Malcolm girls avenge two regular season losses; upset Warriors in Round 1 of State Tournament
Wahoo closes 2022-2023 with an 18-6 record
2022-2023 VARSITY SCHEDULE
(Home games are in BOLD CAPS)
| Date | Opponent | Score |
| 12/01/22 | @ Bennington | W (36-34) |
| 12/03/22 | AURORA | W (72-34) |
| 12/06/22 | @ Ashland-Greenwood | W (42-36) |
| 12/09/22 | @ Wayne | W (49-35) |
| 12/15/22 | NEBRASKA CITY | canceled |
| 12/28/22 | SEWARD (Game 3, Holiday Tournament) | W (48-31) |
| 12/29/22 | ELKHORN NORTH (Holiday Tournament Championship) | L (21-66) |
| 12/30/22 | @ Yutan | W (40-33) |
| 01/03/23 | @ Lincoln Lutheran | W (37-25) |
| 01/06/23 | @ Norris | W (37-36) |
| 01/10/23 | @ Blair | L (15-37) |
| 01/13/23 | @ Platteview | W (47-20) |
| 01/14/23 | D.C. WEST | W (69-45) |
| 01/17/23 | @ Ralston | W (64-14) |
| 01/20/23 | WAVERLY | L (34-35) |
| 01/26/23 | PLATTEVIEW (Semifinal, Conference Tournament) | W (51-36) |
| 01/28/23 | MALCOLM (Conference Tournament Championship) | W (41-35) |
| 02/03/23 | @ Elkhorn | W (56-45) |
| 02/04/23 | BEATRICE | L (35-40) |
| 02/07/23 | MALCOLM | W (53-51) |
| 02/09/23 | PLATTSMOUTH | W (64-19) |
| 02/10/23 | CRETE | W (54-26) |
| 02/14/23 | Yutan (Game 3, C1-4 Subdistrict @ North Bend) | L (38-46) |
| 02/24/23 | BATTLE CREEK (C1-4 District Final) | W (51-47) |
| 03/01/23 | Malcolm (Game 2, State Tournament) | L (32-46) |
VARSITY ROSTER
| No. | Name | Height | Grade |
| 4 | Brynna Fairbanks | 5'7" | 11 |
| 10 | Josie Larson | 5'7" | 9 |
| 12 | Erin Golladay | 5'5" | 9 |
| 14 | Autumn Iversen | 5'7" | 12 |
| 20 | Ella Lacey | 5'5" | 12 |
| 22 | Sammy Leu | 5'9" | 12 |
| 24 | Gracey Fairbanks | 5'10" | 10 |
| 30 | Ava Lausterer | 5'8" | 11 |
| 32 | Sidney Smart | 5'5" | 11 |
| 34 | Teagan Watts | 5'7" | 11 |
| 40 | Lilly Harris | 5'6" | 11 |
| 42 | Sarah Kolterman | 5'8" | 12 |
| -- | Bailey Maly | -- | 12 |
LINK: FULL GIRLS BASKETBALL ROSTER
Head Coach: Sean Forbes | Assistant Coaches: Tracee Fairbanks, Brandon Zetocka
Student Managers: Macie Micek, Claire Emerson, Payton Maldaner, Mecca Kuhl, Emma Lacey
2022-2023 SEASON RECORD: 18-6
ALL-CONFERENCE
(photos courtesy Studio 123)
Congratulations to the following Warriors for being named to the 2022-2023 Nebraska Trailblazer Conference Girls Basketball All-Conference team:
Sammy Leu (1st Team, Honorary Captain)
Autumn Iversen (1st Team)
Honorable Mention
Sidney Smart, Sarah Kolterman, Ella Lacey
SCOREBOARDS/SUMMARIES/STATS
Malcolm girls avenge two regular season losses; upset Warriors in Round 1 of State Tournament
Wahoo closes 2022-2023 with an 18-6 record
March 1, 2023 (Game 2, State Tournament @ Devaney)
Wahoo 32 • Malcolm 46 L (Season Record: 18-6)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 F | |
| Warriors | 6 | 10 (16) | 8 (24) | 8 32 |
| Clippers | 10 | 12 (22) | 10 (32) | 14 46 |
GAME STATS || SEASON STATS
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Warrior Girls Basketball: District Champions & STATE-BOUND!
