Raider Nation
By Robert Przybylo
BPrzybylo@Oklahoman.com
No, definitely not the Oakland Raiders. I’m talking about the Lomega Raiders. A group that returned all five starters from last year’s championship squad and was able to repeat.
Sure it sounds great to have all five starters back. But I must say that is a ton of pressure to have on you all season. Of course, everyone is giving you their best shot. But the super five did it.
By the way, if you haven’t checked out John Rohde’s piece about one special Lomega girl, do yourself a favor and check it out. All you need to know about Lomega’s class and character can be summed up in that piece.
B Girls Notebook
Memorable weekend: While Saturday’s final did not go the way Sentinel’s Tamara Brown wanted it to go, she still made history.
Brown scored 77 points during the three games, tying her for the 10th most points scored by a girl in a single tournament in 5-on-5 play.
“Wow, I had no idea about anything like that,” Brown said. “I’m really happy to have had this moment. This weekend is what you dream about when playing. I got to experience that.”
Brown scored 11 of her 17 points in the second half in Sentinel’s 70-48 defeat to Lomega.
Brown shares the honor with Washington’s Lana Keith and Depew’s Rose Hammond.
Keith scored 77 in 2006 while Hammond did the same in 2005.
Runs in the family: The Sentinel girls march to the championship brought back some fond memories for Donna Ridling.
Ridling was part of the only Sentinel girls championship team back in 1973. Ridling’s niece, Sentinel senior Risa Ridling, was a starter for the Lady Bulldogs.
“All the emotion and good times came back to me this weekend,” Donna said. “It was so exciting to see Risa and the girls play so well.”
Donna Ridling still holds the Oklahoma State record for points in a game. She scored 51 points as a senior against Texas A&M and is a member of the Oklahoma State Hall of Fame.
OSU baseball player Rebel Ridling is a cousin of both Donna and Risa.
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