Great finish to Garrett Sectional!

IHSAA Sectional #22 at Garrett was a classic sectional tournament. I am sure it was one of the best, if not the best, in the state. On Tuesday, we had an overtime game and a buzzer beater. Friday we had another game down to the wire and the championship game tonight was no different.

Concordia was down 20 -28 with a little less than 2 minutes to go in the game. I figured if they had only scored 20 points in 30 minutes of game time, there was no way they would score 8 points in 2 minutes. I was wrong. The Lady Cadets stormed back to tie the game 32-32 at the end of regulation. The 4 minute overtime was all Concordia. Leo couldn't put the ball in the bucket and Concordia won 43-35. Leo only scored 3 points in overtime.

The Lady Cadets will travel to Bellmont next Saturday to take on Hamilton Heights in the Noon game of the Regional tournament.

I just want to say a BIG thank you to all the great Garrett workers. It is so hard to work a game when your own team isn't playing. But the Railroader faithful, did a wonderful job hosting the tournament. I can't begin to tell you how many compliments I got for the tournament. That doesn't have anything to do with me. It has EVERYTHING to do with Great Help! Thanks Garrett! We get to do it all again for the boys in a couple weeks!

What at team! What a great program!

It was a privilege watching the Lady Railroaders during this season.  With the loss of long time Coach Dan Feagler and assistant Craig Kelham, most people would look at this as a rebuilding year. But, Coach Lapadot and our wonderful 3 seniors had different thoughts. We had another great season. Even with moving up to class 3A, we proved tonight that we can play with anyone. The Garrett Sectional has 3 state ranked teams, but we didn't let that intimidate us. We eventually fell in Overtime to Leo by the score of 54-52.
This game was everything it was built up to be. It was a battle. The Garrett "Fifth Man" was a big part of our effort tonight. I would match our fans and student section against anyone, anywhere, anytime. With their support and or senior leadership this was a classic matchup. We shot 42% from the field and 71% from the 3point line. Leo shot 40% across the board.  Laura Moynahan did a great job holding Keeana Gary of Leo to only 12 points. That was Laura's only job and she played it perfectly. Jordyn Knott also had a magnificent night with the double double (12 points and 11 rebounds). She also kept Gary in check. Katie DePew had 14 points and 6 assists. Her leadership during this game and the entire season will be missed next year. I am not sure I have seen anyone as competitive or anyone who lays it all on the line every single game, like she does.

Then you have Brandi Dawson. She was possessed. Her effort was phenomenal. She had 21 points, 12 rebounds, and 3 blocked shots. She's only a sophomore!

Congrats to the entire team on a great season and the continuation of a Proud Railroader Program. Thank you to the Coaching staff for all their hours and the athletes for their dedication. We are Proud no matter what! Now I can't wait 'til next year.

This Week at GHS!

The IHSAA Girls Basketball Sectional Tournament Headlines this week at GHS. But, that's not the only event on the schedule.

The Sectional Games begin on Tuesday Night in the Paul Bateman Gymnasium. The first game sets the stage for all the other games as the Lady Railroaders take on ACAC Rivals Leo. That game will begin at 6pm on Tuesday. It will be followed by the Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger vs Woodlan game. That game will start at approximately 7:30pm.

We expect a large crowd at the games. You can use one of 3 entrances to get into the gym. All the gates will open at 5pm. I expect the Garrett Middle School entrance to be the best entrance to use. Remember, you can NOT use your Big Train Tickets. Single Game cost is $6.00. To purchase tickets for the entire tournament, the cost is just $10. Seating in the gym will also be different than normal. So, you may not be able to sit in your regular seats. We will divide the gym equally for all 4 teams.

This is one of the Best Sectionals in the Area and our Lady Railroaders have a great chance to earn their first ever 3A Sectional Title. Good Luck Ladies!

Between the Sectional games, we will host another Regular Season Boys game on Thursday Night. Garrett will host the Patriots of Heritage High School on Thursday. The JV game will begin at 6pm. REmember, there is no Freshman game. The Varsity game will start at approximately 7:30pm.

On Friday Night the winner of the Garrett vs Leo game will take on Sectional Favorite Angola. That game will tip off at 6:00pm. The winner of the Dwenger vs Woodlan game will play in the second game against Concordia.

The Championship game will be held on Saturday Night at 7:30pm.

