Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Tiger forward, Olivia George, puts up a short jump shot against the Vernonia defense last Wednesday night. George led the scoring effort for the Tigers with 10 points on the night in Clatskanie.
Tiger guard, Joey Sizemore, gets tangled up in Loggers as she desperately tries to grab a loose ball last Wednesday night in Clatskanie.
Clatskanie senior, Karielle Carlson, out muscles Logger, Julia Busch, and maintains possession for the Tigers in early first half action against Vernonia last Wednesday night at Clatskanie High School.
Tiger sophomore, Lacey Willis, gets introduced at Clatskanie High School, just before their game against Vernonia on Wednesday January 29th. Willis would go on to score eight points helping her team win the game 29-28, against a tough Logger defense
Clatskanie junior Joey Sizemore receives an inadvertent closeline on the nose by Vernonia's Morgan Dennis in early first quarter action last Wednesday night. The Tigers played a physical Logger team and came up with the victory 29-22 in this low scoring defensive battle at Clatskanie High School. That makes it six wins in a row for the Clatskanie girls, as this team continues to gather momentum at just the right time of the season.
The Clatskanie High School girls basketball team is currently riding a five-game winning streak and have won 11 out of their last 12 games following Monday's 56-29 win at Portland Christian. The Tigers set the tone early by nearly doubling up the Royals 17-9 entering the second quarter. Clatskanie would continue to make its lead more unattainable by its host, outscoring Portland Christian 16-7 and 17-5 in the second and third quarters respectively. Junior Joey Sizemore led the team in points with 22, rebounds with 15, assists with nine, and blocks with four. Sophomore Paytan Taylor led the team in steals with three to go along with her five rebounds. Sophomores Lacey Willis and Olivia George also scored in double digits for the Tigers with 16 and 10 points respectively. Junior Mya Jensen managed a pair of points, assists, and steals, while junior Bethany Hagen scored four points and senior Karielle Carlson dished out three assists.
On Friday, Jan. 24, the Tigers traveled to Portland to take on Columbia Christian. Outscoring the Knights in each quarter, Clatskanie pulled off a 46-18 road victory to extend their win streak. Sizemore scored 26 points after going 11 for 23 from the field. Sizemore also led the team in assists with four and, with 10 rebounds and an astounding 10 steals, was able to pull off a rare triple double. Sizemore managed to make the lone block of the night for the Tigers as well. George managed a double double for Clatskanie with 11 points and 11 rebounds and led the team in deflections with five.
The girls pulled off a narrow 47-44 victory over Astoria's Knappa High School on Tuesday, Jan. 21. Trailing the game entering each quarter - including by a score of 32-30 entering the fourth - the Tigers outscored Knappa 17-11 in the final frame to secure the victory. George and Sizemore each had a double double for the Tigers, with George's 16 points leading all scorers and Sizemore's 19 rebounds setting the tone defensively for the girls. George managed to haul down 12 rebounds, while Sizemore's 11 points complemented her team-leading eight assists and four blocks. Sizemore, George, and Willis each had two steals to lead the Tigers. Willis added 11 points as well in the narrow victory over the Loggers.
The Tigers (13-4) hosted Vernonia Wednesday, Jan. 29, but the results of the game were not available at the time of press. The girls will remain at home Friday, Jan. 31, to host Nestucca High School of Cloverdale at 6 p.m. inside the Clatskanie gym. Nestucca represents the team's only loss over its last 12 games; a one-point road defeat at the hands of the Bobcats on Monday, Jan. 13. The girls will then travel to Aloha to take on Faith Bible Christian on Tuesday, Feb 4.
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