Wahoo survives a talented Battle Creek in C1-4 District Final; advances to next week's State Tournament
February 24, 2023 (C1-4 District Final @ Home)
Wahoo 51 • Battle Creek 47 W (Season Record: 18-5)
Congratulations Warrior Girls Basketball: 2023 C1-4 District Champions!
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 F | |
| Warriors | 14 | 9 (23) | 16 (39) | 12 51 |
| Bravettes | 11 | 14 (25) | 8 (33) | 14 47 |
Time to celebrate! Warrior Girls won hard-bought challenge over Battle Creek in the District Final, and advances to next weeks State Tournament!
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Warrior Girls overcome by Yutan in C1-4 Subdistrict loss
17-5 Wahoo hopeful for district final wildcard placement later this week
February 14, 2023 (Game 3, Subdistrict C1-4 @ North Bend Central)
Wahoo 38 • Yutan 46 L (Season Record: 17-5)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 F | |
| Warriors | 6 | 19 (25) | 7 (32) | 6 38 |
| Chieftains | 11 | 7 (18) | 11 (29) | 17 46 |
GAME STATS || SEASON STATS
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1,000 CAREER POINTS!
Congratulations Warrior senior Sammy Leu on posting 1,000 career points!
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Warrior Girls breeze past Crete in final regular season game
17-4 Wahoo faces Yutan in Game 3 of C1-4 Subdistrict on Tuesday (bracket posted)
February 10, 2023 (Home)
Wahoo 54 • Crete 26 W (Season Record: 17-4)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 F | |
| Warriors | 22 | 15 (37) | 13 (50) | 4 54 |
| Cardinals | 2 | 7 (9) | 7 (16) | 10 26 |
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Warrior Girls score big in Home takedown over Plattsmouth!
16-4 Wahoo hosts Crete Friday night to close regular season
February 9, 2023 (Home)
Wahoo 64 • Plattsmouth 19 W (Season Record: 16-4)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 F | |
| Warriors | 29 | 11 (40) | 12 (52) | 12 64 |
| Devils | 4 | 8 (12) | 2 (14) | 5 19 |
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Warrior Girls take Malcolm down to the wire; escape with the win!
15-4 Wahoo hosts Plattsmouth on Thursday
February 7, 2023 (Home)
Wahoo 53 • Malcolm 51 W (Season Record: 15-4)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 F | |
| Warriors | 7 | 13 (20) | 20 (40) | 13 53 |
| Clippers | 15 | 12 (27) | 12 (39) | 12 51 |
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Warrior Girls fall by 5 to Beatrice at Home
14-4 Wahoo hosts Malcolm on Tuesday
February 4, 2023 (Home)
Wahoo 35 • Beatrice 40 L (Season Record: 14-4)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 F | |
| Warriors | 12 | 6 (18) | 7 (25) | 10 35 |
| Orange | 9 | 11 (20) | 9 (29) | 11 40 |
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Leu's 28 points lead Warrior Girls to 11-pt. win @ Elkhorn!
14-3 Wahoo hosts Beatrice Saturday @ 2:30 p.m.
February 3, 2023 (Away)
Wahoo 56 • Elkhorn 45 W (Season Record: 14-3)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 F | |
| Warriors | 15 | 15 (30) | 9 (39) | 17 56 |
| Antlers | 5 | 7 (12) | 14 (26) | 19 45 |
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CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
Clockwise from top left: Ava Lausterer, Ella Lacey, Sarah Kolterman, Autumn Iversen, and Sidney Smart. (photos courtesy Tammie Tonniges, Wahoo Newspaper)
Warrior Girls Basketball: 2023 Trailblazer Conference Champions!
Wahoo wins the finals battle over #2 Malcolm; advances to 13-3
January 28, 2023 (Home, Semifinal - Trailblazer Conference Tournament)
Congratulations Warrior Girls Basketball: 2023 Trailblazer Conference Champions!
