Turnovers sink Lady Panthers in state tourney qualifier

Timber Lake girls finish strong season 13-9; expected to return nearly entire roster next season

LEFT: Timber Lake girls basketball Head Coach Erin Gimbel (CENTER) and the Panther girls advanced to the SoDak 16 round, where they lost to Corsica-Stickney 48-33 at Huron Arena. Photo by Jon Flatland
LEFT: Timber Lake girls basketball Head Coach Erin Gimbel (CENTER) and the Panther girls advanced to the SoDak 16 round, where they lost to Corsica-Stickney 48-33 at Huron Arena. Photo by Jon Flatland

Turnovers, especially eight in the first quarter, proved to be the downfall of the Timber Lake Lady Panthers last Thursday as their 2020-21 hoops season ended with a 48-33 loss to the Corsica-Stickney Lady Jags in the SoDak 16 state tournament qualifier in Huron March 4.

Timber Lake ended the season 13-9 overall while Corsica-Stickney improved to 21-2 and advances to its third consecutive State Cla…