C-S team conference champions;
10 Panthers place
The Climax-Scotts wrestling team was conference champions and had 10 wrestlers place at the SCAA Conference Tournament February 7 at Mendon.
C-S had four weight class conference champions and six other wrestlers who were runnerup.
Conference champions were Lincoln Bartholomew (120-pound weight class), Jacques Porlier (144), Malcolm Smith (215) and Cooper Dinse (heavyweight).
Runnerup placers were Tyler Bradley (113), Nate Arnett (126), Dean Parks (150), Bryce Birkam (165), Ethan Seage (190) and Cole Birkam (heavyweight)
SCAA Conference Tournament At Mendon
C-S Conference Champions
C-S Individual Results:
113 Tyler Bradley- Runner Up
120 Lincoln Bartholomew- Conference Champ
126 Nate Arnett- Runner Up
144 Jaques Porlier- Conference Champ
150 Dean Parks- Runner Up
165 Bryce Birkam- Runner Up
190 Ethan Seage- Runner Up
215 Malcolm Smith- Conference Champ
HWT Cooper Dinse- Conference Champ
HWT Cole Birkam- Runner Up
C-S Wrestling
A Look Ahead ...
2/14 Ind. Districts at Union City TBD
2/18 Team Regionals TBD 6 p.m.
2/21 Ind. Regionals TBD
A Look Ahead ...
2/14 Ind. Districts at Union City TBD
2/18 Team Regionals TBD 6 p.m.
2/21 Ind. Regionals TBD
Lady JV Panthers fall short
at Union City, defeat Colon
Union City used a strong third quarter to post a 41-34 win over the Climax-Scotts girls JV basketball team February 9 at Union City, snapping C-S’ three-game winning streak.
C-S, now 6-5, trailed by a 18-17 margin at halftime but the home team outscored the Panthers 15-7 in the third quarter and took a 33-24 lead into the final stanza.
Kameroyn Blair scored 14 points to lead C-S in scoring and Alyssa Morrison had seven points.
Climax-Scotts 6 11 7 10 - 34
Union City 6 12 15 8 - 41
Kameroyn Blair 14, Nina Garcia-Delgado 2, Chloe Czuk 2, Grace Liska 2, Alyssa Morrison 7, Kyla Etheridge 5, Addisyn 2
Free throws: C-S 4-8/Union City 8-12
3-point baskets: C-S 0/Union City 3 (Allvia McKovan 2, Hannah Schofield 1)
C-S Defeats Colon
The Climax-Scotts girls JV basketball team won its third straight game with a 48-19 win over Colon on the road February 6.
C-S enjoyed quarter leads of 10-3, 25-10, and 37-17.
Nina Garcia-Delgado, with 13 points, Kameroyn Blair, with 11 points, and Kyla Etheridge, with 10 points, all reached double figures in scoring for the Panthers.
Climax-Scotts 10 15 12 11 - 48
Colon 3 7 7 2 - 19
Kameroyn Blair 11, Nina Garcia-Delgado 13, Olivia Bolt 2, Chloe Czuk 2, Grace Liska 2, Alyssa Morrison 6, Kyla Etheridge 10, Addisyn Krick 2
Free throws: C-S 6-9/Colon 3-5
3-point baskets: C-S 0/Colon 2 (Sierra Geark 1, Matilyn Cunningham 1)
The Climax-Scotts JV boys basketball team improved to 11-3 with a 39-21 win over Colon February 5 at Colon.
Nine Panthers entered the scoring column with Ashton Heighton and Alexander Albarran-Aguilar each scoring nine points to lead C-S.
C-S enjoyed strong defense, holding Colon to single digits in each of the first three quarters.
