WAYNE CO., Indiana — A crash in Wayne County Indiana claims the lives of two people Friday afternoon. The wreck happened just north of Richmond on U.S. 35 near Economy. Police said U.S. 35 was closed for several hours. A black jeep lost control and slid into the westbound lane of the highway and hit another vehicle head-on, police said. Mark Reedy, 18, from issouri, and 21-year-old Brendan Burke, from Massachusetts, were both killed, police said.
Cougars clinch Prairie Division
The University of Regina’s women’s basketball team clinched first place in Canada West’s Prairie Division on Friday night after defeating the Winnipeg Wesmen by a 68-59 score at the Centre for Kinesiology, Health & Sport.
Winnipeg jumped out of the gates quickly, scoring the first seven points of the contest and leading 16-8 after the first quarter. The Cougars whittled away at the lead, knocking the deficit to five at halftime and taking the lead for good after scoring ten consecutive points early in the third quarter. The Wesmen pulled to within two points with just over three minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, but the Cougars clamped down on defence and scored the final seven points of the game to secure the victory.
Lindsay Ledingham registered the game’s lone double-double for the Cougars, scoring 18 points and pulling down 11 rebounds in a game-high 35 minutes on the floor. Joanna Zalesiak led the Cougars in both points (19) and assists (6) and added seven rebounds. The victory improves Regina’s record to 15-2 on the season.
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The two teams will meet again on Saturday night at the CKHS. Tip-off is scheduled for 6:15 p.m.
NOTES: The Cougars will host the first round of the Canada West playoffs against either the fourth-place finishers in the Pacific Division or the fifth-place team in the Prairie Division … Game 1 of the Canada West quarterfinal series is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 26.
Cougars blank No. 8-ranked Manitoba
Brant Hilton’s 24-save shutout backstopped the University of Regina’s men’s hockey team to a 4-0 victory over the No. 8-ranked Manitoba Bisons on Friday night at the Sherwood Ice Sports Centre.
Hilton’s 24 saves don’t even include a first-period penalty shot that was awarded to Manitoba’s Kyle Howarth after the third-year forward was hauled down on a breakaway. Howarth tried a deke to the backhand, but missed the net to keep the game scoreless. Carter Smith opened the scoring for the Cougars just a couple minutes after Howarth’s unsuccessful penalty shot, and Craig Cuthbert extended the lead to 2-0 with a power play goal with under two minutes left in the first. Devon LeBlanc assisted on both of Regina’s first-period goals. Ryan Sawka scored another power play goal six minutes into the second period to put the Cougars up three, and Mark Nelson put the game away with his fourth of the season seven minutes into the third. Third-year defenceman Adam McPherson also recorded two assists for the Cougars, who were 2-for-7 with the man advantage. Manitoba was unsuccessful on their three power play opportunities.
The win improves Regina’s record to 9-11-1 as the red-hot Cougars move to within six points of fourth-place Calgary with three games in hand on the Dinos. Manitoba falls to 13-8-2 with the loss.
The two teams will meet again at the Sherwood Ice Sports Centre on Saturday night at 7 p.m.
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