TC Beats Faith Christian 50-32
The Faith Christian High School Lions came to TC to play. The TC fans were in shock as the 13th seeded Lions did not curl up when the Eagles jumbed out to a 7-0 lead just minutes into the game. Instead of falling apart the Lions out hussled the Eagles for much of the 1st half and went in for halftime only behind by 6 points. With the first half serving as a wake-up call the Eagles dominated the game after the break.
Outstanding Performances Included:
Steals: Erin Santiago (7), Kaisa Spycher (4).
Assists: Erin (8)
Blocks: Kaisa (2)
Rebounds: Kaisa (11), Erin (10), Kara Gabrielson and Molly Farrar (8 each), Candice Balswick and Marly Burton (5 each).
Points: Erin (15), Molly F (9), Kaisa and Candice (8 each).
Second Round:
vs Ripon Christian on Thursday, Feburary 26 @ 7 PM - Calvary Baptist Gym
Click the link to see Thursday's complete play-off bracket.
CIF DIVISION V GIRLS VARSITY TOURNAMENT
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Sunday, February 22, 2009
The Lady Eagles: Art in the Form of Basketball
THE TEAM
#23 Amy Wright
#24 Erin Santiago
#25 Candice Balswick
#33 Kaisa Spycher
#35 Tiffany Snyder
#5 Kara Gabrielson
#21 Aubrey Larson
#32 Molly Farrar
#34 Emily Breuss
#44 Molly Zuhlke
#54 Marly Burton
#23 Amy Wright
#24 Erin Santiago
#25 Candice Balswick
#33 Kaisa Spycher
#35 Tiffany Snyder
#5 Kara Gabrielson
#21 Aubrey Larson
#32 Molly Farrar
#34 Emily Breuss
#44 Molly Zuhlke
#54 Marly Burton
Lady Eagles Seeded 4th in Section Tournament
Just click the tournament bracket to see a larger version.The Turlock Christian Lady Eagles are seeded 4th in the Sac-Joaquin CIF Section Division V Tournament. The first game will be played at Calvary Baptist on Tuesday, February 24. Get there early if you want a good seat, we are expecting a large crowd.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Eagles Trap Coyotes
Lady Eagles Defeat Denair 64-25
The Lady Eagles traveled all the way to Denair High School for the last game between the two teams this season. The result was similar to their other two meetings as TC defeated the Coyotes 64-25. The game was never close as the Eagles dominated both on offense and defense. Erin Santiago had another outstanding scoring night making 6 of 8 three point attempts and tying her season high of 25 points along with a game leading 7 steals and 5 assists. Amy Wright also had an excellent night with 15 points and 6 rebounds. Great game girls:~)
JV ONE WIN AWAY FROM PERFECT SOUTHERN LEAGUE RECORD
The Eaglets won their 14th league game in a row. The Denair Coyotes gave the Baby Birds a scare as they were as close as 5 points in the second half. Tough defense and timely scoring fought off Denair's comeback. Great job Eaglets:-)
PLAY-OFF PICTURE
With every victory the Lady Eagles move up in the Division V power rating. TC is seeded 4th in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division V this week. To see who we would be playing if the tournament started today look at the "MOCK" tournament below. The Eagles could move up to 3rd if Sacramento Waldof were to lose their last 2 games, which is unlikely but possible.
