Flying, Dishing, Stealing & Stopping the Eagles

The Lady Huskies got their revenge on the Lady Eagles of Northland Remer with a huge conference win last night! The score at half was 27-21 Bigfork, and the final was 70-43 Bigfork! Way to go girls!!

It was a very physical and rough game as their were many bodies flying around and landing, bruises, bumps and even a broken nose for one of the Remer girls. It is never a good thing to see any player get hurt during a game. The parents, fans and coaches from the opposing team were pretty upset and let the refs know about it. I guess this young girl had broken her nose last year also....we hope she will be okay and able to play in their next game.

There were four lady Huskies in double figures tonight, Annalise, Jenna, Shelby and Megan...with Adrianna, Rachel and Teresa also scoring. Plenty of steals from all of the girls and downright good hustle!

The girls' QRF ranking as of today is #12 and won't play until next Thursday and Friday, Jan. 31 and Feb. 1st, Greenway and Babbitt with both games at Bigfork. The boys will play at Chisholm on Friday night so hopefully the girls will still get a nice crowd! The gym was filled again at last night's game so hopefully this is going to be a pattern as the rest of the season goes on.

Eagles brought down by the Lady Huskies

The girls defeated the Tower-Soudan Eagles for the second time this season by a score of 72-28. The first time the girls played them at home and the score was 76-44. 9 girls scored for the Huskies with three girls scoring in double figures. The girls played a great game as their former teacher and athletic director and his wife, Jerry & Susie Chiabotti, watched on in the crowd. Their son is the athletic director and Tower and they also live in Tower so they usually make the games when Bigfork comes to town. It was nice seeing them again!

Lady Huskies Bury the Drakes, 81-29

The girls beat the Blackduck Drakes last night by 52 points...the score was 43-14 at the half and the final 81-29. Their record now stands at 13-2. They are 9-0 in their half of Section 7A and are 3-1 in the conference with 6 more conference games to go. Next week's game against Remer will be a must win for the girls in the conference race.

The girls had another big crowd again last night with the opposing team being from Blackduck which is about a 45 minute drive for the Drakes. So many people from Blackduck and a big home crowd also. Nice to see again. The girls will play at Tower-Soudan on Monday the 21st.

The big game on Monday will be Wrenshall at Barnum. My prediction is Barnum, but you never know what will happen!

Girls Defeat Nashwauk AGAIN

The first half was a little shaky to say the least, as the girls only tallied up 8 points! I think they set a record with that one.....can't ever remember a time when the first half score was that low for Bigfork! But they came out with fire in their eyes and played hard and fierce and took control of the game. Their defense and intensity was fun to watch. KMFY and Jason from the Grand Rapids Herald Review were in attendance and I think the crowd was the largest I can recall for a girls' basketball game at Bigfork! That was nice to see....now if we could get the student body and crowd motivated to cheer a little bit, that would be great!

Megan was a trooper as she played even after having foot surgery that very morning. She had a broken piece of a sewing needle in her heel! Ouch.....

The girls are still #9 on the QRF as of today, 1/15/08 and are 9-0 in their half of Section 7A. This game was a big conference win and section win. Nashwauk is behind us in the section now, which is good.....Wrenshall is number one in the other half of Section 7A.

They had cake to celebrate Shelby's 1,000 points since she hit it over the Christmas holidays.

QRF and State Polls

The girls broke the top 10 barrier in the QRF again and stand at #9 as of 1/11/08. They did however, totally fall out of the top 10 AP Polls for Class A after losing to Remer. I don't understand how that works that they could totally drop out after being #5 for 8 weeks to not even being in the top 10 after that loss. Weird! But maybe it will take the target off their backs a little....maybe not....

The girls play at home against Nashwauk tomorrow, Monday, 1/14/08. This is a big conference game for the girls and they should be able to take control and pull out the win as they did against them at the Christmas tournament. The game will be on the radio again so if you can't come to the game you can listen to KMFY, 96.9.

Good luck Lady Huskies!! Show no mercy!!

Bigfork Girls Victorious over Rival Deer River

The girls had a tough first half leading only by 4 points, 20-16, but came out the second half and put it together, big time! They passed the ball very well and made some great plays....Deer River was without their top scorer in Lulu Seelye and it sounds like she will be out for the rest of the season due to an ACL injury. She is in physical therapy right now and then will have surgery. Tough loss for the Warriors as she is their floor general and a very nice young lady.

The B-squad lost their by 6 points but fought hard at the end only to come up short. I believe both C-Squad teams won their games also! Yeah!!!!

One Loss, Another Win, Record Stands at 10-2

The girls played a quick Remer team on 1/3/08 on their home court. Missing from the line up that night was Annalise Klamm so that threw the girls for a little loop! The Huskies were ahead at the half by 8 but Remer starting hitting everything they put up and as the girls were in foul trouble, Remer's free throws sealed the win. The final score was 61-54, Remer. I can't remember the last time the girls lost to Remer....the B-squad also lost but outscored the Eagles by 25+ the last half and made a game of it.

On Monday the 7th the girls played at Kelliher-Northome and rolled over the Mustangs with a halftime score of 42-7 and the final being 71-19! The B-squad also won their game with three girls out from illness.

The Lady Huskies will take on rival Deer River on 1/10 at Deer River. It will on the radio for anyone that can't make it to the game. The station is KMFY, 96.9 and starts at 7:30, pre-game at 7:15. Deer River will be out their top player and point guard Lulu Seelye due to a torn ACL. They will still be a tough team to beat and it is a very important conference game for the girls.