Hollatz leads Tigers with 12 points

By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

WITTENBERG — The Stratford girls basketball team had eighth-ranked Wittenberg-Birnamwood on the ropes but dropped a 36-35 decision to the Chargers in a nonconference game Monday night.

Wittenberg-Birnamwood (17-1), ranked eighth in the most recent WisSports.net Division 4 state coaches poll, ran out to a 22-10 lead by halftime before the Tigers (13-6) mounted a comeback but in the end fell a point short of the upset.

Stratford shot only 33 percent (13 of 39) in the loss.

Kaylee Hollatz had 12 points, and Blaire Linder added 11 for the Tigers.

Stratford hosts Northland Lutheran on Thursday.

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

Chargers 36, Tigers 35

Stratford 10 25 – 35

Wittenberg-Birnamwood 22 14 – 36

STRATFORD (35): Taya Nett 1-3 2-3 5, Blaire Linder 4-7 2-2 11, Sammy Griesbach 0-9 0-2 0, Olivia Burrows 0-0 0-0 0, Chelsey Gliniecki 1-6 0-0 2, Kaylee Hollatz 5-8 0-0 12, Andie Zuelke 2-6 0-0 5. FG: 13-39. FT: 4-7. 3-pointers: 5-9 (Hollatz 2-3, Linder 1-1, Nett 1-2, Zuelke 1-3). Rebounds: 27 (Zuelke 9). Turnovers: 15. Fouls: 16. Fouled out: none. Record: 13-5.

WITTENBERG-BIRNAMWOOD (36): Makayla Verkuilen 0 0-0 0, Paige Norrbom 1 1-2 4, Alexis Balliet 1 0-0 2, Sam Kasprak 2 0-0 5, Emily Norrbom 1 1-3 3, Taylor Nier 8 2-3 18, Corrisa Konkol 0 4-6 4. FG: 13. FT: 8-14. 3-pointers: 2 (P. Norrbom 1, Kasprak 1). Fouls: 11. Fouled out: none. Record: 17-1.