Also, on Saturday, 4 Garrett Wrestlers will travel to FOrt Wayne and the Memorial Coliseum to compete in the Semi-State Wrestling Tournament. Good Luck to Hayden Lee, Brayden Moreau, Austin Gibson, and Travis Carunchia.

Railroader Split with the Knights!

The Lady Railroaders absolutely dominated a good East Noble team tonight on Senior Night! The final score was 48-24. The Lady Railroaders forced 17 turnovers, out rebounded East Noble 25 to 14, and out shot the Lady Knights 58% to 25%.  Senior Katie DePew was on a mission tonight. She led the team with 17 points, 6 assists, 6 rebounds, and 6 steals.  Laura Moynahan was 5 of 7 from the field and had 11 points. Brandi Dawson also had 11 points. The 3rd senior Jordyn Knott added 7 points, 5 rebounds, and a blocked shot.

We are SOOOOO very proud of these girls and their accomplishments. We will dearly miss them.

The Boys team battled East Noble throughout the game, but couldn't get enough shots to fall when it counted. We ended up losing 45-39. We would make a charge, take the lead, and then fall back again. But, we never gave up and battled the compete game tonight, fighting for every  possession.  Drake Landes fought for 16 hard earned points and Todd Frickey added 10 for the Railroaders.  We had 14 turnovers to just 5 for East Noble.

Next up on the Schedule is the IHSA Girls Sectional tournament. The Railroaders open the tournament with a BIG game against Leo. Tuesday Nights second game is Bishop Dwenger taking on the Lady Warriors of Woodlan High School.

The Boys will see action again next Thursday Night vs Heritage. This is the last ACAC Conference game of the year. The game will also be played at Home . Good Luck G-Men!

This Week at GHS!

This week:

Thursday -- Varsity / JV Basketball vs East Noble -- This is a really busy night at GHS. We are Hoop'in it up for Health Care in support of St. Martins. There is a dinner before the games, hoop shoot at halftime of the jv game and the girls varsity game. There is also a bake sale. ALL of these events are to support Garrett's very own St. Martins. We will also honor the Senior Girls Basketball players at halftime of the Varsity Boys game.  Here is the game schedule:

5:00 pm -- JV girls (Bateman Gym) and JV boys (Middle School Gym)

6:15 pm (approx.) -- Varsity Girls (Bateman Gym)

7:45 pm (approx.) -- Varsity Boys (Bateman Gym)

Friday -- NO GAMES

Saturday -- IHSAA Regional Wrestling at Carroll High School begins at 9:00 am -- We have 7 wrestlers competing for a chance to make it to Semi-State. Those wrestlers are: Hayden Lee, Austin Gibson, Brayden Moreau, Travis Carunchia, Austun McCray, Kyle Lanning, and Gabe Gunion.

Also, Saturday, The Boys Basketball team travels to Churubusco to take on the Eagles. The JV game begins at 6pm followed by the Varsity at approximately 7:30.  Good Luck Railroaders!

Saturday Winners!

The wrestling team had a great day at Carroll High School in the IHSAA Wrestling Tournament. Hayden Lee was the lone Railroader Champion. But we Qualified 7 for the next round (Regionals) in the tournament.

Taking 2nd place  were Brayden Moreau and Austin Gibson. Travis Carunchia finished 3rd while Kyle Lanning, Gabe Gunion, and Austun McCray were 4th.  All-in-All this was a good day for the Garrett Wrestling Program. I believe the most qualifiers we've ever had was 8.  Coach Fielden and his staff have done a great job getting this team to improve throughout the season.  It's not oner yet. The Railroader Matmen will once again make the trip up Highway 3 to Carroll next Saturday.

Good Luck!

Also, tonight the Lady Railroaders ended the ACAC season with another big victory defeating Heritage in Monroeville. The game was never really in question as the final was 44-32.

This was a very physical game all night. That started with the JV game and went all the way throughout the varsity contest. Once again, the great Lady Railroader Defense did a great job. The Lady Patriots shot only 22% from the field for the game. Garrett didn't shoot like we wanted to but it was double that of Heritage. The Lady Railroaders shot 42%.  Garrett was led by Brandi Dawson with 16 points and Katie DePew with 15. Both Jordyn Knott and Brandi had 9 rebounds. Jordyn also had a great night swatting the ball. She had 5 blocked shots. That is really good to see. If we had shot our free throws better (52%) we would have won by an even larger margin.

DON FORGET! The IHSAA Girls Sectional draw is tomorrow night. Can't wait to see what the Sectional Layout will be!

