Lady Pirates lose 2 of 3
The Prairie Lady Pirates had a tough week as they won just 1 of 3 games. On Tuesday, Dec. 2, they hosted Lapwai, who now has Lori Mader as their coach, and lost 49-56. On Thursday, Dec. 4, they traveled to Kendrick and won 52-33. Finally on Friday, Dec. 5, they traveled to Grangeville for the Idaho County Shootout and lost 20-37.
Vs. Lapwai
It was odd to see Mader in Lapwai blue instead of Prairie’s red or black. A Lapwai player tries to strip the ball from Kylie Schumacher. At right is Sydney Shears and Erica Schlader is in the background.
Lapwai scored the first 4 points of the game but Prairie responded with a 7-0 run to take their first lead. Kylie Schumacher and Sage Elven each scored a lay-up to tie it and then Hailey Hanson stole the ball and scored a lay-up to put Prairie on top. Hanson added a free throw for a 7-4 lead.
Lapwai bounded back with a 0-6 run to retake the lead at 7-10. A lay-up by Kylie Schumacher and 2 free throws by Hanson put Prairie back on top 11-10. After a Lapwai basket, Beka Schumacher scored a putback to make it 13-12. Lapwai scored a free throw to tie the score at 13 at the end of the first quarter.
Lapwai took the lead to open the second quarter but Beka Schumacher tied it with a lay-up. Lapwai then scored 4 straight to take the lead for good.
A free throw and a putback by Kylie Schumacher cut the lead to 1 but Lapwai then scored a free throw and two 3-pointers to take an 8-point lead. The Wildcats led 22-31 at the half.
Elven and Kylie Schumacher each scored to open the third quarter and cut the lead to 5 but Lapwai then scored 4 to again lead by 9. Sydney Shears and Beka Schumacher each scored to again cut the lead to 5 but Lapwai then scored 5 straight to lead by 10 at 30-40.
Beka Schumacher made 2 free throws in the final seconds of the third quarter to make it 32-40 after 3.
Prairie opened the fourth quarter with a 9-2 run to pull within 1 at 41-42. Reagan Brannan opened the fourth quarter with a lay-up. Kylie Schumacher followed with a basket. Lapwai scored then Kylie Schumacher and Brannan each scored again to cut the deficit to 2. Kylie had a chance to tie it at the line with 5:04 left but made the second of 2 free throws to cut the deficit to 1.
Lapwai then responded with 6 straight points and Prairie never got closer than 4 the rest of the way. With 2:21 left Beka Schumacher scored a lay-up top make it 45-49 but Lapwai came right back with a 3. Prairie scored 4 free throws in the final 1:30 but Lapwai matched with a basket and 2 free throw as they won by 7.
Kylie Schumacher had a big double-double with 19 points and 23 rebounds to lead the Pirates. Beka Schumacher scored 12 while Elven scored 6 while battling foul trouble. Hanson scored 5, Brannan 4 and Shears 3.
Erica Schlader and Kylie Schumacher each had 3 steals while Hanson had 4 assists. Prairie lost the turnover battle by a wide margin with 33 while Lapwai had 15.
The Pirates were 18 for 50 from the field, 36%, and 13 for 25 at the line, 52%. Lapwai was 22 for 59 from the field, 37%, and 9 for 21 at the line, 43%.
Prairie won the JV game 60-42.
Prairie jumped out to a 16-1 lead in the game as Zoey Behler scored 8 points and Reagan Brannan scored 4. Lapwai then came back with 7 straight to make it 16-8 at the end of the first quarter.
Prairie led by as many as 17 in the second quarter at 30-13 before Lapwai cut the lead to 30-18 at the half. Behler and Aubree Riener each scored 5 for Prairie in the quarter.
Lapwai cut the lead down to 6 in the third quarter at 36-30. Prairie then scored 6 straight to take a 42-30 lead into the fourth quarter. Aubree Riener had 5 of those 6 points. She scored 9 of Prairie’s 12 in the quarter.
Prairie continued to hold off the Wildcats in the fourth quarter as Behler and Aubree Riener scored 5 each in the quarter while Brannan added 4 and Lillian Rehder sank 2 free throws.
For the game Aubre Riener scored 21 points while Behler scored 18 and had 10 rebounds. Brannan added 10 points and a team-high 13 rebounds. Rehder scored 6, Kennedy Riener 2 and Alli Rambo 1.
Prairie had a 43-28 advantage on the boards.
Brannan had 7 steals while Aubree Riener ha d6 and Behler had 5. Brannan had 4 assists and Aubree Riener had 3.
Prairie was 23 for 49 from the field, 47%, and 11 of 28 at the line, 39%. Lapwai was 16 for 50 from the field, 32%, and 10 for 16 at the line, 63%.
Prairie also won the C game 56-8 led by Audrey Warren and Tori Shears.
Lapwai led early at 0-2 and 2-5 but Prairie then scored 9 straight to take an 11-5 lead by the end of the first quarter. Prairie then outscored Lapwai 20-1 in the second quarter for a 31-6 halftime lead.
Lapwai scored first in the third quarter then Prairie scored the game’s final 25 points.
Warren scored 19 to lead the team. Tori Shears was 1 rebound away from a triple double with 12 points, 11 steals and 9 rebounds. Blake Uhlenkott scored 8 points and led in rebounds with 11. Capri Hagen scored 8 and added 8 rebounds. Alli Rambo scored 5 while Kenly Forsmann and Bekah Shears scored 2 each.
The C team outrebounded Lapwai 52-20.
Uhlenkott added 7 steals while Warren had 5. Hagen and Tori Shears each had 3 assists.
The C team was 25 for 67 from the field, 37%, and 5 for 17 at the line, 29%. Lapwai was 3 for 26 from the field, 12%, and 2 for 4 at the line, 50%.
Prairie  13   9 10 17 -49
Lapwai 13 18  9 16 -56
Prairie-Shears 1-9, 1-2, 3; Hanson 1-4, 3-4, 5; Schlader 0-2, 0-4, 0; Elven 2-8, 2-2, 6; K. Schumacher 7-11, 5-11, 19; B. Schumacher 5-13, 2-2, 12; Rehder 0-0, 0-0, 0; Brannan 2-3, 0-0, 4. 3-pointers-none.
Lapwai-Samuels2-5; S. Picard 8-21, 1-5, 17; Oatman 3-9, 5-10, 12; T. Yearout 1-3, 0-2, 3; Bisbee 6-16, 2-2, 14; Payne 2-4, 1-2, 6; A. Yearout 0-1, 0-0, 0; White Temple 0-0, 0-0, 0; Wheeler 0-0, 0-0, 0. 3-pointers-Oatman, T. Yearout, Payne.