DIVISION V "MOCK" TOURNAMENT
Bradshaw Chr (1)
Jim Elliot Chr (16)
For Lake Chr (8)
Valley Christ (9)
Turlock Chr (4)
Victory Chr (13)
Mountain Oaks (5)
New Life Chr (12)
Wilton Christian (2)
Faith Christ (15)
Lodi Academy (7)
Foresthill (10)
Sac Waldorf (3)
Sac Adventist (14)
Trinity Prep (6)
Ripon Chr (11)
The Lady Eagles traveled all the way to Denair High School for the last game between the two teams this season. The result was similar to their other two meetings as TC defeated the Coyotes 64-25. The game was never close as the Eagles dominated both on offense and defense. Erin Santiago had another outstanding scoring night making 6 of 8 three point attempts and tying her season high of 25 points along with a game leading 7 steals and 5 assists. Amy Wright also had an excellent night with 15 points and 6 rebounds. Great game girls:~)
JV ONE WIN AWAY FROM PERFECT SOUTHERN LEAGUE RECORD
The Eaglets won their 14th league game in a row. The Denair Coyotes gave the Baby Birds a scare as they were as close as 5 points in the second half. Tough defense and timely scoring fought off Denair's comeback. Great job Eaglets:-)
PLAY-OFF PICTURE
With every victory the Lady Eagles move up in the Division V power rating. TC is seeded 4th in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division V this week. To see who we would be playing if the tournament started today look at the "MOCK" tournament below. The Eagles could move up to 3rd if Sacramento Waldof were to lose their last 2 games, which is unlikely but possible.
DIVISION V "MOCK" TOURNAMENT
Bradshaw Chr (1)
Jim Elliot Chr (16)
For Lake Chr (8)
Valley Christ (9)
Turlock Chr (4)
Victory Chr (13)
Mountain Oaks (5)
New Life Chr (12)
Wilton Christian (2)
Faith Christ (15)
Lodi Academy (7)
Foresthill (10)
Sac Waldorf (3)
Sac Adventist (14)
Trinity Prep (6)
Ripon Chr (11)
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Eagles Trap the Grizzles
Mariposa 40 - Turlock Christian 56
Mariposa and Turlock Christian entered Thursday nights game in a battle for 2nd place in the Southern League. The Grizzles at 8-3 and the Eagles at 8-4 with the winner being in the drivers seat for the second spot in the league. At the end of the night Mariposa was 8-4 and TC 9-4, just percentage points ahead in the league standings. Due to a postponed game with Waterford on Monday Mariposa has played one less league game then TC. What that does to the league standings is anyones guess, but it means nothing if the Lady Eagles can win their last 2 games.
Mariposa fell behind the Eagles in the first quarter and were never able to come back. The Grizzles threw a box and one, with a defender shadowing Erin Santiago, that never really worked. Before they knew what hit them Erin had dished out 3 assists and without shooting the ball had a hand in the first 7 points of the game and TC was leading 10 to 3 after just a few minutes. When Mariposa went back to a "normal" defense Erin rained a storm of 3 pointers down on them, eventually making 5. With the offense looking good and an another outstanding defensive game the Eagles won easily.
Outstanding Performances Included:
Points: Erin Santiago (16), Amy Wright (14), and Molly Farrar (7).
Rebounds: Kaisa Spycher (13), Amy and Erin (9 each)
Steals: Candice Balswick (3), Amy (2).
Assists: Erin (7), Molly and Tiffany Snyder (4 each).
Blocks: Marly Burton and Kaisa (3 each).
Great game and keep it up:-)
Baby Birds Win the Southern League
With Mariposa coming into the game with only 2 league losses, both to the Eaglets, they needed a win and some end of the year upsets to gain just a part of the Southern League title. Unfortunately for them they will end the season as the 2nd place team for a second year in a row. In the last two years Mariposa has lost only 5 games in Southern League play, all to Turlock Christian, and will have to hope for better times next year. Congratulations to the Eaglets and Coaches Wright and Wright with a great championship season:-)
REBOUNDS ARE KING, OR IS THAT QUEEN:~)
The TC Lady Eagles lead California with 51.9 rebounds per game. While other teams high on the list have at least one dominate rebounder, #2 Lutheran Pacific Lutheran has a player averaging 20+ rebounds per game, the Lady Eagles are doing their rebound thing without a player in the top 350 in the state. Great job as a team!
Mariposa and Turlock Christian entered Thursday nights game in a battle for 2nd place in the Southern League. The Grizzles at 8-3 and the Eagles at 8-4 with the winner being in the drivers seat for the second spot in the league. At the end of the night Mariposa was 8-4 and TC 9-4, just percentage points ahead in the league standings. Due to a postponed game with Waterford on Monday Mariposa has played one less league game then TC. What that does to the league standings is anyones guess, but it means nothing if the Lady Eagles can win their last 2 games.