On a side note : The Railroader Band had 45 ISSMA State Qualifiers today! Congrats to Mr. Marlow and the band.

Battle for County goes to Lady Railroaders!

Great win tonight for the Lady Railroaders tonight, defeating the Eastside Lady Blazers 52-26. The girls held Eastside to just 31% shooting from the field. They forced 20 Eastside turnovers and really dominated the game from start to finish. So, the Defense was good, but the offense was even better. The team shot 63% from the field and 89% from the free throw line. Brandi Dawson shot 86% from the field and Katie DePew shot 75%. Katie DePew was also 4 for 4 from the charity stripe and Emily Somers was 4 of 5. We had 9 people add to the score. While Eastside had only 5 girls put the ball in the hoop.

This is a great win for the girls as we begin to prepare for the push to the end of the season. The IHSAA Girls Basketball Draw will be held THIS Sunday evening. Garrett will host the girls sectional this year. It will be very competitive and great basketball in the Paul Bateman Gym.  But, first we need to travel to Heritage High School on Saturday to play the Lady Patriots. Good Luck Ladies!

This week in GHS Sports!

The Wrestlers are the first to enter the Winter IHSAA Tournament season. The wrestlers will travel to Carroll High School for the IHSAA Sectional Wrestling Tournament this Saturday!. Wrestling will begin at 8am. The Railroaders will face the top wrestlers from:

Carroll (Fort Wayne), Churubusco, Columbia City, Eastside, Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, Fort Wayne North Side, Fort Wayne Northrop, Leo, and Whitko.

Good Luck Wrestlers.

The Girls Basketball team will host Eastside in a WEDNESDAY night game this coming Wednesday. The JV will tip-off at 6pm followed by the Varsity at approximately 7:30pm. Then the girls will travel to Heritage High School to finish the ACAC regular season. That game will be played this coming Saturday Night starting at 6pm (JV)

The Boys Basketball teams will travel to Bluffton to take on a very good Tiger program. The Freshman will start at 5pm, JV will play at approximately 6:15 and the Varsity at approximately 7:45.  

Good Luck to all the teams as we end the month of January and head toward the end of the winter season!

Great Saturday.....................For Some!

The Garrett Wrestling team continued to improve today on the way to a 4th place finish in the ACAC Wrestling Tournament. The Railroaders were only two points behind 3rd place Leo. The meet was won by Adams Central and the other Adams County team, South Adams, placed 2nd.

The Railroaders had 3 champions for the day. Hayden Lee won the 106 lb. weight class, Brayden Moreau won the 138 lb. weight class, and Austin Gibson was the champion of the 195 lb weight class defeating a great sophomore wrestler from South Adams (My grandson - Klayton Hinshaw).

The Railroader team has made major improvements throughout the season and we are excited about the upcoming IHSAA tournament series!

Here are the rest of the Railroader Placers:

Garrett Placers
1st- Hayden Lee 106
1st- Brayden Moreau 138
1st- Austin Gibson 195
2nd- Austun McCray 132
3rd- Kyle Lanning 152
3rd- Gabe Gunion 160
4th- Dustin Alwine 126
4th- August Novy 145
4th- Jake DenHartigh 285
5th- Travis Carunchia 220
6th- Bo Davis 170

The Girls Basketball team defeated a feisty Lady Raider team by the score of 48-44. The Railroaders dominated the first quarter. But, after Senior Jordyn Knott went down with an ankle injury, the Lady Raiders won the last 3 quarters. The final outcome was determined at the free throw line. Alaina Creager and Katie Depew hit some key free throws to finish with the 4 point victory.  Brandy had 19 points and Katie DePew had 14 points. Katie was  8 out of 10 from the Charity Stripe.

I haven't gotten the Boys Stats yet but the Raiders defeated the Railroaders on a really bad night for Garrett. Garrett was just out played in this game. They out rebounded us, out shot us, and out hustled us on both ends of the court. I don't need a stat sheet to tell that.  So, we put it behind us and work toward next weeks game at Bluffton. The schedule doesn't get any easier! Roll Big Train!

Boys BBall still in hunt for ACAC title + Big Saturday!

Despite the Crazy WInter weather outside, the Bateman gym was warm and friendly for the Railroaders Basketball team. The Railroader Boys team defeated South Adams 62-44 for a big ACAC win. The Boys are now 2-2 in the ACAC and 6-5 overall.

