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GBB Has Tough Week

By: Karly Wendt, junior LHS journalism staff writer on January 16, 2025

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The Lady Patriots are officially halfway through the season. On January 7th, the team hit the road and traveled to David City to play the Aquinas Monarchs. The varsity girls battled hard for 4 quarters, but couldn’t grab the win after getting down early in the first.  The final score ended 37-45. 

Sophomore Reese Wietfeld said, “Going into the Aquinas game we knew that we had to be physical and lock down defensively. In the end, it didn't go in our favor. We got into foul trouble, which allowed them to go to the line to shoot free throws. We gained some momentum in the fourth quarter, but unfortunately it wasn't enough to win the game. I think we learned a lot from our mistakes, and we can only grow from here.” 

On Thursday of the same week, on January 9, the Patriots hit the court at home in Clarkson for a battle against the North Bend Tigers. After scoring just 6 points in the first half, the girls tried to mount a comeback in the second half, but they ended up losing in a low-scoring game, 21-31. 

“Coming into the game after a good practice the day before, we knew we were prepared,” said sophomore Vylet Hollatz.  “We started off slow in the first half, but we played a very hard game and worked really hard, making it a close game in the end.”

Here is what coach Willie Hollatz had to say about the last two games:

“The girls started off a little slow in the first quarter of the Aquinas game, which set them up for a tough fight the rest of the game. The girls never quit and battled hard all game. Against North Bend, our defense was really good, which led us to only give up 31 points and causing many turnovers; but the girls struggled to get their shots to fall on offense.”

Clarkson-Leigh vs. David City Aquinas

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Clarkson-Leigh 7 8 13 9   37

Aquinas 15 5 12 13           45

Individual Stats vs. Aquinas

(points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks)

Cadence Indra: 3, 3, 0, 1, 0 ; Vylet Hollatz: 0, 1, 0, 0, 0; Nevaeh Zulkoski: 4, 1, 1, 0, 0; Brynn Settje: 10, 8, 4, 3, 0; Baylee Settje: 9, 8, 2, 1, 1; Reese Wietfeld: 5, 1, 2, 2, 0; Elizabeth Hoffman: 0, 1, 0, 0, 1; Ava Kasik: 4, 3, 0, 2, 0; Izzy Hollatz: 2, 4, 2, 1, 0

Clarkson-Leigh v. North Bend

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Clarkson-Leigh 4 2 10 5   21

North Bend 11 7 7 6            31

**Individual Stats against North Bend unavailable