Wahoo 41 • Malcolm 35 W (Season Record: 13-3)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 F | |
| Warriors | 11 | 6 (17) | 13 (30) | 11 41 |
| Clippers | 9 | 8 (17) | 9 (26) | 9 35 |
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Warrior Girls win TB Conference Semifinal over Platteview!
#1 Wahoo hosts #2 Malcolm in Saturday conference championship (4:30 p.m.)
January 26, 2023 (Home, Semifinal - Trailblazer Conference Tournament)
Wahoo 51 • Platteview 36 W (Season Record: 12-3)
Warrior senior Sammy Leu goes up for 2 of her 17 total points in Wahoo's 51-36 conference semi win over Platteview! (photo courtesy Studio 123)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 F | |
| Warriors | 12 | 11 (23) | 12 (35) | 16 51 |
| Trojans | 14 | 4 (18) | 8 (26) | 10 36 |
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Warrior Girls fall one point short to Waverly at Home
11-3 Wahoo earns #1-seed & first-round bye in conference tourney; faces Platteview or Plattsmouth in Thursday semifinal (bracket posted)
January 20, 2023 (Home)
Wahoo 34 • Waverly 35 L (Season Record: 11-3)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 F | |
| Warriors | 5 | 6 (11) | 14 (25) | 9 34 |
| Vikings | 10 | 8 (18) | 9 (27) | 8 35 |
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Warrior Girls Basketball owns the court @ Ralston!
Thursday's home game v. Waverly rescheduled for Friday; Conference Tourney set for Jan. 23-28 (bracket posted)
January 17, 2023 (Away)
Wahoo 64 • Ralston 14 W (Season Record: 11-2)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 F | |
| Warriors | 22 | 24 (46) | 10 (56) | 8 64 |
| Rams | 6 | 0 (6) | 5 (11) | 3 14 |
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Warrior Girls take down D.C. West in weekend's 2nd big win
10-2 Wahoo travels to Ralston on Tuesday
January 14, 2023 (Home)
Wahoo 69 • D.C. West 45 W (Season Record: 10-2)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 F | |
| Warriors | 14 | 18 (32) | 17 (49) | 20 69 |
| Falcons | 8 | 6 (14) | 13 (27) | 18 45 |
Warrior senior Autumn Iversen scored 20 points in Wahoo's big 69-45 home win over D.C. West on Jan. 14. (photo courtesy Alex Eller, Wahoo Newspaper)
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Warrior Girls post big conference win over Platteview
10-2 Wahoo hosts D.C. West tomorrow
January 13, 2023 (Away)
Wahoo 47 • Platteview 20 W (Season Record: 9-2)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 F | |
| Warriors | 18 | 9 (27) | 10 (37) | 10 47 |
| Trojans | 3 | 5 (8) | 10 (18) | 2 20 |
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Warrior Girls leave Blair with season's second loss
8-2 Wahoo travels to Platteview on Friday
January 10, 2023 (Away)
Wahoo 15 • Blair 37 L (Season Record: 8-2)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 F | |
| Warriors | 5 | 0 (5) | 2 (7) | 8 15 |
| Bears | 6 | 12 (18) | 13 (41) | 7 37 |
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Warrior Girls overcome game-long deficit with strong final quarter to eke past Norris
8-1 Wahoo travels to Blair on Tuesday
January 6, 2023 (Away)
Wahoo 37 • Norris 36 W (Season Record: 8-1)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 F | |
| Warriors | 8 | 4 (12) | 13 (25) | 12 37 |
| Titans | 15 | 8 (23) | 11 (34) | 2 36 |
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Warrior Girls, lead by Leu's 15 points, overtake Lincoln Lutheran
7-1 Wahoo travels to Norris on Friday
January 3, 2023 (Away)
Wahoo 37 • Lincoln Lutheran 25 W (Season Record: 7-1)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 F | |
| Warriors | 12 | 9 (21) | 7 (28) | 9 37 |
| Lutheran | 8 | 4 (12) | 6 (18) | 7 25 |
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Warrior Girls end year victorious @ Yutan!