Logan Casselman led the Railroaders with 20 points, Drake Landes had 18 points, and Brandon Porter had 10 points.  Logan had a great night shooting. He has such a great shot and it was good to see them finally go though the net. We kept the turnovers down below double digits and we so much more patient offensively. We made better decisions and the outcome will always follow when that happens.

The top teams in the ACAC still have to battle, Bluffton, Adams Central,  and Leo still have to play each others so, we are still in the hunt for a Championship. It is entirely possible for the ACAC champs to have to losses.

The Railroaders get another chance tomorrow as the Boys and Girls travel to Southern Wells to take on the Raiders. The JV teams tip off at 5pm. The Girls Varsity will start at approximately 6:15 and the Boys Varsity will probably start at 7:45.

ALSO, The wrestlers travel to AC for the Conference tournament. REMEMBER THE START TIME WAS MOVED TO 11AM due to weather. 

GHS Winter Sports hit the Home Stretch!

The ACAC Basketball tournament is a thing of the past. Now we head down the Home Stretch of the winter sports season.

Wednesday Night -- Wrestling Senior Night -- We will honor the Senior Wrestlers in the Bateman Gym Wednesday night when the Railroaders conclude the regular season against the Columbia City Eagles. Wrestling will begin at 6:30pm. Parents should be in the gym by no later than 6:30.

Thursday Night - The Boys Freshman Basketball team will host the Eastside Blazers in the Ober Gym. Tip-off is at 6:30pm.

Friday Night - The Freshman, JV, and Varsity Boys Basketball teams will host the Starfires of South Adams High School. The Freshman and JV will tip-off at 6pm. The freshman game will be played in the Middle School gym.  Also on this Night Alliance Industries is hosting a dinner before the game.  This is a great cause. More information will be posted later this week.

Saturday - The ACAC Wrestling tournament will take place at Adams Central High School. Wrestling will begin at 9am. Some out and support our Great Wrestling Program.

Saturday - The JV and Varsity Boys and Girls Basketball teams will travel to Poneto, Indiana to take on the Southern Wells Basketball Teams. The JV Boys and Girls will tip-off at 5pm. The Varsity Girls game will start at approximately 6:15pm. The Boys Varsity game will start at approximately 7:45pm.

Good Luck to the Railroaders! Roll Big Train!

ACAC Championship Results

What a great day at the Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne. A great crowd witnessed 4 good basketball teams battle it out for ACAC bragging rights for 2012. In the first game the Southern Wells Lady Raiders never gave in to Goliath, but eventually fell to Leo by the score of 62-51. Jenna Beer earned MVP honors for the tournament and the great Southern Wells crowd took home the Allen County Sheriff's Sportsmanship Award.

In the Boys Championship, the battle was between Bluffton and Leo.  These are two really good teams and the game was great to watch. Bluffton took an early lead 17-2 but Leo ROARED back to lead at the Half 43-42. The 3rd and 4th quarters were back and forth until the final 3 minutes. Then Bluffton took over the game. Bluffton spread the floor and Leo couldn't mount a come back. The final outcome was Bluffton 87-Leo 75. Keith Cochran won the MVP and Heritage High School took the Sportsmanship award.

So, the 89th boys and 38th girls tournament is in the books. IT was great to see all the support and great championship crowd today.

At Halftime of the girls game, we honored Dan Feagler for his 16 years as Head Girls Basketball Coach at Garrett. We also recognized Woodlan's former Athletic Director, Denny Miesle, for his 35 years in educations. At Halftime of the boys game, we honored Stan Gilbert of Bluffton for his 45 year teaching career and Track/Cross Country coaching career.

ACAC semi-final Results

Southern Wells came from behind to defeat the Lady Patriots of Heritage High School 52-39. Southern Wells was down most of the game but dominated the fourth quarter outscoring Heritage 18-2. Southern Wells heads to the championship game on Saturday.

In the second game, Leo dominated Woodlan and won easily 69-43. That sets up the Girls Championship game on Saturday at 10:00am. Southern Wells vs Leo at the Memorial Coliseum!

ACAC Standings 1_11_12 +ACAC Tournament Info.

2011-12 ACAC Winter Standings

Boys Basketball

                                    Conf.

Adams Central           3-0

Bluffton                      3-0

Leo                              3-0

Heritage                     2-1

Garrett                        1-2

South Adams             0-3

Southern Wells          0-3

Woodlan                     0-3

Girls Basketball

                                    Conf.