At Kendrick
In the league game at Kendrick, Prairie jumped out to a 6-0 lead and led 22-11 by the end of the first quarter.
Kylie Schumacher scored 4 and Elven 2 in the 6-0 opening run.
Kendrick rallied back within 2 at 8-6 then Prairie went on a 14-0 run. Kylie Schumacher scored 7 in the run while Erica Schlader sank a 3 and Elven and Beka Schumacher each added a putback.
Kendrick scored 5 straight to end the quarter.
Kylie Schumacher scored 4 to open the second quarter. Kendrick then outscored Prairie 5-12 to cut their deficit to 8 at 31-23. Elven then made 2 free throws in the final second for a 33-23 halftime lead.
Elven and Hanson each scored a basket to open the third quarter and Kylie Schumacher added a free throw for a 38-23 lead.
After 2 Kendrick free throws, Schlader scored a pair of baskets to make it 42-25.
After a Kendrick basket, Beka Schumacher made the first of 2 free throws and Elven then rebounded the missed second shot and scored to give Prairie a 45-27 lead after 3 quarters.
Hanson sank a 3-pointer to open the fourth quarter. After a Kendrick basket, Beka and Kylie Schumacher each scored a basket for a 52-39 lead with 2:14 to play.
Kendrick scored the final 4 points of the game.
Kylie Schumacher scored 20 and added 12 rebounds. Elven scored 10 and also had 12 rebounds. Schlader scored 9 on 4 of 5 shooting. Hanson added 8 with two 3-pointers. Beka Schumacher scored 5 with 9 rebounds.
Prairie outrebounded the Tigers 47-27.
Hanson and Schlader each had 3 steals and Shears and Hanson each had 4 assists.
Prairie was 21 for 55 from the field, 38%, and 7 for 13 at the line, 54%. Kendrick was 12 for 44 from the field, 27%, and 7 for 12 at the line, 58%.
The Prairie JV team won a 2-quarter game 27-3.
Prairie scored the first 22 points in the game, leading 17-0 after 1 quarter.
Behler, Hagen and Bekah Shears each scored 4 in the opening quarter while Aubree Riener had a 3-pointer and Uhlenkott scored 2.
Brannan scored to open the second quarter and Uhlenkott banked in a 3 to make it 22-0.
Kendrick finally scored at the 3:58 mark with a free throw and added a putback 30 seconds later. Warren scored a basket and Uhlenkott added another 3 to close out the scoring.
Uhlenkott scored 8 to lead the JV’s. Behler, Hagen and Bekah Shears each scored 4 while Aubree Riener scored 3 and Brannan and Warren 2 each.
Prairie had a 19-12 rebounding edge led by Rehder who had 4.
Tori Shears and Rehder each had 3 steals while Uhlenkott and Faith Cash each had 2 assists.
The JV’s were 11 for 29 from the field, 38%, and 2 for 6 at the line 33%. Kendrick was 1 for 11 from the field, 9%, and 1 for 4 at the line, 25%.
Prairie      22 11 12 7 -52
Kendrick 11 12  4 6 -33
Prairie-Shears 0-4, 0-0, 0; Hanson 3-9, 0-0, 8; Schlader 4-5, 0-0, 9; Elven 4-11, 2-2, 10; K. Schumacher 8-14, 4-7, 20; Brannan 0-1, 0-0, 0; B. Schumacher 2-9, 1-4, 5; Rehder 0-1, 0-0, 0; Rowland 0-0, 0-0, 0; A. Riener 0-0, 0-0, 0; K. Riener 0-1, 0-0, 0; Behler 0-0, 0-0, 0; Cash 0-0, 0-0, 0. 3-pointers-Hanson 2, Schlader.
Kendrick-Cowley 1-13, 1-4, 3; Anderson 8-17, 6-8, 24; Clemenhagen 2-3, 0-0, 4; Johnston 0-1, 0-0, 0; Boyer 1-7, 0-0, 2; Manfull 0-0, 0-0, 0. Hoffman 0-0, 0-0, 0. 3-pointers-Anderson 2.

