2nd Annual
North Central District "A/B"
Girls Basketball Tournament
1976
  First Round Semifinals

Champ

ionship

 Semifinals First Round  
    December 10   December 11  

Decem

ber 15

   December 11   December 10    
                       
                 
    #2 Liberty Bell                 #1 Soap Lake    
                   
                       
    Game 1.   Liberty Bell         Lake Roosevelt   Game 3.    
      Score: 45-43         Score: 39-38      
                       
    #3 Omak   Game 7.   Ephrata         #4 Lake Roosevelt    
        Score: 46-39          
                           
        Game 12.
#1 seed to state		  

Eph

rata

            
         

Score

: 47-36

          
                   
    #3 Peshastin-Dryden         Cashmere   Game 8.   #4 Coulee City    
          Score: 54-38        
                           
    Game 2.   Ephrata         Cashmere   Game 4.    
      Score: 74-31     Score: 35-24      
                       
    #2 Ephrata                 #1 Cashmere    
                   
Losers Bracket
mmmm
  Omak       Cashmere        
    Game 5.
Loser out		   Omak                  
    Peshastin-Dryden   Score: 46-44              
        Game 9.
Loser out		   Omak     Game 13.
Loser 3rd		   Coulee City    
            Score: 38-37         Score: 38-35
#2 seed to state		    
        Lake Roosevelt                  
        Game 11.
Loser 4th 		    Coulee City        
        Liberty Bell         Score: 52-37        
                           
    Game 10.
Loser out		   Coulee City              
    Soap Lake       Score: 36-31              
    Game 6.
Loser out		   Coulee City                  
  Coulee City   Score: 36-29                  

***************************************************************************

Liberty Bell 45, Omak 43
Game 1.
At Waterville, WA

Liberty Bell boys basketball coach Gene Nelson has Rodney Paul and Liberty Bell girls coach Paul Arneson has Christy Paul. Christy pumped in 13 points and Joni Haugen and Julie Wilson combined for 16 to spark the Lions to its upset win.
The game was close all the way, with neither team getting the upper hand.
Omak's Joleen Orr led all scorers with 19 points and a bundle of rebounds.  Orr was all over the court in playing an important role for the Pioneers.

Liberty Bell (45) - J. Haugen 8, Stewart 2, Wilson 8, L. Haugen 8, Menzia 4, Paul 13, Johnson 2, McLean.
Omak (43) - Wilson, Andrist 8, Holt 9, Orr 19, Abrahamson 5, George, Vieth 2.
Liberty Bell

------------

 6 23 35 45
Omak

------------

 8 22 34 43
Officials: Gene Hoon and Bud Weis

 ***************************************************************************

Ephrata 74, Peshastin-Dryden 31
Game 2.
At Waterville, WA

 

Peshastin-Dryden (31) - Miller 8, Fischer, J. Valentine 6, Michael 6, Schultz, Page, Ferguson, Reiman, Haynes 11, Cowan, L. Valentine, Smithson.
Ephrata (74) - Smick 18, Carnevall 2, Norfleet 4, Wiersma, Kuhlman 10, Ratigan 8, Palmquist 26, Bye, Myers 6, Lund 2.
Peshastin-Dryden ------------ 10 14 18 31
Ephrata ------------ 27 43 58 74
Officials: Jan Fenn and Jay Lullen

***************************************************************************

Lake Roosevelt 39, Soap Lake 38
Game 3.
At Waterville, WA

Soap Lake, leading by six points with just over a minute to play, saw that lead melt and the game, swing to Lake Roosevelt's favor when Lori Snyder calmly sank two free throws with just three seconds to play.