Leo                              5-0

Garrett                        4-1

Southern Wells          4-1

Woodlan                     3-2

Heritage                     2-3

Adams Central           1-4

Bluffton                      1-4

South Adams             0-5

Wrestling

                                    Conf.

* Adams Central        7-0

South Adams             5-1

Woodlan                     5-2

Leo                              3-3

Garrett                        2-4

Heritage                     2-4

Southern Wells          1-4

Bluffton                      0-7

* round robin champions

ACAC Semi-Final  Schedule at the Coliseum:

Girls Semi-Finals - Tonight - 1_11_2012

                               Game #1 - 6:00pm             Heritage vs Southern Wells

                               Game #2 - 7:30pm             Woodlan vs Bluffton

Boys Semi-Finals - Thursday - 1_12_2012

                               Game #1 - 6:00pm             Heritage vs Bluffton

                               Game #2 - 7:30pm             South Adams vs Leo

Cost is $5 for each night.

One Play!

The girls fought a tough fight against Leo tonight. When you play a basketball game at Leo it's like going into hostile territory, really it's like that whenever you go on the road. This game was a battle. If you look at the stats and not the score, you can't tell who the winner was. Everything was close, shooting percentage, rebounds, turnovers, free throws, everything. When you have a game that close you can always look back at a single play and say "What if...?" The final score was Leo 40 - Garett 38.

Our coaches had a great game plan. Triangle and two covering the threats on Leo. Even their coaches commented about the great game plan. So when you look back on this game you have to say, what could have changed. We always can think about that last play. Did the clock get started on time? Should they have called an over the back foul? Did the shot get off in time? Most people look at the last play. But, what about the play a few seconds before. The ball bounced around on the rim and could have fallen in. If we make that 3 point play we win. If a charging call is changed to a block and we make a 3 point play, we win. If we eliminate just ONE of our turnovers, we win. If we just convert on a couple of our missed free throws, we win.

I am really proud of our girls and coaching staff. We were within one play oaf beating a very good team on their home court. Next Time and I hope their is a next time, we get to play them at home in the sectional. We should have gained some great confidence by our play tonight. Let's take this and look toward the first of February, in our gym, for a sectional championship. I can't wait.

ACAC Basketball and Wrestling Invitational - THIS WEEK AT GHS!

ACAC BOYS/GIRLS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

The ACAC tournament is a truly "Throwback" event. The Boys tournament is the second longest running tournament. It's second only to the IHSAA Sectional tournament. That's pretty good company. It's also throwback because of how it is supported by the ACAC communities. For 89 years this tournament has been a great display of whatt is GREAT about High School Athletics.

This week the Garrett Railroaders will give everything they have to win on Tuesday and make it to the Coliseum on Wednesday and Thursday. Here is the Schedule:

Tuesday - Girls and Boys play at Leo. The Girls will play first and tip-off at 6pm. The Boys game will follow the Girls game and start at approximately 7:30pm.

Wednesday - The Girls Semi-Finals will be played at the Allen County Memorial Coliseum. With a victory on Tuesday, the Girls would play the 7:30pm game on Wednesday.

Thursday - The Boys Semi-Finals will be played at the Coliseum. With a victory on Tuesday, they would also play the second game and tip-off at approximately 7:30pm.

Saturday - The ACAC Championship games will be played at the Memorial Coliseum on Saturday. The Girls would play at 10am. The Boys would play at 12noon.

Cost for all games are $5 each night. No Big Train tickets or conference passes will be accepted.

WRESTLING

The improving Railroader Wrestling team will travel to Heritage High School Friday Night for it's final ACAC regular season match. The wrestling will begin at 6:30pm.

Garrett Wrestling will host it's very first Wrestling Invitational this coming Saturday. The Bateman Gym will be site for 10 area teams to wrestle for both individual and team honors. Dekalb, Dwenger, East Noble, Garrett, Jay County, Lincolnview Ohio, Northrop, Norwell, Southside, and Wayne High Schools will all wrestle in this first Invitational at GHS. We have hosted the ACAC tournament on several occasions, and the middle school tournament also. But this will be the first ever regular season invitational. We are hoping this grows to at least 16 teams. If you are interested in watching great wrestling, come out to watch on Saturday. Wrestling begins at 9am.

We are looking forward to a great week at GHS. Good Luck Railroaders! Roll Big Train!

The Train is back on the Track!