Climax-Scotts 15 7 13 4 - 39
Colon 2 7 2 10 - 21
Alexander Albarran-Aguilar 9, Brody Vosburg 2, Dustin Crandall 3, Luke Frost 4, Ashton Heighton 9, J.J. Vincent 5, Bryce Srackangast 3, Aaden Krick 2, Logan Malvera-Ramiro 2
Free throws: C-S 6-11/Colon 1-2
3-point baskets: C-S 3 (Dustin Crandall 1, Ashton Heighton 1, Bryce Srackangast 1/Colon 2 (Trattle 1, Schumacher 1)
C-S Defeats St. Philip
The Climax-Scotts JV boys basketball team captured a 50-29 win over Battle Creek St. Philip February 4 at Battle Creek St. Phil.
A big start and strong defense were keys to the win, as the Panthers raced out to a 19-2 lead after one quarter and held the home team to single digit scoring in three out of the four quarters.
Eleven Panthers entered the scoring column with Ashton Heighton’s 11 points leading the way.
Climax-Scotts 19 6 11 14 - 50
B.C. St. Philip. 2 8 9 10 - 29
Alexander Albarran 6, Junior Morales 5, Brody Vosburg 2, Dustin Crandall 3, Luke Frist 2, Ashton Heighton 11, J.J. Vincent 4, Bryce Srackangast 2, Zachree Roebuck 3, Aaden Krick 4, Logan Malerva-Ramiro 8
Free throws 7-19
3-point baskets: C-S 1 (Junior Morales 1)/B.C. St. Philip 5 (Rhinesmith 2, Tkac 1, Gonka 1, Lugo 1)
C-S, now 6-5, trailed by a 18-17 margin at halftime but the home team outscored the Panthers 15-7 in the third quarter and took a 33-24 lead into the final stanza.
Kameroyn Blair scored 14 points to lead C-S in scoring and Alyssa Morrison had seven points.
Climax-Scotts 6 11 7 10 - 34
Union City 6 12 15 8 - 41
Kameroyn Blair 14, Nina Garcia-Delgado 2, Chloe Czuk 2, Grace Liska 2, Alyssa Morrison 7, Kyla Etheridge 5, Addisyn 2
Free throws: C-S 4-8/Union City 8-12
3-point baskets: C-S 0/Union City 3 (Allvia McKovan 2, Hannah Schofield 1)
C-S Defeats Colon
The Climax-Scotts girls JV basketball team won its third straight game with a 48-19 win over Colon on the road February 6.
C-S enjoyed quarter leads of 10-3, 25-10, and 37-17.
Nina Garcia-Delgado, with 13 points, Kameroyn Blair, with 11 points, and Kyla Etheridge, with 10 points, all reached double figures in scoring for the Panthers.
Climax-Scotts 10 15 12 11 - 48
Colon 3 7 7 2 - 19
Kameroyn Blair 11, Nina Garcia-Delgado 13, Olivia Bolt 2, Chloe Czuk 2, Grace Liska 2, Alyssa Morrison 6, Kyla Etheridge 10, Addisyn Krick 2
Free throws: C-S 6-9/Colon 3-5
3-point baskets: C-S 0/Colon 2 (Sierra Geark 1, Matilyn Cunningham 1)
JV boys basketball team moves to 11-3
The Climax-Scotts JV boys basketball team improved to 11-3 with a 39-21 win over Colon February 5 at Colon.
Nine Panthers entered the scoring column with Ashton Heighton and Alexander Albarran-Aguilar each scoring nine points to lead C-S.
C-S enjoyed strong defense, holding Colon to single digits in each of the first three quarters.
Climax-Scotts 15 7 13 4 - 39
Colon 2 7 2 10 - 21
Alexander Albarran-Aguilar 9, Brody Vosburg 2, Dustin Crandall 3, Luke Frost 4, Ashton Heighton 9, J.J. Vincent 5, Bryce Srackangast 3, Aaden Krick 2, Logan Malvera-Ramiro 2
Free throws: C-S 6-11/Colon 1-2
3-point baskets: C-S 3 (Dustin Crandall 1, Ashton Heighton 1, Bryce Srackangast 1/Colon 2 (Trattle 1, Schumacher 1)
C-S Defeats St. Philip
The Climax-Scotts JV boys basketball team captured a 50-29 win over Battle Creek St. Philip February 4 at Battle Creek St. Phil.
