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Chelan 55, Quincy 30
Game 9. (Loser out)
At Okanogan, WA

A defensive-minded Chelan team held Quincy to two first-quarter field goals and five in the first half in cruising to the win.
The Goats were on top 33-13 by halftime and were never seriously threatened.
"Chelan played tremendous defense," said Chelan coach Jim Talley. "That was the whole difference. We got into our offense, got the shots we wanted and made them."
The lopsided victory gave Talley a chance to see what his bench could do. He was pleased when 10 of 11 players scored.
"From our side, it was a good overall team effort. We're starting to play well as a team, " Talley said.
Angie Coleman led Chelan with 14 points. Rachael Lavender and Kelly Case combined for 17 more.
Jenny Marvin led the Jackrabbits with 14 points and Nikki Pusey added nine.

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Lake Roosevelt 65, Okanogan 49
Game 10. (Loser out)
At Okanogan, WA

Solid defense and steady shooting were the ingredients that Lake Roosevelt used to get ahead and stay ahead of Okanogan for the triumph.
Nancy Kuiper was the big gun for the Raiders with 19 points, 23 rebounds, six steals, six assists and three blocked shots.
"It was just a super effort" by Kuiper, said coach Tom Johnson. "She's the girl we go to when we need (a score)."
Kuiper had a lot of help. Debbie Louie scored 14 points and handed out seven assists. Dawn Bjorkland contributed 14 points and nine rebounds.
"They knew they had to do it and they came through," Johnson said. "We just came to play and did a good job."
Lake Roosevelt started the game strong, holding the Bulldogs to a four-point first quarter for a 10-point lead. When Okanogan threatened in the third quarter, the Raiders pulled away to a 21-point bulge by outscoring the Bulldogs 24-12.
"We played solid defense and looked up on the fast breaks," seeking easy scoring chances, Johnson said.
Okanogan was led by Erika Johnson and Kim Bahr, each with points, and Sarah Works, 10. 

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Lake Roosevelt 51, Chelan 36
Game 11. (Loser out)
At Okanogan, WA

Next to district champion Ephrata, the Lake Roosevelt Raiders have been the hottest team in the Caribou.
The dispatched Chelan, considered by many to be the second-best club in the league back in December, with remarkable ease. It gave the Raiders a 3-1 season series edge over the Goats and avenged a first-round district loss to Chelan as well.
"We're starting to believe in ourselves," said Raider coach Tom Johnson. "I can see it throughout the whole team."
Lake Roosevelt burst out of the starting gate and Chelan never recovered. The Raiders, sparked by the furious board-work of Nancy Kuiper and floor game of Debbie Louie, scored the game's first six points and boomed to an 18-7 first-quarter bulge.
Chelan scored the first basket of the fourth quarter to trim the deficit to 35-31 but the Raiders answered with nine straight points to secure the victory.
The Goats suffered a severe blow with 3:41 to play in the opening quarter. Outstanding point guard Angie Coleman crashed to the floor and had to be carried off with a knee injury. She was checked out at a local hospital and was not believed to be seriously injured.
Coleman's loss did hurt but her replacement, freshman Janice Goodwin, played brilliantly.  Goodwin hit her first two shots and went on to pump in a game-high 17 points.
"This is her first year of basketball," said Chelan coach Jim Talley. "I've been waiting for her to get wound up all year."
Talley expressed disappointment for his senior post Angie Coleman, who finished her Chelan career with a 16-point game."
"I feel sorry for Angie," Talley said. "I'd hoped we could get to Tacoma for her but we didn't. This team suffered a lot of adversity this year. Losing Gail DiPrete (to injury) really hurt us."
Lake Roosevelt's success has hinged on team play, which was at a premium against the Goats.
Kuiper scored 25 points against Chelan earlier in the tournament but the Raiders lost. This time though sitting out much of the second period after picking up her third foul.
It was the rest of the scoring which reveals the Raiders' team play. Dawn Bjorkland, a sophomore, also tallied 15 points. Toni Zlateff found the range for 12 and Louie finished with eight.
"Nancy's the spiritual leader of this team," Johnson said.
Her hustle on the boards spread to her teammates. Zlatteff hauled in 12 rebounds. Bjorkland picked off eight and LIsa Martin grabbed seven.
"We've been getting a lot more team play recently," Johnson said. "So much of this game is mental preparation. Beating Okanogan was the key for us."
The Raiders lost to the Bulldogs twice in the regular season before belting them in the tournament here Tuesday.
Lake Roosevelt's success has rekindled fan interest, too. The Raiders had by far the biggest following of the four teams, filling nearly one side of the gym.

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Ephrata 70, Cascade-Leavenworth 45
Game 12. (Championship, winner to state)
At Okanogan, WA

