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010 at the Glendive
Medical Center in Glendive.
SPORTS
Red
Devils improve in Eastern A
By
Kevin Miller
Ranger-Review Staff Writer
The
Red Devils improved their conference record to 6-1
after defeating the Cowboys from Miles City by the
final of 67 to 52. The home win Saturday night moved
the Devils overall mark to 9-4. The 6-1 record in
the Eastern A puts DCHS second in the league behind
Laurel.
Glendive
scored first in the contest with a two-point goal,
but Miles City soon tied it a 2-2. Bryce Benson then
scored inside for the Devils to give them a lead they
would never relinquish. By the end of the 1st period
the Red Devils had built their lead to 10 points,
18-8. Cooper Fink scored the last four points of the
quarter for Glendive after the Cowboys had closed
to within six, 14-8. Fink went on to take game-high
scoring honors with 22.
The
Devils would extend their lead in the second quarter
to 15 points, 26-11, following a pair of free throws
from senior Christian Hannesson. Josh Hill, another
Red Devil senior, scored the final bucket of the half.
Hills two points gave Glendive their largest
lead of the half. At the break the Devils led 34-16.
The
Red Devils continued to take it at the Cowboys in
the third quarter. Glendive got hot from outside in
the third. Fink drilled two shots from 3-point range
while Cody Sevier and Benson each hit one shot from
behind the arc. Finks second 3-pointer gave
the Devils a 24-point advantage, their largest of
the game. Seviers 3-pointer came just before
the end of the quarter and it gave the home team a
53-32 lead with just eight minutes to play.
The
Cowboys continued to battle until the end. The 4th
quarter was the best offensive quarter of the ballgame
for Miles City. They wound up outscoring their long
time rivals 20-14 in the final frame, but could get
no closer than 13 points. Benson connected on four
free throws in the 4th and Hannesson netted 5 points
in the quarter. Hannesson finished with 21 points.
Tyler
Essex paced the Cowboys with 16 points. Benson added
12 points for DCHS.
Coach
Wade Murphy stated: The kids did a good job
bouncing back on Saturday. They were a lot more focused
and ready to play. Hopefully, we learned something
from Friday nights loss.
This
was the final home game for four DCHS seniors. Honored
before the start of the game, were seniors Christian
Hannesson, Josh Hill, Scott Athas and Darien Saeman.
Next
up for the DCHS boys basketball team is a trip to
Colstrip to tangle with the Colts.
Colstrip
will be another good test for us. We have to learn
to be prepared and mentally focused to play on the
road, Murphy said.
The
game against the Eagles in Sidney that was originally
on the schedule for this Thursday is now set for Tuesday,
Feb. 16. The Red Devils will also make up the game
that was postponed against Wolf Point. This game has
been rescheduled for Feb. 9 in Wolf Point.
DCHS
18 16 19 14 - 67
Miles City 8 8 16 20 - 52
Red
Devils scoring: Sevier 4, Athas 3, Hill 5, Hannesson
21, Fink 22, Benson 12
Cowboys
scoring: Howe 5, Essex 16, Larson 10, E. Murnin 7,
Askin 2, K. Murnin 4, Armstrong 4, Hess 4. Reach Kevin
Miller at rrsports@rangerreview.com.
Lady
Devils win, boys lose in Glasgow
By
Kevin Miller
Ranger-Review Staff Writer
Both
the boys and girls basketball teams from Dawson County
High School traveled to Glasgow last Friday for non-conference
games with the Scotties. The Lady Red Devils prevailed
by the final of 47-34. However, the Red Devils fell
to the Scotties by ten, 69-59.
The
Lady Devils, playing without an injured Carly Selvig,
took the lead at 5-3 on a bucket by Katie Turner.
After this point, Glendive never trailed again.
Blair
Milne had the big game for the Devils. Milne scored
13 points, seven in the first quarter, and pulled
down 13 rebounds.
The
Lady Devils held a five-point lead after one, and
a six-point advantage at the half. Katy Peterson and
Kallie Madler stepped up in the absence of Selvig.
Peterson scored a basket in both the first and second
periods. Madler contributed with three points before
the break.
