{"id":32800,"date":"2026-01-30T20:25:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T01:25:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=32800"},"modified":"2026-01-30T20:25:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T01:25:21","slug":"stars-fall-valiantly-in-late-comeback-attempt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/30\/stars-fall-valiantly-in-late-comeback-attempt\/","title":{"rendered":"Stars fall valiantly in late comeback attempt"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The South Adams Starfires did everything they could to battle back from a small deficit against Lakewood Park Thursday night, but their success came too late in the contest and they fell, 40-35, in non-conference play. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/29janLehmanTooLittleTooLate.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Ana Lehman draws the Stars closer, but it&#8217;s too little, too late for South Adams. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A 15-point night from Laney Trausch and good defense overall were highlights for the home team, but a staggering number of turnovers and a poor shooting night hampered any hopes of gaining a victory. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"829\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Priority-Roofing-1.jpg?resize=640%2C829&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Priority-Roofing-1-scaled.jpg?resize=791%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 791w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Priority-Roofing-1-scaled.jpg?resize=232%2C300&amp;ssl=1 232w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Priority-Roofing-1-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C994&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Priority-Roofing-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1187%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1187w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Priority-Roofing-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1583%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1583w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Priority-Roofing-1-scaled.jpg?w=1978&amp;ssl=1 1978w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Priority-Roofing-1-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Priority-Roofing-1-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I really felt like we did some things better tonight despite the outcome,&#8221; admitted head coach Brett Freeman of his Starfires, who have now lost ten in a row. &#8220;Offensively we were getting some quality looks at the basket and we kept our turnovers down to a more respectable level.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/29janLP40SA35Wrap.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The Z Team wraps up an entertaining game on the broadcast Thursday. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Grace Martin led the Panthers with 15 points. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Unfortunately the ball just wouldn&#8217;t drop in for us,&#8221; said Freeman of his team&#8217;s shooting woes. The Stars made just eleven shots in 32 minutes of play. They trailed 21-18 at halftime. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the poor shooting night, Freeman was still satisfied with his team&#8217;s defense. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/heartlandauctionrealty.com\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Heartland-Auction-Realty-1.png?resize=640%2C201&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30980\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Heartland-Auction-Realty-1.png?w=770&amp;ssl=1 770w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Heartland-Auction-Realty-1.png?resize=300%2C94&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Heartland-Auction-Realty-1.png?resize=768%2C241&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We had a lot of strong defensive possessions, but in too many of those possessions we gave up offensive rebounds that led to more possession for them. Those second-chance points made the difference in the outcome tonight.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Freeman appreciated the chance to run his girls through the final minute of a close game heading into next week&#8217;s sectional. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Being a tight game down the stretch allowed for some of our youth to learn from these late game situations,&#8221; said Freeman. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Stars have one more game left in the regular season. They&#8217;ll host Mississinewa Saturday afternoon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We have one more game to get us ready for sectional,&#8221; noted the coach. &#8220;Hopefully we&#8217;ll use it to gain some positive momentum going forward.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/29janStatsAndAnalysis.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Mike Macke and Lou Koning go through the stats and provide analysis of Thursday&#8217;s game. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>SA Scoring: Trausch 15, Lehman 7, Sprunger 6, Smith 3, Tenorio 3, Ch. Bollenbacher 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lakewood Park Scoring: Martin 15, Bontrager 12, Jacquay 9, Dock 2, Johnson 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Starfire fans can hear every postseason game for the team via WZBD. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The South Adams Starfires did everything they could to battle back from a small deficit against Lakewood Park<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":32806,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[41,28,26],"class_list":["post-32800","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-basketball","tag-southadams","tag-sports"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Priority-Roofing-1-scaled.jpg?fit=1978%2C2560&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32800","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32800"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32800\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32808,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32800\/revisions\/32808"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32806"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32800"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}