Lady Pirates win 3 league games The Prairie Lady Pirates won three league games this past week. On Tuesday, Jan. 20 they beat Clearwater Valley 64-25 at Cottonwood. On Wednesday, Jan. 21 they traveled to Moscow and beat Logos 53-20. Finally on Saturday, Jan. 24, they traveled to Troy and won 56-23. Vs. C.V. C.V. showed improvement
from when the two teams had played recently. Prairie scored first with
Kylie Schumacher and Sydney Shears each scoring a basket.  C.V.
then hit a 3 and followed with a basket to take a 4-5 lead. Sage Elven
tied it with a free throw. Elven then gave Prairie the lead for good by
stealing the ball and scoring a lay-up. Shears then scored on an
inbounds play to make it 9-5. C.V. answered with another 3 to close
within 1. At that point Prairie seemed to realize C.V. wasn’t just
going to roll over and make it easy. The defensive intensity picked up
as Prairie forced a bunch of turnovers and finished the first quarter
with a 15-0 run. Shears and Hailey Hanson each scored a basket. Beka
Schumacher made a free throws and then scored on a lay-up. Hanson stole
the ball and scored. Another steal by Hanson led to a lay-up by Beka
Schumacher. Beka scored a putback and Shears closed the quarter with a
basket for a 24-8 lead.Prairie then scored the first 7 points of the sconed quarter. Halee Rowland made a free throw. Then Reagan Brannan, Kylie Schumacher and Beka Schumacher each scored a basket. C.V. then broke a near 10 minute scoring drought with a pair of baskets. Beka Schumacher made 2 free throws but a lane violation voided the first one. She went right back to the line and this time made the first and the second was voided for a violation. A steal and ensuing lay-up by Faith Cash made it 35-12. C.V. scored again then prairie scored the final 4 points of the half. Kylie Schumacher made a free throw then with 0.7 seconds left converted a 3-point play to make it 39-14 at the break. Prairie scored the first 6 points of the second half as Schlader, Elven and Shears each scored. After a C.V. basket, Kylie Schumacher scored a putback to make it 47-16. C.V. then scored 6 straight but Prairie scored the final 5 of the quarter. Hanson scored a basket and Beka Schumacher a free throw. Kylie Schumacher then scored a putback at the buzzer to give Prairie a 52-22 lead and invoke the running clock for the entire fourth quarter. Prairie then outscored C.V. 12-3 in the fourth. Rowland, Beka Schumacher, Schlader, Brannan, Kennedy Riener and Aubree Riener each scored a basket for Prairie. Everybody scored at least 2 points for the Pirates led by Beka Schumacher who had 14 points and 10 rebounds. Shears had 12 points while Kylie Schumacher had 10 points and 17 rebounds. Hanson scored 6, Elven 5, Schlader and Brannan 4 each, Rowland 3 and Cash, Kennedy Riener and Aubree Riener 2 each. Prairie had a 54-41 advantage on the boards. Brannan and Elven each had 5 steals while Shears and Hanson had 3 assists each. Prairie was 28 for 82 from the field, 34%, and 8 for 17 at the line, 47%. C.V. was 10 for 41 from the field, 24%, and 3 for 4 at the line, 75%. The JV team played an overmatched Lewiston Frosh team and won going away 68-9. Prairie scored the first 24 points of the game as they forced 19 first quarter turnovers. Kennedy Riener and Alli Rambo each scored 6 in the quarter while Reagan Brannan and Blake Uhlenkott scored 4 each and Faith Cash, Aubree Riener and Capri Hagen scored 2 each. Prairie led 26-2 at the end of the first quarter. The Pirates then scored the first 17 points