At Grangeville
The Lady Pirates got off to a horrible start in the Idaho County Shootout game against Grangeville.
Hailey Hanson battles with a Grangeville player for the ball. Also shown is Reagan Brannan.Kylie Schumacher couldn’t get a couple of lay-ups to drop to start the game and Grangeville scored the first 13 points.
Prairie broke through with a free throw by Beka Schumacher with 2:09 left in the opening quarter. Grangeville then added a 3 to make it 1-16 after 1 quarter.
Kylie Schumacher scored to open the second quarter then Grangeville finished the half with a 0-12 run for a 3-28 lead at the half. Prairie had 18 turnovers in the half and Elven picked up her third foul early in the second quarter.
After half Prairie settled down some and their defense led to Grangeville settling for a lot of 3-point shots that weren’t falling as the Bulldogs hit just 1 of 11 attempts from long distance in the second half.
Elven started the third quarter scoring then Grangeville answered. Prairie then scored 7 straight points. Kylie Schumacher converted a 3-point play and Shears connected from the corner. After 2 more free throws by Kylie, Prairie trailed 12-30.
A basket by Grangeville closed out the third quarter with the Bulldogs up by 20, 12-32.
Grangeville hit their only 3 of the second half to open the fourth. Prairie then outscored them 8-2 the rest of the game. Prairie outscored Grangeville 17-9 in the second half but dug too deep of a hole in the first half.
Kylie Schumacher had 9 points and 13 rebounds to lead the team in both categories. Elven scored 4. Beka Schumacher scored 3 and Shears and Behler added 2 each.
Prairie had a 38-29 edge on the boards.
Hanson was the only Pirates with more than 1 steal as she had 2. Shears led the team with 2 assists.
Prairie had 31 turnovers while Grangeville had just 10.
The Pirates were 7 for 20 from the field, 35%, and 6 for 13 from the line, 46%. Grangeville was 14 for 50 from the field, 28%, and 5 for 12 at the line, 42%.
Prairie is now 3-2 on the season and 1-1 in league play.
The JV girls won 56-11 Wednesday, Dec. 3 at Cottonwood.
Prairie           1  2 9 8 -20
Grangeville 16 12 4 5 -37
Prairie-Shears 1-4, 0-0, 2; Hanson 0-1, 0-0, 0; Schlader 0-2, 0-0, 0; Elven 2-8, 0-0, 4; K. Schumacher 3-7, 3-7, 9; B. Schumacher 1-4, 1-4, 3; A. Riener 0-0, 0-0, 0; Brannan 0-3, 0-0, 0; Rehder 0-0, 0-0, 0; Rowland 0-0, 0-0, 0; Behler 0-0, 2-2, 2; Cash 0-0, 0-0, 0; K. Riener 0-0, 0-0, 0. 3-pointers-none.
Grangeville-Barger 4-14, 3-4, 12; Long 6-12, 0-0, 13; Klement 0-3, 0-0, 0; Vanderwall 2-17, 2-8, 7; Wilkinson 0-0, 0-0, 0; Hagen 0-0, 0-0, 0; MacGregor 1-2, 0-0, 3; Green 0-0, 0-0, 0; Wolter 1-1, 0-0, 2. 3-pointers-Barger, Long, Vanderwall, MacGregor.

