Lady Bulldogs Say Goodbye to Seniors, Coach

(ST. ANTHONY'S FIVE SENIORS WITH THEIR FAMILIES ON SENIOR NIGHT; FROM LEFT, MEG RICHARDS, ABBY REPKING, SYDNEY GIBSON, CLARE McHUGH AND SHEA KINKELAAR)

The St. Anthony Lady Bulldogs got a good win to close the regular season Thursday, picking up their 20th win in the process. The Lady Bulldogs fans had the opportunity to say "Thanks" to their five seniors and to Coach Bart Wiedman.

St. Anthony posted a 53-44 win over the Brownstown/St. Elmo Lady Bombers in a game heard on KJ Country 102.3 and www.kjcountry.com. 

The game was an opportunity to salute seniors Shea Kinkelaar, Clare McHugh, Sydney Gibson, Abby Repking and Meg Richards. It was also the night to say farewell to Wiedman, who is retiring as coach after being at the helm since the 2011-2012 season, posting 142 wins in those almost eight seasons, with the post-season still to come. Wiedman said it's an opportunity to spend time with his wife Mandy watching their kids play ball.

(ST. ANTHONY COACH BART WIEDMAN GIVES WIFE MANDY A ROSE AND A HUG AT THE END OF A RECOGNITION CEREMONY BETWEEN GAMES THURSDAY NIGHT)

St. Anthony had their work cut out for them Thursday against a good B/SE team. The Bulldogs, behind Clare McHugh who hit her first seven shots, moved out to a 14-10 lead after one quarter, and then outpointed the Bombers 14-6 in the second period to lead 28-16 at halftime. B/SE outscored St. Anthony 16-13 in the third quarter to pull within 41-32 and the teams went 12-12 in the fourth quarter.

St. Anthony hit 50% from the field, 23 of 46 including 2 of 6 threes. The Bulldogs made 5 of 9 foul shots, turned the ball over 11 times and grabbed 22 rebounds.

B/SE shot 43% from the field, 17 of 40 including 4 of 12 threes. The Bombers made 7 of 9 free throws, committed 13 turnovers but just two in the second half, and pulled down 20 rebounds.

Meg Richards led St. Anthony with 21 points on 9 of 13 shooting and also grabbed eight rebounds. McHugh finished with 18 points on 8 of 11 shooting and also grabbed eight rebounds. Riley Guy scored eight points and Sydney Gibson finished with six points. The Bulldogs, already banged up due to injuries to Shea Kinkelaar and Taylor Beesley, suffered another injury as Abby Repking went down with a leg injury in the first half and did not return to the game. She is being evaluated as to her condition.

For B/SE, Claire Wilhour led all scorers with 29 points on 11 of 24 shooting. Wilhour scored 21 of her points in the second half. Also for B/SE, Natalie Oberlink scored seven points and grabbed eight rebounds while battling foul troubles, Mati Griggs had four points, and Olivia Campbell and Elizabeth Johnson each scored two points.

It was also the final regular season game for B/SE's Elizabeth Johnson and Macy Cripe.

(THE DOGPOUND SALUTES ST. ANTHONY'S BART WIEDMAN AT HIS FINAL REGULAR SEASON GAME AS COACH)

Both squads begin post-season play Tuesday. St. Anthony goes to Palestine where they will play the winner of the Monday night game between Palestine and Dieterich at 6pm Tuesday. BSE goes to Farina to the South Central Regional, where they will play Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City in the second game on Tuesday.

St. Anthony is now 20-10, while BSE is 17-11.

At St. Anthony

BSE (44)

A. Wilhour 0-0 -- 0, Scholes 0-0 -- 0, Campbell 1-0 -- 2, Johnson 1-0 -- 2, Griggs 2-0 -- 4, C. Wilhour 11-4 -- 29, Oberlink 2-3 -- 7. TOTALS 17 FG, 7 FT.

ST. ANTHONY (53)

Hakman 0-0 -- 0, Guy 3-0 -- 8, Kinkelaar 0-0 -- 0, McHugh 8-2 -- 18, Gibson 3-0 -- 6, Repking 0-0 -- 0, Rozene 0-0 -- 0, Richards 9-3 -- 21, Hartke 0-0 -- 0, Beesley 0-0 -- 0, Wegman 0-0 -- 0, Karolewicz 0-0 -- 0, Kabbes 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 23 FG, 5 FT.

BSE                          10      6    16    12    --    44

St. Anthony             14    14    13    12    --    53

3-point FG -- Brownstown/St. Elmo 3 (C. Wilhour 3), St. Anthony 2 (Guy 2).

Junior Varsity Game

BSE                            0    0    5    0    --      5

St. Anthony             15    9    6    8    --    38

Brownstown/St. Elmo -- Wilhour 1, Scholes 2, Walk 2, Cripe 0, Parkison 0, Struble 0, Griggs 0

St. Anthony -- Hakman 10, Guy 5, Rozene 2, Hartke 4, Beesley 0, Wegman 2, Karolewicz 9, Kabbes 6