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Loggers topple Viking girls

posted 01/06/02
Orcas dropped a non-league contest 75-37 at Darrington Saturday, Jan. 4.

"Our transition game was terrible," said Orcas coach Craig Sanders.

Megan Sanders paced the Vikings with 16 points and 6 rebounds. Kimmy Clancy had 10 rebounds and 6 rebounds. Hollie Sare scored 4 points, Tiffany Holtman 3, Lindsey Tellefesen 3 and Jenole Peacock 1.

Orcas girls hang with powerful ATM in 1st half

posted 01/06/02
Orcas girls basketball team ran with No. 3-ranked Archbishop Murphy for more than a half but fell 73-53 in their Northwest A League opener Friday, Jan. 3.

The Vikings trailed 33-31 at the mid-point.

"I felt good. We were scoring on them and our defense did a really well in the first half," said Orcas coach Craig Sanders. "Our girls should be proud about the way they played."

Megan Sanders led the Vikings with 21 points and 7 rebounds. Kimmy Clancy scored 18 points and pulled down 5 rebounds. Katie Wrightsman had 6 points and 6 boards. Jenole Peacock and Ali Taylor contributed 3 apiece and Hollie Sare had 2.

Viking girls rob Raiders

posted 12/31/02
Orcas girls basketball team closed 2002 by swiping a 61-48 victory from Nathan Hale Monday, Dec. 30.

"Our girls picked them apart," Orcas coach Craig Sanders said. "Almost every player was just nabbing the ball from them."

The Vikings also forced the Class 3A Raiders into making numerous turnovers while building a 35-12 first half lead. The Vikings "handled the ball well" and their passes were "dynamite" against the taller visitors, Sanders said.

Katie Wrightsman had a remarkable game," Sanders said of the senior who scored 7 points, grabbed 6 rebounds and made 4 steals.

"Lindsey Tellefsen had a great game," Sanders said of the freshman who scored 7 points and had a pair of rebounds and assists.

Megan Sanders led the Vikings with 21 points, 10 rebounds and 7 steals. Kimmy Clancy chipped in 14 points, 7 steals and 5 boards. Jenole Peacock scored 6. Makenna Bauder, Hollie Sare and Ali Taylor each contributed 2 points.

The Vikings (5-2) open Northwest A League play at home against undefeated Archbishop Murphy at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 3, 2003.


Kent View Christian beats Orcas girls

posted 12/31/02
Kent View Christian took advantage of 41 turnovers by Orcas and beat the visiting Vikings 53-43 Friday, Dec. 27

"It's not that we can't handle the ball, we were just making bad decisions," said Orcas coach Craig Sanders.

The Mustangs built a 20-point lead in the fourth quarter but the Vikings cut it to 10 by the end of the game.

"Makenna Bauder had the game of her life," Sanders said of the sophomore who scored 7 points and yanked down 7 rebounds.

Other Orcas scorers were: Kimmy Clancy 9, Lindsey Tellefsen 8, Jenole Peacock 6, Katie Wrightsman 6, Megan Sanders 5 and Tiffany Holtman 2.


Orcas girls beat Bush

posted 12/17/02
Orcas freshman Megan Sanders scored 18 points, grabbed 6 rebounds and made 5 steals as the Vikings defeated Bush 48-41 Saturday, Dec. 15 in a non-conference game.

"Megan’s defense was the highligh of her game," said Orcas coach Craig Sanders.

Katie Wrightsman pumped in 12 points, yanked down 5 rebounds and had 3 steals. Kimmy Clancy scored 10 points and had 11 rebounds. Courtney Breslauer contributed 4 points and 8 rebounds and Jenole Peacock had 4 points and 4 rebounds.

"When we used the bench, it was dynamite on defense....Tiffany Holtman’s defense was awesome," Sanders said. "Lindsey Tellefsen did a great job."

Orcas improved to 2-1.


Viking girls romp by Lobos

posted 12/10/02
Orcas girls basketball earned their first win of the season by zipping past Lopez 71-20 Saturday, Dec. 7.

"It was nice to get a win but we were not playing as sharp as we can," Orcas coach Craig Sanders said.

"Their girls played with everything they had and to the last point too," Sanders said of the Lobos. "They never gave up."

Kimmy Clancy paced the Vikings with 33 points, 10 rebounds and 6 steals. Freshman point guard Megan Sanders scored 16 points, grabbed 8 rebounds, blocked 2 shots and made 4 assists. Freshman Hollie Sare came off the bench and chipped in 8 points.

Freshman Jenole Peacock scored 4 points for Orcas. Senior Courtney Breslauer, freshman Tiffany Holtman, sophomore Makayla Speed and sophomore Makenna Speed each scored 2 points. Freshman Lindsey Tellefsen also saw action.

Tasha Wilson led the Lobos with 10 points. Elana Marshak scored 8, Munirah McGovern 1 and Hillary Zoerb 1.


Seattle Academy tops Orcas girls

posted 12/10/02
Orcas girls basketball squad dropped its season-opener 34-24 at Seattle Academy Friday, Dec. 6.

The Vikings trimmed the hosts’ lead to 3 points with four minutes to go but Seattle took advantage of defensive miscues.

"We got a lot of good looks, but our shots were not dropping," said Orcas coach Craig Sanders.

The Viking players wanted to run but their coaches insisted they run their set offense. "We’re trying to work on the things that are hard for us right now," Sanders said.

Megan Sanders led the Vikings with 9 points, 8 rebounds, 5 steals and 3 assists. Kimmy Clancy contributed 7 points and 9 rebounds. Jenole Peacock had 4 points and 6 rebounds. Courtney Breslauer and Tiffany Holtman scored 2 points apiece.

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