December 28, 2022
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Cruiser boys defeat rival Cardinals, head to Alaska next By Skip Smith
Contributing writer
Despite their efforts, the Cruisers couldn’t seal the win when they headed to Morton-White Pass Dec. 19 as they tried to make up for their earlier loss to the Timberwolves. Unfortunately, the T-Wolves had the Cruisers' number again as they downed Eatonville 95-70 in a nonleague affair. The 13 three-pointers Eatonville hit were not enough to counter Morton-White Pass’s Josh Salguero, who dominated in the paint with 34 points on the night. Despite Hunter Hazen's 21 and Jake Cournyer's 18 points, the Cruisers just didn’t match up well against the T-Wolves. Salguero scored 24 of his BOYS Page 3Æ
Photo by Cheryl Taylor Eatonville boys basketball coach TJ Cotterill instructs the Cruisers during their game against Morton-White Pass, Dec. 19.
Lady Cruisers stay perfect at 6-0 By Skip Smith | Contributing writer
The Eatonville Lady Cruiser basketball team kept up its winning ways taking down the Timberwolves for the second time this season, this time by a score of 57-47. The Timberwolves kept the game close in the first quarter with Eatonville leading 16-15 after the first period. The Cruisers began to pull away in the second quarter, taking a 4-point lead into the half. In the third, both teams matched each other bucket for bucket, and Eatonville held a 1-point lead entering the final quarter, where Bailey Andersen scored 11 points to help give the Cruisers a 57-47 victory.
Andersen led all scorers with 23 points. Brooke Blocker added a season-high 13 points as well. The Cruisers finished up the week before Christmas by taking on their longtime rivals, the Orting Cardinals, at Rainer Connect Arena for a non-league matchup. Eatonville grounded the Cardinals, 60-49, to keep the Cruisers’ three-game winning streak in their rivalry series perfect behind Andersen’s game-high 23 points. It was a tight ball game through the first three quarters as each team traded the lead many times. Eatonville trailed by one at the half and then took a 1-point lead GIRLS Page 4Æ
CRUISERS Page 7Æ Photo by Amy Wilson The 2022-23 Lady Cruiser basketball team poses for a team photo. Top row, from left: Ryan Stammen, Bailey Andersen and Sara Smith. Bottom row, from left: Alayna Meyer, Ella Gendreau, Hanna Kralik, Brooke Blocker, Hailey Hall and Lilian Bickford.