Lady Stags use balanced attack to get past Cards

January 4, 2012

Deer Park's Tessa Heins looks for an opening during the Lady Stags' win Tuesday over Medical Lake.

The Deer Park girls basketball team, using a balanced scoring attack, defeated the Medical Lake Cardinals 51-37 on Tuesday.
Eight Lady Stags, led by Tessa Heins’ 13 points, entered the score book in the Great Northern League opener for both schools.
Deer Park (5-4 overall) jumped out to an early 9-3 advantage, only to have the Cardinals (1-8) take a 16-12 lead early in the second quarter.
Senior Danielle Beltrame answered with a pair of three-pointers to give Deer Park a 20-18 lead with 4 minutes left in the first half.
“She did a great job tonight,” said Deer Park head coach Kevin Oglesbee.
Heins added another long-range jumper to give the Lady Stags a 30-20 halftime lead.
“It took a while to get going,” Oglesbee explained.
The Lady Stags opened the third quarter with a 10-2 run and were never threatened the rest of the game.
Medical Lake’s Cassie Jo Nilles took game high honors with 15 points.
Deer Park entertains Pullman 5:45 p.m. Friday.