By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

WISCONSIN RAPIDS — The Marshfield Columbus Catholic basketball teams were swept by Wisconsin Rapids Assumption on Saturday at the Cranberry Classic at Assumption High School.

The Dons girls lost 39-23, and Assumption beat the Columbus boys 52-46.

In the girls game, Assumption held Columbus scoreless in the second quarter to open up a 19-7 halftime lead. The Dons (3-2) played fairly even with the Royals (2-1) in the second half but could not erase the deficit.

Abby Baierl had 15 of the Dons’ 23 points in the loss.

The Assumption boys (2-0) led 42-27 after three quarters before the Dons rallied in the fourth quarter and cut the lead to single digits.

Sophomore Tyler Fuerlinger had 17 points, and Hunter Schultz added nine for Columbus (1-2) in the loss.

Nine Royals scored with Chase Lamp leading the balanced attack with nine points.

The Columbus boys will open its Cloverbelt Conference East Division schedule Tuesday when it plays at Loyal. The Columbus girls are back in action Thursday at home against Spencer.

(Hub City Times Sports Reporter Paul Lecker is also the publisher of MarshfieldAreaSports.com.)

GIRLS

Royals 39, Dons 23

Columbus Catholic 7 0 7 9 – 23

Assumption 13 6 10 10 – 39

COLUMBUS CATHOLIC (23): Abby Baierl 15, Hannah Stratman 2, Tara Brock 1, Alisha Reigel 2, Meena Thill 3. Record: 3-2.

ASSUMPTION (39): Gracie Wendels 2, Autumn Linzmeier 6, Macie Zurfluh 7, Gena Grundhoffer 12, Rose Crowns 2, Kara Milkey 6, Chrysten Linzmeier 4. Record: 2-1.

BOYS

Royals 52, Dons 46

Columbus Catholic 8 11 8 19 – 46

Assumption 13 14 15 10 – 52

COLUMBUS CATHOLIC (46): Matthias Gouin 0, Hunter Schultz 9, Billy Young 0, Tyler Fuerlinger 17, Ryan Dieringer 3, Christian Payant 0, Evan Nikolai 7, Ben Behling 5, Brett Loveland 5. Record: 1-2.

ASSUMPTION (52): Jon Trickey 4, Brady Baltus 8, Chase Lamp 9, Trevor Newton 7, Jared Haas 8, Kolt Linzmeier 8, Joe Grundhoffer 2, Nathaniel Clark 2, Brandon Birkhauser 4. Record: 2-0.