1A GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Trout Lake continues to lead Big Sky race

A key match-up was the Feb. 6 showdown for first place in the Big Sky West Division as the South Wasco County High Redsides (11-1 league, 17-5 overall) faced the defending league champion Trout Lake High Mustangs (result was after the printed edition deadline).

The Mustangs continued their season-long domination of most area teams as they won two more games last week to remain undefeated in the Big Sky at 10-0 and 17-2 overall. Trout Lake won 63-28 on the road over the Bickleton High Pirates (2-9 league, 2-12 overall) Jan. 29; 68-8 at Horizon Christian on Feb. 2.

The Mustangs conclude the regular season with a 6 p.m. home game Friday versus the Lyle/Wishram High Cougars (0-9 league, 0-14 overall), followed by a 2 p.m. road game Saturday against the Spray/Mitchell/Wheeler High Eagles (6-4 league, 13-7 overall) at Mitchell High School.

South Wasco wins eight straight

The Redsides won four more league games last week, extending their win streak to eight. The Redsides won 43-36 over the Ione/Arlington High Cardinals (9-2 league, 13-6 overall) Jan. 29 at home, followed by a 49-41 home win Jan. 30 over Spray.

The Redsides then had a neighboring county rivalry match-up Feb. 2 against the Dufur High Rangers (3-8 league, 4-13 overall) and they won 49-19 at Dufur High School. The Redsides followed with a 61-12 home win over Horizon Christian on Feb. 3, when senior Julie Hull scored 21 points.

South Wasco concludes the regular season with a 6 p.m. non-league road game versus the No. 1-ranked Crane High Mustangs (20-0) Thursday at Eastern Oregon University in La Grande.

Dufur snaps losing streak

The Rangers lost 49-20 Jan. 30 at Condon, followed by a 49-19 home loss to South Wasco Feb. 2. The Rangers then snapped a four-game losing streak with a 40-19 road win over Lyle/Wishram. The Rangers, who are in third place in the Big Sky West, conclude the regular season with a 7:30 p.m. match-up on Wednesday versus Sherman, a non-league home contest against Perrydale, and a road league game Friday at Horizon.

Both the Horizon Christian Hawks (2-7 league, 4-12 overall) and the Bickleton High Pirates (2-9 league, 2-12 overall) played four games in five days last week. Bickleton enjoyed a two-game win streak, while Horizon lost all four of its contests. Bickleton started with a 62-28 loss to Trout Lake on Jan. 29. The Pirates then snapped a 12-game losing streak with a 42-30 home win over Lyle, followed by a 47-19 home win Jan. 31 against Horizon Christian. The Pirates then lost 52-27 at home Feb. 2 to Spray.

Sherman gets a split

The Sherman High Huskies (4-5 league, 9-11 overall) snapped a three-game losing streak with a 50-19 road win Jan. 30 over Horizon. The Huskies followed with a 27-26 road loss Feb. 3 to the Condon High Blue Devils (4-6 league, 11-7 overall). The Huskies, who are in third place in the Big Sky East, play Dufur Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in Dufur, followed by their final regular season game Friday at 6 p.m. versus the Cardinals at Arlington High School.