2012 Hoisington Winter Jam: Otis-Bison vs LaCrosse Boys

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Joey Bahr

For the third time this year the Otis-Bison Cougars and the LaCrosse Leopards met on the hardwood. This time it was for the Fifth Place of the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam.

Otis-Bison started with a flat first quarter scoring only 6 points while LaCrosse posted more than double that. Otis-Bison could not get close to the Leopards and fell by a score of 56 to 37.

Below are some of the pictures I took at the game:

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: Otis-Bison Cougar Dylan Wissman (#11) drives the ball down the court against the LaCrosse Leopards at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Otis-Bison Cougar Patrick Piper (#22) drives towards the LaCrosse Leopards defense at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Otis-Bison Cougar Brandon Pechanec (#44) goes up while being defended by LaCrosse Leopards Clayton Basgall (#12) and Tayler Stull (#22) at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Otis-Bison Cougar Trevor Keller (#3) takes a shot against the LaCrosse Leopards at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Otis-Bison Cougar Brandon Pechanec (#44) goes up for a shot while being defended by Tayler Stull (#22) of the LaCrosse Leopards at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Trevor Keller (#3) of the Otis-Bison Cougars drives the ball down the court against the LaCrosse Leopards at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Patrick Piper (#22) of the Otis-Bison Cougars looks for a teammate to pass the ball to at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Otis-Bison Cougar Zachary Stejskal (#14) drives between two LaCrosse Leopard defenders at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Brandon Pechanec (#44) of the Otis-Bison Cougars goes up for a shot over the defense of LaCrosse Leopard Tayler Stull (#22) at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Otis-Bison Cougar Trevor Keller (#3) drives past LaCrosse Leopard Kip Keeley (#24) at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Otis-Bison Cougar Patrick Piper (#22) defends Tayler Stull (#22) of the LaCrosse Leopards at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Otis-Bison Cougar Justus Bartonek (#1) watches a LaCrosse Leopard at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Kole Urban (#2) of the Otis-Bison Cougars drives past Derrick Depperschmidt (#3) of the LaCrosse Leopards at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Kole Urban (#2) of the Otis-Bison Cougars goes up for a layup against the LaCrosse Leopards at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Justus Bartonek (#1) of the Otis-Bison Cougars dives for a ball dropped by LaCrosse Leopard Clayton Basgall (#12) at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Otis-Bison Cougar Justus Bartonek (#1) defends LaCrosse Leopard Clayton Basgall (#12) at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Dylan Wissman (#11) of the Otis-Bison Cougars takes a free throw attempt against the LaCrosse Leopards at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Patrick Piper (#22) of the Otis-Bison Cougars waits for the ball to be thrown in against the LaCrosse Leopards at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Otis-Bison Cougar Justus Bartonek (#1) drives down the court through the defense of the LaCrosse Leopards at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

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2012 Hoisington Winter Jam: Victoria vs Hoisington Boys

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Joey Bahr

The Victoria Knights took on the hosting Hoisington Cardinals in the semi-finals of the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam.

The Knights tried to keep up with the Cardinals but fell behind quickly. They did their best to close the gap in the second half, but could not get any closer than the final score of 65 to 51.

Victoria will face Ellsworth for Third Place. Hoisington will matchup against Minneapolis for a second consecutive year for the Championship.

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: Victoria Knight Corey Dinkel (#2) drives against the defense of Hoisington Cardinal Trent Schremmer (#2) at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Victoria Knight Clayton Roth (#24) drives past Derrick Kaiser (#32) of the Hoisington Cardinals at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Trent Schremmer (#2) of the Hoisington Cardinals battles for the ball against a pair of Victoria Knights at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Jacob Durrett (#3) of the Hoisington Cardinals passes the ball against the Victoria Knights at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Victoria Knight Bryan Dome (#21) watches Hoisington Cardinal Trent Schremmer (#2) while on defense at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Ryan Becker (#5) of the Hoisington Cardinals dribbles the ball down the court against the Victoria Knights at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Anthony Broeder (#22) takes a shot over the Victoria Knights defense at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Hoisington Cardinal Derrick Kaiser (#32) and Victoria Knights Lane Braun (#32) and Corey Dinkel (C) (#2) watch a free throw attempt at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Taylor Crawford (#23) of the Hoisington Cardinals goes up for a shot against the Victoria Knights at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Victoria Knight Phillip Nowak (#40) and Hoisington Cardinal Jacob Durrett (#3) watch a free throw attempt at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Trent Schremmer (#2) of the Hoisington Cardinals defends against Victoria Knight Bryan Dome (#21) at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Hoisington Cardinal Derrick Kaiser (#32) goes up for a layup past the defense of Victoria Knight Corey Dinkel (#2) at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Hoisington Cardinal Cody Stetler (#4) goes up with the ball against the Victoria Knights at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

