Monday, February 21, 2011
Lady Eagles to Begin Play-offs at Home
The Lady Eagles have been seeded 3rd in the Sac-Joaquin Division 5 Tournament and will be facing Elliot Christian at home on Tuesday, Feb. 22 @ 7:00 PM. The two teams have both faced Escalon in the pre-season resulting in a 32-40 loss for Elliot and a 52-12 win for TC. Both teams faced Escalon very early in the schedule and could be playing a different game by now.
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Grizzles Put a Scare into the Eagles
Mariposa came out with an attitude that said, "TC can be beat". They out shot the Eagles and were only down by a point at halftime. This was the first time during league that the Lady Eagles were actually challenged in the first half. It says a lot about our girls spirit as they came out in the second half a destroyed the Grizzles. Kaisa lead the second half charge scoring 18 of her 19 points in the half and grabbing 21 rebounds, the most by an Eagle since Kasia had 21 rebounds at Mariposa 2 years ago. The victory insured an outright league championship for the Eagles.
Kate Goes for the Block
Outstanding Performances Included:
Kaisa Sypcher: 19 points & 21 rebounds (tied a career best).
Molly Farrar: 15 points, 7 rebounds, 5 steals & 6 assists.
Kara Gabrielson: 12 points, 10 rebounds, & 4 steals.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Knights Almost Trap the Eagles
The night of the living dead is how one fan described the TC student section at Thursday's game. While the RC fans made noise, screamed, complained, stood, shouted, stomped, and made the TC home court into a Ripon Christian satellite, the TC fans appeared to be taking naps. If they are this boring as teenagers what are they going to be like all grown up? Ouch! This was a championship game, if we had lost RC was tied for 1st, but few TC students even attended. Where was the student section? There was room for some RC parents to actually sit in it and they did not seem uncomfortable with all the crazy TC fans around them, maybe because there weren't any. TC you need to get excited about a team that wins championships. Teachers, administrators, and staff get the word out that the play-offs are coming.
Lady Eagles Clinch 2nd Championship in a Row
The Knights of Ripon Christian came to town on Thursday night with a goal, to move into a tie for 1st in the Southern League and almost pulled it off. The Eagles slowly pulled ahead, increase their lead every quarter, and ended the 3rd quarter with an impressive 42 - 28 lead. But then the wheels came off the TC wagon. With 3 starters getting their 4th fouls midway through the 3rd quarter and a 4th player picking up a 4th foul at the beginning of the 4th the Eagles had to count on a boat load of reserve players to hold off the surging Knights. In the end they did just that. 3 starters and one of the 1st players to substitute in all fouled out, those players included Kara Gabrielson, Molly Farrar, Kaisa Spycher, and Becca Muller and Marly Burton had 4 fouls. You hate to see a game that is so effected by the caliber of the officials. One actually apologized for a missed call, a double dribble when the RC player dribbled the ball the length of the entire court, posted up, stopped her dribble, head faked, ball faked, and then dribble out of the post, just seconds after the non-call. It was something to see. A story for years to come. As most of the starting team was replaced due to the fouls, those replacing them didn't get the message that they were ahead by a lot and that taking their time was a good thing. The players took many shots, at least 8, after only five seconds ran off the shot clock. With 55 seconds left RC had narrowed the gap by only 6 points and had a throw in under their basket. A Knight got the ball in the corner and took the shot, only problem was that Molly Zuhlke rose up and swatted the rock and collected the pebble. Just a few seconds later Mary Sargisian somehow did the same thing to seal the deal. A combination of all the fouled out players and horrible shooting resulted in a game that should not have been so close.
There were many outstanding performances and the team defense, top to bottom, was fabuleous. Natalie Snyder lead the team, with the most points by any player this year, hitting three 3s and scoring 24 points. Molly Farrar and Kara Gabrielson also had double figures scoring 11 and 10 points. The team continued to hit free throws well with Molly F and Natalie S hitting 7 for 9 and Kara making 4 of 6. Outstanding rebounding helped keep the team ahead with Marly Burton the leader with 12 and Kaisa Spycher and Kara G with 10 each. In the end the fact that the Eagles are a much better defensive team then the Lady Knights proved to be to much for RC.
