Lightning wins tournament title

Led by tournament-Most Valuable Player Haywood Wright and

all-tournament selection Carrie Clark, the Sage Hill High girls

basketball team won the Fairmont Small Schools Classic Saturday.

The Lightning remained undefeated (6-0), downing Holy Martyrs,

42-39, on 15 points each from Wright and Clark.

Wright also led Sage Hill in the rebounding department (12) and

Katie Puishys had 10 boards.

No team ever led by more than 10, said Sage Hill Coach Shanna

Renkin, who praised her team’s character.

“(Sage Hill) worked to press and zone on defense and offense,”

Renkin said. “They put all their heart into it and that’s all I can

ask. It was a battle all the way.”

Debbie Yoder-Lee, who scored nine points for the Lightning, made a

steal and followed with a layup to give Sage Hill a lead, which

pleased Renkin.

Holy Martyrs was more muscular than the Lightning, but Sage Hill

persevered, Renkin added.

The Lightning hosts Connelly at home Tuesday in a nonleague

matchup.