A lot of things going right for the Chieftains

Rivals were in action, Feb. 3, as the Cornell girls basketball program hosted the Lake Holcombe Chieftains. Even though they were on their home court, the Chiefs fell behind by halftime, 26-11, as the deeper bench racked up the points. Cornell rallied in the second part of the game, to make it a closer affair, but in the end, Lake Holcombe went home with the win, 56-35, and bragging rights. “D...

Despite home court advantage in both their games over the week, the Cornell girls basketball program suffered a pair of losses. Feb. 2 vs. Phillips non-conference (L 62-25) First up, the Chiefs stepped out of the league, but were unable to put enough points on the board and Phillips took the win, 62-25. Leading for Cornell, was junior Haylee Ellis, with 13 points, while junior Anelise Larson ha...

Heading to Medford, the Cornell-Lake Holcombe-Gilman wrestlers were in dual action, Jan. 29, facing the home team and Merrill. Medford won their match, 36-16, thanks to a lot of forfeits from the Wolfpack. Coming up with an individual win, was freshman Parker Wyannt (106 pounds), over Hunter Lageman, by fall, in 4:51, while freshman Dax Steinbach (150) also won over Levi Zuleger, in an 18-3 techn...