At times this season, the Dolores High School girls basketball team has gone toe-to-toe with some of the top teams in the San Juan Basin League.<\/p>\n
Wins have been hard for the Lady Bears to come by however, as the team dropped to 6-11 on the season after two losses in their last three games.<\/p>\n
Lady Bears lose to Ouray<\/p>\n
Kicking off last week at home against Ouray on Feb. 13, Dolores was undone by two of the league\u2019s top two players and lost 49-31.<\/p>\n
Ouray senior Jackie Saunders scored 23 points and sophomore Kayla Fairchild added 18.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe came out flat and tired,\u201d said Dolores head coach Larry Schwartz. \u201cWe knew going in that we needed to stop their two seniors. We defended them well in Ouray, but they lit us up this time.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dolores junior Larissa Umberger led the Lady Bears with 17 points, eight rebounds and five assists.<\/p>\n
Lady Bears fall to Ridgway<\/p>\n
Playing on the road against Ridgway on Feb. 14, Dolores lost 55-45. The Lady Bears led 13-10 after the first quarter and trailed 26-25 at halftime.<\/p>\n
Umberger led Dolores in scoring with 11 points and senior Taylor Elder contributed 10.<\/p>\n
\u201cRidgway came out thinking they were going to whip us, but we hung with them tough,\u201d said Schwartz. \u201cWe battled them again.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dolores beats Dove Creek<\/p>\n
Facing off against Dove Creek on the road on Feb. 17, Dolores got back to its winning ways in the form of a 50-17 victory.<\/p>\n
Senior guard Nicole Kibel scored 19 points, junior Teagan Hite had 11 and freshman Josie Majors had six.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe came out on fire and the second and fourth quarters were especially good for us,\u201d Schwartz said. \u201cDove Creek is struggling right now. They are young.\u201d<\/p>\n
With their record now at 6-11 on the season, the Lady Bears are preparing for an important league matchup on the road against Mancos on Feb. 20.<\/p>\n
\u201cHopefully we can play Mancos the way we played Dove Creek,\u201d Schwartz said. \u201cIt\u2019s an important game for us because we want to play Mancos at home in the District Tournament. We\u2019ll be ready to go.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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