Mariposa fell behind the Eagles in the first quarter and were never able to come back. The Grizzles threw a box and one, with a defender shadowing Erin Santiago, that never really worked. Before they knew what hit them Erin had dished out 3 assists and without shooting the ball had a hand in the first 7 points of the game and TC was leading 10 to 3 after just a few minutes. When Mariposa went back to a "normal" defense Erin rained a storm of 3 pointers down on them, eventually making 5. With the offense looking good and an another outstanding defensive game the Eagles won easily.
Outstanding Performances Included:
Points: Erin Santiago (16), Amy Wright (14), and Molly Farrar (7).
Rebounds: Kaisa Spycher (13), Amy and Erin (9 each)
Steals: Candice Balswick (3), Amy (2).
Assists: Erin (7), Molly and Tiffany Snyder (4 each).
Blocks: Marly Burton and Kaisa (3 each).
Great game and keep it up:-)
Baby Birds Win the Southern League
With Mariposa coming into the game with only 2 league losses, both to the Eaglets, they needed a win and some end of the year upsets to gain just a part of the Southern League title. Unfortunately for them they will end the season as the 2nd place team for a second year in a row. In the last two years Mariposa has lost only 5 games in Southern League play, all to Turlock Christian, and will have to hope for better times next year. Congratulations to the Eaglets and Coaches Wright and Wright with a great championship season:-)
REBOUNDS ARE KING, OR IS THAT QUEEN:~)
The TC Lady Eagles lead California with 51.9 rebounds per game. While other teams high on the list have at least one dominate rebounder, #2 Lutheran Pacific Lutheran has a player averaging 20+ rebounds per game, the Lady Eagles are doing their rebound thing without a player in the top 350 in the state. Great job as a team!
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
TC Scores Victory at Delhi
The Eagles Fly by the Hawks 38-11
The Lady Eagles faced off with the Lady Hawks and soared to victory. The game was dominated by the TC defence, limiting Delhi to just 4 points in the first half. The Hawks could not do much against the variety of defenses thrown at them. The Eagles used man-to-man and a variety of zone defenses to totally frustration the Hawks. Delhi leading scorer only made 3 points. The game was never in doubt as TC pulled out to a 26 - 4 halftime led.
Outstanding Performances Included:
Steals: Erin Santiago (3), Amy Wright and Kaisa Spycher (2 each).
Assists: Candice Balswick, Molly Farrar, and Amy (2 each).
Blocks: Molly Zuhlke (4), Emily Breuss and Marly Burton (2 each).
Rebounds: Kaisa (8).
Points: Erin (10), Candice (9), and Amy (8).
Baby Birds Fly High in Victory
The Eaglets continued to roll through the Southern League schedule with a victory over the Delhi Hawks. The victory gave the JVers 12 wins and no losses in league and one more victory will guarantee 1st place for TC and Coach Wright. Great job:-)
MUST SEE GAMES VS. MARIPOSA
Mariposa and Turlock Christian varsity teams are tied for 2nd place in the Southern League. The winner should end league play in sole possession of 2nd place.
The JV Eaglets are playing the only team in the Southern League that has a chance of beating them. If the "Baby Birds" win they will more than likely beat the school JV record of 14 wins and 1 loss by last year's JV team. As a parent of one of that's teams members this is hard to say, but keep on winning Eaglets:-)
NEW POWER RATINGS
The Lady Eagles continue to be seeded 6th in the Sac-Joaquin Section power ratings. If the tournament was to start today TC would be playing New Life Christian of Marysville. Just click "Tournament Seeds" to see the current power ratings.
DIVISION V "MOCK" TOURNAMENT
Bradshaw Chr (1)
Big Valley Chr (16)
For Lake Chr (8)
Valley Christ (9)
Mountain Oaks (4)
Victory Chr (13)
Trinity Prep(5)
Rip Christian (12)
Wilton Christian (2)
Faith Christ (15)
Lodi Academy (7)
Foresthill (10)
Sac Waldorf (3)
Sac Adventist (14)
Turlock Chr (6)
New Life Christ (11)
The Lady Eagles faced off with the Lady Hawks and soared to victory. The game was dominated by the TC defence, limiting Delhi to just 4 points in the first half. The Hawks could not do much against the variety of defenses thrown at them. The Eagles used man-to-man and a variety of zone defenses to totally frustration the Hawks. Delhi leading scorer only made 3 points. The game was never in doubt as TC pulled out to a 26 - 4 halftime led.
