Friday, January 13, 2012
Lady Tigers use 20-3 second half run to defeat Hornets Friday night.
For over 20 minutes, the Oliver Ames girls’ basketball team looked like they would be in for a grind against Mansfield Friday night at the Nixon Gymnasium. The two teams traded buckets throughout that span where the lead changed hands nine times. Towards the end of the third quarter, however, the Lady Tigers took the lead for good during a 20-3 second half run and came away with a 54-40 victory over the Hornets. With the game tied at 37, guards Kate Holleran and Asia Mitchell put OA ahead for good with two clutch three pointer’s at the end of the third quarter. “That run really got the energy going and got us moving in the right direction,” said OA coach Elaine Clement Holbrook, whose team is now 7-1. “Those three’s at the end of the …
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Friday, January 13, 2012
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Saturday, January 7, 2012
Lady Tigers improve to 6-0 after 60-19 victory over the Black Knights (2-4).
It’s no secret that the Oliver Ames girls’ basketball team prides itself on having a good defensive effort. Once again, that approach paid dividends Friday night at the Nixon Gymnasium as the Lady Tigers cruised to a 60-19 victory over Stoughton and improved to 6-0 on the season (2-0 Davenport Division/Hockomock League). “It was top to bottom on of the better efforts in terms of their contributions,” said OA coach Elaine Clement-Holbrook. “We talk about playing as a team and having good teamwork and I was proud with how everyone performed tonight.” From the opening whistle, OA was just a step ahead of the pack. As part of a 21-2 first quarter run, the Lady Tigers forced 10 of Stoughton’s 30 turnovers Friday night and used the transition …
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Monday, January 2, 2012
OA boys' basketball renews acquaintances with Stoughton (both 5-0 on the year) to highlight this week's slate.
Highlighted by the boys and girls basketball teams winning the Val Muscato and Sue Rivard tournaments, respectively, the Oliver Ames sports teams capped off a strong post-holiday week. In addition to basketball’s success, winter track defeated Sharon to improve to 3-0 and the wrestling team performed well at the Marshfield and Middleboro tournaments. This week, boys’ basketball prepares for a pivotal showdown against one of its Davenport Division rivals and the hockey team faces a team looking for revenge after knocking them out of last year’s state tournament. Here’s a further look at the week ahead. Basketball Last year, the OA boys team and Stoughton had two games for the ages. Both games went into multipule overtimes with the Black …
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Friday, December 30, 2011
OA uses 14-6 run at the end of the first quarter en route to 62-52 victory over Medfield in the championship game of the Muscato Tournament.
This was the start Oliver Ames boys’ basketball coach Don Byron was looking for all along. After trailing Medfield 8-6 in the first four minutes of the Val Muscato Tournament finals, the Tigers quickly turned the corner and went on a 14-6 run to end the first quarter en route to a 62-52 victory Friday night at the Nixon Gymnasium. “That was the last thing we mentioned in the locker room tonight,” Byron said. “We came out of the locker room [to start the game] a little bit better, which is something I was thankful for. We made it a point of emphasis and it went a long way tonight.” Although it took a little while to adjust to Medfield’s zone defenses, OA made some adjustments to counter Big Blue’s look. With Medfield’s focus primarily on …
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Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Lady Tigers earn decisive 82-32 victory over Plymouth South in the Sue Rivard Tournament finals.
It might have taken a little longer than anticipated, but the Oliver Ames girls’ basketball team got the memo delivered by coach Elaine Clement-Holbrook. In what was the best all-around effort in the early part of the season, the Lady Tigers earned a decisive 82-32 victory over Plymouth South in the finals of the Sue Rivard tournament Wednesday night at the Nixon Gymnasium. “My feeling was this was the best collective effort since the season started,” said Clement-Holbrook, whose team is now 4-0 on the year. “The main topic of conversation in the dressing room after the game was the pure example of teamwork.” Thanks to the transition game, OA never trailed throughout the contest. The Lady Tigers stole the ball 22 times while also dishing …
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Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Tigers overcome seven-point first quarter deficit to defeat Dartmouth, 88-59, in the first round of the Val Muscato Tournament (championship game Friday vs. Medfield 7:30 p.m.)
Coming into Tuesday’s game against Dartmouth in the first round of the Val Muscato Tournament, Oliver Ames boys’ basketball coach Don Byron was looking for his team to come out of the gate quickly; something they hadn’t done in their first three wins of the season. Once again, though, the Tigers got off to another slow start, trailing the Indians 25-18 after the first quarter. But once again, OA was able to overcome the sluggish start and run Dartmouth out of the Nixon Gymnasium en route to an 88-59 victory to improve to 4-0. “We talk about it all the time,” said Byron, whose team will face Medfield in the finals of the Muscato tournament Friday night at 7:30 p.m. “We talked about it for two days ‘let’s come out of the thing right, let’s …
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Lady Tigers improve to 3-0 following 56-19 frist round win over Bridgewater-Raynham. They will face Plymouth South in the Sue Rivard finals Wednesday night (7:30 p.m.) at the Nixon Gymnasium.
While the Oliver Ames girls’ basketball team is still searching for an offensive identity in the early part of the 2011-12 season, they have made up for it with excellent defense. Tuesday’s 56-19 victory over Bridgewater-Raynham in the first round of the Sue Rivard Invitational was just another example of how their 3-0 season has gone so far. “We’re still kind of in that infancy stage,” said OA coach Elaine-Clement Holbrook. “Defensively, we’ve been playing well early, but I don’t think we realize what we’re capable of doing when we’re at our best.” Despite a 15-point halftime lead (26-11), the Lady Tigers were still looking for some answers offensively. But as the third quarter progressed, OA was finally able to use its experience to its …
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Monday, December 26, 2011
Holiday basketball tournaments highlight week ahead.
After a successful week that included basketball’s wins over Sharon last Tuesday and hockey’s first victory of the year against Quincy on Wednesday, the Oliver Ames sports teams have a busy post-holiday slate ahead. This week's notable events include the Sue Rivard and Val Muscato basketball tournaments, track and field's divisional showdown with Sharon, wrestling's appearance at the Marshfield Invitational and hockey's non-league road matchup. Here’s a further look at the week ahead. Basketball With boys coach Don Byron and girls coach Elaine Clement-Holbrook leading their respective teams to a quick start this winter, it’s only appropriate that they to share the Nixon Gymnasium floor in their first round tournament matchups Tuesday. …
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Sharon and OA traded leads before the Tigers scored the game-winner with seconds left Tuesday night.
Nick Bruha's basket with seconds left ended a roller-coaster ride on hardwood, as the Oliver Ames boys basketball team beat Sharon, 58-56, in Sharon Tuesday night. Bruha scored moments after Sharon tied the score at 56 on two free throws from Caleb Piltch-Loeb and a basket by Sam D'Arcy, both senior tri-captains. Piltch-Loeb's free throws came with 52.7 seconds left. Oliver Ames led for most of the game. However, the biggest lead for either team was six points, by the Tigers, in the first half. "I feel very fortunate to get out of here with a win," OA head coach Don Byron said. "As I told the kids, Sharon's going to be in the thick of the race here it looks like, and beating them on the road is an accomplishment. Any Hockomock League team …
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