Lady Panthers lose chance for regionals in pigtail

The Lady Panthers season

came to an end Monday with

a loss in the pigtail to the

Lusk Tigers 44-55.

The Panthers played the

Lusk Tigers at home Friday

night, which ended in a loss

of 34-57.

Monday’s game decided

who would head into regionals

as the 2A Southeast No.

4 seed.

Saturday, the Lady Panthers

lost to No. 1 seed Southeast

55-11. Justine Fourman

and Meredith Lincoln who

almost always have double

digits in scoring only scored

5 points between them in the

game against the Southeast

Cyclones.

The Lusk Tigers had a

physical defense and the

girls didn’t handle it very

well, head coach Scott Bokelman

said. In the first half,

the Lady Panthers scored

10 points to the Tigers 30.

In the second half the Lady

Panthers improved their

game and played much better,

gaining 24 points to the

Tigers 27.

Southeast is a great team,

Lady Panthers lose chance for regionals in pigtail

Bokelman said. “We didn’t

match up very well.”

The Lady Panthers had

an early practice Monday

morning. “We talked about

what they needed to do,”

Bokelman said.

With their season over,

Bokelman hopes the players

will continue to work on their

skills outside of the season to

be ready for next year.

The Panthers are losing

four seniors, Justine Fourman,

Kelsie Samson, Peyton

Fisher and Veronica Lincoln.

Fortunately, they will be

retaining one of the hottest

shooters, especially at the

3-point line – Meredith Lincoln.

The sophomore has

already broken one school record

and consistently scores

double digit points. Bokelman at the beginning of the season

promised the girls would work hard this season,

and as they finished their season with an over

record of 9-12, it is an improvement over last

year’s record of 6-17.