of the second quarter and outscored Lewiston 19-2 to take a 45-4 halftime lead. Uhlenkott scored 7 in the quarter while Tori Shears scored 4 and Rambo, Aubree Riener, Hagen and Kenly Forsmann scored 2 each. Lewiston managed to scored 5 points in the third quarter but Prairie added 11 to take a 56-9 lead into the fourth. Rambo scored 7 in the quarter while Kennedy Riener and Brannan scored 2 each. Prairie outscored Lewiston 12-0 in the running clock 4th quarter. Rambo, Uhlenkott, Hagen, Tori Shears, Bekah Shears and Forsmann each scored a basket. For the game Rambo had 17 points and 11 rebounds to lead the team in both categories. Uhlenkott was also in double figures with 13 points. Kennedy Riener scored 8. Brannan, Hagen and Tori Shears scored 6 each. Aubree Riener and Forsmann scored 4 each while Cash and Bekah Shears scored 2 each. Prairie dominated the boards 39-19. Uhlenkott had 6 steals while Cash had 5. Tori Shears had 4 assists while Cash and Bekah Shears had 3 each. The JV’s were 33 for 78 from the field, 42%, and 1 for 6 at the line, 17%. Lewiston was 3 for 16 from the field, 19%, and 2 for 6 at the line, 33%. Prairie 24 15 13 12 -64 C.V. 8 6 8 3 -25 Prairie-Shears 6-17, 0-1, 12; Hanson 3-13, 0-0, 6; Schlader 2-3, 0-0, 4; Elven 2-7, 1-2, 5; K. Schumacher 4-10, 2-3, 10; B. Schumacher 5-16, 4-8, 14; Rowland 1-4, 1-3, 3; Brannan 2-8, 0-0, 4; Cash 1-2, 0-0, 2; K. Riener 1-1, 0-0, 2; A. Riener 1-1, 0-0, 2. 3-pointers-none. C.V.-Martinez 1-3, 0-0, 3; Ward 1-3, 0-0, 2; Lundgren 1-8, 1-2, 3; Shira 2-7, 0-0, 4; Reuben 2-7, 0-0, 5; Santamaria 1-4, 2-2, 4; Wilson 2-9, 0-0, 4. 3-pointers-Martinez, Reuben. At Logos The game at Logos was another lopsided win for the Lady Pirates.  The
Pirates outscored Logos 24-0 in the first quarter. Hanson scored 8
points in the quarter with a pair of 3s plus a basket. Kylie Schumacher
scored 6 on 2 baskets and 2 free throws. Elven scored 5 with a basket
and a 3-point play. Shears had a 3-pointer and Beka Schumacher had 2
free throws. Meanwhile Logos was able to attempt just 4 shots and 2
free throws while committing 11 turnovers.Logos scored their first points at the 6:30 mark of the second quarter. Prairie then scored 9 straight with Kylie Schumacher scoring 6 of those. Elven had a lay-up and Shears had a free throw. Logos doubled their score with 2 free throws at the 1:50 mark. Beka Schumacher finished off the half with a basket for a 35-4 halftime lead. Kylie Schumacher started the second half scoring with a basket and a free throw. Logos answered with a basket and a free throw of their own. Hanson then hit from just inside the 3-point line to make it 40-7. Logos scored another free throw and a basket to get to double figures. Elven, Kylie Schumacher and Shears each scored to make it 46-10. After a Logos basket, Beka Schumacher ended the third quarter with a putback to make it 48-12. In the running clock fourth quarter Logos outscored Prairie 5-8. Shears scored a lay-up and Schlader had a 3-point play for Prairie. Kylis Schumacher led the scored with 17 points. Hanson was also in double figures with 10 while Elven scored 9, Shears 8, Beka Schumacher 6 and Schlader 3. Prairie had a 35-30 edge on the boards. Shears led the team with 8 boards while Kylie Schumacher had 7. Shears and Hanson each had 4 steals while Shears and Schlader each had 3 assists. Prairie was 21 for 59 from the field, 36%, and 8 for 14 at the line, 57%. Logos was 6 for 31 from the field, 19%, and 6 for 12 at the line, 50%. Prairie won a 2-quarter JV game 38-11. Kennedy