3rd Annual
North Central District "A"
Girls Basketball Tournament
1978
Feb. 23   Feb. 24   Feb. 25                  
                           
#5 Tonasket       #1 Lake Roosevelt                 District Main
                           
                           
Game 1.
Loser out
7:30pm		   Liberty Bell                      
    Score: 51-32   Game 4.
7:30pm		  

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Score:

 37-36

            
#2 Liberty Bell                          
                           
    Game 3.
Loser out
7:30pm		   Liberty Bell                  
        Score: 38-37                  
#4 Omak                          
                           
                           
Game 2.
Loser out
9:00pm		   Leavenworth                      
    Score: 45-39                      
                           
#3 Leavenworth                          

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Liberty Bell 34, Leavenworth 28
Wild Card Game 1.
At Omak, WA
Liberty Bell turned back the Leavenworth Grizzlies, 34-28, in the first of a two-game playoff to determine the top three spots in the Caribou Trail League girls basketball race.
With the loss, Leavenworth will fill the third-place slot in the North Central District Class A tournament, to get underway next Thursday.
Liberty Bell now will play Lake Roosevelt, also at Omak, Monday at 7:30pm to determine first and second-place seeding to the district tournament.
The loser of the Liberty Bell-Lake Roosevelt game will meet fifth-seeded Tonasket in the tourney opener Thursday at 7:30pm and fourth-seeded Omak tangles with Leavenworth in the 9pm contest.
The winner of the Lions-Raider game draws a bye and is assured of a state tourney berth.
Julie Wilson scored 13 points and pulled down 10 rebounds for Liberty Bell in the playoff win over the Grizzlies.  Laura Johnson made a big contribution with 12 rebounds for the Mountain Lions.
Tammy Marson led Leavenworth with eight points.

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Lake Roosevelt 46, Liberty Bell 42
Wild Card Game 2.
At Omak, WA
The Lake Roosevelt Raiders settled the Caribou Trail League's three-way deadlock for first place by upending Liberty Bell, 46-42. Liberty Bell had beaten Leavenworth in playoff action last Saturday.
The Raiders, down 36-34 after three periods, outscored the Mountain Lions, 12-6, in the fourth quarter to wrap up a State A berth. The Raiders will play in the district championship game Saturday, for state tourney seeding.
Lori Snyder pumped in 18 points for the Raiders by hitting five of eight from the field and eight of 11 at the free throw line.  Leslie Selle missed just four times in 11 chances at the line to score nine points and also gathered 11 rebounds for Lake Roosevelt.

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Liberty Bell 51, Tonasket 32
Game 1. (Loser out)
At Omak, WA
OMAK - Leavenworth and Liberty Bell, playoff opponents last weekend, will square off tonight for the North Central District's number three girls state tournament berth.
In Thursday's girls district openers here, both single elimination affairs, Liberty Bell smashed Tonasket, 51-32, while Leavenworth came from behind to down Omak, 45-39.
Liberty Bell beat Leavenworth last weekend to settle part of a three-way tie for the league championship.  Their rematch here is scheduled for 7:30pm.
Saturday night, the Lake Roosevelt Raiders, who solved that three-way puzzle by beating Liberty Bell last Monday, will face tonight's winner for seeding into next week's girls state tournament at Ellensburg.
The Lions, after a close first half, rushed away with a 14-3 fourth-quarter burst to end Tonasket's season. Julie Wilson poured in 19 points and Christy Paul scored 14 for the winners.  Sandra Pilkinton led Tonasket with 11.
Tonasket (32) - Jackie Forde 1, Pilkinton 11, Chris Johnson 3, Shelly Schneider 2, Michelle Leggett 2, Kris Beaughan 4, Beeman 1, Tina Jones 2, Cynthia Dugas 6, Henderson, Peggy Dennison. Coach: Nellie Field
Liberty Bell (51) - Kit McLean 2, Laura Johnson 8, Gerri Menzia 4, Laurie Haugen 4, Wilson 19, Paul 14, Joni Gund, Wanda Niles, Peggy Stewart. Coach: Jim Kistner
Tonasket     6 20 29 32
Liberty Bell     13 25 37 51
Officials: Clyde McCullough and Rich Thomas

Leavenworth 45, Omak 39
Game 2. (Loser out)
At Omak, WA

The Grizzlies rallied from a three point deficit after one quarter into a 26-21 halftime lead and never trailed again although the Pioneers were in a threatening position until the end. Kellee Knowles produced 14 points and Janna Cowan followed with 12 for the Grizzlies.  Kerrie Andrist took high-point honors with 16 for Omak and teammate Lindy Holt netted 10.

