C-M girls score first win since 2022

COLFAX — A fast start and seven 3-pointers led the Colfax-Mingo girls basketball team to its first win since 2022 on Tuesday.

The Tigerhawks jumped out to an early lead and never looked back during a 49-25 non-conference home win over East Marshall. Colfax-Mingo led 11-2 after one quarter and outscored the Mustangs 14-9 in the second and 12-4 in the third.

It was Colfax-Mingo’s first girls basketball win since defeating Tri-County, 59-48, on Feb. 8, 2022. The Tigerhawks were 0-22 last season and did not have a season the year before.

East Marshall is 6-2 against Colfax-Mingo since 2017, but the Tigerhawks have won two of the past three in the series.

Isabelle Voglesong posted a career-best 18 points and added four rebounds, four assists and three steals to lead the Tigerhawks. She was 3-of-8 from 3-point range and 7-of-8 from the free-throw line.

Blain Houseman tallied eight points, seven rebounds, six assists and five steals, Mallory Sipma chipped in nine points, four rebounds and four steals and Lydia Hansen contributed eight points and five boards.

Dakota Allen finished with three points and four rebounds, Victoria Woods contributed two rebounds and two steals and Mckinley Bucklin grabbed two boards.

The Tigerhawks shot 35.7 percent from the floor, made 7-of-19 from 3 and buried 12-of-23 from the foul line. They turned the ball over 28 times.

East Marshall (1-1) was led by Ashtyn Wheater’s nine points, three rebounds and three steals. Delaney Ryan collected six points, six steals and three rebounds and Sydney Hull put in nine points.

The Mustangs turned the ball over 32 times and were just 1-of-22 from 3.

Martensdale-St. Marys 37, Colfax-Mingo 32

The Tigerhawks overcame a slow start but couldn’t keep a small advantage after three quarters during a 37-32 non-conference home loss to Martensdale-St. Marys on Monday.

Colfax-Mingo trailed the Blue Devils 12-3 after one but outscored its visitors 16-6 in the second and 8-4 in the third. Martensdale-St. Marys, which overcame 20 percent shooting from the floor, rallied with a 15-5 fourth quarter.

Sipma led the Tigerhawks with eight points, six rebounds and two steals and Katelyn Steenhoek put in a career-best 12 points. Hansen finished with five points, nine rebounds and two steals and Houseman added four points, five rebounds and three assists.

Foglesong grabbed five rebounds, Allen collected four boards and Woods corralled two rebounds.

The Tigerhawks shot 23.3 percent from the floor, made 4-of-10 from 3 and connected on 14-of-19 from the foul line. C-M out-rebounded the Blue Devils 32-21 but turned the ball over 36 times.

Martensdale-St. Marys (1-0) improved to 3-0 against Colfax-Mingo since 2014. Ellie Baker led the Blue Devils with nine points, seven rebounds and four steals and Rylie Fugate put in nine points.

The visitors were only 2-of-22 from 3 but made 17-of-33 from the foul line. They turned the ball over 20 times.