Chewelah Girls Basketball Drops Two League Matchups

Chewelah opened the week with a 34-19 loss to the Newport Grizzlies on Jan. 20. The Cougars trailed 15-8 at halftime and were unable to close the gap.

Grace Keck led Newport with 13 points. Chewelah was led by Elise Warren with seven points, followed by Megan Watts with six and Sara Vioni with four points before fouling out. The Cougars were held without a 3-pointer in the contest and finished 1-for-2 from the free-throw line.

Chewelah played at home Friday, Jan. 23, but struggled to generate offense in a 64-16 loss to the Reardan Screaming Eagles. Reardan jumped out to a 24-9 first-quarter lead and maintained control throughout the game.

The Screaming Eagles (16-2 overall, 10-0 league) used balanced scoring and seven 3-pointers to pull away. Rylynn Green scored a team-high 12 points.

Chewelah was led by Vioni, who finished with 12 points.

The Cougars fell to 1-16 overall and 0-10 in NE2B play. Results from Chewelah’s matchup at Davenport on Tuesday, Jan. 27, were unavailable at press time. Chewelah is scheduled to host St. George’s on Saturday, Jan. 31, at 4:30 p.m. and play at Kettle Falls on Tuesday, Feb. 3, at 7:30 p.m.