Soap Lake (38) - Roche 11, Scheib 8, Lee 2, Beal, Hoag 5, Lane 12.
Lake Roosevelt (39) - Boyd 8, Synder 18, Caudle 9, Morlin 4, Barnaby, Carroll.
Soap Lake ------------ 8 15 23 38
Lake Roosevelt ------------ 9 19 21 39
Officials: Gene Hoon and Bud Weis

***************************************************************************

Cashmere 35, Coulee City 24
Game 4.
At Waterville, WA

This contest was a study of contrast changing momentum. Cashmere bolted  to a 10-3 first quarter lead and upped the count to 21-12 by halftime.
Mysteriously, the Bulldogs went cold, going the entire third quarter without a point, during which the Coulee City Chargers tied it all up, 21-21.
But just as quickly, Cashmere regained its shooting touch and won comfortably. Coulee City managed only three points in the fourth quarter.
Cashmere's sharp defensive work undoubtedly was the big factor. No Coulee City player reached double figures.
Annette Whitaker led this veteran, tourney-tested Bulldog team, third in the state tourney last year, with 16 points.

Coulee City (24) - Nutt 2, Knopp 3, Larsen 2, Brown 6, Elder 6, Major 4.
Cashmere (35) - Whitaker 16, Holmer 2, Kenoyer 3, Fegley 6, Giffen 8, MacDougal, Workman, Cox.
Coulee City ------------ 3 12 21 24
Cashmere ------------ 10 21 21 35
Officials: Jan Fenn and Jay Lullen 

***************************************************************************

Omak 46, Peshastin-Dryden 44 (OT)
Game 5. (Loser out)
At Waterville, WA

In loser out action, P-D trailed Omak by as much as five points in the third quarter, went ahead, 29-28 at the buzzer. Deanna Haynes twice lifted the Cougars into ties, the last time at 42-all with 40 seconds remaining.
Again, it was Haynes scoring to give P-D the lead in overtime. But Lindy Holt tied the score for Omak and Joleen Orr scored the game winning points on two free throws.
The Cougars were led by Haynes' 17 points and Janeen Valentine's 16.

Peshastin-Dryden (44) - Miller 5, Fischer 2, Valentine 16, Michael 4, Haynes 17, Schultz, Smithson.
Omak (46) - Wilson 6, Andrist 12, Holt 8, Orr 10, Abrahamson 10, George, Nilson.
Peshastin-Dryden 10 21 29 42 44
Omak 12 20 28 42 46
Officials: Offutt and Bob Stroup

***************************************************************************

Coulee City 36, Soap Lake 29
Game 6. (Loser out)
At Waterville, WA

 

Soap Lake -
Coulee City -
Soap Lake ------------ 0 0 0 29
Coulee City ------------ 0 0 0 36
Officials: 

***************************************************************************

Ephrata 44, Liberty Bell 39
Game 7. (Semifinal)
At Waterville, WA

The Lions gave Ephrata a surprising tussle and, in fact, led through the early going. It wasn't until three minutes remained in the first half that Nina Kuhlman sent Ephrata into the lead, at 22-21.
The lead bounced around several times late in the third quarter and early in the fourth period before Ephrata suddenly spurted to a seven point, 41-34, advantage.
But again Liberty Bell came back, shaving the Ephrata lead to 41-39. Teresa Smick, scoring the final five points of the game, finally wrapped up the win for Ephrata. She finished with 18 points, 11 of those in the final period.
Christy Paul, a clutch player who led Liberty Bell's comeback efforts, totaled 13 points. Julie Wilson added 11 to the Lions' total.

Liberty Bell (39) - J. Haugan 8, Stewart 5, Wilson 11, L. Haugen, Paul 13, Menzia 2, McLean, Arneson.
Ephrata (44) - Smick 18, Kuhlman 13, Ratigan, Palmquist 10, Meyers 5, Kidston.
Liberty Bell ------------ 16 21 29 39
Ephrata ------------ 12 26 28 44
Officials: Bob Stroup and Offutt

***************************************************************************

Cashmere 54, Lake Roosevelt 38
Game 8. (Semifinal)
At Waterville, WA 

Diane Kenoyer, with three field goals, and Annette Whitaker, with four, led Cashmere to a 14-3 first quarter cushion against the Raider girls and the Bulldogs held off the Coulee Dam club the rest of the way.
Whitaker bucketed eight points in the first quarter before departing with a sprained ankle. Kenoyer finished with 15 points, and Julie Holmer, collecting 10 in the second half, contributed 12 points to the Cashmere attack.

