By John Leggett | The Courier-Herald
When Lakes’ girls basketball squad upset Bonney Lakes High, defeating the Panthers at the Lancers’ facility Thursday 58-53, the Sumner girls basketball gang felt almost compelled to mail a basket of Christmas cards, cookies and candy in appreciation.
By virtue of the Lancers subduing a red-hot Bonney Lake squad and on the same night Sumner engineering a second half 54-45 comeback conquest over the Lady Lions of Auburn Mountainview, the Spartans leapfrogged to the top of the heap at 4-0 in South Puget Sound League 3A play.
After Sumner hosted and dismantled Clover Park 62-40 Dec. 15, with the help of a combined 42 points from Angie Wagar-Sanchez, 19 points, Kendall Theden, 12, and Erika Olsen, 11, the Spartans traveled to the Lions’ lair.
Despite a dubious beginning that saw the Spartans sleepwalk through the first half and fall behind 25-19 at intermission, they awakened in time to outmatch AMHS 35-20 in the second half. Again it was the trio of Wagar-Sanchez, Theden and Olsen that accrued 40 points in the win.
As far as holiday league action on the parquet, Sumner will get a respite during the break. Coach Robert Thayer seemed anxious about the fact his ladies still must face White River, Bonney Lake and Lakes, each twice through the second half of the campaign.