A big start and strong defense were keys to the win, as the Panthers raced out to a 19-2 lead after one quarter and held the home team to single digit scoring in three out of the four quarters.
Eleven Panthers entered the scoring column with Ashton Heighton’s 11 points leading the way.
Climax-Scotts 19 6 11 14 - 50
B.C. St. Philip. 2 8 9 10 - 29
Alexander Albarran 6, Junior Morales 5, Brody Vosburg 2, Dustin Crandall 3, Luke Frist 2, Ashton Heighton 11, J.J. Vincent 4, Bryce Srackangast 2, Zachree Roebuck 3, Aaden Krick 4, Logan Malerva-Ramiro 8
Free throws 7-19
3-point baskets: C-S 1 (Junior Morales 1)/B.C. St. Philip 5 (Rhinesmith 2, Tkac 1, Gonka 1, Lugo 1)
Boys varsity basketball team
continues to seek a victory
Frustration continued for the Climax-Scotts boys varsity basketball team in a 68-41 loss to Colon at C-S February 6 in the Carol Vick Memorial game at C-S Jr./Sr. High School.
The Carol Vick Memorial game is named after former C-S girls varsity basketball coach and current C-S High School Language Arts teacher Josh Vick’s mother, who was diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer in 1995 when Josh was 15 years old. She died six years later after she was told she would live six months.
C-S, now 3-11, has lost five straight games.
Colon outscored C-S in each of the four quarters and outrebounded the Panthers by a 37-25 margin including a 12-7 figure under the offensive boards.
Colon also enjoyed the upper hand in floor shooting percentage, finishing at 47 percent (26-55) overall from the floor including a 5-for-21 mark from three-point range.
C-S’ combined two and three-point shooting percentage from the floor was 37 percent (15-41).
Colon enjoyed quarter leads of 17-14, 31-25 and 50-35.
Tye Chambers, who had six rebounds, was the lone Panther to reach double figures in scoring with 13 points.
Colon 17 14 19 18 - 68
Climax-Scotts 14 11 10 6 - 41
Dane Sattler 5, Maddox Wyman 8, Blake Wechsler 3, Nyle Sattler 6, Tye Chambers 13, Liam LaSala 6
Free throws: C-S 7-18/Colon 12-17
3-point baskets: C-S 4 (Dane Sattler 1, Blake Wechsler 1, Nyle Sattler 1, Tye Chambers 1)/Colon 5 (J. West 3, B. Morrell 2)
C-S Stat Leaders
Rebounds: Tye Chambers 6, Liam LaSala 5, Nyle Sattler 5
Assists: Dane Sattler 4
Steals: Nyle Sattler 3, Dane Sattler 3
Blocked Shots: Dane Sattler 1
The Carol Vick Memorial game is named after former C-S girls varsity basketball coach and current C-S High School Language Arts teacher Josh Vick’s mother, who was diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer in 1995 when Josh was 15 years old. She died six years later after she was told she would live six months.
C-S, now 3-11, has lost five straight games.
Colon outscored C-S in each of the four quarters and outrebounded the Panthers by a 37-25 margin including a 12-7 figure under the offensive boards.
Colon also enjoyed the upper hand in floor shooting percentage, finishing at 47 percent (26-55) overall from the floor including a 5-for-21 mark from three-point range.
C-S’ combined two and three-point shooting percentage from the floor was 37 percent (15-41).
Colon enjoyed quarter leads of 17-14, 31-25 and 50-35.
Tye Chambers, who had six rebounds, was the lone Panther to reach double figures in scoring with 13 points.
