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WMC girls basketball: Montague, Hart claim rivalries; MCC, Ravenna pick up first league wins

Hart and Montague solidify top two spots in WMC standings

MONTAGUE 45, WHITEHALL 27: In CatchMark’s game of the week, Montague’s defense what the key component to the rivalry victory. The Wildcats gave up only 11 points from field goals to the neighboring Vikings. The remainder of Montague’s points came from the foul line. The Vikings narrowed the deficit heading into half time, but the ‘Cats hung on for the win.

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Montague leaders:

Kendall Osborne 15 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals

Claire Meacham 12 points 4 rebounds

Lauren Smith 5 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist

Whitehall leaders:

Charley Klint 22 points, 16 rebounds

Hailey Carnes 3 points

Records:

Montague 4-1 overall, 3-0 WMC

Whitehall 2-3 overall, 1-2 WMC

Next games:

Montague at North Muskegon, 7 p.m. Friday

Hart at Whitehall, 7 p.m. Friday

Mariana VanAgtmael of the Hart girls basketball team is photographed at the CatchMark Media Day on Nov. 24, 2021, in Whitehall, Mich. (Cody Ottinger | CatchMark)

HART 49, SHELBY 33: In the rivalry, Hart jumped out to a 30-11 halftime lead over host Shelby and continued their dominance in the second half. The Pirates’ senior standout, Jayd Hovey went down in the third with an injury, but her team prevailed for their third conference victory.

Hart Leaders:

Mariana VanAgtmael 17 points

Addi Hovey 19 points

Shelby leaders:

Molli Schultz 14 points, 1 rebound, 2 steals

Kendall Zoulek 9 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists

Records:

Hart 4-1 overall, 3-0 WMC

Shelby 3-2 overall, 2-1 WMC

Next games:

Hart at Whitehall, 7 p.m. Friday

Shelby at MCC 7:30 p.m. Friday

Emma Gillard of the Ravenna girls basketball team is photographed at the CatchMark Media Day on Nov. 24, 2021, in Whitehall, Mich. (Cody Ottinger | CatchMark)

RAVENNA 38, NORTH MUSKEGON 24: At Ravenna, The Norse led the Bulldogs 17-15 at the half. After the break, Ravenna turned up the heat to outscore North Muskegon 23-7 and take home their second win of the season.

Ravenna leaders:

Emma Gillard 16 points, 11 rebounds, 7 steals

Madeline Kilbourne 9 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists

Kara Postema 6 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals

North Muskegon leaders:

Molly Stewart 8 points

Josee Cooke 7 points, 7 rebounds

Records:

Ravenna 2-3 overall, 1-2 WMC

North Muskegon 1-3 overall, 0-3 WMC

Next games:

Oakridge at Ravenna, 7 p.m. Friday

Montague at North Muskegon, 7 p.m. Friday

Jasmine Pastoor of the Oakridge girls basketball team is photographed at the CatchMark Media Day on Nov. 24, 2021, in Whitehall, Mich. (Cody Ottinger | CatchMark)

OAKRIDGE 31, MASON COUNTY CENTRAL 39: A visiting Oakridge team jumped out to an early 14-8 first quarter lead against Mason County Central. However, the second half was all MCC as they narrowed the deficit in the third quarter and outscored the Eagles 9-4 in the fourth to claim victory.

MCC leaders:

Jaden Petersen 9 points, 5 rebounds

Wren Nelson 8 points

Charlie Banks 7 points, 5 rebounds

Oakridge leaders:

Jasmine Pastor 11 points, 1 steal, 1 assist

Destyni Lane 9 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 steals

Records:

MCC 2-2 overall, 1-2 WMC

Oakridge 1-4 overall, 0-3 WMC

Next games:

Oakridge at Ravenna 7 p.m. Friday

Shelby at MCC, 7:30 p.m. Friday

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