Columbus Catholic girls basketball pulls away in third quarter to down Rib Lake

By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

MARSHFIELD — Abby Baierl scored nine points in a balanced scoring attack for the Marshfield Columbus Catholic girls basketball team as it cruised to a 38-20 victory over Rib Lake on Tuesday night in its 2014-15 season opener.

Columbus used a 14-4 run in the third quarter to open up a double-digit lead and pull away to the nonconference victory.

Jessica Trad and Meena Thill each added seven points for the Dons.

Columbus Catholic plays at Stratford on Thursday. The game is Stratford’s season opener.

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

Dons 38, Redmen 20

Rib Lake 6 9 4 4 – 20

Columbus Catholic 10 9 14 5 – 38

RIB LAKE (20): Weinke 2, Cardy 2, Ca. Scheithauer 10, Regan Dobbs 6. Record: 0-1.

COLUMBUS CATHOLIC (38): Meena Thill 7, Alexandra Hutchison 2, Alisha Reigel 6, Jessica Trad 7, Abby Baierl 9, Rachel Roehl 2, Tara Brock 5. Record: 1-0.