Omak (39) - Sue Bucholtz 3, Andrist 16, Holt 10, Nancie Nilson 6, Pam Vieth 4, Lisa Dibble. Coach: Steve Berg
Leavenworth (45) - Knowles 14, Tammie Marson 2, Cowan 12, Kayla Dyment 7, Sandra Blackburn 6, Vicki Martensen 4, Lorie Ostella, Laurie Nelson, Debbie Butler. Coach: Howard Cook
Omak     15 21 29 39
Leavenworth     12 26 32 45
Officials: Mel Wells and Byron Worley

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Liberty Bell 38, Leavenworth 37
Game 3.
At Omak, WA
Liberty Bell survived a late Leavenworth challenge to turn back the Grizzlies in a 38-37 heart-stopper here Friday night and clinch a berth in the girls state basketball tournament.
The Mountain Lions from the Methow Valley now take on Lake Roosevelt to determine the district championship and the North Central Washington's number one and two spots in the state meet, to be held at Central Washington University next week.
The district championship game will be played here Saturday at 7:30pm.
For Leavenworth, Friday night's loss, eliminating the Grizzlies form further contention, was a bitter disappointment.
Joanna Cowan climaxed Leavenworth's uphill pull by scoring their first and only lead of the night, a 37-36, and setting up a climactic finish.
Christy Paul quickly responded with a field goal that regained the lead for Liberty Bell.
Leavenworth called a time out, but with just two seconds remaining, the Grizzlies never got off a shot.
Paul led all scorers with 22 points. Cowan scored 16 and Kellee Knowles had 10 for Leavenworth.
Liberty Bell (38) - Wilson 9, Haugen 2, Menzia 3, Paul 22, Johnson 2, Nilles, Stewert.
Leavenworth (37) - Knowles 10, Marson 2, Blackburn 4, Butler 1, Martensen 2, Cowan 16, Dyment 2, Ostella.
Liberty Bell     14 22 26 38
Leavenworth     6 15 21 37
Officials: Clyde Pock and Clyde McCullough

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Lake Roosevelt 37, Liberty Bell 36
Game 4. (Championship, winner to state)
At Omak, WA
OMAK - Lake Roosevelt rebounded from a lethargic first-half performance to overcome Liberty Bell, 37-36, in the North Central District girls basketball championship game here Saturday night.
Lisa Farver's free throw in the final minute of play gave the Raiders a victory clinching three-point lead and capped a dramatic comeback.
Lake Roosevelt trailed by six points at the half, but tied the game at 23-all behind Mary Mueller's seven third-period points.
Then, Farver and Leslie Selle combined for 12 of the Raiders' 13 points as the two clubs matched each other basket-for-basket in a tenaciously played fourth quarter.
Both teams qualified for the state tournament, which gets underway Wednesday at Ellensburg.
"We got our fast break going and really livened things up," said Raider coach Carol Campbell.  She attributed the Raider comeback to reserves Wendy Beggs and Roberta Adolph.
Mueller and Farver both finished with 11 points for Lake Roosevelt, while Christy Paul and Julie Wilson scored 13 and 10 points respectively, for the runner-up Liberty Bell gang.
Liberty Bell (36) - Johnson 3, Stewert 2, Wilson 10, Haugen 4, Paul 13, Nilles 2, Menzia 2.
Lake Roosevelt (37) - Cheryl Barnaby 2, Kyra Nilsen 1, Mueller 11, Snyder 6, Selle 6, Farver 11, Adolph, Beggs.
Liberty Bell     10 20 23 36
Lake Roosevelt     7 14 23 37
Officials: Mike Lampe and Carl Ryan

Tournament Scoring Leaders
Player Team Total Points Games Played Average
Christy Paul Liberty Bell 49 3 16.3
Joanna Cowan Leavenworth 28 2 14.0
Julie Wilson Liberty Bell 38 3 12.7
Kellee Knowles Leavenworth 24 2 12.0
Kerrie Andrist Omak 16 1 16.0
Mary Mueller Lake Roosevelt 11 1 11.0
Lisa Farver Lake Roosevelt 11 1 11.0
Sandra Pilkinton Tonasket 11 1 11.0
Lindy Holt Omak 10 1 10.0