Colville Girls Rebound with Dominant Win Over Newport

The Colville girls basketball team bounced back from a Northeast A road loss with a nonleague victory Saturday, Jan. 24, rolling past Newport 68-28 at home to improve to 10-5 overall.

The Crimson Hawks came off of a 57-44 league loss at Lakeside on Jan. 20 where they struggled to keep pace offensively against a hot-shooting Eagles squad.

Colville trailed 30-18 at halftime and could not close the gap in the fourth quarter. Blakleigh White scored a game-high 20 points for the Eagles, including four 3-pointers, as Lakeside pulled away late.

Andee Kroiss tallied 11 points for Colville, while Georgia Beardslee added another 11 points, and Kelsea Lewis finished with nine points. The Crimson Hawks were limited to just one 3-pointer in the loss.

Colville turned the page Saturday in a big way, jumping out to a 19-7 first-quarter lead against Newport and never letting the Grizzlies back into the game.

Rylee Brisby led the Lady Hawks with 16 points, while Kroiss added 12 and Lewis chipped in 11 points. Colville’s defense held Newport to just 17 points through the first three quarters.

The Crimson Hawks moved the ball well offensively, getting scoring contributions from throughout the lineup as they ascended to a 40-point win. Sammi Tellessen scored 18 points to lead Newport.

Results from the home game against Lakeside on Tuesday, Jan. 27, were unavailable at press time. The Crimson Hawks are set to play at Riverside on Friday, Jan. 30, at 7 p.m. and at Medical Lake on Tuesday, Feb. 3, at 3:45 p.m.