10 I The Lovell Chronicle I March 15, 2012
Three Lady Grizz make top honors Be safe during St. Patrick's
BY PATTI CARPENTER [)av; use a designated driver
Basketball player Kal-
lee Jo Wilson couldn't have
made her coach any prouder
than when she was named
for both all-conference and
all-state honors in basketball
this season.
"The coaches doing the
nominating are looking for
individual players who stand
out," explained Coach Ryan
Boettcher. "Of course, it
helps if the team does well,
and it especially helps if the
team makes it to state, but
if you've been there in the
past and you stand out, that
helps, too."
As was the case with Wil-
son, her team didn't make it
to State this time around, but
the coaches recognized her
anyway based on her stats
and performances through-
out the season.
Wilson has made all-
conference for three consecu-
tive years and made all-state
twice.
"She had a huge state
tournament last year and
that's where she got a lot of
notoriety," said Boettcher.
"This year she received a lot
of attention (from the other
team) and she still played
good for us. She shot just un-
der 50 percent for the year
and was second in the region
in field goal percentage and
rebounding and was just one
point away from being leader
of the region. Those are re-
gion stats, which I think are
even bigger than the confer-
ence stats. I believe she was
second in the conference in
scoring. With all that atten-
tion, to put up those kind of
numbers was amazing."
Wilson had a tough year
fraught with injuries and was
PATTI CARPENTER
Rocky Mountain Lady Grizzlies named to the 2A West All-Conference girls
basketball team were (l-r) Rachael Allred (honorable mention), Kallee Jo Wilson
(also all-state) and Shauna Loman.
always the target of the other
team. Nonetheless, she was a
"force" within the team, said
Boettcher, who also com-
mented that he thought she
made everyone else better on
the team just by being there.
Teammate Shauna Lo-
man was selected as an all-
conference player.
"Shauna catches a lot of
people's eye," said Boettch-
er. "I got a lot of comments
about her this year from of-
ficials and other coaches. She
just has a really nice touch on
the basketball. She's a good
shooter. She stepped up and
had a lot of good moments for
us this year. "
According to Boettcher,
Loman scored in the top 10
in the conference.
"She came off the bench
for the majority of the season
and a lot of that was just try-
ing to develop her as a play-
er," said Boettcher. "She was
probably good enough to be
a consistent starter, but we
were trying to develop and to
get them into the best possi-
ble scenario."
Junior Rachael Allred
got an honorable mention for
all-conference.
"She does so many things
that aren't in the stats," said
Boettcher. "Realistically, she
runs our offense. She's the
person who handles the ball
in all the big games in those
situations. Coaches all un-
derstand that she doesn't
have the big stats like some
of the other girls but she had
big games. In many games,
we asked her to guard some
of the better players, so she
often was guarding the other
team's best offensive player.
She played a lot of minutes
and she was one of those who
you could not afford to not
have on the court."
Only 10 girls are selected
for all-conference and 10 are
selected for all-state, as well.
The coaches from all of the
teams conferred on the se-
lections at a special meeting.
Their decisions are based
in part on stats and also on
what they saw on the court
throughout the season.
"As far as growth goes,
it's been an amazing year for
growth within our team and
individual players. I think
everybody has had growth
and everybody has shown
some improvement this
year," said Boettcher. "I'm
really proud of all of the girls
on the team."
When you go out and
celebrate St. Patrick's
Day this year, be smart
and plan ahead so you can
stay safe. If you're going
out this Saturday to cel-
ebrate the holiday and if
you drink alcohol, make
sure you have a designat-
ed driver, that's the mes-
sage law enforcement is
sending this year.
"If you're going to drink,
you need to make sure you
have a designated driver no
matter what," said Basin
Police Chief Chris Kamp-
bell. "There's no excuse
for not planning ahead. If
you don't have a designat-
ed driver, then call a cab. If
you can't find a designated
driver, then don't drink."
St. Patrick's Day falls
on a Saturday, which is also
a day that typically has a
higher number of alcohol-
related crashes in Wyo-
ming.
From 2006 through
2010, there have been a
total of 69 alcohol-related
crashes on Saturdays, in-
formation from the Wyo-
ming Department of Trans-
portation's Highway Safety
Program indicated. That's
more than double the num-
ber of crashes that occurred
on almost every other day
of the week. The second
highest day for crashes was
Sundays, which had a total
of 44 crashes.
"Remember that a
blood-alcohol content of" .08
or higher is illegal in every
state," said Chief Kampbell
"With so many people out
at parties or at bars, there's
the potential for ore
drunk drivers to be out on
the roads. If people drink
and drive, they can p0ss Jbly
kill themselves or someone
else or seriously hurt them-
selves or someone else."
The following are some
tips to ensure people hawe a
safe and enjoyable St. ]Pat-
rick's Day.
• Always have a desig-
nated driver if you drink.
• Call a cab if you don't
have a designated drivex.
• If you notice someone
has had too much to drink,
be a friend and offer to call
them a cab or drive them
home.
• If you see a drunk
driver on the road, call the
Report Every Drunk ]}riv-
er Immediately hotline at
1-800-442-9090. Motorists
can also dial #HELP fhrom
their cell phones or simply
call 911.
Remember, buzzed
driving is drunk driving.
For more information
visit online:
http ://www.nhtsa. gov/
Impaired
http ://www.dot.st ate.
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