By Katie Teachout
The Journal 

Broncos fall to Colton Wildcats

 

Last updated 6/3/2021 at 8:58am

Katie Teachout

Janaye Wilkie puts in two points for the Broncos, bringing the score to 15-20 in the Wildcats' favor early in the second quarter.

RITZVILLE – The Lind-Ritzville-Sprague ladies lost a home game to Colton by just three points Tuesday, May 25.

Grace Fedie hit a three-point shot in the last seconds to close the gap 49-52.

The Wildcats, despite their smaller size, sunk 11 three-point shots. For the Broncos, Dakota Killian, who led in scoring with 15 points, hit one three-pointer; Fedie, with eight points total, put in two; and Julia Klein, with 10 points, put in one.

Also scoring 10 points for the Broncos was Julia Klein. Sydney Kinch scored six points.

Colton Head Coach Clark Vining said he was used to teams being taller. "Pretty much every team we play has got more size. That's why we play the style we play, so we can compete against teams that are a little bit bigger than us," Vining said. His daughter, senior Rylee Vining, was her team's top scorer, with 22 points; five of which were three-pointers.

"They're quick," Bronco Head Coach Steve Wellsandt said. "They shoot the lights out for 3's, and we knew that going in. But the kids, having not ever played them before, I think they just didn't realize how far out they could shoot the ball. When they get on a roll, they can really get on a roll."

Wellsandt said overall, he was pleased with the game.

"I love the way our kids fought back. We got it down to a 3-point ball game, and I'm really proud of them for getting that done," Wellsandt said. "Offensively, we were much better tonight. If we'd played like that against Kettle Falls, we wouldn't have gotten beat up there."

The Broncos lost that game by just two points.

Wellsandt said he also saw improvement in free throws Tuesday night.

"We got the ball inside better tonight. We took advantage of that, I thought, and that was something we were trying to do," Wellsandt said. "So we keep getting better."

Wellsandt said he was looking forward to actually getting some practices in.

"We're going to get three practice days, instead of just games. We've had five games in seven days with just three practices in between," Wellsandt said. "So it'll be nice to get three days in a row. That will be beneficial to us."

The girls' and boys' home game against Davenport originally scheduled for Friday, May 28, was re-scheduled to June 7.

The Broncos were scheduled to travel to Spokane for a match against St. George's Saturday, May 29, and to Liberty June 1. Their next home games are scheduled for June 11 and 12.

Author Bio

Katie Teachout, Editor

Katie Teachout is the editor of The Ritzville Adams County Journal. Previously, she worked as a reporter at The Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle, the Oroville Gazette-Tribune, Northern Kittitas County Tribune and the Methow Valley News. She is a graduate of Western Washington University.

 

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