Sophomore
Devyn Asche came off the bench and added a big spark
in the third quarter. Asche hit two shots from 3-point
range in the third and another in the fourth. Asche
finished with nine. DCHS was able to extend their
lead to 11 points, 37-26, before the start of the
final frame.
In
the fourth the Red Devils went to the charity stripe
six times and converted this into five points. Glendive
held Glasgow to eight points in the fourth and held
on for the 13-point win.
This
was a satisfying performance on the road without Carly,
due to a sprained ankle suffered the night before
in Miles City, Coach Richy Powell said. It
was a nice defensive effort again and we are showing
some improvement on the offensive end. All of our
players contributed a positive performance to get
the win.
Bryce
Benson scored the first point of the game for Glendive
from the free throw line. He would score three more
from the line to help the Devils start with a 6-3
lead.
Glasgow
would however take over from there. Once the Scotties
would take the lead at 7-6, they would not relinquish
it. The first quarter ended 15-9, Glasgow.
Cody
Sevier shot a three-pointer to add to a free throw.
These points were four of only five scored by the
Devils in the second. Glasgow extended their lead
by earning ten points in the period. The halftime
score would read, 25-14.
The
Devils offensive picked up in the second half. Josh
Hill was able to convert for nine points in the half
and Cooper Fink also added nine.
Christian
Hannesson contributed 11 of his team high 14 in the
fourth quarter. Glendive outscored the Scotties 32-24
in the last stanza. They shot four threes in
the fourth. This was not enough to make up for the
deficit they were in at the midway point.
The
girls will travel to Colstrip Feb. 6.
Sidney
is currently the leader in the Eastern A with their
only loss coming at Miles City early in the year when
Jordan Sullivan was out due to an ankle injury. It
is obviously a big game for us as we try to prepare
for the end of the season. Colstrip on Saturday in
Colstrip will also be a challenge. We defeated them
by a large margin last month but going to their place
will be a different situation, Powell said.
We are dealing with some injuries and hoping
that Carlys ankle will heal enough for her to
play. We have some girls that have been dealing with
some issues health wise all year and we are working
toward getting our best performances as we close the
season.
DCHS
13 13 11 10 - 47
Glasgow 8 12 6 8 - 34
Red
Devils scoring: Milne 13, Turner 5, Sampson 4, Skillestad
3, Zander 6, Madler 3, Asche 9, Peterson 4
Scotties
scoring: T. Markle 7, Johnson 2, Sukut 6, Fossum 10,
Reyling 3, K. Markle 1, Wetzel 5
DCHS
9 5 13 32 -59
GHS 15 10 20 24 -69
Devil
scoring: Hannesson 14, Benson 9, Hill 9, Fink 9, Sevier
7, Athas 6, Saeman 3, Ketner 2
Scottie
scoring: Page 18, Croy 12, Schmitt 11, Gordon 10,
Hughes 9, Billingsley 6, Hopkins 3
Reach Kevin Miller at rrsports@rangerreview.com.
Wrestlers
compete in divisionals Saturday
By
Jamie Ausk Crisafulli
Ranger-Review Staff Writer
Dawson
County High School will host the Eastern A Divisional
Wrestling Tournament Saturday.
DCHS,
Miles City, Hardin, Sidney, Laurel and Billings Central
will compete.
The
event is sure to provide some good action for wrestling
spectators. Red Devil Coach Tim Zody said he feels
Eastern A is the most competitive conference in the
state.
In
the three other divisions there are probably two good
teams in each, followed by some average teams. We
have four very competitive teams in the east,
he said.
The
Red Devils will fill all but one weight class at the
Divisional Tournament.
Teams
are allowed to enter one wrestler in each weight division
and enter four, wrestlers in four other weights but
no more than two in a weight for a total of 19. Because
the DCHS team does not have 112 filled, the Red Devils
will enter 18 at Divisionals.
The
DCHS lineup for this weekend will be as follows:
98 Tyler Kinn, Tyler Forcella
105 Travis Kaufman
112 Open
119 Jesse Griffith, Tyler Orchard
125 Layne Lantis, Luke Robinson or Joe Schieffer
130 Cole Bilbrey
135 Garret Tennant, Alex Palmer
140 Dillon Beeler
145 Kyle Rushing
152 Jake Scheetz or Ejay Stuen
160 Jake Scheetz or Ejay Stuen
171 Eli Bachmeier
189 Sundance Kemp
215 Trevor Conrad
285 Brock Martin
Junior
Eli Bachmeier will likely fill in at the 171 pound
weight class for divisionals as it looks doubtful
Garret Ceynar, who has been ranked this year, probably
will not be able to compete this week due to nagging
back injury.