Riener, Aubree Riener and Rambo each scored a basket for a 6-0 lead. After a Logos basket, Rambo scored twice more to make it 10-2. After another Logos basket, Prairie closed the first quarter with an 8-0 run. Brannan, Hagen, Bekah Shears and Tori Shears each scored a basket as Prairie led 18-4 after 1. Rambo scored 2 baskets to open the second quarter. After a Logos 3-point play, Hagen, Tori Shears and Audrey Warren each scored to Make it 28-7. After another Logos basket, Rambo, Brannan and Kennedy Riener each scored to make it 34-9. After Logos scored their final points, Hagen and Kennedy Riener scored the final 2 baskets of the game. Rambo led the scoring with 12 points while Kennedy Riener and Hagen scored 6 each. Brannan and Tori Shears scored 4 each while Aubree Riener, Bekah Shears and Warren scored 2 each. Prairie had a 15-13 edge on the boards led by Brannan with 4. Rambo and Hagen had 5 steals each while Cash and Uhlenkott had 4 assists each. Prairie was 19 for 36 from the field, 53%, and 0 for 1 at the line. Logos was 5 for 16 from the field, 31%, and 1 for 5 at the line, 20%. Prairie 24 11 13 5 -53 Logos 0 4 8 8 -20 Prairie-Shears 3-11, 1-4, 8; Hanson 4-5, 0-0, 10; Schlader 1-3, 1-1, 3; Elven 4-9, 1-1, 9; K. Schumacher 7-16, 3-4, 17; B. Schumacher 2-8, 2-4, 6; Rowland 0-2, 0-0, 0; Brannan 0-5, 0-0, 0; Cash 0-0, 0-0, 0; A. Riener 0-0, 0-0, 0; K. Riener 0-0, 0-0, 0. 3-pointers-Hanson 2, Shears. Logos-Driskill 4-10, 3-6, 11; Covington 0-1, 0-0, 0; Wilson 0-3, 0-0, 0; Bentley 0-2, 0-0, 0; Spillman 1-8, 3-4, 5; Doane 0-0, 0-0, 0; Rench 1-6, 0-2, 2; Points 1-2, 0-0, 2. 3-pointers-none. At Troy The game at Troy started
off tough as Troy came out playing energetic full-court defense. Kylie
Schumacher scored to give Prairie the lead but Troy answered  with
a pair of baskets to take a 2-4 lead. Elven then scored a putback to
tie it and a free throw for the lead. Schlader added a basket and Kylie
Schumacher a putback for a 9-4 lead. Troy scored twice to pull within 1
but a lay-up by Beka Schumacher and 2 free throws by Kylie Schumacher
put Prairie up 13-8. Troy then hit a 3 to pull within 13-11 at the end
of the first quarter.Prairie opened the second quarter with a 7-0 run. Beka Schumacher scored a putback. Brannan then score after a steal and then hit a 3-pointer to make it 20-11. After a Troy basket, Prairie scored another 7 straight points. Beka Schumacher made 2 free throw. Shears then scored a free throw. Beka Schumacher scored on an inbounds play and Kylie Schumacher drove for a lay-up to make it 27-13. Troy scored a free throw which Shears answered. A Troy putback was answered with a midrange shot by Schlader. Kylie Schumacher followed with a putback and Troy ended the first half with a free throw that made it 32-17. Troy scored to open the third quarter then Prairie scored 10 straight points, all by Kylie Schumacher and most of them where she would see a turnover happening and head for the Prairie end of the court for a lay-up. Each team ended the quarter with a basket and a free throw with Prairie’s scored by Beka Schumacher. Shears opened the fourth quarter with a 3-pointer. Two baskets by Beka Schumacher put Prairie up 52-21 and invoked the running clock mercy rule for the final 6:14. Rowland scored a basket to make it 54-21. Troy scored their final points with 4:30 left and Lillian Rehder added a perimeter shot for the final points of the game. Kylie Schumacher scored 20 to lead all scorers. Beka Schumacher added 15 points. Shears and Brannan scored 5 each with