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BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS
Sports Editor, RTC
Girls basketball
West Central 55, Pioneer 51 (Jan. 26): Mia McKaig scored 23 points, and Makenna Strycker added 21 for the host Lady Panthers in a loss to West Central in their regular season finale on Jan. 26.
Pioneer led 24-15 at halftime and 44-36 after three quarters before West Central outscored Pioneer 19-7 in the fourth quarter to pull out the win.
WEST CENTRAL (55) (13-8)
B. Mellon 1 0-0 3, Allen 3 0-0 7, Bishop 5 2-3 12, Sharpe 4 0-0 10, Smith 3 6-8 12, Scholtz 0 0-0 0, DeMoss 4 3-4 11, S. Mellon 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 20 11-15 55
PIONEER (51) (6-15)
Makenna Strycker 5 11-16 21, Mia McKaig 9 3-3 23, Kynzie Hathaway 0 0-0 0, Gracie Hopper 2 0-0 4, Julia McGrew 1 0-0 2, Casey Webb 0 0-0 0, Lois Layer 0 1-2 1
TEAM: 17 15-21 51
Three-point field goals:
West Central 4 (Sharpe 2, B. Mellon, Allen),
Pioneer 2 (McKaig 2)
Total fouls: West Central 20, Pioneer 19
Fouled out: Layer (PIO)
Score by quarters
West Central 3 12 21 19 – 55
Pioneer 13 11 20 7 – 51
Pioneer 45, North Judson 40 (Jan. 24): Mia McKaig scored nine of her 17 points in the fourth quarter, and Makenna Strycker made 13 of 14 free throws on her way to a 15-point night as the Lady Panthers earned a Hoosier North road win.
Loia Layer added nine points. Kynzie Hathaway hit two clinching free throws in the fourth quarter.
Pioneer made more free throws (22) than North Judson attempted (12).
Pioneer led 20-12 at halftime.
Cayleigh Tunis led North Judson with 17.
PIONEER (45) (6-14, 1-6)
Makenna Strycker 1 13-14 15, Mia McKaig 5 4-8 17, Lois Layer 3 3-5 9, Kynzie Hathaway 0 2-2 2, Gracie Hopper 0 0-2 0, Casey Webb 1 0-0 2, Julia McGrew 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 10 22-31 45
NORTH JUDSON (40) (11-10, 4-2)
Tunis 7 3-3 17, Burkett 2 0-0 4, Johnston 1 4-6 7, Lehiy 4 0-1 8, Garbison 0 0-0 0, Craig 0 0-0 0, Hensley 0 0-0 0, Sutter 0 0-0 0, Madsen 1 1-2 4, Frazier 0 0-0 0, Dusek 0 0-0 0, Minix 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 15 8-12 40
Three-point field goals:
Pioneer 3 (McKaig 3),
North Judson 2 (Johnston, Madsen)
Total fouls: Pioneer 15, North Judson 24
Fouled out: Layer (PIO)
Score by quarters
Pioneer 13 7 6 19 – 45
North Judson 5 7 9 19 – 40
Peru 55, Pioneer 39 (Jan. 18): Makenna Strycker scored 26 points, but the Lady Panthers lost to host Peru on Jan. 18. No other Pioneer player had more than five points.
Addison Robbins led Peru with 13, and Mareiona Mason and Jacey Boswell had 11 each.
Peru hit eight 3-pointers.
Peru led 24-18 at halftime and extended the lead to 42-25 after three quarters.
PIONEER (39) (5-13)
Makenna Strycker 9 7-16 26, Lois Layer 1 0-0 2, Mia McKaig 1 2-2 5, Kynzie Hathaway 0 0-0 0, Casey Webb 1 0-0 2, Gracie Hopper 1 0-0 2, Hannah Zeigler 1 0-0 2, Jocelyn Kain 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 14 9-18 39
PERU (55) (2-19)
Kirk 2 0-0 5, Dunn 0 4-4 4, Converse 0 0-0 0, Garner 1 0-0 2, Wideman 0 0-0 0, Butt 1 2-2 4, Robbins 3 6-7 13, Mason 4 0-0 11, Gatliff 2 1-2 5, Boswell 4 0-0 11
TEAM: 17 13-15 55
Three-point field goals:
Pioneer 2 (Strycker, McKaig),
Peru 8 (Mason 3, Boswell 3, Kirk, Robbins)
Total fouls: Pioneer 13, Peru 13
Turnovers: Pioneer 11, Peru 17
Score by quarters
Pioneer 6 12 7 14 – 39
Peru 11 13 18 13 – 55
Maconaquah 58, Pioneer 36 (Jan. 9): Makenna Strycker scored 14 points, and Mia McKaig added 10 for Pioneer in a home loss to Maconaquah on Jan. 9.
Miranda Stoll had 15, Bailey Carson had 13, and Sydney Barnes had 11 for the Lady Braves.
Maconaquah led 24-19 at halftime and extended their lead to 42-25 after three quarters.