The Lady Eagles have guaranteed as least a tie for their second Southern League championship in as many years. As they play the next two games, one win gives the girls an outright league championship and two wins would give them TC its first undefeated Southern League championship.
Take a ride up the mountain to Mariposa on Monday night and then come to the Calvary gym on Thursday for our final league game before play-offs.
Lady Eagles Clinch 2nd Championship in a Row
The Knights of Ripon Christian came to town on Thursday night with a goal, to move into a tie for 1st in the Southern League and almost pulled it off. The Eagles slowly pulled ahead, increase their lead every quarter, and ended the 3rd quarter with an impressive 42 - 28 lead. But then the wheels came off the TC wagon. With 3 starters getting their 4th fouls midway through the 3rd quarter and a 4th player picking up a 4th foul at the beginning of the 4th the Eagles had to count on a boat load of reserve players to hold off the surging Knights. In the end they did just that. 3 starters and one of the 1st players to substitute in all fouled out, those players included Kara Gabrielson, Molly Farrar, Kaisa Spycher, and Becca Muller and Marly Burton had 4 fouls. You hate to see a game that is so effected by the caliber of the officials. One actually apologized for a missed call, a double dribble when the RC player dribbled the ball the length of the entire court, posted up, stopped her dribble, head faked, ball faked, and then dribble out of the post, just seconds after the non-call. It was something to see. A story for years to come. As most of the starting team was replaced due to the fouls, those replacing them didn't get the message that they were ahead by a lot and that taking their time was a good thing. The players took many shots, at least 8, after only five seconds ran off the shot clock. With 55 seconds left RC had narrowed the gap by only 6 points and had a throw in under their basket. A Knight got the ball in the corner and took the shot, only problem was that Molly Zuhlke rose up and swatted the rock and collected the pebble. Just a few seconds later Mary Sargisian somehow did the same thing to seal the deal. A combination of all the fouled out players and horrible shooting resulted in a game that should not have been so close.
There were many outstanding performances and the team defense, top to bottom, was fabuleous. Natalie Snyder lead the team, with the most points by any player this year, hitting three 3s and scoring 24 points. Molly Farrar and Kara Gabrielson also had double figures scoring 11 and 10 points. The team continued to hit free throws well with Molly F and Natalie S hitting 7 for 9 and Kara making 4 of 6. Outstanding rebounding helped keep the team ahead with Marly Burton the leader with 12 and Kaisa Spycher and Kara G with 10 each. In the end the fact that the Eagles are a much better defensive team then the Lady Knights proved to be to much for RC.
The Lady Eagles have guaranteed as least a tie for their second Southern League championship in as many years. As they play the next two games, one win gives the girls an outright league championship and two wins would give them TC its first undefeated Southern League championship.
Take a ride up the mountain to Mariposa on Monday night and then come to the Calvary gym on Thursday for our final league game before play-offs.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Eagles Cage the Bulldogs
News Flash: TC Elementary Girls Team Shuts Out Foe
The TC Baby Birds played at halftime of the JV Girls game at homecoming and crushed the Upward Basketball Club in front a jubilant crowd. The TC BBs lead by Coach TT (Tim Tanis) showed no mercy as they shutout the much taller Upward team. Way to pave the way for the Lady Eagles varsity with their inspiring win.
Molly Farrar was one of four Lady Eagles who scored in double figures on Monday night at Le Grand High School with 21 points, followed by Natalie Synder's 18 and 10 by Marly Burton and Kaisa Spycher. The Eagles leaped out to a 20 point 1st period lead and were ahead by 54 points by the end of the 3rd quarter. TC combined balanced rebounding, led by Marly's 13 and Kaisa's 9, outstanding quickness, as seen in the 26 steals, and precision passing that resulted in 21 assists. The Eagles continue to show improvement as they move through league play. The other hot teams in the league will be their opponents the next three games. RC will be fired up, as an upset will give them a share of the league title, and both Waterford and Mariposa have been dominate in wins the last few games. The girls will need to be at their best as RC comes to town tomorrow night.
The JV were impressive as they rebounded from Friday night's loss to soundly beat the LeGrand Bullpuppies.
Come out and support the team as they attempt to put some distance in the standings between 1st and 2nd place.
The JV were impressive as they rebounded from Friday night's loss to soundly beat the LeGrand Bullpuppies.
Come out and support the team as they attempt to put some distance in the standings between 1st and 2nd place.