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2012 Hoisington Winter Jam: Ellinwood vs Hoisington Girls

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Joey Bahr

The Ellinwood Lady Eagles squared off against the hosting Hoisington Lady Cardinals in the semi-finals of the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam.

Hoisington jumped to a quick lead but the Lady Eagles battled to try to close the gap. In the end Ellinwood could not contain Hoisington and the final score was 51 to 37 for the Lady Cardinals.

Ellinwood will face Otis-Bison for Third Place and Hoisington will take on Russell for the Championship.

Below are some of the pictures I took at the game:

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: Jenna Snell (#5) of the Ellinwood Lady Eagles looks to pass the ball to a teammate against the Hoisington Lady Cardinals at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Ellinwood Lady Eagle Sophie Hayes (#2) tries to shoot over Hoisington Lady Cardinal Mallory Flagor (#32) at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Hoisington Lady Cardinal Savannah Rose (#15) tries to pull the ball away from Kelsea Ward (#20) of the Ellinwood Lady Eagles at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Brooke Panning (#14) of the Ellinwood Lady Eagles drives against the Hoisington Lady Cardinals at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Sophie Hayes (#2) of the Ellinwood Lady Eagles drives past Hoisington Lady Cardinal BreAnna Burns (#5) at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Jenna Snell (#5) of the Ellinwood Lady Eagles takes the ball down the court against the Hoisington Lady Cardinal at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Ellinwood Lady Eagle Kelsea Ward (#20) takes a shot against the defense of Hoisington Lady Cardinal Jordin Greer (#10) at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Bailey Schartz (#10) of the Ellinwood Lady Eagles drives through Hoisington Lady Cardinals Blakelee Cooper (#23) and Savannah Rose (#15) at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Brandy Wondra (#20) of the Hoisington Lady Cardinals tries to pass around a Ellinwood Lady Eagles defender at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Hoisington Lady Cardinal Savannah Rose (#15) watches her free throw attempt against the Ellinwood Lady Eagles at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Hoisington Lady Cardinal Jordin Greer (#10) carries the ball down the court against the Ellinwood Lady Eagles at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Blakelee Cooper (#23) of the Hoisington Lady Cardinals looks to make a pass against the Ellinwood Lady Eagles at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Savannah Rose (#15) of the Hoisington Lady Cardinals defends an inbound pass against the Ellinwood Lady Eagles at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Mallory Flagor (#32) of the Hoisington Lady Cardinals goes up for a shot against the Ellinwood Lady Eagles at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Lindsey Zink (#24) of the Ellinwood Lady Eagles looks to make a pass against the Hoisington Lady Cardinals at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Ellinwood Lady Eagle Jenna Snell (#5) looks for a teammate to pass to against the Hoisington Lady Cardinals at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Kelsea Ward (#20) of the Ellinwood Lady Eagles takes a shot down low against the Hoisington Lady Cardinals at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Sophie Hayes (#2) of the Ellinwood Lady Eagles takes a shot against the defense of BreAnna Burns (#5) of the Hoisington Lady Cardinals at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Mallory Flagor (#32) of the Hoisington Lady Cardinals drives through the Ellinwood Lady Eagles defense at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Hoisington Lady Cardinal Mallory Flagor (#32) blocks a shot by Ellinwood Lady Eagle Brooke Panning (#14) at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Hoisington Lady Cardinal Mallory Flagor (#32) goes up for a shot against Ellinwood Lady Eagle Lindsey Zink (#24) at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

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Hoisington Winter Jam 2012: Ellinwood vs LaCrosse Boys

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Joey Bahr

The Ellinwood Eagles and LaCrosse Leopards faced off to see who would play to win the Consolation Bracket of the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam.

