Reardan girls take first

REARDAN – The Screaming Eagles’ girls basketball team defeated Wellpinit 55-36 and Lakeside (Nine Mile Falls) 43-38 to claim first place in the 76th annual Reardan Lions Club Christmas Tournament Dec. 28-29.

Reardan learned early in its game against Wellpinit that to have a chance of winning they must keep junior Danea Norman from scoring easy buckets. In the first half Norman scored 14 points, mostly from point-blank range on rebounded missed shots.

And shut her down, they did, limiting Norman to two points for the rest of the game.

“Coach Swannack’s pep talk at halftime made the difference,”...