St. Mary's Lady Cardinals Win Three In A Row! 

Justine Blumenstock (20) adds two to the scoreboard in NVC action against CWC. The Lady Cards defeated CWC 49-33 and will continue NVC play Thursday, Feb. 2  in Verdigre. Photo courtesy Studio B Photography.

St. Mary's records big wins over past week against Creighton, Stuart and Chambers/Wheeler Central. The Lady Cards opened up with a hard fought 44-28 victory over the Lady Bulldogs from Creighton. Emily Everitt led in scoring with 10 points followed by Jessi Pongratz, Brooke Bauer and Bridget Schneider with seven each. Brooke hauled in 12 rebounds and Bridget dished out seven assists. 

Next up were the Stuart Lady Broncos as they came into town and faced off against SMH on the home court. The game started out close but SMH was able to pull out a 57-34 Niobrara Valley Conference win. In action Monday night, SMH hosted CWC Lady Renegades in second round of the Niobrara Valley Conference Tournament. St. Mary's won in a very tough battle by a score of 49-33. It wasn't until the fourth quarter that the Cards had a little breathing room. Several Lady Card's stepped up and knocked down a couple of three pointers. Ball control and free throws sealed the win. This was a defensive battle early on as the first quarter ended, both teams only had five points each. With a very good team effort St. Mary's pushes their record to 15-2 and takes on Ewing at Verdigre Thursday,  Feb. 2 in  the semi-final round of the NVC Tournament. 

Cardinals Junior Varsity 

Records 16th Win! 

The St. Mary's JV Lady Cards gets wins against Creighton and Stuart. Against Creighton, Addie Wetzel and Marisa Miles led the team in scoring with 10 and eight points. Erin Boyle and Alejandra Vergara both recorded four steals each in the 46-27 win. Sarah Vandersnick and Addie had a big game on the boards with 14 rebounds between them. 

In a two quarter game against Stuart, Erin and Addie led in scoring with four points each, while Carli Baseggio handed out three assists in the 20-12 victory. This was a very good team effort as every player saw action and helped with the win. 

Seventh Grade Team Defeats OIC Cyclones. 

Last Friday evening the C/O Cyclones Junior High girls team blew into O'Neill and played a game against St. Mary's seventh grade. The Cards were led by Kendra Kozisek with 16 points. A really good defensive effort was given by the entire team as they allowed only 13 points. Team members helping with the win were Caleigh Miles, Hailey Eiler, Taylor Colman, Logan Connot, Breanna Hedstrom, Hattie Blumenstock and Makayla Pardun.