Outstanding Performances Included:
Steals: Erin Santiago (3), Amy Wright and Kaisa Spycher (2 each).
Assists: Candice Balswick, Molly Farrar, and Amy (2 each).
Blocks: Molly Zuhlke (4), Emily Breuss and Marly Burton (2 each).
Rebounds: Kaisa (8).
Points: Erin (10), Candice (9), and Amy (8).
Baby Birds Fly High in Victory
The Eaglets continued to roll through the Southern League schedule with a victory over the Delhi Hawks. The victory gave the JVers 12 wins and no losses in league and one more victory will guarantee 1st place for TC and Coach Wright. Great job:-)
MUST SEE GAMES VS. MARIPOSA
Mariposa and Turlock Christian varsity teams are tied for 2nd place in the Southern League. The winner should end league play in sole possession of 2nd place.
The JV Eaglets are playing the only team in the Southern League that has a chance of beating them. If the "Baby Birds" win they will more than likely beat the school JV record of 14 wins and 1 loss by last year's JV team. As a parent of one of that's teams members this is hard to say, but keep on winning Eaglets:-)
NEW POWER RATINGS
The Lady Eagles continue to be seeded 6th in the Sac-Joaquin Section power ratings. If the tournament was to start today TC would be playing New Life Christian of Marysville. Just click "Tournament Seeds" to see the current power ratings.
DIVISION V "MOCK" TOURNAMENT
Bradshaw Chr (1)
Big Valley Chr (16)
For Lake Chr (8)
Valley Christ (9)
Mountain Oaks (4)
Victory Chr (13)
Trinity Prep(5)
Rip Christian (12)
Wilton Christian (2)
Faith Christ (15)
Lodi Academy (7)
Foresthill (10)
Sac Waldorf (3)
Sac Adventist (14)
Turlock Chr (6)
New Life Christ (11)
Sunday, February 8, 2009
TC Battles LeGrand
TC and LeGrand (37-52) squared off in a battle of the Southern League's best teams and the game was well worth the admission price. The teams battled back and forth throughout the first half, unlike the last time the two teams played. In that game the contest was all but over by half time with LeGrand leading 34-14. This week's meeting between these two teams was evenly matched. LeGrand pulled out to a 14-9 led after the first quarter but the Eagles fought back with a 11-9 2nd quarter to trail by only 23-20 at halftime. Many in the stands started to think upset. LeGrand pulled away in the second half on the strength of their full court press, forcing a total of 27 turnovers, excellent free throw shooting, 14-20 and a bizzare "medical timeout" when one of the LeGrand players was hurt and the Bulldog coach took "forever" to get out on the court to check on her and when he got to her he did nothing. Our own Randy Hopkins checked on the player, helped her up and walked her to her bench while the LeGrand coach appeared to have either forgotten his compassion on the bench or figured this was a way to cool the TC players down by moving as slow as possible. This was a different way for him to distract LeGrand opponents, usually he is screaming at the officials until they stop calling fouls on his team. It had to be one of the strangest reactions to a player's injury that I personally have seen and I coached high school basketball for 16 years. Both teams were far below their normal steal numbers and only 8 of the Lady Eagles turnovers were actual steals by LeGrand, meaning that violations, errant passes and basic "freaking out" resulted in 19 turnovers. The Eagles held the Bulldogs shooting to only 30%, 9% below the team average, and out rebounded them by 24. LeGrand won the game by making 11 more free throws and forcing all those turnovers. The girls played an excellent game.
