Sports - January 2004

Lady Chiefs start strong

Published January 14, 2004

By ANGEL WATSON, Special to the LTN

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The West Lincoln Middle School Lady Chiefs opened their 2004 season with an impressive 53-4 win over the Chase Lady Pirates.

All 15 Lady Chief players saw extensive playing time in the season opener.

Assistant Coach Sally Logan cited outstanding defensive play as the key to the team's successful victory. "We have really worked on shutting down the offense with our man-to-man defense. The kids really worked hard in today's game and the results of their efforts were obvious."

Logan, assisting Coach Angel Watson this season, is a 1000-point scorer for West Lincoln High School, who played at the collegiate level for Lenoir Rhyne College.

Coach Watson, who became the mother of a baby girl on December 29th, is thrilled to have the help. "Sally is a really valuable part of our program. The kids just love her and she has taught them so much during my absence." stated Watson.

"We are lucky to have her on the bench. Her playing experience and the way she relates to the players has been a very positive addition to this year's team."

The Chiefs were led by Elle Tallent who scored 12 points, followed by Kayda Caldwell with nine. Other leading scorers for the Chiefs included Allison Johnson with eight and Sarah Norman with six.

Rounding out the scoring column for the Lady Chiefs were Miranda Sigmon, Ashley Workman, and Beth Pitman with four points each. Laura Barrett, Kelly Beam, and Nikki Walker also scored two points each. The win moves the Lady Chiefs to 1-0 on the season.

West 14 10 11 18
Chase 2 0 0 2

West: Elle Tallent 12, Kayda Caldwell 9, Allison Johnson 8, Sarah Norman 6, Miranda Sigmon 4, Ashley Workman 4, Beth Pitman 4, Kelly Beam 2, Nikki Walker 2, Laura Barrett 2, Kindell Houser, Julie Adkins, Carolyn Costner and Whitney Ellis.

In the second game of the season, the Lady Chiefs moved to 2-0 by defeating the Lincolnton Middle School Wildcats 42-16.

The Lady Chiefs took command early, jumping to a 14-2 lead after playing one quarter. Sarah Norman poured in five points in the opening six minutes to lead the Chiefs.

West continued to control the tempo defensively and outscored the Wildcats 14-6 in the second to take a 20-point lead in at the half. Leading the Lady Chiefs in scoring were Kayda Caldwell with 10, followed by Beth Pitman and Allison Johnson with six points each.

The Lady Chiefs move to 2-0 on the season and will travel to East Lincoln Middle School to play on Monday.


West 14 14 8 6 42
LMS 2 6 0 8 16

West: Caldwell 10, Johnson 6, Pittman 6, Norman 5, Laura Barrett 4, Whitney Ellis 4, Sigmon 3, Kindell Houser 2, Elle Tallent 2, Kelly Beam 2, Carolyn Costner, Elizabeth Stoffa, Julie Adkins, Nikki Walker, and Ashley Workman.

 

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