February 4, 2017

By Greg Seubert

Victoria Nowak and Emma Smidt were an effective one-two punch Feb. 3 for the Waupaca girls basketball team.

The senior and freshman combined to score 31 points in the Comets 46-36 North Eastern Conference win over Marinette.

Nowak led all scorers with 18 points, while Smidt hit three three-pointers in the first half and finished with 13 points.

Marinette scored 12 of the games first 15 points to take an early 12-3 lead, but Smidts second and third threes came during a 12-0 run that gave the Comets a 15-12 lead.

Waupaca eventually built a five-point lead late in the first half, but settled for a 22-20 lead at the break.

McKenzie Bebos back-to-back threes gave Marinette a 26-24 lead early in the second half, but Nowak tied the game with a pair of free throws and Mya Johannes three gave the Comets the lead for good at 29-26.

Waupaca then outscored the Marines 17-10 the rest of the way.

Bebo and Jordan Miller led Marinette with 13 and 10 points, respectively.

The Comets will host Fox Valley Lutheran at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7.

Waupaca Middle School eighth-grader Arthur Lisogor plays the trumpet Feb. 3 at Waupaca High School. Lisigor and other eighth-graders had the opportunity during a Waupaca girls' basketball game to perform with the Waupaca High School band. The students will team up again Tuesday, Feb. 14, for a Waupaca boys' basketball game. Greg Seubert Photo

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