MACONAQUAH (58) (9-8)
Maiben 2 0-0 6, Carson 5 2-2 13, M. Stoll 5 1-1 15, Smyth 0 0-0 0, Barnes 5 1-1 11, H. Maiben 1 0-0 2, Powell 0 0-0 0, Betzner 0 0-0 0, A. Maiben 0 0-0 0, A. Stoll 0 0-2 0, Kaiser 1 1-2 3, Kile 4 0-0 8
TEAM: 23 5-8 58
PIONEER (36) (5-12)
Makenna Strycker 4 4-6 14, Lois Layer 0 0-0 0, Mia McKaig 4 0-0 10, Kynzie Hathaway 2 0-1 4, Casey Webb 0 1-2 1, Jocelyn Kain 0 1-2 1, Hannah Zeigler 3 0-0 6
TEAM: 13 6-11 36
Three-point field goals:
Maconaquah 7 (M. Stoll 4, A. Maiben 2, Carson),
Pioneer 4 (Strycker 2, McKaig 2)
Total fouls: Maconaquah 11, Pioneer 14
Turnovers: Maconaquah 15, Pioneer 27
Score by quarters
Maconaquah 12 12 18 16 – 58
Pioneer 10 9 6 11 – 36
Pioneer 52, Frontier 39 (Jan. 4): Makenna Strycker scored 22 points, all in the second half, and Casey Webb added nine for the Lady Panthers in a road win over Frontier on Jan. 4.
Lois Layer added eight points, and Mia McKaig had seven.
Frontier led 25-14 at halftime, but Strycker outscored the entire Frontier team 10-4 in the third quarter as Pioneer took a 36-33 lead.
Strycker scored 12 of Pioneer’s 16 points in the fourth quarter.
Haley Jay had 14 points for Frontier (1-13).
PIONEER (52) (5-10)
Makenna Strycker 9 2-6 22, Lois Layer 2 4-6 8, Mia McKaig 2 3-4 7, Kynzie Hathaway 1 0-0 2, Casey Webb 2 5-6 9, Jocelyn Kain 0 0-0 0, Hannah Zeigler 1 2-2 4
TEAM: 17 16-24 52
FRONTIER (39) (1-13)
Jay 6 1-4 14, Grayce Noe 0 0-0 0, Gabi Noe 1 0-2 2, Bridwell 4 0-0 11, Minniear 2 2-6 6, Kruger 1 1-2 3, Kremer 1 1-2 3
TEAM: 15 5-16 39
Three-point field goals:
Pioneer 2 (Strycker 2),
Frontier 4 (Bridwell 3, Jay)
Total fouls: Pioneer 15, Frontier 19
Fouled out: Bridwell (FRO)
Turnovers: Pioneer 19, Frontier 17
Score by quarters
Pioneer 8 6 22 16 – 52
Frontier 13 12 8 6 – 39
Pioneer 48, Frankfort 14 (Dec. 18): Lois Layer outscored the entire Frankfort team with 15 points, and Makenna Strycker added 11 for visiting Pioneer in a win over Frankfort at Case Arena in the first round of the Indiana Kitchen Classic on Dec. 18.
Mia McKaig added nine for the Lady Panthers.
Pioneer surged to a 14-0 lead after one quarter and extended the lead to 29-6 at halftime.
PIONEER (48) (4-8)
Makenna Strycker 2 7-9 11, Lois Layer 5 2-4 15, Mia McKaig 4 0-0 9, Kynzie Hathaway 1 1-1 3, Julia McGrew 0 1-2 1, Casey Webb 1 0-0 2, Jocelyn Kain 1 2-7 4, Hannah Zeigler 1 1-2 3
TEAM: 15 14-25 48
FRANKFORT (14) (0-12)
Vasquez-Rivera 1 0-0 2, McAtee 2 0-0 4, Flores 0 2-2 2, Guardado 2 2-2 6, Vasquez-Bautista 0 0-0 0, Garcia 0 0-0 0, Martinez Alanes 0 0-0 0, Rivera 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 5 4-4 14
Three-point field goals:
Pioneer 4 (Layer 3, McKaig),
Frankfort 0
Total fouls: Pioneer 5, Frankfort 17
Score by quarters
Pioneer 14 15 11 8 – 48
Frankfort 0 6 4 4 – 14
Triton 41, Pioneer 20 (Dec. 16): Mia McKaig had five points, and Lois Layer and Makenna Strycker added four each for Pioneer in a Hoosier North home loss to Triton on Dec. 16.
Addyson Viers had 16, and Sierra Hawley had 10 for Triton.
Triton led 18-10 at halftime and extended the lead to 29-16 after three quarters.
