Lady Bears Fall to Eagles and Trojans in Tournament

By Cody Rose

The Winter Sports season is officially here and the Union City Lady Bears were back on the basketball court to begin their season on Friday night as they traveled to Mercer High School to take on the Grove City Lady Eagles in the first round of the Dave Cook Tip-Off Tournament.

The Eagles would outscore the Bears in the first quarter 15-6 and would never look back, as they would roll to a 52-18 win to advance to the championship game while the Lady Bears were sent to the consolation game against Greenville.

Game stats:

Union City:

Ava Greer – 6 points

Cheyenne Cummings – 4 points

Shae Kent – 4 points

Ellie Hunter – 2 points

Kaylee Creamer – 2 points

Grove City:

Lola Kolbe – 21 points

Madeline Barr – 11 points

Maddie Osborn – 9 points

Talia Bianconi – 4 points

Savannah Cook – 4 points

Aisling Brink – 2 points

Autumn Cook – 1 point

The Lady Bears were back on the court on Saturday night in the consolation game of the Tournament.

The Trojans would get out to a early lead, taking a 13-4 advantage after the first quarter. The Lady Bears would come back however, to pull back within three to trail 20-17 at the half. The Bears would trail by two entering the fourth quarter, later taking a one point lead, the Trojans would hold on to win the game 39-34.

The Lady Bears will be back in action on Thursday night as they travel to Seneca High School to take on the Bobcats.

Game stats:

Union City:

Ava Greer – 18 points

Kennady Brenner – 7 points

Cheyenne Cummings – 5 points

Shae Kent – 2 points

Maylynn Sipes – 2 points

Greenville:

Ava Cascio – 19 points

Preslie Kirila – 9 points

Sidney Hart – 7 points

Ella Tokar – 4 points