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES included:
Points; Erin Santiago (12 points and 71% from the floor)
Rebounds: Erin (12) and Molly Farrar (11)
Steals: Kaisa Spycher (3)
Assists: Erin (4) and Molly F. (2)
Blocks: Kaisa and Erin (4), Amy Wright (2)
Last week I mentioned TC's chances of a Southern League championship was very slim, well slim has turned to impossible. We are now fighting for 2nd place with Mariposa. If the Lady Eagles can beat Mariposa on Thursday then they will be in 2nd place all by themselves.
TURLOCK CHRISTIAN SEEDED 6th
The first CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Power Ratings came out on Monday and the Lady Eagles are currently seeded 6th in Division V. If the play-offs began today the Eagles would play Victory Christian, a team they played and beat in the Bradshaw tournament. The ratings could change as Southern League play concludes.
Just click "Power Rating" to see the complete section seeding. The Division V ratings are the last page.
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES included:
Points; Erin Santiago (12 points and 71% from the floor)
Rebounds: Erin (12) and Molly Farrar (11)
Steals: Kaisa Spycher (3)
Assists: Erin (4) and Molly F. (2)
Blocks: Kaisa and Erin (4), Amy Wright (2)
Last week I mentioned TC's chances of a Southern League championship was very slim, well slim has turned to impossible. We are now fighting for 2nd place with Mariposa. If the Lady Eagles can beat Mariposa on Thursday then they will be in 2nd place all by themselves.
TURLOCK CHRISTIAN SEEDED 6th
The first CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Power Ratings came out on Monday and the Lady Eagles are currently seeded 6th in Division V. If the play-offs began today the Eagles would play Victory Christian, a team they played and beat in the Bradshaw tournament. The ratings could change as Southern League play concludes.
Just click "Power Rating" to see the complete section seeding. The Division V ratings are the last page.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Waterford Falls to the Eagles
Varisty Continues to Win
The Lady Eagles beat the Wildcats 51-14 at the Waterford gym. TC was led by 3 players in double figures. Erin Santiago was the top scorer with 16 points, including a 3 pointer, while Amy Wright scored 11 points and Kaisa Spycher had 10 points with a 5 for 10 shooting night. The team as a whole struggled from the floor only shooting 27% for the night. TC continued to play aggressive man-to-man defense which resulted in 15 steals, 5 for Erin and 2 for Candice, 14 blocked shots, Kaisa with 6, and 30 defensive rebounds with Kaisa having 6 and Emily Bruess with 5. Way to go Eagles:-)
JV Stays Strong
The JV Eaglets continued to dominate the Southern League. With a record of 10 wins and 0 losses the Baby Birds are only 3 wins away from their second straight league championship.
What's Next?
Tomorrow's Games:
vs LeGrand @ Calvary Baptist
JV: 6:00 PM
Varsity: 7:30 PM
The Lady Eagles beat the Wildcats 51-14 at the Waterford gym. TC was led by 3 players in double figures. Erin Santiago was the top scorer with 16 points, including a 3 pointer, while Amy Wright scored 11 points and Kaisa Spycher had 10 points with a 5 for 10 shooting night. The team as a whole struggled from the floor only shooting 27% for the night. TC continued to play aggressive man-to-man defense which resulted in 15 steals, 5 for Erin and 2 for Candice, 14 blocked shots, Kaisa with 6, and 30 defensive rebounds with Kaisa having 6 and Emily Bruess with 5. Way to go Eagles:-)
JV Stays Strong
The JV Eaglets continued to dominate the Southern League. With a record of 10 wins and 0 losses the Baby Birds are only 3 wins away from their second straight league championship.
What's Next?
Tomorrow's Games:
vs LeGrand @ Calvary Baptist
JV: 6:00 PM
Varsity: 7:30 PM
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Turlock Christian Beats Arch Rival Denair
Lady Eagles beat Denair.
There's something about Denair, maybe the colors, maybe the mascot, maybe the 2 mile distance between the schools, but the Eagles and the Coyotes relish beating each other.