TRITON (41) (4-10, 2-2)
Hawley 5 0-1 10, Groves 1 0-0 3, Faulkner 4 0-0 8, King 2 0-0 4, Addyson Viers 5 5-6 16, Stetler 0 0-0 0, Avery Viers 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 17 5-7 41
PIONEER (20) (3-8, 0-5)
Makenna Strycker 2 0-0 4, Lois Layer 1 2-6 4, Mia McKaig 2 0-0 5, Kynzie Hathaway 1 0-0 2, Julia McGrew 0 1-2 1, Casey Webb 0 0-0 0, Jocelyn Kain 1 0-0 2, Hannah Zeigler 1 0-0 2
TEAM: 8 3-8 20
Three-point field goals:
Triton 2 (Groves, Addyson Viers),
Pioneer 1 (McKaig)
Total fouls: Triton 11, Pioneer 9
Turnovers: Triton 15, Pioneer 16
Score by quarters
Triton 8 10 11 12 – 41
Pioneer 9 3 4 4 – 20
LaVille 32, Pioneer 22 (Dec. 15): Gracie Hopper had seven points, and Makenna Strycker added six, but the Lady Panthers were held to two points in the fourth quarter in suffering a Hoosier North home loss to LaVille on Dec. 15.
Brooke Edison scored six of her game-high 14 in the fourth quarter for the Lady Lancers.
LaVille hit four 3-pointers while Pioneer made none.
LaVille led 15-12 at halftime, but Pioneer rallied to take a 20-18 lead after three quarters.
LAVILLE (32) (5-8, 1-2)
Smith 0 1-4 1, Weil 0 0-0 0, Kuskye 3 0-2 8, Edison 7 0-3 14, Kwiatkowski 0 3-6 3, Deason 2 0-0 6, Mejer 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 12 4-15 32
PIONEER (22) (3-7, 0-4)
Makenna Strycker 2 2-2 6, Lois Layer 1 2-4 4, Mia McKaig 1 1-1 3, Kynzie Hathaway 0 2-2 2, Gracie Hopper 3 1-3 7, Casey Webb 0 0-0 0, Julia McGrew 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 7 8-12 22
Three-point field goals:
LaVille 4 (Deason 2, Kuskye 2),
Pioneer 0
Total fouls: LaVille 14, Pioneer 13
Turnovers: LaVille 12, Pioneer 21
Score by quarters
LaVille 9 6 3 14 – 32
Pioneer 10 2 8 2 – 22
Pioneer 42, LaPorte 24 (Dec. 9): Makenna Strycker scored eight of her game-high 13 points in the second half, and Mia McKaig added 11 as Pioneer earned a road win over Class 4A LaPorts on Dec. 9.
Lois Layer added seven points.
Abby Schreeg led LaPorte with 11 points.
Pioneer led 18-14 at halftime but held LaPorte to just two points in the third quarter.
PIONEER (42) (3-5)
Makenna Strycker 2 8-11 13, Lois Layer 2 3-8 7, Mia McKaig 4 3-4 11, Kynzie Hathaway 2 0-0 4, Gracie Hopper 0 3-4 3, Casey Webb 2 0-2 4, Julia McGrew 0 0-0 0, Jocelyn Kain 0 0-0 0, Hannah Zeigler 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 12 17-29 42
LAPORTE (24) (1-10)
Schreeg 4 3-4 11, Reeves 0 2-2 2, Hart 0 1-2 1, Surowiec 1 0-0 2, Riley 2 0-0 4, Roundtree 0 0-0 0, Poe 1 1-2 4, Wallace 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 8 7-10 24
Three-point field goals:
Pioneer 1 (Strycker),
LaPorte 1 (Poe)
Total fouls: Pioneer 14, LaPorte 26
Fouled out: Strycker (PIO), Riley (LP)
Turnovers: Pioneer 16, LaPorte 12
Score by quarters
Pioneer 9 9 7 17 – 42
LaPorte 3 11 2 8 – 24
Pioneer 31, North White 19 (Dec. 7): Mia McKaig hit three 3-pointers and scored 10 points as the Lady Panthers obtained a road win over North White on Dec. 7.
Makenna Strycker added seven points, and Gracie Hopper had six.
Autumn Reif led North White with eight.
Pioneer led 14-9 at halftime and extended the lead to 23-15 after three quarters.
PIONEER (31) (2-5)
Makenna Strycker 3 0-0 7, Lois Layer 2 0-0 4, Mia McKaig 3 1-2 10, Kynzie Hathaway 0 0-0 0, Gracie Hopper 2 2-3 6, Casey Webb 0 1-2 1, Julia McGrew 1 1-2 3
TEAM: 11 5-9 31
NORTH WHITE (19) (0-9)
Carter 2 0-0 6, Applegate 0 0-0 0, M. Westerhouse 1 0-0 2, George 1 0-0 3, Reif 2 4-5 8, Tribbett 0 0-0 0, K. Westerhouse 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 6 4-5 19
Three-point field goals:
Pioneer 4 (McKaig 3, Strycker),
North White 3 (Carter 2, George)
Total fouls: Pioneer 9, North White 11
Turnovers: Pioneer 11, North White 15
Score by quarters
Pioneer 9 5 9 8 – 31
North White 6 3 6 4 – 19
