Lady Raiders hold court

Call in the cleanup crew because the Lady Raiders completely demolished Omak, Tonasket, and Kittitas this past week.

Lake Roosevelt beat Omak Dec. 7 on the Pioneer home court with a final score of 68-49. 

Cylia St. Pierre and Aaliyah Marchand led LR with 14 points each. 

Shyanne Marchand pulled down six rebounds in the game. 

In Coulee Dam on Dec. 10, LR defeated the Tonasket Lady Tigers 57-41.

St. Pierre led LR with 16 points, including four free throws.

LR hit 12 of 17 from the free-throw line in that game.

Halle Albert and Audrey Hansen led the team in rebounds with 11 each.

The next day, in Kittitas, LR outscored the Lady Coyotes by 32 points with a 73-41 final score.

Hansen and Zalissa Finley led the Lady Raiders against Kittitas, scoring 18 and 17 points respectively. 

They were aided by Aaliyah Marchand, who scored nine points; Carly Neddo, eight; Halle Albert, seven; Shyanne Marchand, six; and Cylia St. Pierre and Sawyer Steffens, with four each. 

Assistant Coach Matthew Pleasants described the games with Omak, Tonasket, and Kittitas as "solid wins."

"We are still finding ourselves with slow starts, but we have been a really strong second-half team," he said.

A road game in Oroville was scheduled for yesterday, results of which will be reported next week.

A home game is scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 16 with Liberty Bell with a 6 p.m. start time.

The holiday break gives the girls a rest. Their next game is scheduled with Almira-Coulee-Hartline in Coulee City on Jan. 4 at 6 p.m.