I
believe Garret, who has not wrestled the past two
years had a good chance to do well at divisionals
and maybe at state, said Zody.
The
Glendive coach said the divisional team title is anyones
guess.
Sidney,
Laurel, Hardin, and Glendive all have a chance, and
it will come down to how many of these second wrestlers
that you can enter, can advance to state. Everyone
seems to have a group of good wrestlers and how they
match up in the division will make a big difference,
said Zody.
I
believe we have a better big tournament team than
a tournament like a divisionals.
He
said the Red Devils count on a group of wrestlers
to carry the rest of the team.
In
order for us to win the Divisionals, we will need
to put forth the best effort of the year and everyone,
and I mean everyone, will have to bring their best
effort for one day, Zody said. What we
want is to move as many of our wrestlers on to the
state meet, no matter what our team position is at
Divisionals. Its about numbers at state.
The
top four in each weight group advance to state.
Wrestling will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday morning.
The championship will take place at 5:30 p.m. with
team awards scheduled for 6:30 p.m.
Wrestlers
do well
By
Jamie Ausk Crisafulli
Ranger-Review Staff Writer
The
Dawson County High School wrestlers finished an impressive
regular season in Hardin over the weekend at the Hardin
Invitational.
The
Red Devil wrestling team began the year with 29 wrestlers,
the highest turnout the program has seen in decades.
One wrestler transferred schools and four others are
injured as the regular season comes to a close.
Several
Red Devils have been ranked in the top six throughout
the season, and the team has been ranked on coaches
power polls as well.
I
am very please with this group of young men,
Coach Tim Zody said.
Saturdays
competition in Hardin gave the wrestlers some quality
mat time, something the athletes needed as they head
in to the divisional competition this weekend in Glendive.
Every
wrestlers received three to five matches in Hardin.
No
team scores were kept during the Hardin tournament.
Individual records and season records for the Red
Devils are as follows:
98 Tyler Kinn (freshman) Hardin tournament
record 4-0; season record, 31-4
98 Tyler Forcella (freshman) 2-2; 15-13
105 Travis Kaufman (freshman) 4-1; 25-11
119 Jesse Griffith (junior) 3-0; 30-5
119 Tyler Orchard (sophomore) 3-1; 20-5
119 Joe Scheiffer (sophomore) 3-0; 18-6
125 Layne Lantis (freshman) 3-1, 25-12
125 Anthony Berg (freshman) 1-3; 1-5
125 Luke Robinson (junior) 1-3; 13-16
130 Cole Bilbrey (freshman) 1-1; 19-17
130 Jesse Richardson (freshman) 2-1; 4-3
130 Bryant Grimes (sophomore) 2-1; 12-7
135 Garret Tennant (senior) 3-0; 31-3
135 Alex Palmer (senior) - 1-1; 9-14
135 Cedric Melton (sophomore) 2-2; 4-8
135 Jimmie Skelton (freshman) 2-0; 4-1
140 Dillon Beeler (freshman) 3-1; 13-12
145 Kyle Rushing (freshman) 2-2; 19-14
152 Jake Scheetz (sophomore) 0-4; 13-23
152 Ejay Stuen (freshman) 2-2; 17-13
152 Cody Keiser (freshman) n/a, n/a
160 Eli Bachmeier (junior) 2-2; n/a
215 Brock Martin (freshman) 0-4; n/a
285 Trevor Conrad (junior) 5-0; 30-11
Trevor
Conrad had an outstanding day for the Red Devils.
Conrad went 5-0 in the heavy weight division, wrestling
up a weight class from his regular 215 pound class.
Trevor
decided he would wrestle up a weight class, just to
test the waters, Zody said.
Conrad weighed in at 208 pounds, and the average weight
of his five opponents was 261 pounds, which meant
he was giving up about 50 pounds.