LaCrosse took an early lead but allowed Ellinwood to come back within three to four points at multiple points in the game. At the final buzzer, the Leopards won with a score of 39 to 29.

LaCrosse will take on Otis-Bison for the Fifth Place game (and their third meeting this season), Ellinwood will face off with Russell for the Seventh Place game.

Below are some of the pictures I took at the game:

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: Cody Isern (#23) of the Ellinwood Eagles drives into the defense of the LaCrosse Leopards at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Ellinwood Eagle Cody Isern (#23) drives the ball against the LaCrosse Leopards at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: William Storie (#45) of the LaCrosse Leopards passes the ball to a teammate against the Ellinwood Eagles at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Patrick Ringering (#2) of the Ellinwood Eagles drives down the court with the basketball against the LaCrosse Leopards at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Kale Clawson (#3) of the Ellinwood Eagles takes the basketball down the court against the LaCrosse Leopards at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Kyle Blakeslee (#15) of the Ellinwood Eagles drives against LaCrosse Leopard Tayler Stull (#22) at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Clayton Basgall (#12) of the LaCrosse Leopards defends against Ellinwood Eagle Cody Isern (#23) at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Ellinwood Eagle Kyle Blakeslee (#15) drives past Tayler Stull (#22) of the LaCrosse Leopards at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: LaCrosse Leopards Tayler Stull (#22) and Kip Keeley (#24) try to block the shot of Ellinwood Eagle Kyle Blakeslee (#15) at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Austin Webs (#23) of the LaCrosse Leopards drives down the court with the basketball against the Ellinwood Eagles at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Tayler Stull (#22) of the LaCrosse Leopards takes a shot against the Ellinwood Eagles at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Ellinwood Eagles Head Coach Shane Duncan encourages his players against the LaCrosse Leopards at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Kip Keeley (#24) of the LaCrosse Leopards takes a shot while Ellinwood Eagle Garrett Hayes (#40) falls away while attempting to take a charge at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: LaCrosse Leopard Austin Webs (#23) carries the ball down the court against the Ellinwood Eagles at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Patrick Ringering (#2) of the Ellinwood Eagles tries to defend LaCrosse Leopard Austin Webs (#23) at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Ellinwood Eagles Cody Isern (#23) and Ian Goering (#50) react to a shot by LaCrosse Leopard Marshall Jay (#20) at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Kip Keeley (#24) of the LaCrosse Leopards drives down the court with the basketball against the Ellinwood Eagles at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: LaCrosse Leopard Kip Keeley (#24) goes up for a layup against the Ellinwood Eagles at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Tayler Stull (#22) of the LaCrosse Leopards drives towards the Ellinwood Eagles defense at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Derrick Depperschmidt (#3) of the LaCrosse Leopards takes a three point shot against the Ellinwood Eagles at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Austin Webs (#23) of the LaCrosse Leopards finishes off a layup against the Ellinwood Eagles at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Kip Keeley (#24) reacts to a pass made by a teammate against the Ellinwood Eagles at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Garrett Hayes (#40) of the Ellinwood Eagles prepares to take a free throw against the LaCrosse Leopards at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: LaCrosse Leopard Tayler Stull (#22) pulls down a rebound against the Ellinwood Eagles at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Kale Clawson (#3) of the Ellinwood Eagles passes the ball to a teammate against the LaCrosse Leopards at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Tanner Swank (#32) of the Ellinwood Eagles prepares to pass the ball against the LaCrosse Leopards at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Ellinwood Eagle Kyle Blakeslee (#15) looks for a teammate to pass the basketball to against the LaCrosse Leopards at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Patrick Ringering (#2) of the Ellinwood Eagles drives against Derrick Depperschmidt (#3) of the LaCrosse Leopards at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: LaCrosse Leopard Tayler Stull (#22) tries to reach around Cody Isern (#23) of the Ellinwood Eagles at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Cody Isern (#23) tries to keep the basketball from going out of bounds against the LaCrosse Leopards at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Patrick Ringering (#2) of the Ellinwood Eagles goes up for a layup against the LaCrosse Leopards at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Marshall Jay (#20) of the LaCrosse Leopards tries to block Ian Goering (#50) of the Ellinwood Eagles at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Tayler Stull (#22) drives through two Ellinwood Eagles defenders at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Ellinwood Eagle Kyle Blakeslee (#15) takes a shot against the defense of Kip Keeley (#24) and Tayler Stull (#22) of the LaCrosse Leopards at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Tayler Stull (#22) of the LaCrosse Leopards attempts to take the ball up the court against the defense of Kyle Blakeslee (#15) and Kale Clawson (#3) of the Ellinwood Eagles at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Tanner Swank (#32) of the Ellinwood Eagles drives past LaCrosse Leopard Austin Webs (#23) at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

