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By Ken McDowell Sports Editor LOVELAND – Getting to the state tournament for the fi rst time since 2008 was a huge step for the Peetz Bulldogs. Under fi rst-year coach Jim Gardiner, the Bulldogs competed in the Class 1A State Tournament last weekend at the Budweiser Events Center, and even though they went 0-2, Gardiner feels the program took huge strides this year. Peetz (15-11), the eighth seed, opened the tournament Thursday against top-seeded and undefeated Sangre de Cristo and lost 63-27 after falling behind 24-5

at the end of the fi rst quarter and 49-11 at halftime. In the consolation game Friday, Peetz came out and played much stronger against Ouray and lost 65-62 behind the 28-point performance by senior Casey Barrett. In that game Peetz had a chance to tie the game when Barrett’s half-court shot at the horn caught iron but not net. “I thought we played much better against Ouray than we did Sangre de Cristo,” Gardiner observed. “I would hate to say that we weren’t intimidated by the bright lights and the big stage, but we just didn’t show up in the fi rst half. “We played a lot better defensively in the second half against them, and I think that carried over into the Ouray game the next day. Our kids played hard both days and that’s all I can ask from them. It was a good experience for them to get to that level and it was disappointing we didn’t win any games, but hopefully that’s something we can build on for the future.” As a player, Gardiner had experienced state tournament

action. He was a member of the 1995 team that placed fourth in the Class 1A State Tournament and the Peetz 1996 squad that fi nished third. He admitted that being the head coach of the program for the fi rst time this year was a learning experience. “I’ve been told that we have set the bar pretty high by getting to the state tournament this year,” he said. “I’m not a big X’s and O’s kind of guy, but more of a rah rah coach who tries to get the team fi red up. “In the regional tournament when we beat Arickaree, we played our best game by putting together four quarters. Doing that more consistently is the biggest issue.” The Bulldogs will graduate 4 seniors who were on the post-season roster, including Barrett, Bradey Holtz, Brian Roelle and Garrett Roelle. “The Roelle twins didn’t go out for basketball last year, but we were able to talk them into coming out this year,” Gardiner said. “They played big roles on the team this year and helped us out quite a bit.” Holtz was the point guard and

averaged nearly 10 PPG. Barrett led the entire state in scoring earlier in the season and fi nished with 501 points, averaging over 20 PPG. He fi nished with 89 3-pointers, including 8 in the fi nal game against Ouray Friday. “Casey and Bradey will be tough to replace because they were our main shooters,” Gardiner said. “Casey had a remarkable year scoring, and both of them will be missed.”

Juniors on the post-season roster this year were Jordan Nelson, Jordan Buss, Shawn Bernhardt and Garrin Cox; sophomores were Tyler Gentry, and Cody Wilson and freshmen were Logan Sircy and Alex Curlee. Sircy landed a starting role late in the season for the Bulldogs. “We do have a lot of young kids coming up through our program and from the eighth grade so we have an exciting future,” Gardiner said.

followed by Simpson and Rinaldo with 12 each; sophomore Jau’nae Peevy 8; Cheney 6; Sheka 5; freshman Cierra Davis 4; Renata and Eidson 3 each and Washington and sophomore Shalamar Adkinson 2 apiece. Coffeyville had 2 players fi nish with 30 points each, including Devin Casper and Chanel Khammarath. NJC will graduate sophomores Blair, Cheney, Eidson, Peevy, Adkinson, Washington, Sheka, Rinaldo and Simpson. Peevy, Cheney, Blair, Sheka, Eidson and Adkinson were on last year’s team that posted a 14-15 record and came back to help lead the team to the National Tournament. Rinaldo, Washington and Simpson joined the team this year to help make the sophomore class even stronger. “Getting to the National Tournament was a big step for our program, and our sophomores showed great leadership,” Huss said. “They worked hard during the summer and bought into our system and I couldn’t have asked any more from them.” Freshmen for the Plainswomen this year were Estela Gutierrez, Renata, Davis and Denise Batiste.

Peetz senior Casey Barrett ended his high school basketball career with a trip to the state tournament while scoring over 500 points this season. (SPs Photo By Ken McDowell.)

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Peetz Bulldogs take big step by competing in state tournament

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by sophomore Austin Burkholder with 3, including a double and a home run; senior Ryan Boyer 2, both doubles and Wheeler, Kaan, Anthony Jimenez, Thiessen and senior Rocco Poncetta one each. In the second game the Tigers scored all of their 13 runs in the fourth inning while pounding out 17 hits in the contest. Kaan had 4 hits; Thiessen 3 with a triple; senior Ethan Rose 3; Anthony Jimenez and Alex Jimenez 2 each and Wheeler, Boyer and Poncetta one apiece. Coach Lambertson is also happy

with the Sterling offense through the fi rst 3 games. “We are hitting the ball well,” he said. “We hit some balls hard today but the wind gave us a little trouble, but we have some guys who can put the ball in play and do some things on the base paths.” The Tigers will meet up with the Indians again Thursday at 4 p.m. at Strasburg for another Patriot League game, with Thiessen getting the nod for the start. On Tuesday Sterling will be home to host Eaton in Patriot League action, with the opening pitch at 4 p.m.

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Tigers display solid offense