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Wednesday, January 20, 2016 Volume 6>>Issue 22> An Independent newspaper serving Springville, Iowa

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ORIOLE PRIDE

SLOW STARTS HAUNT THE BOYS TEAM

While a quick look at the Springville boys 4-8 record might imply it’s a rough season, but really the boys have played well this past week. On Friday they got off to a slow start at East Buchanan, scoring only 7 points in the first half while the Buccaneers shot lights out and couldn’t miss. The O’s erupted in the third and outscored the Bucs with a 14-7 run and then played even in the 4th but still fell, 48-33. If not for the slow start, the Orioles played a solid game and had opportunities to win. On Tuesday, Maquoketa Valley entered Machovec with just two wins on the season and a cold, Oriole second quarter gave the Wildcats a 26-18 half time lead. The second half was another strong one for the O’s, they outscored the visitors in both quarters and got within three but ultimately had to resort to fouls and Maquoketa Valley made good on the free throws. Springville fell 51-47 to fall to 4-8 overall, 3-5 in Tri-Rivers play. The O’s prepare for life on the road. They travel to Bellevue Marquette on Friday, stay home for Midland on Saturday and next week they have stops in Central City Tuesday and Alburnett on Friday. Let’s go O’s!

Pictured to the right is Junior Andrew Blakely who has moved from the outside to playing down low. The new big man posted a sweet double-double against Maq Valley; 17 points and 12 boards. To the left is Junior JP Kane hitting a clutch three in Tuesday’s 4th quarter, he finished with 9 points.

A FACE IN THE CROWD… Each week we try to catch an Oriole spectator off guard and ask them some silly questions. This week we caught up with Oriole Mom and Super Fan Karla Blakely at the Maquoketa Valley games on Tuesday: What is your sign? Libra What is your favorite TV Show? Fixer Upper on HGTV If you were to audition for American Idol, what song would you sing? I Will Survive! What is your favorite ice cream? Ben & Jerry’s The Tonight Dough What was your first car? A Black Ford Tempo Thanks Karla, you just never know… at the

next Oriole event You could be more than a

Face In The Crowd!

Wednesday, January 20, 2016 Oriole Pride 2

WEEKLY PICKS CONTEST… Here we go players—make your picks:

Cardinals at Panthers Patriots at Broncos Lady O’s at Bellevue Marquette Midland boys at Springville For the tie-breaker, how many touchdowns will Cam Newton total (passing & rushing) against the Cardinals? Here’s what you do—Make your picks and predict your tie breaker, then email us at oriolepride@gmail.com Last weeks competition came down to the tie-breaker again… Joe Martin and Larry Riley were both 4 for 4 but Riley was the closest on the boys point total at East Buch. Riley guessed 46 and Martin 57—the boys scored 33 so congrats to Larry for being this weeks winner. Thanks for playing and have a great week!

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LADY O’S—BACK ON A ROLL

The Springville girls basketball team dropped a tough loss last week on Rivalry Saturday, but they’ve rebounded nicely and are back to doing what they do, press, pass and score. On Friday they visited East Buchanan and weren’t very nice guests, they trounced the Bucs 65-21. “ We came out very aggressively in the first quarter” said Coach Sanderson (heck, I think they got off the bus in press formation). Coach continued and said the girls “forced a number of turnovers that led to a quick lead (18-0 in the first 3:20 of the game). We extended that lead to 31-6 at the end of the first quarter. We shot a blistering 14-22 (63%) and forced 10 turnovers in the opening frame. From that point we gradually extended the lead for the rest of the evening, including holding East Buchanan scoreless in the third quarter”. Friday’s win propelled them to Tuesday when the girls faced another match up with highly touted Maquoketa Valley (11-2). The Wildcats have played pretty flawless (losing only one other game) since the teams first meeting when the O’s handed them their first loss of the season in early December. The two squads are pretty evenly matched, Maquoketa Valley might even have a little size advantage and in the first half the two teams were caught up in a defensive battle. The O’s held the Wildcats scoreless in the second quarter to take a 11-5 lead into the break. The second half was a see saw battle between the two teams but as Sanderson explains, “we were more patient on offense and got a couple buckets in transition to stretch the lead to double-digits”. Springville earned a 36-28 win to move to 12-1 on the season. The Lady O’s will travel to Bellevue Marquette this Friday before returning home on Saturday to play hostess to the Midland Eagles. It may be cold outside but the girls keep Machovec nice and toasty. Come on out and feel it for yourself.

Tuesday’s game was Springville’s Sister Act as the O’s were led in rebounds by Senior Megan Wagaman (below left) and in points by Sophomore Madi Wagaman (below right).