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Wednesday, 28 February 2007 |
 TROPHY WINNER -- The Conrad Cowgirls placed second at the divisional meet in Malta and will head to Hamilton this weekend for the state tourney. From the left in front is Kelsey Zomer, Savanna Baumann, Sam Fagan, Anna Pearson, Whitney Bliss, Jaci Thayer, Hannah Knobel, Sarah Hohman (mgr.) and Anna Dalman, assistant coach. In the back is Julie Brown, Katie Schlepp, Serena Johnson, Amber Keil, Courtney Ellefsen, Kylee Schlepp, Cassie Peters, Jenny Silvernale, Ashley Beckham, Brittnee Wittmier, Jacklyn VanDyke and Gerry Kulpas, head coach. Not pictured is Beth Grubb, alternate manager. I-O Photo courtesy of Jim and Shauna Ellefsen
Conrad got on the board first, there were no ties or lead changes, when Serena Johnson got a steal and fed Courtney Ellefsen who was fouled on the shot attempt, but packaged both shots from the freebie-line for an early 2-0.
Helped by a lot of Wolves turnovers, the Cowgirls jumped out to a 9-0 lead and with six points from Katie Schlepp and three from Johnson, Conrad led 11-6 at the end of the first fame.
In the second period, Anna Pearson netted a trey, Brown pumped in five, Ellefsen four and Johnson two as the Cowgirls, while struggling a bit, still fashioned a 14-6 advantage for a 25-12 lead at the break.
During the third quarter, the Wolves did not score a point from the field, getting their three points from the line. They were 0-5, 3-4 respectively.
Coach Gerry Kulpas began to bring in his bench players as Conrad led 36-15 going into the final eight minutes.
Sam Fagan, Anna Pearson, Kylee Schlepp, Jenny Silvernale, Cassie Peters and Ashley Beckham all scored in the final frame of play and Conrad moved on to semi-final action on Friday against Shelby.
It was a match-up of two 1B Conference teams and in a close back and forth game, the Cowgirls edged out their rivals, 44-40 in a contest that saw seven ties and four lead changes.
Conrad had the early advantage, 10-7, however, the Coyotes rallied back with a 15-10 run and took a 22-20 lead to the locker room at the break. In the third frame, Conrad rallied back behind a big three bomb from Keil and a long two shot right in front of the buzzer, plus eight markers from Ellefsen and two key free throws from Brown while holding the Coyotes to just six points 5-28 going to the final eight minutes.
Down the stretch Shelby rallied back with 12 points while the Cowgirls hit on just one shot from the floor and got timely free throws from Johnson and Ellefsen. The two teams were all knotted at 40-40 with three minutes to play, but from that point to the buzzer in regulation, neither team could score.
Shelby had the lost shot opportunity but missed and Ellefsen took down the rebound and the game went into overtime. |
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Wednesday, 21 February 2007 |
With a pair of wins over Cut Bank and Fairfield the Cowgirls collected the number one trophy at the 1B District tournament in Cut Bank over the weekend.
Opening with the host team, the Lady Wolves, Conrad’s post player, Courtney Ellefsen put the Cowgirls up 2-0. It was a lead the team would never give up.
Senior Julie Brown followed with a score off a Wolves turnover, Amber Keil launched a three-ball shot and smoked the net for the first of two treys she would have in the game. Ellefsen banged home another bucket, Katie Schlepp drilled a three pointer and just like that Conrad had built a 12-0 lead.
 HAPPINESS IS TWO TROPHIES -- The Cowgirl basketball team displays their hardware, a trophy for being conference champs and the other for being District 1B champs after defeating Fairfield on Saturday in Cut Bank. From the left in front is Kylee Schlepp, Anna Pearson and Brittnee Wittmier. In the back is Ashley Beckham, Cassie Peters, Jenny Silvernale, Amber Keil, Serena Johnson, Courtney Ellefsen, Julie Brown, Katie Schlepp, Samantha Fagan, Head Coach Gerry Kulpas and Assistant Coach Anna Dahlman. I-O Photo by Buck Traxler
In the second quarter, Cassie Peters scored on a nifty reverse lay in. The Cowgirls racked up 14 more points for a 26-17 lead at the break.
Ellefsen scored 10 of her game high 18 points in the first half. Cut Bank, plagued by13 turnovers, saw the Cowgirls capitalize on the miscues for 20 points. The team also had nine markers on three point shots to three for the Wolves and five points from players off the bench.
Over the second half, the Cowgirls outscored Cut Bank 30-17, galloping to a 56-34 win.