The youth of yesterday the stars of today
TC is rated 4th in the latest section power ratings behind #1 Bradshaw, #2 Brookside Christian, and #3 Vacaville Christian. The new league alignments have improved the power rating of the league Bradshaw is in and lowered the TC's league rating just a "tiny" bit with the addition of another D5 school (RC) to the Southern League. TC is rated 6th in the Modesto Bee's district ratings. Just click "Sac Joaquin Section D5 Power Rating" and scroll down to the bottom of the page to see the current seeding. This seeding will be tweaked by the selection committee so teams from the same league will not play each other early in the tournament, but it is usually pretty close to what the tournament looks like. Last year TC was "rated" #1 but was "seeded" #2. As it happened, that appeared to be a correct choice.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Homecoming an Impressive Victory
Sometime after the Gustine blog the "Zulkster Sports Center" was viewed for the 5000th time. Thanks for supporting the teams:-)
The Lady Eagles showed up to play at the homecoming on Friday night. Kaisa Spycher lead the team with a great shooting night (9 for 11) scoring 18 points and Molly Zuhlke had a career best 16 rebounds. Others contributing to the win included 12 points and 4 steals by Molly Farrar, 8 points by Marly Burton, and 6 steals and 2 assists by Kara Gabrielson. The team looks to be fine tuning the basketball machine showing the huge homecoming crowd what an outstanding team they are.
The JV lost in the final minutes to the Coyotes and fell to 8 wins and 2 losses in Southern League play.
The teams travel to LeGrand on Monday night. Car pool with someone and come support the teams. JV @ 6 and the varsity @ 7:30.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Gustine Falls Flat
Rankings: The TC girls varisty is seeded third in the CIF-SacJoaquin Section Division 5 mid-season rating. Also the Lady Eagles are ranked 6th in the Stanislaus district by the Modesto Bee. The district includes parts of San Joaquin and Calavaras counties, and Stanislaus, Merced, and Mariposa counties.
Kaisa (4 years varsity), Kara, Molly Z, & Molly F (3 years varsity)
Coach Edwin
The TC Lady Eagles traveled to Gustine on Monday night to face the Lady Redskins. The stage was set as the senior girls still tear up as they remember the humiliation they felt as their 8th grade team battle with the Gustine Junior High School Indians. That was the infamous game where the Gustine coach kept her top players in and pressing for the entire game and then was surprised when the TC coach mentioned it to her at the end of the game. The Gustine coach said all of her players were the same quality. The TC coach thought, "Oh, I'm sure you really believe that". At least one of those top players is still playing for Gustine and she was held to zero points and swatted so many times the coach of that TC eight grade team almost couldn't record all of blocked shots. Some say that the girls don't even remember that game four years ago and that the rivalry is just a product of a sore loser, but I say --- Well, I probably am a sore loser.
Now on to last Monday's game. The contest was completely one sided as the Eagles jumped all over the over matched Redskins. The second half was a nightmare for Gustine as they were out scored 21 to 1.
Here are the outstanding performances for the game:
Points Scored: Natalie Snyder (15), Molly Farrar (12) and Kara Gabrielson (9).
Rebounds: Molly Zuhlke and Molly F (7 each) and Kate Farrar (a career best 6).
Blocked Shots: Marly Burton (6), the Mollies (2 each).
Steals: Molly Farrar (a career best 10) and Kara G (6).
Molly F. had a double-double, which is not a burger served at Micky Ds, but when an athlete has 10 or more of two statistical categories. We usually avoid using turn-overs as one of those categories, but we do have a few players who have the ability to include that stat in a double-double. Back to the point, Molly Farrar had a double-double with 15 points and 10 assists. That is so cool:0
The JV won again, it is almost getting to be a routine with them, and improve to a Southern League record of 8 wins and only 1 loss. Way to go "Baby Birds".
Home Coming on Friday
All the teams will be playing at CSUS on Friday against Denair. A special thanks to the Coyotes for being our homecoming opponent. As a former varsity coach I know what it is like to be the visitor at a basketball homecoming and it is long and tedious. The games start @ 3:30 (Girls JV), 5:00 (Boys JV), 6:30 (Girls Varsity) and 8:00 (Boys Varsity) with the coronation at halftime of the last game. Come out and support the flock.
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