Schlader scoring 4, Elven 3 and Rowland and Rehder 2 each. Prairie had a 38-27 advantage on the boards led by Elven who had 13. Shears had 7 steals and 4 assists to lead both categories. Prairie was 23 for 59 from the field, 39%, and 8 for 11 at the line, 73%. Troy was 9 for 30 from the field, 30%, and 4 for 15 at the line, 27%. Prairie is now 11-1 in league play and 15-4 overall. There was no JV game. Prairie 13 19 13 11 -56 Troy 11 6 4 2 -23 Prairie-Shears 1-6, 2-4, 5; Hanson 0-2, 0-0, 0; Schlader 2-8, 0-0, 4; Elven 1-4, 1-2, 3; K. Schumacher 9-13, 2-2, 20; B. Schumacher 6-20, 3-4, 15; Brannan 2-3, 0-0, 5; Rowland 1-1, 0-0, 2; Rehder 1-1, 0-0, 2; Cash 0-1, 0-0, 0; Behler 0-0, 0-0, 0; K. Riener 0-0, 0-0, 0; A. Riener 0-0, 0-0, 0. 3-pointers-Shears, Brannan. Troy-Webb 2-4, 0-0, 4; Chamberlin 0-3, 2-6, 2; Stoner 3-10, 1-2, 7; Moser 0-1, 0-0, 0; E. Wilson 1-6, 0-2, 3; B. Wilson 1-1, 0-0, 2; Abbott 2-3, 0-1, 4; Rodgers 0-1, 1-2, 1; Harris 0-0, 0-0, 0; Blazzard 0-1, 0-2, 0; Ward 0-0, 0-0, 0. 3-pointers-E. Wilson  Faith Cash drives for a lay-up after a steal against C.V. Also shown are Reagan Brannan and Sydney Shears.  Kylie Schumacher looks to rebound against C.V.  Hailey Hanson handles the ball at Logos.  Reagan Brannan goes for a lay-up at Logos.  Sydney Shears with the ball in the paint at Logos.  Beka Schumacher goes for a lay-up at Troy.  Eric Schlader pulls up for a shot at Troy.  Sydney Shears brings the ball upcourt at Troy. PIRATES GIRLS BASKETBALL SCHEDULE FOR 2025-26
JV games start at 6 p.m., varsity to follow unless indicated.
*indicates league game NOVEMBER
13-Jamboree at Grangeville
18-Nezperce, here , 1/2 JV & V, won 53-35 19-Moscow, here, 5:30 p.m., won 48-44 DECEMBER
1-Orofino, here, JV only 4:30 p.m., won 48-132-Lapwai*, here, C-JV-V, 4:30 p.m., lost 49-56 3-JV vs Grangeville, here, 7:30 p.m., won 56-11 4-Kendrick, there, 6 p.m., won 52-33 5-Grangeville, there, Idaho County Shootout, 6 p.m., lost 20-37 12-JV/V vs. Oakley at New Plymouth, lost 31-37 13-JV/V vs. Grace at New Plymouth, 9 & 10:30 a.m. MST, won 38-37 15-Orofino, there, JV only, 6 p.m. 16-Kamiah*, here, V only, 6:30 p.m., JV vs. Grangeville, 5 p.m., won 42-29 22-Potlatch*, there, V only, 6 p.m, rescheduled after school closure, won 67-23, JANUARY
6-Troy*, here, V only, won 71-198-C.V.*, there, V only at Grangeville due to water issues at C.V. gym, won 72-9 9-Potlatch*, here, V only, 7 p.m.; JV vs. Nezperce, 5:30 p.m., won 57-23 12-C team vs. Clarkston, here, 4:30 p.m. 12-Grangeville, here, JV-V, 6 p.m., lost 48-54 in overtime 15-Lapwai*, there, C-JV-V, 4:30 p.m. won 62-39 16-Kendrick* Quad, here, 3 & 6 p.m., won 57-24 20-C.V.*, here, V only, 6 p.m.; JV vs. Lewiston C, 4:30 p.m., won 64-25 21-Logos, there, 1/2 JV & V, won 53-20 24-Troy*, there, 4 p.m. V only, won 56-23 26-Nezperce, there, JV only, 6 p.m. 27-Logos*, here, Senior Night, 1/2 JV & V, won 58-21, details next week 29-Kamiah*, there, V only FEBRUARY
4-District Tourn., Higher seed host, 6 p.m.
7,9,11,12-District at Lewiston High 14-State Play-In at Cascade 19-21-State at Columbia High, Nampa Prairie Junior High Girls Basketball Schedule, 2026 All games start at 4:30 p.m.January 28-Lapwai, thereFebruary 3-Nezperce, here9-Lapwai, here 10-Culdesac (B team), here 12-Timberline, there 17-Clearwater Valley, here, 1 team 18-Kamiah, there 24-Orofino, there 25-Sts. Peter & Paul, ½ B team, Full A team, there March 4-St. John Bosco, ½ B team, Full A team, there5-Grangeville, here 10-Highland, here |
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