Lady Bears end skid with win over Walthill

LAUREL - The Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Lady Bears broke a sevengame losing skid with a 76-38 blistering of Walthill Jan. 17 in Walthill after dropping a game to Wayne 58-38 on Jan. 14 in a game played here.

On the road to take on the Lady Blujays, LCC dominated Walthill from start to finish and came away with the decisive 38-point victory to break the seven-game slide and win their first game in 2025.

Rena Rasmussen dominated the game inside and outside for the Lady Bears scorching the nets for 33 points on the evening and yanking down eight rebounds.

Lainey Schutte led Laurel-Concord-Coleridge on the boards with 15.

Camryn Sohler added 12 points and four steals and Kaida Eriksen tossed in 11 points.

After trailing 29-17 at the halftime break against Wayne, a big third quarter by the Lady Blue Devils pretty much put the game out of reach with an 19-9 advantage in the third frame.

The Lady Bears gained a bucket back in the fourth but the damage was done.

Rasmussen led a fairly balanced scoring attack for LCC in the game with a dozen points, Eriksen added 11 and Carlie Kvols chipped in nine.

Eriksen pulled down nine rebounds while Rasmussen grabbed eight missed shots. Rasmussen also had four steals and handed out four assists in the loss.

Laurel-Concord-Coleridge was set to take on Hartington-Newcastle in Greater Northeast Activities Conference action in Laurel on Jan. 21 and will return to the court Jan. 23 against Battle Creek, also in Laurel.

Jan. 28 will find the Lutheran High Northeast Lady Eagles coming to town as the Lady Bears have a three-game homestand.

LCC (6-9) 76 WAL (7-7) 38 LCC: Camryn Sohler 4-13 0-0 11; Hattie McCorkindale 1-5 0-0 2; Tyler Recob 0-1 0-0 0; Lainey Schutte 4-9 0-0 9; Carlie Kvols 4-10 0-0 9; Brynlee Stanley 0-1 0-0 0; Justice Olson 0-1 0-0 0; Rena Rasmussen 13-18 5-8 33; Kaida Eriksen 4-14 0-0 12; Karli Ferris 0-2 0-0 0. WAY (8-8) 11 18 19 10 - 58 LCC (6-9) 6 11 9 12 - 38 LCC: Sohler 0-1 0-0 0; McCorkindale 0-2 0-0 0; Schutte 3-12 0-0 6; Kvols 2-8 3-4 9; Ramussen 4-12 3-3 12; Eriksen 4-12 3-5 11; Ferris 0-3 0-0 0.