His
best match was to Hensleigh of Colstrip. Conrad trailed
3-0 at the start of the third period. He chose the
down position to start the third period and Hensleigh
received a penalty point for clasping. Conrad then
got an escape to trail 3-2 and with about 15 seconds
to go, he got a takedown to win the match 4-3.
Eli
Bachmeier had a good day as well, said Zody, getting
a couple of wins and showing nice improvement. Bachmeier
was injured for the first part of the a season and
has only about a year of wrestling experience.
Zody
said other young wrestlers who have shown nice improvement
this year are Bryant Grimes and Cedric Melton, both
first-year sophomores, and Jimmie Skelton and Anthony
Berg, first-year freshmen.
None
of these boy have wrestled before and Jimmie and Anthony
both came out late, Zody said. They have
all shown great promise and if they continue to work
hard can be contributors in the future.
Miles City beat Bucs 75-62
By
Kevin Miller
Ranger-Review Staff Writer
The
Pioneers used a strong first half to defeat the Buccaneers
75-62 Saturday in mens basketball action. Miles
built a 10-point halftime lead, 39-29, on their way
to the 13-point win over Dawson.
Chris
Davenport was the top scorer for the Bucs with 13
points. Davenport also had six rebounds. Briahn Smith
led all scorers on the night. Smith put in 18 points
for MCC. DeMarlow Simmons added 11 points for DCC.
The
Pioneers never trailed in the contest. As a team,
MCC shot 41 percent from the field (24-58) and went
18 for 26 from the stripe. Smith led four Pioneer
players in double figures.
We
came out and did not take care of the ball. We gave
them too many uncontested shots and trailed by 10
at the half, Coach Don Mast said.
Mike
Chinn hauled down seven boards for the Bucs. Chinn
was also one of three Buccaneers to contribute with
seven points. Mike Black and Karlton Brown also had
seven points each for Dawson.
Once
again, we had more turnovers than assists. I do not
know many teams that win that way, Mast said.
The
Bucs return home for a contest on Feb. 6 with Lake
Region. Monday DCC played at Little Big Horn College.
DCC
29 33 - 62
MCC 39 36 - 75
Bucs
scoring: Black 7, Brown 7, Chinn 7, Davenport 13,
Davis 2, Dinkel 6, Gutesa 2, Myricks 5, Simmons 11,
Whiting 2
Pioneers
scoring: Bayo 14, Bottin 7, Brown 10, Ori 13, Perry
4, Robbins 2, Smith 18, Sparkman 7. Reach Kevin Miller
at rrsports@rangerreview.com.
Lady
Bucs lose after difficult second half
By
Kevin Miller
Ranger-Review Staff Writer
The
second half of action again proved to be the downfall
for the Lady Buccaneers. The Lady Pioneers from Miles
Community College outscored the Bucs 49-25 in the
second half of the game on Saturday. DCC trailed by
just eight points at the break, but MCCs run
after intermission led the home team to an 88-56 victory.
Brittney
Ceaser turned in a big performance for Dawson. Ceaser
led the Bucs in scoring with 22 points. She went eight
for 10 from the charity stripe and was successful
on seven of her 13 field goal attempts. Fusi Lutui
was almost perfect on the night for the Pioneers.
Lutui was eight of nine from the floor and was a perfect
7-7 from the line. She finished with a total of 23
points.
Tia
Emerson and Krista Williams finished in double figures
for the Buccaneers. Emerson had 14 points, including
four successful attempts from 3-point range. Williams
was four for five from the field and also collected
five rebounds.
The
Buccaneers never led in this contest. They shot 39
percent from the floor and were 16-22 from the free
throw line. The Pioneers shot 56 percent from the
field for the game and were 17-23 from the line.
The Lady Buccaneers will be in action at home on Feb.
6 against Lake Region from Devils Lake, North Dakota.
DCC
31 25 - 56
MCC 39 49 - 88
Bucs
scoring: Ceaser 22, Emerson 14, Faltus 2, Sheeran
4, Talerico 4, Williams 10
Pioneers
scoring: Ingram 3, Jansone 6, Johnson 2, Kirkpatrick
4, Lutui 23, Murphy 12, Plavijanin 17, Samuels 5,
Stevanovic 2, Thurston 6, Tramelli 8. Reach Kevin
Miller at rrsports@rangerreview.com.
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