BY BOB STASCAK

The Danbury Lakers boys varsity basketball team won a Sandusky Bay-River Conference game Tuesday, Feb. 4, on the road against Fremont’s St. Joseph Central Catholic Crimson Streaks, 78-25.

The Danbury Lakers lost a close home conference game to the St. Mary Central Catholic Panthers on Friday, Feb. 7, 58-54. St. Mary led 22-7 after the first quarter as Danbury lost a close contest. Scoring for Danbury was Frankie Kovach with 23 points. Dylan Kenley added 15 points for Danbury.

The Danbury Lakers record is 3-16 overall and 2-13 in Sandusky Bay-River Conference games. The Lakers have three conference games remaining against the Gibsonburg Golden Bears, the Woodmore Wildcats and the Calvert Senecas.

The Danbury Lakers girls varsity basketball team is in second place in the Sandusky Bay-River Conference with a record of 18-3 overall and 15-2 in conference games, and they are ranked 241 in Ohio.

The Lady Lakers began February on the road for a conference game against Sandusky’s St. Mary Central Catholic Panthers, winning 64-16. Leading the Laker’s scoring was Lauren Bergman with 14 points (five rebounds). Mia McDonald scored 13 points. Thea Brickner added 12 points. Katelynne Bergman had 10 points, and Maci Brown had five points, seven assists and six rebounds.

The Lakers were back home for a conference game against the New Riegel Blue Jackets on Wednesday, Feb. 5. The Lakers were victorious 57-13. The Lakers were back on the road for a conference matchup with the Woodmore Wildcats on Thursday, Feb. 7. The Lakers were the winners in a close contest, 36-31. Leading the Laker’s scoring was Lauren Bergman with nine points, and she made six of ten free throws in the fourth quarter of the game. Maci Brown added seven points for Danbury, and she had seven rebounds and six steals.