Cowgirls lose close one to Iowa Falls-Alden

Last Friday night, the Clarion-Goldfield-Dows varsity girls basketball team traveled to Iowa Falls-Alden and suffered a 60-56 loss to the Cadets. The entire first half stayed extremely close, with the home team on top 28-25 at the break.

“They’re playing better, and we just weren’t ready mentally to get after them like we should have,” stated head coach Kevin Kakacek. “Our shooting was off, and you’re going to struggle when your wide open shots can’t fall. We had the advantage on them inside, but couldn’t take advantage of it. We handled their pressure defense okay, but struggled inside defensively ourselves.”

Maddie Disney led the team by going for 21 points, with three buckets from downtown. Hannah TerHark was close to double digits, scoring nine points, with Ashley Keller chipping in eight points. Kenzie Alberts scored six points, Sydney TerHark five points with a trey included, Hannah Kapka four points and Shelby Engh three points. Keller grabbed seven rebounds, with Alberts getting in on five from her spot. Disney and Sydney each got their hands on three caroms, while Engh, Kapka and Hannah TerHark all finished with two each.

For the full story, see the February 11 edition of the Monitor.