The Saints’ Kristen Olsen (24) scored a career high 21 points to lead St. Ignace over Rudyard in the Straits Area Conference opener Thursday, December 10. The St. Ignace Saints opened their Straits Area Conference schedule with a 66-22 win over the Rudyard Bulldogs at LaSalle High School Thursday, December 10.

The Saints offense was led by Kristen Olsen with career high 21 points and Mallory LaLonde with 17 points and combined for eight threepoint field goals. The St. Ignace defense held the Bulldogs scoreless until the 5:31 mark of the second quarter.

St. Ignace, 3-1 on the season, led 31-0 after the first eight minutes and held a 51-7-halftime advantage before both teams scored 15 points in the running-clock second half, which is used in games with a 35-point lead.

Saints statistics: Kristen Olsen, 21 points, three treys, six rebounds, three steals; Mallory LaLonde, 17 points, five triples, three steals; Nicole Elmblad, 13 points, eight steals, six rebounds, six assists; Grace Wheeler, nine points, five rebounds, three steals; Sarah Cullip, four points, three rebounds, three steals, three assists; Samantha Radecki, two points, four rebounds; Anna St. Andrew, two steals, two assists.

Mallory LaLonde St. Ignace Bulldogs statistics: Emily Jeffreys, nine points; Leah Wallis, five points; Rebecca Malaski, four points; Leah Jarvie, three points; Brittany Brown, one point.

Saints Down Bulldogs

in JV Game

The St. Ignace Saints defeated the Rudyard Bulldogs in the junior varsity game 34-31 Thursday, December 10.

Saints statistics: Kayla Fulgenzi, 14 points; Lori Luepnitz, seven points; Samantha Gugin, six points; Lauren Goldthorpe, two points; Alexa Thibault, one point.

Jessica Graham Brimley Bulldogs statistics: Hunter Perry, 11 points; Morgan Zeeryp and Megan Trotter, six points; Dominique Tremblay, five points; Kayla Coffey, two points; Ashlee Bonnee, one point.

Balanced Offense Lifts

Panthers Over Trojans

Nine players scored for the Pickford Panthers during a 66-43 Eastern Upper Peninsula Conference (EUPC) win over the Cedarville Trojans at the John Duncan Gymnasium in Cedarville Friday, December 11.

"I was pleased with our balanced offense," said Panthers Coach Paul Griffin.

The Panthers, 2-1 overall and 1-0 in the EUPC, led 18-12 after the first eight minutes and increased the margin to 39-28 at halftime after outscoring the Trojans 21-16 in the second quarter.

Pickford extended their lead to 56-35 after three quarters with a 16- 7 advantage and completed the game with a 10-8-scoring edge in the final eight minutes.

Darci Wilson DeTour Panthers statistics: Justine Hatfield, 16 points; Jenna Ledy, 12 points; Olivia Smith, nine points; Callie Smith, eight points; Abbie Andrzejak, seven points; Kristen Cline, six points; Kelcie Brown, four points; Amanda Felty and Marlee Michalski, two points.

Trojans statistics: Jillian Smith, 13 points; Hope Wittmus, 12 points; Kharizma Labinski, eight points; Holly Jaroche, five points; Mary Eberts, three points; Jordan Chisholm, two points.

Bays Down Eagles

in EUPC Overtime

The Engadine Eagles trailed by 17 points and fought back to send the game into overtime tied at 40 before the visiting Brimley Bays held a 9-3 margin in the extra four minutes to post a 49-43 Eastern Upper Peninsula Conference win Friday, December 11.

The Bays held an 11-9 scoring edge after the first eight minutes and outscored the Eagles 12-2 in the second quarter for a 23-11 halftime lead.

The Eagles outscored the Bays 29-17 in the second half that included an 11-8 advantage

in the third quarter and 18-9 in the final eight minutes to send the game into overtime.

Eagles’ statistics: Krista Metcalf, 21 points; Morgan MacArthur and Kacie Rutledge, seven points; Elisa Hobbs, six points, nine rebounds; Lynzee Bigelow, two points.

Bays statistics: Jessica Graham, 15 points; Sydney Beaune, nine points; Stephanie Lynn, eight points; Cortney Wilson, six points; Becca Carruthers, five points; Lynnette Carrick, four points; Cassie Wilcox, two points.

Defense Lifts Eagles

Over Rockets

The Engadine Eagles held the host Rapid River Rockets to eight first half points en route to a 54-30 non-conference win Tuesday, December 8.

The Eagles led 8-4 after the first eight minutes and 26-8 at halftime before holding a 28-22 scoring edge in the second half. The one negative factor for the Eagles was making just four of 21 from the free throw line.

Eagles statistics: Krista Metcalf, 20 points; Elisa Hobbs, 11 points; Morgan MacArthur, nine points; Kayla Miller, six points; Jessica Davis, four points; Kacie Rutledge, three points; Lynzee Bigelow, two points.

Raiders 3-0

After Win

The DeTour Raiders improved to 3-0 on the season with an easy 48-6 home nonconference win over the Wolverine Wildcats Monday, December 7.

Raiders statistics: Darci Wilson, 20 points; Kiah Barbeaux, nine points; Bailey Miller, Nicole Melcer, six points; Abby Stocking, four points.

Comets Fall to Hornets

The Mackinaw City Comets fell to the Pellston Hornets 58-22 Wednesday, December 2.

Comets statistics: Kristina Heilman, eight points; Mollie Frye, six points; Jennifer Jaenicke and Jessica Sefton, four points.