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The lady Eagles were hopeful going into this year’s state tournament. They came up short of their expectations, even though they came home with a trophy, which is more than most teams can say. A consolation trophy isn’t bad considering they fought Riverside, a team that had beaten them once that season, for the right to bring it home.
In the first round game, the girls played the Wyoming Indian lady Chiefs. Throughout the game, Tongue River was finding shots; however few of them fell, shooting just 27.1 percent from the field. They also had 21 turnovers to help the Lady Chiefs out their win. On a positive note, the Eagles bench scored half of their total points, showing the depth of the team. Fallon Lewis and Ashley Stimpson had 9 points a piece to lead TR in scoring. The ladies lost the game 42 to 48.
On Saturday, the girls came out ready for business, beating the lady Vikings of Guernsey-Sunrise by 33 points. Although their turnover rate was even higher than that the day before, the field goal, free throw, and three point shot percentages were all dramatically improved. Aspen Rawlings led the way with 10 points, to win 53 to 20.
On Saturday, there was no way the girls were going to lose. Even though they had been beaten on their last meeting with the Riverside Rebels, the girls came out with great basketball. Their three-point percentage again came up. Fallon Lewis had a phenomenal game with 21 points and nine rebounds. Kim Caywood also played a great game coming off the bench and also scoring in double figures with 10 points. The lady Eagles again showed their depth compared to their opponents while the lady Rebels only had five players in the scorebooks. Tongue River took home their well-deserved trophy winning 55 to 53.
Mrs. Moser looks forward to next year, having eight varsity players coming back for the team. She also says the team will definitely be contenders this coming season. Even though the girls fell from the State Championship game for the first time in four years, the future looks bright for the lady Eagles, now defending a brand new court.