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ELK GROVE LAGUNA Neighbor Thursday December 15 1 994 Herd JV coach says women I Elk Grove basketball wins third at Nevada team place Union good athletic ability" said Wilson According to Wilson 5-foot-2 point guard Elizabeth Mittelst-edt will run the Mittelstedt gained some experience playing summer league basketball with Elk Grove Wilson expects her to be the team leader offense is similar to the explained Wilson set up particular plays We try to create one-on-ones and picks and allow the player the freedom to use her Playing the Ask the Herd junior varsity coach what he thinks of his team's chances this year and Jim Wilson gazes wistfully toward the west "My basketball team is over at Laguna High School" said Wilson got three excellent athletes that would have been starters here I've been left with one player back from last year a really really green team starting three Those three freshmen will be seeing plenty of playing time In addition to losing talent the Thundering Herd also lost num- bers Wilson said 2 caTAt least I out for the fresh- i good man and junior varsity teams His allotment is 11 players least I have some good talent" said Wilson Heather Heieck who is our team captain Heather has improved her shooting range and is a good banger going for Heieck a 5-foot-8 sophomore will be play the power forward position joined on the front line by Robyn Dunkly a 5-foot-9 freshman who Wilson said has athletic Another freshman Sarah Jacobs will ensure the Herd be coming up short against its opponents Jacobs 5-foot-10 is the shooting guard goes to the basket real well is a good passer and has Jim varsity Wilson junior coach Yuba City really good for us 99 Sauvain women's coach By Gareth Dodd Sports Editor The Thundering Herd varsity basketball team traveled to Nevada Union High School last Thursday for a three-day tournament and found what it had lost at the Bill Cart- wnght Class confidence Elk Grove won two of three games beat- mg Delta League rival Yuba City in overtime 59-' 58 for third place The 1 Herd's only loss came to host and tourney winner Nevada Union But that defeat was sand-w i between a 44-37 upset of son High School of Los Angeles ranked 18th in the state in the opening round and the wan over the Honkers The Herd 5-3 had to come from 13 points behind in the third quarter to defeat Yuba City Yuba City was a really good win for said Coach Dan Sauvain was good for our confidence knowing never out of the game We were also playing against a league opponent and it was important we make a Sauvain said it was the play of junior guard Charmaine Ligsay and sophomore forward Kionna McNeal that inspired the rest of the Thundering Herd players scored 22 points in the game and led the fourth-quarter charge for said Sauvain Kionna played an outstanding Beating was a win Dan Elk Grove basketball on her jumpshot as Heather Camp (55) and Leandra Makata head toward the basket defense and rebounding helped Elk Grove take third place in the Nevada Union basketball tournament in the second Elk Grove got a chance at redemption playing Nevada Union Tuesday evening in Grass Valley The team hosts Bear River Saturday with the freshman game starting at 5:30 pm post and forward position for the have some erdwiH b5' i talent foot-11 sophomore Casey Carlson Wilson said Carlson is comfortable facing the basket and has a good shooting touch backup at center is 6-foot freshman Kelly Hodges Wilson said he expects guards Monica Baptista (5-foot-7) and Monica Arismende to get playing time is quick and aggressive on said Wilson sub her on defense whenever we Rounding out the squad are sophomore forwards Kashmira Law (5-foot-8) and Nazish Qayyum (5-foot-5) and freshman Sherry Batiste a 5-foot-5 forward Wilson said all three will play more once they acquire experience open for hunting established blinds This limited opportunity is offered on an experimental basis allowing hunters to return to wetlands of the Suisun Marsh known for quality waterfowl hunting in years past Existing regulations had prohibited hunting on Joice Island Cordelia Slough and Montezuma Slough Units south of Fairfield Evaluation of this waterfowl use of the Suisun Marsh marks it as one of the best duck flights in recent years Brownie's Bad Boys 1 -6 Results: Dec 4 1994 Tri-Fector 67 Juice 50 Thunder 60 Bad Boys 55 f' I Coming Soon to Slew ArXHCX SiS Restaurant Bar Gathering Place Elk GROVE 01 VD ELK GROVE fourth quarter She tied the game at 54 and sent it into overtime when she made a jumper with two people in her face in overtime she made two stellar defensive plays chasing Yuba City players the full length of the court and cutting them off at the Also coming through for Elk Grove in overtime was senior guard Leandra Mekata Mekata the best offensive player had been mired in a shooting slump She broke out and scored all five of the Herd's points in overtime shot much better in this tournament than she did in the Bill Cartwright said Sauvain Despite the return of an offense it was the Thundering Herd defense that made the difference against the Honkers With three minutes remaining in the third quarter a pressure player-to-player defense rallied Elk Grove from 13 points down to 44-35 going into the final stanza Sauvain said he made a few defensive adjustments at the break and girls played so limiting Yuba City to 10 fourth-quarter points while the Herd scored 19 to send the game into overtime Knocking off 18th-ranked Car-son was also a boost for Elk Grove's morale were great athletes but a little slow and explained Sauvain played with more intensity than they did especially in the second According to Sauvain the Herd offense took a leave of absence in the first half against 15-10 15-12 Friday Coed Power Volleyball Standings Half Half 14-4 Ryan's Raptors 14-4 Mo Action 13-5 Sisters 10-8 Hammer Time 5-13 You've Been Hazzed 4-14 Andy's Hopefuls 3-15 Results' Dec 2 1994 Half Half df Ryan Raptors 4-15 15-10 15-10 Sisters df Hammer Time 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