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Markowiak Shines as Falcons Clip Crosstown Rival Hawks
The Whitnall girls basketball team climbed above .500 with the win, while Greenfield lost its seventh straight game.
The chose a crosstown rivalry game that doubled as parent/senior night to snap a three-game losing streak Friday.
Ashley Markowiak added another chapter to her fine season with a game-high 21 points as the host Falcons defeated the Greenfield Hustlin' Hawks, 50-38, bumping Whitnall's record to 11-10 overall, 8-8 in Woodland Conference play.
Ann Marie Bay added 10 points and seven rebounds for the victors, who close the regular season at .
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Seniors Elena Busalacchi and Lydia Pincsak, whom coach Keith Larson called great role models for his younger players, were honored.
Whitnall beat Greenfield, 65-48, nearly two months earlier in a previous matchup.
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The Hawks, who received 16 points from Amber Polacheck, dropped their seventh straight decison and fell to 3-18 overall and 1-15 in league play. They concluded the regular season by hosting Wauwatosa West on Wednesday.
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