The Girls Basketball team got their first win in 3 games tonight be defeating the Bluffton Lady Tigers tonight, 55-35. Even though we had a little bit of a slow start with a 7-6 lead at the end of the 1st quarter. We didn't panic and soon pulled away to get the victory. Brandi Dawson had a great game and really looked relaxed on the court. She had 24 points and shot 73% from the field. As a geam we had only 8 turnovers and most of those occurred at the end of the 4th quarter when their varsity was pressing our jv players. Katie DePew had 16 points, 2 of 3 three pointers, 5 assists, 6 rebounds, and a couple steals. She really had a great all around game.  We held Bluffton to just 33% shooting. That's the defense we have come to know and love.

Now all focus is on Leo. We have the game plan, the talent, the coaching staff, and the community support to go into Leo and win. Let's get behind the Lady Railroaders and travel to Leo on Tuesday to take on the always tough Lady Lions. This will be a real battle.

New Year Begins - This Week in GHS Sports!

Here we are starting another year. ALL GHS Athletic teams will jump into action by the end of the week. Here is the schedule.

Tuesday - Welcome back to School

Thursday - The GHS Wrestling team travels to Bluffton to take on the Tigers. Wrestling begins at 6:30pm. The Varsity, JV, and Freshman Boys Basketball teams host Central Noble. The JV and Freshman teams will take action at 6pm. The Varsity game should begin at approximately 7:30pm.

Friday - The Lady Railroaders will host the Lady Tigers of Bluffton High School at 6pm in the Bateman Gym.

Saturday - The Boys Basketball team will travel to Monroe, Indiana to take on the Adams Central Flying Jets. Once again the JV and Freshman teams will start the night at 6pm.

Good Luck Teams as the Winter Season continues!

Losses are tough on everybody!

I don't take losses like I should. I am way to competitive for my own good. When we lose to a team that's better than us, I can deal with that. On Wednesday, we should have beaten South Bend St. Joseph. But, they were like us. If we played them 50 times, we would win our share. Leo, Dekalb, Angola are all good teams. There's no shame in getting beat by a good team. The loss tonight was not one of those losses. As I was cleaning up after the game, Coach Clifford said the same thing. He hates to lose. Wether he's playing, coaching, or watching, he hates to lose.

The 4-11 New Haven Lady Bull Dogs out played the Lady Railroaders tonight and defeated us on our home floor 37-33. It was our 5th loss and New Havens 5th win. Neither team shot the lights out tonight. New Haven shot only 33% but the Lady Railroaders only shot 21% for the game. The only good news of the night is we only had 8 turnovers. But, we couldn't make a layup, or any other shot for that matter, if our lives depended on it. We only shot 58% from the Free Throw line.

It's going to take some time to forget about this one. Really, I hope we don't forget about it. We're a good team. But, if we don't play the game at our level of talent, ANYONE CAN BEAT US! I remember a sectional game a few years ago where we almost got beat by a team we were clearly better than. WE had to pull off the win with a little luck. Tonight, we didn't play well and we lost to a team we're clearly better than. We didn't get lucky this time.

So, what do we do now? It's up to the players and coaches. Every  win and every loss is a TEAM EXPERIENCE. Every player and coach own part of the loss tonight. Where do we go from here? We get our chance next Friday Night at home. Bluffton comes to the Bateman Gym. 

Gotta Finish!

The Lady Railroaders got a slow start tonight vs SB St. Joe. At halftime they trailed by 5, 30-25. But we came out strong in the 3rd Quarter and had a one point lead. The 4th quarter was back and forth with the Indians holding a 2 point lead 47-45 with just under a minute to play. The Lady Railroaders pulled down an important rebound and it looked like we would have a chance to tie the game again. After grabbing the rebound, we turned the ball over. That was the story for the night. The Lady Railroaders had 20 turnovers to just 10 for the visiting team. The last minute consisted of fouling and forcing shots to try to get the game back. With less than 20 seconds we had the lead down to 3 points. We had a couple looks. We just couldn't get them to fall. The final score was 53-47.

Besides the 20 turnovers, the Lady Railroaders had a pretty good night. Offensively we shot 20- of - 31 for 65%. SB St. Joe was 18 of 43 for only 47% . The Railroaders led in rebounds and free throw shooting.

Brandi Dawson and Katie Depew both had 16 points. Becca Oliver had 9. Becca also led the team with Laura Moynahan with 7 rebounds each.

The Lady Railroaders will host New Haven this Friday Night. JV begins at 6pm. Good Luck Ladies!