Kewaskum Girls Basketball Ends Week One with 1-1 Record

The Kewaskum girls’ basketball team kicked off their season with a non-conference home opener against the Slinger Owls. Kewaskum is part of the Glacier Trails Conference, and Slinger is part of the North Shore Conference. This was the first game of the season for both teams.
Slinger had a quick start to the game, with the Indians unable to catch up to them. The girls fought for every point, ending the first half with a score of 20-30, in favor of Slinger.
Ruby McCain turned the game around for the Indians, scoring on a layup with 10:23 left in the second half to finally put Kewaskum ahead 40-39. Kewaskum continued to attempt to grow the lead. They were able to score 45 points against Slinger in the second half.
Kewaskum won at home against Slinger with a final score of 65-57. Cameron Boelte was the lead scorer for the Indians with 17 points. Kaelyn Rettler and Olivia Gerhartz were both the second-highest scorers with 12 points each. Lily Prost was the third-highest scorer for Kewaskum with nine points.
The girls then went on to face the Lomira Lions away at Lomira High School on Friday, November 21. Cameron Boelte gave Kewaskum an early lead with a three-pointer to start the game. They continued this momentum with four more three-pointers scored. Three of these were made by Anna Parish, giving them a 17-7 lead with 14 minutes left in the first half.

Lomira was able to go on a scoring run in the second portion of the first half. Josie and Lily Christian, from Lomira, each scored a basket to bring the score to 20-12, before Lily Prost made her second consecutive three-pointer to extend the Kewaskum lead back to 23-12 at the eight-minute mark. Lomira finished on a scoring run to take the lead over the Indians at 27-16.
Kewaskum fought to get back in the second half and was able to get within eight points at 42-34, but ultimately fell short when the Lions went on a 7-0 scoring run.
This put the final score at 49-34 with a loss for the Indians. This put their overall record at 1-1.
Anna Parish and Lily Prost were the top scorers for the Indians with 11 points each. Cameron Boelte was the second-highest scorer with eight points.
Kewaskum will face Freedom at home on Tuesday, November 25, at 7:00 p.m.