Beka Schumacher goes for a shot in the lane against Lapwai.

Sage Elven looks to pass against Lapwai. Also shown is Hailey Hanson.

Sydney Shears shoots from the corner against Lapwai.

Erica Schlader brings the ball up the floor at Grangeville Also shown is Hailey Hanson.
 
UPDATED 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 48-13
  2-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, note time changes - JV at 2:30 p.m. MST, V at 5:30 p.m. MST
13-JV/V vs. Grace at New Plymouth, 9 & 10:30 a.m. MST
15-Orofino, there, JV only, 6 p.m.
16-Kamiah*, here, V only, 6:30 p.m., JV vs. Grangeville, 5 p.m.
17-Potlatch*, there, V only, 6 p.m.
JANUARY
  6-Troy*, here, V only
  8-C.V.*, there, V only
  9-Potlatch*, here, V only, 7 p.m.; JV vs. Nezperce, 5:30 p.m.
12-C team vs. Clarkston, here, 4:30 p.m.
12-Grangeville, here, JV-V, 6 p.m.
15-Lapwai*, there, C-JV-V, 4:30 p.m.
16-Kendrick* Quad, here, 3 & 6 p.m.
20-C.V.*, here, V only, 6 p.m.; JV vs. Lewiston C, 4:30 p.m.
21-Logos, there, 1/2 JV & V
24-Troy*, there, 4 p.m. V only
26-Nezperce, there, JV only, 6 p.m.
27-Logos*, here, Senior Night, 1/2 JV & V
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
updated 11-26-25

 



 
 


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