ST. PAUL BOYS FINISH SECOND IN TIGER CLASSIC

The first game of three for the Cardinals in the Tiger Classic Tournament held February 22-24 was not too much of a challenge for the A team boys as they faced St. Paul’s Fort Atkinson. For one of the first games of the season the Cardinals laid off their press but still managed to pull away with an easy victory by a modest score of 35-16.

The second game for St. Paul Lake Mills was much more difficult than the first. They faced TSL.  The game was locked up with constant lead changes  between the two teams. With about a minute and a half left in the game, the score was tied at 26 all, and the Cardinals were  shooting critical free throws. Michael Hermanny, at the line shooting two, sank them both to put the Cardinals up 28-26. The Cardinals would later return to the line a few plays later with Grey Davis shooting. He then went one for two to set St. Paul up by three at 29-26. The Tigers would later score to make it 29-28 with time running out. The Cardinals failed to capitalize on their next scoring opportunities, and the Tigers had the last possession of the game with 13 seconds left. TSL then called time-out to set up a play to win the game. Their point guard received the ball right away and then started to drive to the lane, and that's where everything went awry for the Tigers.  Caught in a two person trap, between Jacob Schneider and Grey Davis, he tried to pass the ball out. Drew Davis was there to pick it off, though,  and the Cardinals managed to hold on to win 29-28.

The championship was a tough final game for St. Paul. The Cardinals had a excellent first half trailing St. Jacobi by a score of 23-21, but in the second half, the offense went as cold as ice. The Cardinals would later finish the game out losing by a score of 47-31 for a second place finish.

CARDINAL GIRLS FINISH FIRST IN FALCON TOURNAMENT

Friday January 19 the St. Paul girls A-team defeated Beaver Dam Raiders at home.   Right away the Cardinals started strong and finished that way with a 46-5 win.  Lydia Meyer led the team with 14 points, and Kasey Struck led in Team rebounds.  That momentum carried into the Falcon Tournament which the Cardinals played in on Saturday and Sunday.  In the first game on Saturday the Cardinals beat the Jefferson Falcons 30-4.  The Cardinals played great defense and kept the Falcons from scoring any points in the second half.  KateLynn Kulow was the high scorer with 10 points.  Then the Cardinals were matched up with the TSL Tigers.  The first quarter the Cardinals were down 7-4, but then in the second quarter St. Paul’s press led to many steals which put them ahead 18-7 at half time.  The cardinals kept playing hard in the second half and were able to pull off a 33-22 victory.  Ashley Wolff led the Cardinal offense with 15 points, while Kelly Tetzlaff pulled down 9 rebounds to lead St. Paul’s.

On Sunday the Cardinals played in the tournament championship game against the Fort Atkinson Badgers.  In the first quarter the Badgers led 5-4.  But then in the second quarter the Cardinals stopped Fort from scoring and pulled ahead 11-5.  The Cardinals pressed throughout the game and wore down the Badgers on offense and defense.  Ashley Wolff, KateLynn Kulow, Heide Voigt, and Kelly Tetzlaff all scored 6 points to lead St. Paul’s.  Ashley, Kelly, and Kasey Struck dominated down low and grabbed 18 rebounds total.  After a hard played game the Cardinals became the Falcon Tournament Champions by the final score of 28-20.

CARDINALS WIN AGAIN TO GO UNDEFEATED IN CONFERENCE

The St. Paul A team boys came out ready to play against St. Marks in Watertown for their last regular season game of the year on Friday, February 1. The Cardinals jumped out to a quick 23-3 lead in the first quarter and never looked back. The now 1-5 Lions did not appear to be much of a threat to St. Paul as they showed little explosiveness or strong physical play. By half time the Cardinals had a comfortable 28 point lead holding the Lions to just 7 points. In the second half the Cardinals slowed down the tempo a bit taking off the press and managed to close out the game by a final score of 49-23.

Many players on the St. Paul squad helped with the win. The point leaders were Drew Davis who finished with 13 points and Grey Davis, who made the only three point shot of the game for the Cardinals, chipped in with 9. Drew Davis also was on the leader board with four steals as well as Michael Hermanny who grabbed four steals for the Cardinals. St. Paul also combined for a total of 35 rebounds with the help of Jacob Schneider and Michael Hermanny who were beasts on the boards. Schneider pulled down a team leading 11 rebounds for the Cardinals and Hermanny followed behind him with only one less at 10. Up next for the Cardinals is a tournament in Mukwanago February 15-17.

ST. PAUL A BOYS EXTEND WINNING STREAK TO EIGHT GAMES

Friday night’s game against St. Stephen’s of Beaver Dam was not one of the closest games of the season for St. Paul.  The A team boys rushed out ahead early and never looked back, immediately putting on the press giving them a quick 12 point lead, as the Raiders did not seem ready for thCardinals’ aggressive play.  By the end of the first quarter St. Paul had a commanding 26-0 lead over St. Stephens.  In the second quarter the Cardinals started to slow the tempo down a bit, and after the first half the score was 32-3.  The second half was similar to the second quarter with the Cardinals backing off on their press defense and fast-paced offense.  After a 26 point first quarter the St. Paul Lake Mills boys only scored 18 points to finish the eighth graders last home game at St. Paul’s with a final victory score of 44-11.  Leaders on the stat sheet were Drew Davis who led the team in points with ten, and Grey Davis who led with seven rebounds over the Raiders.  Jae Hinstorff also contributed with six steals.

A SCHOOL RIVAL

St. Paul Lake Mills girls A team defeated Trinity St. Lukes Friday January 25, by a final score of 34 to 26.  St. Paul jumped out early against TSL leading at the end of the first quarter 14 to 9.  Taylor Kuehl had seven of those nine points for the Tigers.   St. Paul then focused its defense on Kuehl holding her to only two points the rest of the game.  Led by KateLynn Kulow and Hannah Shiels, the Cardinals full court pressure defense resulted in fifteen steals.  Kelly Tetzlaff and Ashley Wolff led the St. Paul team with seven points each.  St. Paul hopes to clinch the title of conference champions by beating St. Marks Watertown February 1.

SWEET SUCCESS
CARDINAL BOYS WIN CONFERENCE TITLE

The St. Paul Cardinals of Lake Mills made a trip out to Trinity St. Luke’s in Watertown last Friday to see who would win Conference. Both teams came into the game undefeated, and the winner of the game would be rewarded with the first seed in the Lakeside Tournament. The Cardinals stole the game away early from the Tigers. St. Paul started with the press on from the get go and pulled ahead despite some foul trouble early. The Cardinals led going into the half with a score of 25- 8. Both teams were playing a tight man to man defense and allowed no outside shots. After some lackluster defense by the Cardinals in the second half TSL was able to regain their confidence. The third quarter ended with only 12 point Cardinal lead The Cardinals played before a tough crowd made up by the TSL fans but were able to tame the Tigers and pull off the victory by the score of 37- 26. Evan Yandre led the team in scoring with 12 points and Drew Davis and Michael Hermanny chipped in with 8 points each to help the Cardinals.

The St. Paul Cardinals of Lake Mills will receive the number one seed in the Lakeside tournament and will have high expectations in the championship tournament. The Cardinals will play their final game of the season this Friday at St Mark’s Watertown. The Lions are currently 0-4 and are going to have to really want it if they are going to win their final home game of the season. The Cardinals will then finish the season with a Mukwonago tournament on the 17th of February, a TSL tournament on February the 23-25, and  hopefully a successful Lakeside tournament.