6-1 Wahoo travels to Lincoln Lutheran on Jan. 3
December 30, 2022 (Away)
Wahoo 40 • Yutan 33 W (Season Record: 6-1)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 F | |
| Warriors | 15 | 10 (25) | 9 (34) | 6 40 |
| Chieftains | 9 | 8 (17) | 8 (25) | 8 33 |
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HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT
Warrior Girls take runner-up @ 2022 Holiday Tourney
5-1 Wahoo travels to Yutan on Saturday
December 28-29, 2022 (Holiday Tournament @ Home)
CHAMPIONSHIP
Wahoo 21 • Elkhorn North 66 L (Season Record: 5-1)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 F | |
| Warriors | 4 | 6 (10) | 7 (17) | 4 21 |
| Wolves | 19 | 15 (34) | 16 (50) | 16 66 |
GAME 3
Wahoo 48 • Seward 31 W (Season Record: 5-0)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 F | |
| Warriors | 17 | 8 (25) | 8 (33) | 15 48 |
| Bluejays | 8 | 6 (14) | 10 (24) | 7 31 |
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Double-digit scorers Leu & Smart guide Warrior girls to victory @ Wayne
4-0 Wahoo hosts Dec. 28-29 Holiday Tourney
December 9, 2022 (Away)
Wahoo 49 • Wayne 35 W (Season Record: 4-0)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 F | |
| Warriors | 9 | 14 (23) | 13 (36) | 13 49 |
| Devils | 10 | 10 (20) | 2 (22) | 13 35 |
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Warrior Girls Basketball advances to 3-0 with road win @ Ashland-Greenwood
Wahoo travels to Wayne on Friday
December 6, 2022 (Away)
Wahoo 42 • Ashland-Greenwood 36 W (Season Record: 3-0)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 F | |
| Warriors | 11 | 12 (23) | 12 (35) | 7 42 |
| Bluejays | 10 | 6 (16) | 14 (30) | 6 36 |
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Warrior Girls breeze to 2-0 with big win over Aurora at Home
Wahoo travels to Ashland-Greenwood on Tuesday
December 3, 2022 (Home)
Wahoo 72 • Aurora 34 W (Season Record: 2-0)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 F | |
| Warriors | 24 | 15 (39) | 23 (62) | 10 72 |
| Huskies | 11 | 11 (22) | 4 (26) | 8 34 |
Top: Warrior senior Sammy Leu (top) posted 17 points against Aurora on Dec. 3.
Bottom: Junior Sidney Smart helped to reinforce a defensive wall, holding Aurora to only 34 points.
(photos courtesy WHS Yearbook Staff)
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Warrior Girls win the back-and-forth battle over Bennington in season opener!
Wahoo hosts Aurora on Saturday
December 1, 2022 (Season Opener @ Bennington)
Wahoo 36 • Bennington 34 W (Season Record: 1-0)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 F | |
| Warriors | 6 | 5 (11) | 9 (20) | 16 36 |
| Badgers | 6 | 5 (11) | 12 (23) | 11 34 |
2022-2023 Warrior Girls Basketball Team, back row (from left: Claire Emerson, Mecca Kuhl, Coach Sean Forbes, Coach Brandon Zetocka, Coach Tracee Fairbanks, Coach Macie Micek, Payton Maldaner, Emma Lacey. Third row: Blake Hitz, Josie Larson, Aubrey Fingerhut, Ava Lausterer, Gracey Fairbanks, Brynna Fairbanks, Nevaeh Maldaner, Kendelynn Scheele, Miranda Vanek. Second row: Tailan Roberts, Clara Sherman, Lauren Hallowell, Addysen Hancock, Teagan Watts, Lillian Harris, Sidney Smart, Kaitlyn Hajek, Erin Golladay, Addison Kenney. Front row: Autumn Iversen, Sarah Kolterman, Ella Lacey, Bailey Maly, Sammy Leu. (photo courtesy Studio 123)