The Humphrey Herald

Nate Schelling, Sports Writer

In December, the Energy Classic girl’s tournament hosted eight teams who traveled from all across North America. Those teams consisted of Cactus Shadow out of Cave Creek, Arizona; Kelly Walsh from Casper, Wyoming; LeBoldus out of Regina, Saskatchewan; Lynwood out of California; Mandan from North Dakota; Oregon City from Oregon; and Cheyenne Eagle-Butte from South Dakota.
The first day of the tournament, Cactus Shadows faced off with Kelley Walsh and won 40 to 35 in a low-scoring game. Lynwood played Mandan and won 72 to 66. Oregon City started off with against Cheyenne Eagle-Butte and won 94 to 34. Gillette beat Leboldus in their first game of the tournament, 75 to 51. Junior Jordan Kelley led the team with 26 points. Senior Mo Bunney and junior Kate Young both had 11. Junior Kaycee Wise had six and senior Hannah Earley finished with five. Juniors Taylor Young had four, Lauren Seamans and Megan Klein finished with three. Senior Devin Diedrich, and juniors Sara Reile, and Ashley Knofczynski all finished with two.
The second day of the tournament, Buffalo, Wyoming filled in for Cheyenne Eagle-Butte and played against Kelly Walsh winning 59 to 48. Mandan played Leboldus and won 84 to 30. Oregon City won against Cactus Shadow in the semi-final game 84 to 23.
The Lady Camels took on Lynwood in the semi-final game and lost a nail-biter 74 to 70. Kelley led the way for the Camel girls finishing with 32 points. Behind her was Bunney with 13 points. Also cashing in was Klein with six, Diedrich with nine, Knofczynski with seven, and Wise with three.
On the last day of the tournament for seventh place, Gillette JV beat Leboldus by three points in a close game 59 to 56. Mandan took fifth place after beating Kelly Walsh 54 to 36. In the third and fourth place game, Gillette took on Cactus Shadows and won 73 to 43. Kelley had a game-high 22 points. Bunney added ten points as Diedrich added six. Knofcznski ended with nine points in the game.
In the championship game, Oregon City took on Lynwood and Oregon City took home the trophy with a 75 to.
After taking third at the Energy Classic, the Camel girls (10-1) are now ranked second in the state right behind Laramie (10-0).

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