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Hoisington Winter Jam 2012: Ellsworth vs Victoria Girls

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Joey Bahr

The Ellsworth Lady Bearcats and the Victoria Lady Knights faced off in the last semi-final game of the Ladies Consolation bracket at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam.

Ellsworth took an early lead that they held throughout most of the game with the final score ending at 48 to 34.

Ellsworth will face Minneapolis for the Fifth Place game and Victoria will take on LaCrosse for the Seventh Place game.

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: Ellsworth Lady Bearcat Maycee Jones (#13) dribbles around a Victoria Lady Knights defender at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Victoria Lady Knight Kristin Huser (#10) dribbles the ball down the court against the Ellsworth Lady Bearcats at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam.

: Victoria Lady Knight Kristin Huser (#10) takes a shot over Ellsworth Lady Bearcat Maycee Jones (#13) at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam.

: Victoria Lady Knights Kaley Goetz (#22) attempts to go up with a shot against Ellsworth Lady Bearcat Rachel Herzog (#5) during the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Ashley Dome (#21) of the Victoria Lady Knights drives against Ellsworth Lady Bearcat Connor Davis (#20) at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam

: Victoria Lady Knights Rylee Broyles (#20) takes a shot behind the three point line against the Ellsworth Lady Bearcats during the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Victoria Lady Knight Kaley Goetz (#22) blocks out Ellsworth Lady Bearcat Maycee Jones (#13) during a free throw attempt at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Ellsworth Lady Bearcats’ Brenn Cravens (#11) defends against the Victoria Lady Knights at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Ellsworth Lady Bearcat Rachel Herzog (#5) looks for a teammate to pass to while Victoria Lady Knight Ashley Dome (#21) defends her at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Ellsworth Lady Bearcat Lainey Dunn (#33) and Victoria Lady Knight Brooke Schmidt (#12) battle over the basketball at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Ellsworth Lady Bearcat Rachel Herzog (#5) goes up for a layup while Victoria Lady Knight Brooke Pfanenstiel (#14) attempts to block her at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Victoria Lady Knight Amanda Braun (#23) shoots a free throw against the Ellsworth Lady Bearcats at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Ellsworth Lady Bearcat Brenn Cravens (#11) throws a pass around Victoria Lady Knights’ Kaley Goetz (#22) at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Connor Davis (#20) drives against the defense of the Victoria Lady Knights at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam.

