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NEWPORT — The Newport High School girls’ basketball team are out of the District 6 2B tournament after losing to Liberty last week.
Newport (5-17, 3-9) played Liberty from Spangle (13-10, 5-6) Saturday, Feb. 14 at West Valley, losing 43-31.
Liberty outscored Newport 12-2 in the first quarter, further pulling ahead 6-2 in the second quarter and 20-12 in the third quarter. Though Newport managed to outscore Liberty 15-5 in the fourth quarter, Liberty held onto their lead.
Grace Parry led Newport with 15 points. Emma Crabtree and Grace Keck, who both scored a 3-pointer, added 8 and 4 points. Sammi Tellessen added another 4 points.
Lady Spartans out of tournament
PRIEST RIVER — After they were defeated in a loser-out game against Orofino last week, the Priest River Lamanna High School girls’ basketball team is out of the 3A Central Idaho conference tournament.
Priest River (8-10, 2-7) visited Orofino (8-13, 5-4) Thursday, Feb. 12, losing 39-30.
Orofino outscored Priest River 10-1 in the first quarter, according to the Bonner County Daily Bee. Though Priest River caught up 9-11 in the second quarter, the Spartans were trailing 21-10 by intermission. Priest River kept pace with Orofino in the second half, even outscoring Orofino 10-8 in the fourth quarter, but Orofino led until the end of the game.
According to the Bonner County Daily Bee, Aleigha Jensen led Priest River with 11 points, including three 3-pointers. McKinley Burgess-Duquette added 9 points, while Haley Rice added 7 points and another 3-pointer.
Burgess-Duquette led in rebounds and blocks with 12 and two, as well as in assists alongside Haylee Jepson-Church. They had two assists each. Jepson- Church, with 1 point, led in steals with six.
Week seven brings out 27 shooters
NEWPORT – The Newport Gun Club had 27 shooters participate in week seven of the 10-week winter shoot. Here are results: 16 Yard: Mark Deinhardt 25, Ryan Deinhardt 25, Bud Leu 24, David Bradbury 24, Greg Seeber 23, Dan Willner 22, Pam Dienhardt 22, Bret Willner 22, Jayden Hunt 22, Tyson Schenk 22, Eric Hendrickson 22 and Arlyn Duncan 21.
Handicap: Pam Dienhardt 23, David Bradbury 22, Arlyn Duncan 21, Ryan Dienhardt 21, Jacob Willner 21, Roger Kelling 21, Bud Leu 20, Dale Maki 20, Jayden Hunt 20, Tyson Schenk 20 Doubles: David Bradbury 44, Tyson Schenk 38, Greg Seeber 37, Jim Rainey 27 Continental: Pam Dienhardt 23, Dale Maki 21, Mark Deinhardt 21, Micheal Compton 21, Bud Leu 21, Ryan Deinhardt 20, David Bradbury 20
