PAGE 12 - WASHBURN COUNTY REGISTER - JANUARY 27, 2010
SPORTS
WA S H B U R N C O U N T Y R E G I S T E R
Back-to-back losses
by Larry Samson SIREN — The Shell Lake boys basketball team played two very good teams and came away with two big losses, 75-49 against Siren and 69-39 against Turtle Lake. The losses did not come as a surprise, as Shell Lake has struggled to put together four quarters of play. This is due to the fact that they have only four returning players from last season and four players stepping up from JV. Coach Bouchard has been getting the most from his squad, and the boys have been playing as hard as any teams they have gone up against. They are a team Jordan Forsythe brings the ball down court against that does not give up on a strong defensive effort by Luke Bollant from Siren. the game, but they are too thin to stay close in the 2008 girls team together that traveled the second half to state last year. With this team, he will Against Siren, Shell Lake trailed by one make a run at sectionals this year. point at the end of the first quarter after Bouchard has the job now of turning the Jordan Forsythe put up three 3-pointers. Shell Lake program around and in time Siren came out after the half and put the he will. He has started a program for game away, putting up 25 points to Shell first-graders, and he is working with the Lake’s 11. elementary program. Coach John Ruud is in his second year Shell Lake will be traveling to St. Croix at Siren and is turning around the Siren Falls on Friday, Jan. 29, for a nonconferprogram. He had been the assistant ence game. They will meet Northwood coach in Shell Lake under Deanna Smith for the second time this year on Tuesday, when Shell Lake went to sectionals. Siren Feb. 2, in a doubleheader at Northwood. offered him a teaching position and head coach of the girls program. He had put Scoring by quarter Quarters 1 Shell Lake 12 Siren 13
Aaron Druschba and Christian Hall from Siren scramble for the ball on the baseline.
Andrew Melton denies Elijah Hinze points when he steals the ball on this fast break. There are few players who play with the intensity that Melton plays with from the start of the game to the end.
Shell Lake Turtle Lake
9 17
2 10 17 4 15
3 11 25 13 18
4 10 20 13 19
Total 43 75 39 69
Photos by Larry Samson
Lakers Brandon Degner and Jordan Forsythe double-team Seth Stoner as they work to contain him.