: Ellsworth Lady Bearcats’ Brenn Cravens (#11) throws a pass down the court to a teammate against the Victoria Lady Knights at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Connor Davis (#20) of the Ellsworth Lady Bearcats steals the ball away from the Victoria Lady Knights at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Ellsworth Lady Bearcat Halle Connally (#10) jumps over Kristin Huser (#10) of the Victoria Lady Knights at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Halle Connally (#10) of the Ellsworth Lady Bearcats goes up for a layup against the Victoria Lady Knights at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Kailee Landon (#12) of the Ellsworth Lady Bearcats drives down the court with the basketball against the Victoria Lady Knights at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Kaley Goetz (#22) of the Victoria Lady Knights blocks out Ellsworth Lady Bearcat Connor Davis (#20) during a free throw attempt at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Rachel Herzog (#5) of the Ellsworth Lady Bearcats waits to pick up the Victoria Lady Knights point guard at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Rachel Herzog (#5) of the Ellsworth Lady Bearcats prepares to go up for a shot while being defended by Rylee Broyles (#20) of the Victoria Lady Knights at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Ellsworth Lady Bearcat Rachel Herzog (#5) stares down Victoria Lady Knights point guard Kristin Huser (#10) at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Connor Davis (#20) of the Ellsworth Lady Bearcats looks to take a shot while being defended by Kaley Goetz (#22) of the Victoria Lady Knights at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Brenn Cravens (#11) of the Ellsworth Lady Bearcats drives down the court while Victoria Lady Knight Ashley Dome (#21) trails behind at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Ellsworth Lady Bearcat Whitney Williams (#24) goes up for a shot against the Victoria Lady Knights at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Brenn Cravens (#11) of the Ellsworth Lady Bearcats drives the ball down the court against the Victoria Lady Knights at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Ellsworth Lady Bearcat Lainey Dunn (#33) goes up for a shot against the Victoria Lady Knights at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Victoria Lady Knights Brooke Pfanenstiel (#14) and Ashley Dome (#21) watch along with Ellsworth Lady Bearcat Brenn Cravens (#11) as the basketball flies towards the rim at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Victoria Lady Knight Brooke Pfanenstiel (#14) blocks out Connor Davis (#20) of the Ellsworth Lady Bearcats at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Connor Davis (#20) of the Ellsworth Lady Bearcats jumps up behind Rylee Broyles (#20) of the Victoria Lady Knights at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

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2012 Hoisington Winter Jam: Otis-Bison vs Ellsworth Boys

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Joey Bahr

The Otis-Bison Cougars faced off against the Ellsworth Bearcats in the first round of the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam.

The Cougars had a sluggish first half that led to a 10 point deficit they could not overcome. The final score was 52 to 29 in favor of the Bearcats.

Ellsworth will now play Minneapolis and Otis-Bison will take on Russell.