Ellefsen put together a neat game, having a double-double – 18 points and 13 rebounds. Katie Schlepp, hit for nine, had five boards, six assists, a blocked shot and six steals. Brown pumped home eight markers, had five boards, two assists, a blocked shot and four steals. Keil popped for eight and had two steals. Serena Johnson tallied six markers and had four assists. Peters scored four and Kylee Schlepp hit for three.
The Cowgirls scored on 21-52 shots from the field and went 10-20 from the line. They out-rebounded Cut Bank 34-23, had 16 assists, 18 turnovers to 30 for the Wolves and 29 steals.
Conrad scored 37 points off of turnovers. The Wolves hit on 15-42 shots from the floor and were just 2-2 at the line.
The win set up a contest with the Fairfield Eagles on Saturday evening. While Conrad struggled, they came from behind to win the game, 47-3.
Early on Fairfield put Conrad in a hole, 0-8. Ellefsen finally got the Cowgirls on the board when she canned, for her, a rare three-pointer from the left corner.
The team came back to score 15 points but still trailed the Eagles 15-22 after the first period.
The second quarter belonged to Conrad as they shut down the Eagles, not allowing them to score from the field as they went on a 13-1 run. In the period, Brown pumped home a short jumper to get Conrad close at 21-23. Ellefsen tied the game and with :48 to go before the break, Keil bombed home a shot from outside for the squad’s first lead of the night, 26-23.
Over the second half the Eagles stayed close. Neither team could pull ahead with Fairfield just edging Conrad 20-19, but it was the Cowgirls getting the win and first place, 47-43.
Ellefsen tossed in 15 points and was one rebound short of another double-double game. Brown pumped home 10 markers, pulled down eight boards, had three blocked shots and three assists.
Johnson netted nine points, had three boards and three assists, Keil scored eight, Katie Schlepp scored five and had three steals.
Conrad hit on 15-51 shots from the field for a 29 percent shooting performance and went 14-21 at the line. They had only 12 turnovers to 19 for the Eagles, getting 17 points off of them while Fairfield got only six scores.
The Eagles went 16-49 from the field and were 7-9 at the stripe.
Conrad and Fairfield were one-two at the tournament and Shelby and Cut Bank were three and four.
At the Northern B Divisional tourney in Malta, Conrad opens against Wolf Point in the 1 p.m. game on Thursday.
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Wednesday, 21 February 2007 |
Kasey Brownell, a 13-year-old eight-grader at Utterback Middle School, was one of two youth named Montana’s top two youth volunteers for 2007.
The announcement comes from the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, a nationwide program honoring young people for outstanding acts of volunteerism.
Now in its 12th year, it is conducted by Prudential Financial in partnership with National Association of Secondary School Principals.
Brownell, an eight grader, saw a need and organized a community race/walk fund-raiser to benefit cancer patients and their families.
Since both of her grandmothers had breast cancer, “I felt that it was important for me to spread the word about breast cancer,” she said.
 Kasey Brownell
After brainstorming for ideas and deciding on a race/walk, she developed a plan and a timetable, recruited volunteer help, created an advertising campaign and permission forms, solicited sponsors and donations of prizes, ordered tee-shirts and educational materials, and planned a ceremony to honor breast cancer survivors.
On the day of her event, she set up the course and coordinated volunteers from her school, Girl Scout troop, and community organizations.
Her “Stomping Out Breast Cancer” walk/run drew 162 participants and raised more than $3,000, which she donated to Hi-Line Women Against Breast Cancer and the Montana Breast and Cervical Coalition.
“My experience challenged me to attack an adult problem with my heart and strength,” Brownell said, adding, “Anyone can make a difference.”
She told the I-O on Friday, “I hope the event will become an annual event.”
Two volunteers from each state are named, one from middle schools and the other from high schools. This year, the high school winner is Alison Mullin of Stevensville.
State-level judges, who selected the distinguished finalists based on criteria such as personal initiative, creativity, effort, impact and personal growth, reviewed more than 7,500 local honorees.
Brownell and Mullin will each receive $1,000, an engraved silver medallion, and an all-expense paid trip in May to Washington, D.C.
In the nation’s capital they will join the top two honorees, from each of the other states and the District of Columbia for a few days of national recognition events.
Ten of them will be named America’s top youth volunteers for 2007 at that time.
On a side note, Brownell will be making a second trip to the nation’s capital, also in May, for a leadership and government conference with the Girl Scouts.
UMS Principal Craig Barringer told the I-O, “Kasey is an outstanding student, who is motivated to make our school and community a better place. She is a future leader who already has made a lasting impact on our school and her peers. Since her early years in school she has had a unique awareness of the needs of others.”
He went on to add, “As she has grown this has matured to the point of making a positive difference in our community. She is very deserving of this service award.”
She is the daughter of Mike and Jamie Brownell of Conrad.
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