The Wildcats are 2-18 going into next week’s district tournament.

The third quarter was the key to Montague’s win as they held the host Storm scoreless while putting 10 on the board.

Morgan Shugars led that run by scoring six of her 10 points in the third quarter.

“We had a great third quarter,” said Montague Coach Bill O’Connell. “We got some steals.”

Elyse Taylor scored 9 for Montague, while Karleigh Davis added 7 and grabbed 18 rebounds. Shugars played tough defense, coming up with 7 steals.

Montague 32: Hailey Cockerill 1 1-3 3, Morgan Shugars 4 2-4 10, Elyse Taylor 2 5-11 9, Katie Rice 1 1-2 3, Karleigh Davis 3 1-3 7. Totals 11 10-23 32.

Providence 26: Michael 3 0-6 9, Wolfiss 3 2-5 8, Dekryger 2 0-5 4, Ouwinga 2 0-2 4, Tubbergen 0 1-3 1. Totals 10 3-21 26.

Three-point field goals: none. Total fouls: Montague 18. Providence 22. Fouled out: Ouwinga.

Montague 6 11 10 5-32

Providence 7 10 0 8-26

G.R. Northview 58

Reeths-Puffer 33

MUSKEGON - Grand Rapids Northview jumped out to an 18-2 lead after one quarter on its way to a 58-33 win over host Reeths-Puffer last Tuesday night.

The Rockets settled down in the second quarter to outscore the visitors 17-15, but the Wildcats came back in the second half to score 25 points while holding Reeths-Puffer to 14.

Northview had four girls score in double figures, led by Taylor Shomin with 12. Scoring 11 points each were Mackenzie Crawford, Katelyn Reynolds and Maggie Tisdale.

Reeths-Puffer was led by Christy Dye with 21 points.

Northview outrebounded the Rockets 31-21. Reeths-Puffer committed 27 turnovers.

GR Northview 58: Shomin 5 2-4 12, Baker 2 1-2 6, Gilbert 1 1-4 3, Crawford 3 5-6 11, Newton 1 0-0 2, Reynolds 4 3-4 11, Tysse 1 0-2 2, Tisdale 5 1-7 11, Wilson 0 0-2 0. Totals 22 13-31 58.

Reeths-Puffer 33: Kayla Melton 0 23-4 3, Britnee Dye 1 1-2 3, Christy Schultz 9 2-2 21, Taylor Seidell 1 0-0 2, Grace Swanson 2 0-5 4. Totals 13 6-13 38.

Three-point field goals: Baker, Schultz. Totals fouls: Northview 11, Reeths-Puffer 20.

Northview 18 15 10 15-58

R-Puffer 2 17 7 7-33

Whitehall 66

Ravenna 29

RAVENNA – The Vikings improved to 7-14 with the West Michigan Conference win Tuesday night. No game details were available.

Oakridge 71

Montague 32

MONTAGUE – “They are a force, driven to play with intensity,” Montague Coach Bill O’Connell described the West Michigan Conference leading Oakridge Eagles after his team lost a league contest last Tuesday.

O’Connell said playing the Eagles was like “getting hit by a freight train.”

The Eagles jumped out to a 30-4 lead after one quarter. They also dominated in the third quarter, 15-2. In the second and fourth quarters, the Wildcats and Eagles played even.

Shelbe Wilde led the Eagles with 19 points. Keyara Wiard added 18 and Morgan Giddings scored 10.

Morgan Shugars led Montague (1-18) with 9 points, 2 assists and 3 steals. Mariah Thies had 10 rebounds, and Kaylee Kessler pulled down 8 boards.

Oakridge 71: Wiard 7 4-4 18, Eely 0 3-4 3 Giddings 3 3-4 10, McGhan 1 2-10 4, Hall 1 0-1 2, Larabee 2 0-0 4, Thiele 2 0-0 5, Weaver 2 1-2 6, Wilde 7 5-6 19.

Montague 32: Kaylee Kessler 0 1-2 1, Hailey Cockerill 2 2-4 6, Morgan Shugars 4 1-2 9, Elyse Taylor 1 0-0 2, Katie Rice 0 3-4 3, Mariah Thies 1 1-2 3, Leanne Fessler 2 1-2 6, Karleigh Davis 1 0-0 2. Totals 11 9-16 32.

Three-point field goals: Giddings, Thiele, Weaver, Fessler. Total fouls: Oakridge 17. Montague 23. Fouled out: Taylor, Davis.

Oakridge 30 12 15 14-71

Montague 4 14 2 12-32

Musk. Catholic 57

Montague 38

MUSKEGON – Sophomore Morgan Shugars had an outstanding game for Montague last Monday, but it was not enough to get a win for her team against the Muskegon Catholic Crusaders.

Shugars scored 15 points, many coming off her 9 steals on defense. All six of Montague’s first-quarter points were scored by Shugars.

But, the Crusaders were led by Kathryn Salisz who scored 32 points. Hayleigh Locke added 17 points.

Despite the loss, O’Connell was pleased with how his shorthanded team played. As a result of injuries and illness, he had just seven players. “We played hard, we played tough,” he said.

O’Connell said Salisz started hot and stayed hot in shooting, and Locke stepped up for the Eagles.

Montague 32: Kaylee Kessler 0 2-3 2, Morgan Shugars 6 3-4 15, Elyse Taylor 0 5-6 5, Katie Rice 0 3-4 15, Mariah Thies 3 0-0 6, Leanne Fessler 2 0-0 5, Karleigh Davis 1 0-0 2. Totals 12 13-17 38.

Muskegon Catholic 57: Mastella 1 0-0 2, Jones 1 0-0 2, Salisz 11 7-8 32, Locke 8 0-0 17, DeYoung 2 0-2 4. Totals 23 7-10 57.

Three-point field goals: Salisz 3, Locke, Fessler. Total fouls: Montague 14. Musk. Catholic 15. Fouled out: none. Technical fouls: Montague coach, Montague bench.

Montague 6 7 10 15-38

Musk. Cath. 14 9 20 14-57