There is only one mission left for the amazing Ephrata High School girls basketball team -- conquering the state of Washington, Class"A" level.
Continuing their mastery of all foes this season, the unbeaten Tigers toyed with Cascade here in the North Central District championship game here Thursday night.
Ephrata has won the past four district championships and for the second straight year will go to Tacoma with an unbeaten record (23-0). The Tigers closest game of the season had been a 14-point win over Class "AAA" Kennewick in December. They wound up 26-1 last season, losing only in the state quarterfinals.
With 6-3 Mary Beth Nelson and 5-6 floor general Becky Wiersma -- the reigning NCW high school female athlete of the year, as selected by Wenatchee North Rotary -- the Tigers have been a dominant force in the area for the past four seasons.
Here Thursday, the Nelson-Wiersma combo delivered their accustomed formidable 1-2 punch.
Nelson scored 20 points, connecting on 7-of-11 field goal attempts and 6-of-8 free throws, grabbed 17 rebounds and blocked seven shots.
Wiersma dished out seven assists and scored 17 points, banging in 7-of-15 shots from the floor and downing 3-of-5 free throws.
With Cascade going with a box-in-one defense on Nelson, Tracy Allen found the range along the baseline for 10 points, on five field goals.
"They outplayed us in all phases of the game," said Cascade coach Bob Bullis. "They're a good group. I had hopes we could stay with them but we gave them too many second shots early."
Ephrata scored the first six points of the game, led 19-9 at the quarter, by 14 in the second period before settling for a 35-25 halftime lead, then broke the game open in the third period by outscoring the Kodiaks 17-6.
By game's end 10 of Ephrata's 12 players had scored and most of the reserves had nearly a quarter of playing time. It's been like that all season.
"The chemistry has been just right on this team," said Ephrata coach Don King. "They're a smart group. I think our grade-point average is right near the top of the league. They play smart basketball, too.
The young Kodiaks didn't back down by any means. They, were just overmatched, but not out-hustled.
Led by 5-10 junior Shannon Williams, who finished with 18 points, 5-9 sophomore Donna Eilers (10 points) and 5-8 sophomore Jennifer Saunders (8), Cascade refused to give up, right to the final buzzer.
"Next year might be their year," King said of the Kodiaks.
Bullis doesn't want to think about next year, yet.
"We're coming out after Lake Roosevelt Saturday night," he promised. 

Lake Roosevelt 66, Cascade-Leavenworth 54
Game 13. (winner to state, loser out)
At Eastmont High School

Rookie coach Tom Johnson admitted he's been doing some "heavy praying" the past couple of weeks.
That fervent communication and some devout team play by Lake Roosevelt propelled Johnson's team over Cascade in the second-place game of the girls North Central District "A" basketball tournament at Eastmont Saturday night.
The win qualified the Raiders (18-7) for the State "A" tournament, which begins Wednesday under the roof of the Tacoma Dome. Cascade, a sophomore-laden club, closed out it season with a 17-1 won-loss ledger.
"They believed in themselves," Johnson said of his players. "They're young kids who believe in themselves and each other. We had some tough teams to beat. (The players) had all the guts and the desire."
The Raiders, who regrouped to win four in a row after an opening-round loss to Chelan, also had a gentle shove from their coach. Johnson played for the 1973-74 Raider boys team which lost the district championship under coach Jerry Riggan and missed out on a trip to State.
"I told 'em they owed me one," said Johnson. "I told the players, I missed out on a trip to State my senior year. I want you to lead us back the State tournament."
Not exactly the stuff of Knute Rockne legend, but you can't knock success.
Success for Lake Roosevelt was achieved through the accomplishments of several players.
Example: Five Raiders scored in double figures - Nancy Kuiper (16 points), Lisa Martin (13), Dawn Bjorkland and Toni Zlateff (12 apiece) and Debbie Louie (10).
More examples: Three players led the ball-hawking, full-court pressing Raiders with four steals apiece - Louie, Kuiper and Zlateff. Bjorkland and Louie divvied up the play-making duties (four assists apiece), while Kuiper, Zlateff and Martin shared the rebounding chores (27 between them).
But the biggest single product of Team Raider was the turnovers it caused the Kodiaks to make - 41 in all.
"That just killed us," Cascade veteran coach, Bob Bullis, said of his team's nightmarish ball-handling. "That is typical of a young tam trying too hard.
We expect to do some damage next year. It's a very dedicated group, they're just like a family. It's the most close-knit group I've had. It speaks well for the number of sophomores (five) we played."
Both clubs exchanged lead throughout the first half, with four Martin free throws finally giving the Raiders a 31-27 lead at the half-time break.
The score remained tight in the third period, with the Kodiaks getting close as 41-40 on Jennifer Saunders' steal and ensuing break-away lay-up. But the Raiders reeled off seven unanswered points in the last three minutes of the third quarter to take a 10-point edge into the final period.
The Raiders then staged their best shooting quarter of the game sinking 5-of-13 from the floor and adding six free throws to wrap up the second-place trophy.
It could've easily been el foldo time for the Raiders in the second half.
Both Louie, a point guard and team co-leader, and Kuiper were on the bench in foul trouble when the Raiders put that precious string of points together at the end of the third period.
Kuiper, a 5-10 senior and the other Raider leader, was plagued throughout the game with foul trouble. She eventually fouled out, having played just 14-and-a-half minutes, yet contributing those 16 points, six rebounds and four steals.
Sophomore guards Bjorkland and Zlateff were chiefly responsible for the Raiders hanging together. Bjorkland tossed in eight of her eight points on 3-of-7 shooting in the second half and Zlateff; a mid-season transfer from Ritzville, went 3-for-6 in the third quarter.
"That's maturity," said Johnson. Louie came back in the fourth quarter to "stir things up," as Johnson put it. The senior sparkplug scored six points and continued to harass the Kodiaks' backcourt players in the last period.
The strength of the Cascade offense was its inside production. Junior 5-10 Shannon Williams popped in 20 points, hitting 7-of-15 from the floor and 6-of-9 at the line, and the 5-8 Saunders connected for 16 points, including 6-of-7 at the foul line.
Williams, with 18 rebounds, and Saunders, with 10, helped the Kodiaks claim a 47-35 advantage on the boards.
But the turnovers and fouls (Lake Roosevelt was 16-for-26 at the line) continued to pile up, preventing any hope of a Cascade comeback.

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