January 4, 1975. High scoring Cindy Dunshee fouled out of the game with 3 minutes left and Steamboat Rock came from behind to defeat Collins Girls 51-47 in the 1st round of the Star Conference Tournament. Scoring: Cindy Dunshee 23, Chris Dunshee 11, Mary Beth 9, Julie Lehman 4. Steamboard Rock connected on 15 of 23 free throws compared to Collins 10 of 17. Guard Rebounding: Becky Oswalt 11, Cathy Schmitt 10, Cindy Tiffany 4, and also 11 steals. The Clipperettes are 2-4 on the year and will take a 2-2 Ta-Ma-Ja Conference record into the coming game against Baxter at Collins.
January 8, 1975. Collins Girls played their most consistent game this year in defeating Baxter 57-33 in Ta-Ma-Ja Conference play at Collins. They committed only 7 turnovers in the entire game. Coach Bill Brooks was enthusiastic about the win and the team's performance. "Both courts played well and were consistent." Scoring: Cindy Dunshee 33, Chris Dunshee 12, Julie Lehman 4, Mary Beth Kingman 3, Tracy Thornton 2, Terry Hugen 2, Tammy Kingman 1. Guard Rebounding: Becky Oswalt 12, Cindy Tiffany 11, Cathy Schmitt 9, Sue Long 3, Doreen Krausman 1. Season record 3-4.
Collins Boys stayed in the game for 3 quarters, but Baxter scored 24 in the 4th quarter for a 64-38 victory. Collins shot only 20%. Scoring: Denny Long 14, Steve Lillard 10, Jim Anderson 4, Bob Huntrods 3, Matt Carver 2, Mike Fertig, Doug Klemme, Ed Hamilton 1. Baxter out rebounded Collins 47-27. Collins rebounds: Matt Carver 9, Mike Fertig 6, Denny Long 5.
January 15, 1975. Cindy Dunshee of Collins and Lynn Riese of Colo each scored career highs in Ta-Ma-Ja Conference action between Collins and Colo, but the Clipperettes had better balance, winning 79-64. Scoring: Cindy Dunshee 46 (22 of 28 free throws), Chris Dunshee 18, Julie Lehman 12, Mary Beth Kingman 2, Tracy Thornton 1. Collins shot 44% from the field. A total of 36 fouls were called in the game. Guard Rebounding: Clipperettes lost guard Becky Oswalt before the game with an ankle injury in warmups. Mary Beth Kingman 7, Cathy Schmitt 6, Cindy Tiffany 6, Sue Long 4, Terry Hugen 3, Tammy Kingman 2.
Collins Clippers battled favored Colo on even terms through much of the game, but the Blue Devils pulled away in the 4th quarter for a 53-44 victory. Shooting: Steve Lillard paced the home team 18, Mike Ball 6, Denny Long 4, Bob Huntrods 4, Jim Anderson 3, Jim Wright 2, Doug Klemme 2. The team's shooting percentage was 24%. Collins also had 21 turnovers. Rebounding: Steve Lillard 7, Matt Carver 6, Mike Ball 6, Denny Long 4.
January 18, 1975. Collins and LDF locked horns in a wild offensive battle with host team emerging 83-70 victor over the Clipperettes in a Ta-Ma-Ja game. Scoring: Cindy Dunshee established her career high game with 47 points. Chris Dunshee 17, Tracy Thornton 3, Julie Lehman 2, Terry Hugen 1. Shooting percentage - 49%. They made 22 of 30 free throws. Guard Rebounding: Senior guard Becky Oswalt is out for the entire season with an ankle injury suffered before the game last Tuesday night. Cindy Tiffany 8, Cathy Schmitt 8, Mary Beth Kingman 8, Sue Long and Sandy Dodd each 1.
"It was a great game. We played well," commented Collins coach Bill Brooks. Clipperettes are 4-5 on the year and 3-4 in Ta-Ma-Ja Conference competition.
January 22, 1975. Cindy Dunshee poured in 43 points for her 3rd straight game of over 40 as Collins defeated Garwin 70-63 in Ta-Ma-Ja Conference game. Other scoring: Chris Dunshee 15, Julie Lehman 12. Guard Rebounding: Cathy Schmitt 12, Mary Beth Kingman 9, Cindy Tiffany 6, Sue Long 1. "We had a pretty consistent game; the guards played a tremendous game," commented Coach Bill Brooks.