Lake Roosevelt (38) - Caudle 14, Boyd 5, Carzoll, Snyder 10, Karman Nissan, Morlin 4, Barnaby 5, Kris Nissan, Doppler, Chamberlin, Beggs, Farver.
Cashmere (54) - Whitaker 8, Kenoyer 15, Fegley 6, MacDougal 4, Giffin 2, Hopp, Pipkin 1, Workman, Cox 4.
Lake Roosevelt

------------

 5 13 24 38
Cashmere

------------

 14 20 32 54
Officials: Roy Bowden and Clyde Pock

***************************************************************************

Omak 38, Lake Roosevelt 37
Game 9. (Loser out)
At Waterville, WA

Omak stayed alive in the battle for a state tourney berth by winning a survival test in the girls North Central District basketball tournament with a 38-37 donnybrook win over Lake Roosevelt.
This battle was a thriller all the way. Joleen Orr's basket with just seven seconds remaining brought Omak from behind, gave the Pioneer's the victory and left the Raiders a disappointed loser.
Omak led by as much as five points, the largest margin of the game, in the third quarter, but Lake Roosevelt rallied to tie the score early in the fourth quarter.
It was tied two more times before the Raiders went ahead, 37-36, on a three-point play by Lori Snyder with 17 seconds remaining.

Omak (38) - Wilson 8, Andrist 7, Holt 10, Orr 4, Abrahamson 3, George 4, Best 2.
Lake Roosevelt (37) - Caudle 8, Boyd 2, Carzoll, Snyder 11, Morin 6, Barnaby, Kris Nissan 8, Chamberlin, Beggs 2.
Omak

------------

 8 22 30 38
Lake Roosevelt

------------

 10 20 26 37
Officials:  Bud Weis and Offutt

***************************************************************************

Coulee City 36, Liberty Bell 31
Game 10. (Loser out)
At Waterville, WA

 

Liberty Bell -
Coulee City -
Liberty Bell ------------ 0 0 0 31
Coulee City ------------ 0 0 0 36
Officials: 

***************************************************************************

Coulee City 52, Omak 37
Game 11. (Loser out)
At Waterville, WA

The Chargers, fighting back from an early 8-0 deficit trailed Omak until six and a half minutes remained in the third quarter.
The Chargers reeled off 11 unanswered points during one stretch of the third quarter to come from a 27-26 deficit to a commanding, 37-27 lead.
The third quarter was a disastrous eight minutes for the Pioneers. Omak, which owned a 27-26 halftime lead, went scoreless until twelve seconds remained in the third quarter.
A couple of reserves, freshman Marla Deane and sophomore Shelley Nutt, came off the bench to spark the Coulee City comeback. Both scored 11 points.

Omak (37) - Wilson 1, Andrist 7, Holt 8, Orr 12, Abrahamson 6, George 2, Best, Cleveland, Nilson 1.
Coulee City (52) - Nutt 11, Knopp 2, Larsen 2, Brown 8, Elder 7, Major 9, Deane 11, Heatherman 2.
Omak ------------ 15 27 29 37
Coulee City ------------ 11 26 39 52
Officials:  Gene Hoon and Bob Stroup

***************************************************************************

Ephrata 47, Cashmere 36
Game 12. (Championship, winner to state)
At Waterville, WA