Colon 17 14 19 18 - 68
Climax-Scotts 14 11 10 6 - 41
Dane Sattler 5, Maddox Wyman 8, Blake Wechsler 3, Nyle Sattler 6, Tye Chambers 13, Liam LaSala 6
Free throws: C-S 7-18/Colon 12-17
3-point baskets: C-S 4 (Dane Sattler 1, Blake Wechsler 1, Nyle Sattler 1, Tye Chambers 1)/Colon 5 (J. West 3, B. Morrell 2)
C-S Stat Leaders
Rebounds: Tye Chambers 6, Liam LaSala 5, Nyle Sattler 5
Assists: Dane Sattler 4
Steals: Nyle Sattler 3, Dane Sattler 3
Blocked Shots: Dane Sattler 1
St. Phil Closes Strong to Top Panthers
Battle Creek St. Philip closed the game strong to register a 69-51 win over the Climax-Scotts varsity boys basketball team February 4 at Battle Creek St. Phil.
C-S suffered its fourth straight loss for the second time this season.
The Panthers trailed St. Phil by a 49-38 count entering the fourth quarter, but the home team outscored C-S 20-13 in the final frame to secure the win.
St. Phil led by a 15-6 count after one quarter but C-S pulled to within 27-20 at halftime.
Maddox Wyman led a trio of Panthers in double figure scoring with 16 points. Tye Chambers added 15 points and Liam LaSala pitched in with 10 points.
Climax-Scotts 6 14 18 13 - 51
B.C. St. Philip 15 12 22 20 - 69
Dane Sattler 3, Maddox Wyman 16, Blake Wechsler 1, Tye Chambers 15, Liam LaSala 10, Nyle Sattler 6
Free throws: C-S 18-31/B.C. St. Phil 10-18
3-point baskets: C-S 1 (Dane Sattler 1/B.C. St. Phil 7 (J. Dzwik 6, Lincoln Dzwik 1)
Career high
Climax-Scotts High School senior Holly Talbert (second from right) was recognized February 6 for scoring her 1000th career point. Holly is pictured with (left to right) C-S coach Chip Paddock, and Holly’s parents, Josh and Kari Talbert.
(Photo by Paula Reitz)
Full lineup helps Lady Panthers to win
After a stretch of games of having regulars out of the lineup, the Climax-Scotts girls varsity basketball team enjoyed a full roster the last three games, helping the Lady Panthers to three wins.
C-S, now 11-5, pushed its winning streak to four games with a 51-32 win over Union City February 9, a 64-25 win over Colon February 6, and a 42-29 victory over Battle Creek St. Philip February 4.
Senior starter Sophie Braithwaite, who has been sidelined since a December 30 loss to Galesburg-Augusta, returned to the lineup in C-S’ win over St. Phil. Senior starter Holly Talbert returned from a brief one game absence against Athens because of a knee injury, in the win over Gobles.
While the Lady Panthers relied on strong defense in the three most recent wins, the offense has started to click as well.
The Panthers held Union City to single digits in three out of four quarters February 9.
C-S led by a 22-17 margin at halftime, but took charge in the fourth quarter when Holly Talbert scored seven points and freshman Alyse Langs added six, helping the visitors to a 39-26 advantage entering the fourth quarter.
The Lady Panther defense made sure there was no comeback, holding the Chargers to four points in the fourth quarter.
C-S enjoyed a strong shooting effort from the floor, making 47.7 percent of all of its floor attempts including a 19-for-37 (51.3 percent) effort from two-point range
Talbert, who was 4-for-7 from two-point range and knocked down two three-point baskets, led the team with 15 points and Langs pitched in with 10 points.
Climax-Scotts 13 9 17 12 - 51
Union City 11 6 9 6 - 32
Kendal Reitz 8, Alyse Langs 10, Sophie Braithwaite 6, Kyla Etheridge 1, Holly Talbert 15, Annabelle Edwards 6, Addy Reeves 5
Free throws: C-S 7-17/Union City 8-20
3-point baskets: C-S 2 (Holly Talbert 2)/Union City 2 (Ellie Williams 1, Nala Payne 1)
C-S Stat Leaders
Rebounds: Addy Reeves 10, Kendal Reitz 6. Sophie Braithwaite 6, Annabelle Edwards 4, Holly Talbert 4
Assists: Holly Talbert 2, Sophie Braithwaite 2, Ashlynn Gilbert 2, Kendal Reitz 2
Steals: Kendal Reitz 2
C-S Clicks at Both Ends of Court in Win Over Colon
The Climax-Scotts girls varsity basketball team looked sharp at both ends of the court in a 64-25 win over Colon February 6 at C-S High School.