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: Otis-Bison Cougar Brandon Pechanec (#44) and Ellsworth Bearcats Ben Murrell (#23) jump for the opening tip-off of their game at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Otis-Bison Cougar Dylan Wissman (#11) dribbles the ball down the court against the Ellsworth Bearcats at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Otis-Bison Cougar Dylan Wissman (#11) dribbles the ball down the court against the Ellsworth Bearcats at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Otis-Bison Cougar Trevor Keller (#3) dribbles the ball down the court against the Ellsworth Bearcats at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Otis-Bison Cougar Brandon Pechanec (#44) throws a pass over Ellsworth Bearcat Josh Bahr (#4) during the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Otis-Bison Cougar Dylan Wissman (#11) makes a strong move towards the basket against Ellsworth Bearcat Shane Wilson (#3) at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Otis-Bison Cougar Zachary Stejskal (#14) looks for a teammate to pass the ball to against the Ellsworth Bearcats during the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Otis-Bison Cougar Brandon Pechanec (#44) goes for a layup against the Ellsworth Bearcats during the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Ellsworth Bearcat Josh Bahr (#4) boxes out Otis-Bison Cougar Zachary Stejskal (#14) during a free throw at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Otis-Bison Cougar Dylan Wissman (#11) pushes the ball up the court against the Ellsworth Bearcats during the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Otis-Bison Cougar Brandon Pechanec (#44) dives for a ball as does Ellsworth Bearcat McGregor Jones (#13) during the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Otis-Bison Cougar Zachary Stejskal (#14) awaits to pick up an Ellsworth Bearcat on defense at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Ellsworth Bearcat Grant Glaser (#25) crosses the half court line against the Otis-Bison Cougars at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Ellsworth Bearcat Mark Cunningham (#11) goes up for a layup while Otis-Bison Cougar ob14 tries to catch up at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Ellsworth Bearcats Matthew Keener (#0) falls to the floor while Otis-Bison Cougar Brandon Pechanec (#44) moves towards the basket at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Otis-Bison Cougar Tyler Maier (#40) looks towards the Ellsworth Bearcats Ben Murrell (#23) during the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Otis-Bison Cougar Tyler Maier (#40) defends the basket against the Ellsworth Bearcats at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Ellsworth Bearcat Shane Wilson (#3) goes for a layup during the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Otis-Bison Cougar Trevor Keller (#3) tries to slow down the Ellsworth Bearcats’ Shane Wilson (#3) at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Otis-Bison Cougar Dylan Wissman (#11) elevates to block off the basket from Ellsworth Bearcat Josh Bahr (#4) during the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Otis-Bison Cougar Patrick Piper (#22) passes the ball against the Ellsworth Bearcats at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Otis-Bison Cougars Brandon Pechanec (#44) and Trevor Keller (#3) and Ellsworth Bearcat Shane Wilson (#3) watch the ball during a free throw attempt at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Ellsworth Bearcat Ben Murrell (#23) drives past Otis-Bison Cougar Dylan Wissman (#11) at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Ellsworth Bearcat Ben Murrell (#23) slips by Patrick Piper (#22) of the Otis-Bison Cougars during the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Otis-Bison Cougar Patrick Piper (#22) goes up for a layup agains the Ellsworth Bearcats during the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Otis-Bison Cougar Patrick Piper (#22) drives the ball down the side of the court agains the Ellsworth Bearcats at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Otis-Bison Cougar Trevor Keller (#3) prepares to go up for a layup agains the Ellsworth Bearcats during the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Otis-Bison Cougar Brandon Pechanec (#44) powers through the Ellsworth Bearcats’ defense during the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Ellsworth Bearcat Matthew Keener (#0) steals the ball from Otis-Bison Cougar Brandon Pechanec (#44) during the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Otis-Bison Cougar Trevor Keller (#3) drives the ball down the court against the Ellsworth Bearcats at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Otis-Bison Cougar Trevor Keller (#3) looks to make a pass against the Ellsworth Bearcats during the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Ellsworth Bearcat Clint Glaser (#15) makes a fast break down the court against the Otis-Bison Cougars at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Ellsworth Bearcat Clint Glaser (#15) makes a fast break down the court against the Otis-Bison Cougars at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Ellsworth Bearcat Jacob Froese (#30) looks for a teammate to pass the ball to agains the Otis-Bison Cougars at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Ellsworth Bearcat Ben Murrell (#23) looks to drive past Otis-Bison Cougar Dylan Wissman (#11) at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Ellsworth Bearcat McGregor Jones (#13) dribbles the ball down the court against the Otis-Bison Cougars at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Otis-Bison Cougars Colin Regan (#20) and Sam Higgason (#41) seal off Ellsworth Bearcat McGregor Jones (#13) from a rebound after a missed free-throw at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Otis-Bison Cougar Justus Bartonek (#1) looks to take a shot agains the Ellsworth Bearcats at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Otis-Bison Cougar Colin Regan (#20) tries to defend Ellsworth Bearcat Grant Glaser (#25) at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

: Otis-Bison Cougar Colin Regan (#20) tries to defend Ellsworth Bearcat Grant Glaser (#25) at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

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2012 Hoisington Winter Jam: LaCrosse vs Russell Girls

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Joey Bahr

The LaCrosse Lady Leopards faced off against the Russell Lady Broncos in a first round matchup at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam.

Russell took an early commanding lead in the game and never gave it up. The final score was 65 to 43 in favor of Russell.

The Lady Broncos will now face the Otis-Bison Lady Cougars while the Lady Leopards will square off against the Minneapolis Lady Lions.

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McPherson versus Great Bend Boys JV Basketball

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Joey Bahr

McPherson traveled to Great Bend for a basketball matchup. The Boys Junior Varsity squads for both schools squared off in an early matchup for the day.

McPherson took control of the game in the First Quarter and did not let it slip away. The final score was 51 to 37.

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Otis-Bison Boys vs Ellinwood

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Joey Bahr

The Otis-Bison Cougars took on the Ellinwood Eagles in a road matchup in Ellinwood.

The First Half belonged to the Eagles. The Cougars ended up playing mostly Junior Varsity players in the Second Quarter. After Halftime, the starters took the floor and control of the game. The Cougars won with a final score of 50 to 38.

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Otis-Bison Girls vs Ellinwood

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Joey Bahr

The Otis-Bison Lady Cougars traveled to Ellinwood to face the Lady Eagles in their first road game of the year.

The Lady Eagles held the lead for most of the game. In the Fourth Quarter, the Lady Cougars closed the gap and held on for a 1 point victory with a 35 to 34 final score.

Below are some of the pictures I took at the game:

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