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WISCONSIN RAPIDS – Jenna Kibbel had 14 points and Hailey Zimmermann hit a pair of 3-pointers to help push the Columbus Catholic girls basketball team to a 52-33 win over Oshkosh Lourdes in the first round of the Cranberry Classic on Friday afternoon at Assumption High School.
Columbus Catholic (1-1) led 23-15 at halftime and held Lourdes to just six made baskets in the second half to pull away.
Zimmermann scored all nine of her points in the second half. Emmalee Jicinsky added eight points, and Meghan Kibbel and Maggie Callaghan each had seven for the Dons.
Molly Moore led Lourdes (0-2) with 10 points.
Columbus will play Shawano (2-0), a 59-51 winner over Wisconsin Rapids Assumption, in the championship game at 4:45 p.m. Saturday. Assumption (1-1) will take Lourdes in the consolation game at 12:15 p.m. Both games will be live-streamed at zaleskisports.com/live-sports.
Columbus Catholic lost its season opener at Phillips 65-36. Kelsey Moore had 12 points and Callaghan added 10 for the Dons.
Dons 52, Knights 33
Columbus Catholic 23 29 – 52
Oshkosh Lourdes 15 18 – 33
OSHKOSH LOURDES (33): Charley Mullen 0 0-2 0, Paige Droessler 2 2-2 6, Mackenzie Stelter 1 0-0 3, Mary Husman 1 0-0 3, Hope Burns 2 1-3 6, Madison Peerenboom 0 0-0 0, Olivia Nieka 1 0-0 2, Molly Moore 3 3-4 10, Canalle Clark 0 0-0 0, Nora Sommons 1 1-2 3. FG: 11. FT: 7-13. 3-pointers: 4 (Stelter 1, Husman 1, Burns 1, Moore 1). Fouls: 17. Fouled out: none. Record: 0-2.
COLUMBUS CATHOLIC (52): Maggie Callaghan 1 4-4 7, Hailey Zimmermann 3 1-2 9, Mira Torbey 0 0-0 0, Emmalee Jicinsky 4 0-0 8, Meghan Kibbel 2 1-4 7, Kelsey Moore 1 0-0 3, Ayana Bousum 0 0-0 0, Lily Stratman 0 0-0 0, Erynn Meece 1 0-1 2, Raella Schueller 2 0-0 4, Jenna Kibbel 7 0-3 14. FG: 17. FT: 6-14. 3-pointers: 4 (Zimmermann 2, Callaghan 1, Moore 1). Fouls: 16. Fouled out: none. Record: 1-1.
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Tuesday’s Game
Loggers 65, Dons 36
Columbus Catholic 6 30 – 36
Phillips 32 33 – 65
COLUMBUS CATHOLIC (36): Maggie Callaghan 3 3-4 10, Hailey Zimmermann 2 0-0 5, Mira Torbey 0 0-0 0, Emmalee Jicinsky 0 0-0 0, Meghan Kibbel 0 0-0 0, Kelsey Moore 4 0-0 12, Ayana Bousum 0 0-0 0, Lily Stratman 0 0-0 0, Erynn Meece 0 1-2 1, Raella Schueller 2 0-0 4, Jenna Kibbel 1 2-4 4. FG: 12. FT: 6-8. 3-pointers: 6 (Moore 4, Callaghan 1, Zimmermann 1). Fouls: 5. Fouled out: none. Record: 0-1.
PHILLIPS (65): Jensen Weik 2 0-0 5, Kacy Eggebrecht 4 3-3 12, Traley Haibert 0 0-0 0, Rachel Callow 5 0-0 12, Allie Ademaitis 1 2-2 4, Savanah Chuzles 0 0-0 0, Jada Eggebrecht 10 0-0 22, Branna Guzinski 0 0-0 0, Kendall Weik 3 0-0 6, Elsa Schuler 2 0-0 4, Soletz Kaster 0 0-0 0, Allison Kolawick 0 0-0 0. FG: 27. FT: 5-5. 3-pointers: 6 (Callow 2, J. Eggebrecht 2, J. Weik 1, K. Eggebecht 1). Fouls: 12. Fouled out: none. Record: 1-0.