C-S came up with 22 steals and distributed the ball well at the offensive end, finishing with 16 assists.
Colon struggled against the tough C-S defense in the first half, managing just one basket in the first quarter when the home team took a 20-2 lead after one quarter. Colon made just one three-point basket from the floor in the second quarter (Colon scored eight more points from the free throw line), leading to a 42-13 C-S lead at halftime.
Both teams struggled offensively in the third quarter, with the Lady Panthers enjoying a 48-16 lead after three quarters.
C-S shot 50 percent (23-46) from two-point range and 2-5 from distance.
C-S coach Chip Paddock received a balanced scoring effort, as three Panthers reached double figures in scoring.
Holly Talbert, who was 6-for-10 from two-point range, led C-S in scoring with 17 points.
Kendal Reitz, who was 5-for-8 on two-point attempts, stuffed the stat sheet with 14 points, four rebounds, six assists and six steals.
Freshman Alyse Langs added 11 points.
Colon 2 11 3 9 - 25
Climax-Scotts 20 22 6 16 - 64
Kendal Reitz 14, Sophie Braithwaite 6, Kyla Etheridge 2, Alyse Langs 11, Chloe Czuk 3, Addy Reeves 5, Annabelle Edwards 4, Ashlynn Gilbert 2, Holly Talbert 17
Free throws: C-S 14-17/Colon 9-14
3-point baskets: C-S 2 (Sophie Braithwaite 1, Alyse Langs 1)/Colon 4 (Madi Kulpinski 2, Ruby Bover 2
C-S Stat Leaders
Rebounds: Annabelle Edwards 6, Holly Talbert 5, Addy Reeves 4, Ashlynn Gilbert 4, Kendal Reitz 4
Assists: Kendal Reitz 6, Holly Talbert 5, Annabelle Edwards 3
Steals: Kendal Reitz 6, Ashlynn Gilbert 4, Annabelle Edwards 4, Addy Reeves 3, Holly Talbert 3
C-S, now 11-5, pushed its winning streak to four games with a 51-32 win over Union City February 9, a 64-25 win over Colon February 6, and a 42-29 victory over Battle Creek St. Philip February 4.
Senior starter Sophie Braithwaite, who has been sidelined since a December 30 loss to Galesburg-Augusta, returned to the lineup in C-S’ win over St. Phil. Senior starter Holly Talbert returned from a brief one game absence against Athens because of a knee injury, in the win over Gobles.
While the Lady Panthers relied on strong defense in the three most recent wins, the offense has started to click as well.
The Panthers held Union City to single digits in three out of four quarters February 9.
C-S led by a 22-17 margin at halftime, but took charge in the fourth quarter when Holly Talbert scored seven points and freshman Alyse Langs added six, helping the visitors to a 39-26 advantage entering the fourth quarter.
The Lady Panther defense made sure there was no comeback, holding the Chargers to four points in the fourth quarter.
C-S enjoyed a strong shooting effort from the floor, making 47.7 percent of all of its floor attempts including a 19-for-37 (51.3 percent) effort from two-point range
Talbert, who was 4-for-7 from two-point range and knocked down two three-point baskets, led the team with 15 points and Langs pitched in with 10 points.
Climax-Scotts 13 9 17 12 - 51
Union City 11 6 9 6 - 32
Kendal Reitz 8, Alyse Langs 10, Sophie Braithwaite 6, Kyla Etheridge 1, Holly Talbert 15, Annabelle Edwards 6, Addy Reeves 5
Free throws: C-S 7-17/Union City 8-20
3-point baskets: C-S 2 (Holly Talbert 2)/Union City 2 (Ellie Williams 1, Nala Payne 1)
C-S Stat Leaders
Rebounds: Addy Reeves 10, Kendal Reitz 6. Sophie Braithwaite 6, Annabelle Edwards 4, Holly Talbert 4
Assists: Holly Talbert 2, Sophie Braithwaite 2, Ashlynn Gilbert 2, Kendal Reitz 2
Steals: Kendal Reitz 2
C-S Clicks at Both Ends of Court in Win Over Colon
The Climax-Scotts girls varsity basketball team looked sharp at both ends of the court in a 64-25 win over Colon February 6 at C-S High School.
