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May. 13, 2021
Lori Rosner wasn’t paying particular attention to Israel’s rapidly deteriorating security situation as she checked in at Newark Liberty International Airport on Tuesday afternoon. She had only received permission to enter the country to visit her daughter 27 hours earlier after a long struggle and was totally focused on making her flight to Tel Aviv.
She was standing at the gate, waiting to board, when she received a call from her daughter, Nili Yammer, in the West Bank settlement of Efrat, informing her that due to that evening’s rocket barrage, Ben-Gurion Airport had been shuttered.
Rosner, who flew several times a year before the pandemic but hadn’t been to Israel since March 2020, knew she had to make a decision.
The Carroll Tigers saw their season come to an end Wednesday night in a less than desirable second half against Lewis Central. What is normally not a three pointer team, the Tigers would start off the contest going shot for shot against the Titans, scoring three three-pointers in the first quarter. The Tigers and Titans kept the first quarter close, but the Tigers were able to win the first quarter with a score of 21-18. The Titans, though, would switch up their defensive scheme often in the second quarter, making it hard for the Tigers to move the ball effectively on offense. Both teams would have struggles scoring baskets in the second quarter, with the score standing at 29-27 for almost five minutes. The Titans would take advantage of their three trips to the free throw line, making three of their six, while the Tigers missed their only free throws in the quarter. The Titans would be down 31-30 before they would make a last second layup to secure a 32-31 lead at halftime.
In a game that came down to the wire, the Carroll Tigers were unable to come back and win on Saturday against Winterset. The day for the Tigers started off slower than they would have liked it, unable to get shots to fall for them. Winterset used the Tigers’ slow start to go up 12-2 in the first quarter and end up at 31-20 at halftime.
The second half for the Tigers was much improved as they started to chip away at the Huskies lead. The Tigers would go on a 9-4 run to start the third quarter and would end up down three at 38-35. Kennedy Lein and Gabi Hammer were the two taking charge and attacking the basket against Jena Young for Winterset in the third to get them down three heading into the fourth quarter. The Tigers had the chance to take back the lead in the fourth quarter, being down by one point multiple times. Head coach Katie Kock says her team had great looks in this quarter, but were unable to sink in the crucial shots to gain the lead. The Tigers would be down
Carroll hung tough for the 1
st half but for the second time this season Ballard was able to pull away in the 2
nd half. Kennedy Lein helped spark the Tigers early as Carroll got up 5-2 and 6-4. Ballard grabbed their first lead at 8-6 and didn’t trail again but Carroll only trailed 14-11 after the 1
st quarter. Carroll pulled within 17-13 early in the 2
nd quarter and the lead remained around 6 points until Ballard scored just before half to take a 21-13 lead into the locker room. The Tigers struggled coming out in the 3
rd quarter and Ballard took advantage outscoring them 22-9 in the quarter to lead by 21 heading to the 4
The Knights played well on the road in the 1
st half as they built a lead at the halftime. Brooklyn Gifford had another great shooting night hitting 6-3’s in the game helping Kuemper lead 17-6 after the 1
st quarter. Things continued to go well in the 2
nd quarter and Kuemper went into the haltime up by 6. They held onto the lead into the 4
th quarter before a few late turnovers allowed St Albert to take the lead and hold onto it late. The Knights did have a shot to win or tie it late but it didn’t fall.