Out of character, that would describe the Lady Saints first half against Labette in the Region VI championship. Seward shot five air balls in the first half and shot 24 percent from the field. The Lady Saints were able to battle back. Their national tournament hopes rested on the final 45 seconds with Seward down three. Seward was unable to sink a shot in the time of desperation as their season came to close, falling 54-49."The first half they routed us," Seward assistant head coach Penny Jones said. "We wanted to come out and be aggressive, get after it and take it to them. It was the complete opposite, they were taking it to us."Seward shot out of the gate up 4-0 in the first minute before Labette went on a 15-0 run in seven minutes to...

Big time players, make big time plays, in big time games. Rachel Barnes made plays aplenty in the Lady Saints semi-final matchup with Cowley. Barnes scored a career high 41 points along with 16 rebounds, nine assists, and seven steals en route to a 22-point-regional-semi-final win over Cowley, 86-64."I just knew we had to make it to the finals," Barnes said. "I knew I had to be on my game today. I started feeling it, and just kept playing."Barnes put together a highlight reel in one game, hitting threes, scoring inside, forcing turnovers, getting the ball to open teammates, Barnes did it all.The Seward post's freak performance began after Cowley jumped out to a 6-0 lead. Barnes then scored the Lady Saints first seven points to make it a...