C-S came up with 22 steals and distributed the ball well at the offensive end, finishing with 16 assists.
Colon struggled against the tough C-S defense in the first half, managing just one basket in the first quarter when the home team took a 20-2 lead after one quarter. Colon made just one three-point basket from the floor in the second quarter (Colon scored eight more points from the free throw line), leading to a 42-13 C-S lead at halftime.
Both teams struggled offensively in the third quarter, with the Lady Panthers enjoying a 48-16 lead after three quarters.
C-S shot 50 percent (23-46) from two-point range and 2-5 from distance.
C-S coach Chip Paddock received a balanced scoring effort, as three Panthers reached double figures in scoring.
Holly Talbert, who was 6-for-10 from two-point range, led C-S in scoring with 17 points.
Kendal Reitz, who was 5-for-8 on two-point attempts, stuffed the stat sheet with 14 points, four rebounds, six assists and six steals.
Freshman Alyse Langs added 11 points.
Colon 2 11 3 9 - 25
Climax-Scotts 20 22 6 16 - 64
Kendal Reitz 14, Sophie Braithwaite 6, Kyla Etheridge 2, Alyse Langs 11, Chloe Czuk 3, Addy Reeves 5, Annabelle Edwards 4, Ashlynn Gilbert 2, Holly Talbert 17
Free throws: C-S 14-17/Colon 9-14
3-point baskets: C-S 2 (Sophie Braithwaite 1, Alyse Langs 1)/Colon 4 (Madi Kulpinski 2, Ruby Bover 2
C-S Stat Leaders
Rebounds: Annabelle Edwards 6, Holly Talbert 5, Addy Reeves 4, Ashlynn Gilbert 4, Kendal Reitz 4
Assists: Kendal Reitz 6, Holly Talbert 5, Annabelle Edwards 3
Steals: Kendal Reitz 6, Ashlynn Gilbert 4, Annabelle Edwards 4, Addy Reeves 3, Holly Talbert 3
Strong Defense Helps C-S to Win over St. Phil
Strong defense over the final three quarters and crisp shooting from the floor helped the Climax-Scotts girls varsity basketball team to a 42-29 win over Battle Creek St. Philip February 4 at Battle Creek St. Philip.
C-S took a 13-11 lead into the second quarter, but held the home team to single digit scoring in each of the final three quarters.
The Lady Panthers held a 33-25 lead after three quarters but held the Tigers to a pair of free throws and one basket from the floor in the fourth quarter.
C-S shot a warm 44 percent overall from the floor, including a 3-for-8 effort from distance.
Holly Talbert, who was 7-for-12 from two-point range and knocked down a pair of triples, led C-S in scoring with 20 points.
Ashlynn Gilbert pulled down seven rebounds and Kendal Reitz handed out five assists.
Climax-Scotts 13 10 10 9 - 42
B.C. St. Philip 11 8 6 4 - 29
Kendal Reitz 4, Alyse Langs 7, Sophie Braithwaite 4, Holly Talbert 20, Ashlynn Gilbert 2, Annabelle Edwards 3, Addy Reeves 2
Free throws: C-S 3-8/B.C. St. Philip 11-14
3-point baskets: C-S 2 (Holly Talbert 2, Alyse Langs 1)/B.C. St. Phil 0
C-S Stat Leaders
Rebounds: Ashlynn Gilbert 7, Alyse Langs 5, Holly Talbert 5, Annabelle Edwards 4
Assists: Kendal Reitz 5
Steals: Holly Talbert 3
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