Was the Super Bowl on Thursday this year, because there were a lot of tackles and hits that apparently are legal in basketball this year that were considered fouls in the past:-) Turlock Christian and Denair continued their rivalry with the Eagles winning the contest 65-35. The game seemed much closer as the two teams battled it out on the court like two heavy weight boxers. The officials seemed to call the game in streaks of bad and worst. Setting aside the tone set by the inconsistent officiating the Lady Eagles played a very good game. The man-to-man defense continued to be very effective as the team collected 12 blocked shots (Molly Zuhlke 5), dished out 17 steals (Erin Santiago 7) and pulled down 35 defensive rebounds (Erin 10). Offensively the girls had one of their best nights of the year shooting 47% from the floor and dishing out 17 assists, 7 each for Molly Farrar and Erin.
JV wins again.
The JV Girl Eaglets beat the Denair Coyotes for their 9th straight Southern League victory. Way to go Baby Birds:-)
The girls play at Waterford on Monday, Feburary 2 @ 6:00 (JV) and 7:30 (Varsity) come out and support the team.
See the article below from theTurlock Journal, January 30, 2008 (Click on the score to go to the actual article)
Turlock Christian 63, Denair 33
Thursday, Jan. 29
"The Turlock Christian girls varsity basketball team (6-3 SL, 15-6 overall) hosted the Denair Coyotes girls varsity basketball team (2-7 SL, 8-13 overall) on Thursday night in a physical match up. Erin Santiago led the Eagles in scoring and rebounds on the night putting up 17 points and grabbing 13 rebounds. Santiago also had 7 steals and 7 assists. Kara Gabrielson and Kaisa Spycher scored 8 points each. Emily Breuss, Amy Wright and Molly Farrar each scored 6 points for TC. Farrar contributed 7 assists. Molly Zulhke led the Eagles in blocked shots with 5 and scored 5 points. Santiago nailed two buckets from 3-pointland.
Annie Anderson led in scoring for Denair with 9 points, followed by Shelbi Tschantz with 7. Mallorie Gallardo added another 6 points for the Coyotes. Tschantz hit one shot from 3-point territory."
There's something about Denair, maybe the colors, maybe the mascot, maybe the 2 mile distance between the schools, but the Eagles and the Coyotes relish beating each other.
Was the Super Bowl on Thursday this year, because there were a lot of tackles and hits that apparently are legal in basketball this year that were considered fouls in the past:-) Turlock Christian and Denair continued their rivalry with the Eagles winning the contest 65-35. The game seemed much closer as the two teams battled it out on the court like two heavy weight boxers. The officials seemed to call the game in streaks of bad and worst. Setting aside the tone set by the inconsistent officiating the Lady Eagles played a very good game. The man-to-man defense continued to be very effective as the team collected 12 blocked shots (Molly Zuhlke 5), dished out 17 steals (Erin Santiago 7) and pulled down 35 defensive rebounds (Erin 10). Offensively the girls had one of their best nights of the year shooting 47% from the floor and dishing out 17 assists, 7 each for Molly Farrar and Erin.
JV wins again.
The JV Girl Eaglets beat the Denair Coyotes for their 9th straight Southern League victory. Way to go Baby Birds:-)
The girls play at Waterford on Monday, Feburary 2 @ 6:00 (JV) and 7:30 (Varsity) come out and support the team.
See the article below from theTurlock Journal, January 30, 2008 (Click on the score to go to the actual article)
Turlock Christian 63, Denair 33
Thursday, Jan. 29
"The Turlock Christian girls varsity basketball team (6-3 SL, 15-6 overall) hosted the Denair Coyotes girls varsity basketball team (2-7 SL, 8-13 overall) on Thursday night in a physical match up. Erin Santiago led the Eagles in scoring and rebounds on the night putting up 17 points and grabbing 13 rebounds. Santiago also had 7 steals and 7 assists. Kara Gabrielson and Kaisa Spycher scored 8 points each. Emily Breuss, Amy Wright and Molly Farrar each scored 6 points for TC. Farrar contributed 7 assists. Molly Zulhke led the Eagles in blocked shots with 5 and scored 5 points. Santiago nailed two buckets from 3-pointland.
Annie Anderson led in scoring for Denair with 9 points, followed by Shelbi Tschantz with 7. Mallorie Gallardo added another 6 points for the Coyotes. Tschantz hit one shot from 3-point territory."
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