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Union Lady Cats beat Warrenton 61-53; broadcast hampered by scoreboard and clock problems
Summary
The Union Lady Cats defeated the Warrenton Warriors 61-53 in a girls varsity basketball game during a broadcast in which announcers reported scoreboard and clock malfunctions; Mikayla Woodhouse led Warrenton with 13 points and Union’s No. 23 was identified in the broadcast with 21 points.
Union Lady Cats defeated the Warrenton Warriors 61-53 in a girls varsity basketball game called on the Warrenton broadcast. Announcers reported problems with the electronic scoreboard and game clock during the broadcast.
The game’s final margin was decided in the fourth quarter as Union used free throws and late possessions to extend a mid-game lead. Mikayla Woodhouse was identified by the broadcast as Warrenton’s leading scorer with 13 points; Union’s leading scorer was announced as No. 23, identified in the call as “Philly Healing,” with 21 points.
John Meyer, an announcer, described the technical trouble on air, saying, “This whole thing’s kind of messed up,” when the clock and display were not functioning. Greg Klingen Smith, the other announcer, also noted the problem: “John, our scoreboard’s not working for us here today,” and the team said they were tracking the score manually during the game.
The broadcast account recorded several momentum swings: Union pulled ahead in the third quarter and extended its lead to as many as 10 points in the fourth. Free throws in the final minutes and rebounds on missed shots were repeatedly cited by the announcers as decisive factors. At the end of the game the scoreboard read 61 for Union and 53 for Warrenton as the announcers closed the broadcast.
The call also noted team-foul situations that affected late-game free-throw attempts. Announcers reported Warrenton accumulating multiple team fouls in the fourth quarter and specific foul trouble for players including Mikayla Woodhouse, who was identified as having three fouls late in the game.
The broadcast closed with reminders of local events: the announcers said Warrenton’s girls teams will play again the next day at Warrenton, Warrenton’s boys team will play in Saint Charles, and a black-light bingo event for the Big Red Boosters is scheduled at the Mary Lou Center. The announcers said some district games may stream on Mission TV rather than the Warrenton broadcast channel.
Because the account is based on the live broadcast, some player names and spellings are taken from the announcers’ references in the audio recording and are reported here as spoken during the call.
