In the Sub-District final against Milford on Thursday night foul trouble seemed to control the game as Milford shot 25 free throws and the Lady Warriors shot 11 during the game.  Kayla Asche and Rachel Royuk picked up their third foul in the 2nd quarter but the Lady Warriors were able to go into halftime with the game tied 18-18.  The 3rd quarter added more fouls as Kayla and Rachel picked up number four and Emily Metschke joined them with her 4th foul.  The 10 point lead by Milford at the end of the 3rd quarter 31-21 made the difference as Milford won the game 48-37. Senior captain Lydia Pomerenke lead the scoring for the Lady Warriors with 12 points.  This ends the 2009-2010 Lady Warrior basketball season.  Thank you to the parents, family members, friends and student body that came out to support the Lady Warriors season.   

The Lady Warriors extended their basketball season by winning the 1st round of the C1-5 Sub District Tuesday night by beating David City 35-51.  The Lady Warriors took control from the opening tip and opened up a 11 point lead at the end of the 1st quarter and a 17 point lead at halftime.  But David City was not willing to quit and turned up the defense to help create some turnovers and narrow the lead to 9 points by the end of the 3rd quarter.  Early foul trouble caused a lot of rotation in the line up with Lydia Pomerenke fouling out in the 4th quarter and others playing with 3 and 4 fouls.  The Lady Warriors hit some key free throws and some key baskets to help extend the lead back to the 16 point win.  Rachel Royuk lead the scoring with 19 points, which included 3 first half baskets behind the three point line, and Emily Metschke pulled down 15 rebounds to help control the boards in the win. The Lady Warriors meet Milford in the Sub-District final Thursday night in Seward. 

The final home regular season girls basketball game was played Friday night with the Lady Warriors losing to Fairbury 46-36.  Too many turnovers by the Lady Warriors gave extra possessions to Fairbury for the difference.  Season captains Lydia Pomerenke and Emily Metschke lead the scoring for the Lady Warriors with 9 points each.  Sub-districts start next week with winners moving on and losers ending their season.  The Lady Warriors are looking to make a strong run to extend the season starting Tuesday night in Seward against David City.  

The Lady Warriors shot 34% from the field but could not match the 41% outside shooting of Columbus Scotus on the Scotus home floor Thursday night.  Rachel Royuk shot well for the evening and lead the scoring with 21 points.  Her two three point shots in the 1st quarter helped keep the team within one point at the end of the 1st quarter.  Down 8 points at half and 14 points at the end of the 3rd quarter the Lady Warriors could not find enough scoring to match Scotus and took a 14 point loss 53-39.  Foul trouble eliminated Emily Metschke and Nora Pomerenke in the 4th quarter.  The Lady Warriors play their last home game of the season Friday night against Fairbury.

Once Hastings St. Cecilia got the lead on their home floor they used the long range bomb to keep the cushion for the win.  With Hastings SC leading by 9 points at the end of the third quarter, they started the fourth quarter with two long range three pointers.  The Lady Warriors could not make up the difference and lost a tough fought game 51-40.  Rachel Royuk once again lead the Lady Warriors in scoring with 15 points which included a half court basket at the end of the 1st quarter.  Captains Lydia Pomerenke and Emily Metschke each added 8 points in the loss.  The Lady Warriors enter the last week of the regular season with two road games and a final home game Friday night Feb 12th against Fairbury.

After playing number one ranked and undefeated Bishop Neumann last Friday night the Lady Warriors had to travel to Wahoo to play them again in the Centennial Conference Tournament Tuesday night.  Too many turnovers from the Neumann pressure defense and too many fast break layups allowed were the keys to the loss to Neumann 67-25.  You have to bring your "A" game when you take on Bishop Neumann and everyone has to play with intensity the entire game.  Rachel Royuk lead the Lady Warriors in scoring with 15 points.   

The Lady Warriors won their first Centennial Conference game Monday night by beating St Albert 40-49 at the Lutheran gym.  The Lady Warriors lead by only 4 points at the end of the 1st quarter but were able to extend the lead to 13 points at halftime and 17 points by the end of the 3rd quarter.  Playing everyone in the 4th quarter allowed St Albert to narrow the lead but the final score gave the win to Lutheran.  Balanced scoring helped secure the win as Kelly Sanchez lead with 13 points, Emily Metschke had 10 points, Lydia Pomerenke added 8 points and Rachel Royuk and Kayla Asche chipped in 6 points each.  The Lady Warriors travel to Wahoo to take on number one seed Bishop Neumann Tuesday night.

When playing the undeafeated number one ranked team in Class C-1 everything has to be perfect to pull off the upset.  The Lady Warriors basketball team played with intensity but could not match the strength of Bishop Neumann and lost 65-31 Friday night in Wahoo.  By the 2nd quarter the home court advantage started showing up for Neumann as Taylor Kathe and Emily Metschke each picked up their third foul with Neumann leading by half time 34-12.  Even the players coming off the bench showed they wanted to play tough basketball against Neumann.  Senior captain Lydia Pomerenke lead the scoring for the Lady Warriors with 10 points.  Conference play begins at home Monday night as they look for a victory against CB St Alberts.  If the same intensity shows up Monday night you might want to come watch the fun at 7:00PM in the Lutheran gym.

After not playing a game for 15 days the Lady Warriors were able to shake off the dust and hit the shots when needed to beat a determined Wilber-Clatonia team 44-52 at the Lincoln Lutheran gym Friday night.  Even though Wilber-Clatonia was missing some players due to sickness and injury the game was very physical and hard fought by both teams.  Foul trouble was a concern for the Lady Warriors in the 3rd quarter as Lydia Pomerenke picked up her 4th foul and Emily Metschke picked up her 3rd foul trying to stop the 6 foot center from Wilber-Clatonia.  Rachel Royuk lead the scoring with 17 points which included two three point baskets while Kelly Sanchez followed with 12 points while hitting 3 of the long range shots.  The Lady Warriors finished with 7 three point baskets in the game. 

For only the second time in the history of the Lincoln Lutheran Holiday Tournament the Lady Warriors were able to win the championship game by beating Fairbury 41-43 in a hard fought, down to the wire battle.  After leading the 1st quarter by 3 points and the 2nd quarter by 2 points, the Lady Warriors fell behind at the end of the 3rd quarter by 7 points.  With Rachel Royuk, Emily Metschke and Erin Heiden having 4 fouls in the 4th quarter, cautious defense was not an option as the Lady Warriors needed to get the ball and score.  Kelly Sanchez and Taylor Kathe both hit three point shots to help bring the gap close and free throws by both teams and turnovers were adding to the pressure.  With the game tied 41-41 the Lady Warriors had the last possession and with 3 seconds left on the clock Kelly Sanchez hit a driving layup from the left side of the floor to give the win to Lincoln Lutheran. Kelly led the scoring with 18 points and senior captain Lydia Pomerenke added 13 points.  A much needed rest is welcomed as the team does not play until Friday Jan. 8th at home against top ten ranked Concordia.