FIELD TWP- The North Woods Grizzlies bounced back Monday from a loss to Mesabi East last week by vanquishing visiting Deer River, 3-1.The teams matched each other point for point in the early going …
David Colburn
FIELD TWP For a team sporting a lineup heavy on freshmen and sophomores, the North Woods girls basketball team has had an unenviable draw to close out its regular season.
Mt. Iron-Buhl, Cherry, and South Ridge are the top-ranked teams in Section 7A and Cook County and Floodwood aren’t far behind in sixth and seventh positions. MIB and Floodwood were the first to score wins over the Grizzlies, and this past week Cook County and Cherry picked up where they left off.
Friday’s home loss to Cook County, 75-59, gave a good glimpse into the Grizzlies’ potential. The game was a nail-biter up until the final seven minutes, when North Woods inexplicably faltered, scoring just two buckets the rest of the way.
David Colburn
FIELD TWP- The North Woods girls donned their home blues for a Saturday tilt against perennial powerhouse Mt. Iron-Buhl, and they were singing the blues after the Rangers ran roughshod over them in a 104-30 blowout.
While the Grizzlies were coming off a 77-52 win against Northeast Range, the Rangers were smarting from a 69-57 loss to Class AA Roseau and eager to get back on a winning track.
At the outset, the Grizzlies looked like they might make a game out of it. Hannah Kinsey hit the game’s first basket for a 2-0 lead, and after two MIB buckets a three-pointer by Helen Koch gave North Woods a 5-4 lead. Five minutes into the game, the Grizzlies looked sharp and locked in as a free throw from Madison Spears knotted the score at 6-6.
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FIELD TWP- Scores on five consecutive trips down the floor shook the North Woods girls basketball team out of their early offensive doldrums and drove the Grizzlies to their largest offensive output …