A 30-foot howitzer, unloaded in desperation to beat the clock, by Jill Palmquist perhaps keyed a fourth-quarter take-over that carried Ephrata to a stunning, 47-36, victory over the Cashmere Bulldogs in the finals of the North Central District girls basketball championship here Wednesday night.
With the triumph, Ephrata claimed the district's number one spot in the State Class 'A' basketball tournament to be held at Central Washington University February 16-19.
Palmquist, who seemed to be oblivious to the time until alerted by frantic cries of "shoot... shoot," provided the impetus Ephrata needed with her desperation howitzer that dropped through as the third quarter buzzer sounded.
Ephrata, down by as much as eight points on a couple of occasions, had been creeping up.  But when fourth-quarter play started the Tigers really went to work, tying the score on a steal and cripple by all-valuable Teresa Smick, knotting the score again on a fine feed by Smick, then taking a never-to-be-surrendered lead at 35-34 on a free throw by Nina Kuhlman.
It wasn't until two and a half minutes remained, though, that Ephrata gained a bit of breathing room, a six point lead, on Smick's dash down floor following a steal, to sink another lay-in cripple.
In the final minutes and a half, Ephrata just pulled away as Cashmere fought frantically but futilely.
How did Ephrata coach Van Morgan account for this amazing turn-around when it seemed that Cashmere was pretty well in control through much of the game.
"I told them not to give up," said Morgan. "You're defense will win it, and it did."
Ephrata was beaten by Cashmere twice during the regular season. "Jan Giffin (Cashmere) beat us last time," said Ephrata assistant coach Ed Hamlett.  "We shut her off (tonight)."  Ephrata's zone defense was designed to seal off the middle.
Giffin, Cashmere's 5-11 pivot, did not score a point in the championship game.
With Annette Whitaker pumping in three field goals and scoring eight points total during the period, Cashmere took command, 24-18, in the second quarter. That lead, fairly substantial, held up until the late stages of the third period.
Whitaker collected 18 points and Julie Holmer, also a fine player for Cashmere, scored 10.
Smick, a junior, led Ephrata with 15 points, and Palmquist followed with 10.

Ephrata (47) - Smick 15, Kuhlman 8, Ratigan 8, Palmquist 10, Myers 3, Palmer 3, Kidston.
Cashmere (36) - Whitaker 18, Kenoyer 2, Fegley 2, MacDougal 4, Giffin, Holmer 10.
Ephrata ------------ 8 18 30 47
Cashmere ------------ 10 24 32 36
Officials: Bud Weis and Offutt 

***************************************************************************

Coulee City 38, Cashmere 35
Game 13. (Winner to state, loser out)
At Waterville, WA

After a tournament opening round loss to Cashmere, the Coulee City Chargers latched onto the North Central District's number two state tournament berth by upsetting the Bulldogs, 38-35, here Thursday night.
Cashmere, a third-place finisher in the state tourney last season, just couldn't get untracked - after a tough championship tussle with Ephrata last night - against the tenacious Chargers.
It was tight all the way, Cashmere held the biggest advantage of the evening, 28-22, in the third quarter, then seemed to wilt. Coulee City came on strong in the late going.
Cashmere's Annette Whitaker was the game's high scorer with 18.

Cashmere (35) - Whitaker 18, Kenoyer 6, Fegley, MacDougal 2, Giffin, Holmer 7, Workman 2, Pipkin.
Coulee City (38) - Nutt 3, Knopp 3, Larsen, Brown 10, Elder 8, Major 5, Deane 9.
Cashmere ------------ 6 16 24 35
Coulee City ------------ 3 18 22 38
Officials:  Iksic and Ryan

***************************************************************************

Tournament Scoring Leaders
Player Team Total Points Games Played Average
Teresa Smick Ephrata 51 3 17.0
Jill Palmquist Ephrata 46 3 15.3
Annette Whitaker Cashmere 60 4 15.0
Joleen Orr Omak 45 4 11.3
Christy Paul Liberty Bell 32 3 10.7
Lindy Holt Omak 35 4 8.8
Lori Brown Coulee City 44 5 8.8
Kim Elder Coulee City 42 5 8.4