Cougars dominate on defense, defeat Goldendale 76-15

WARDEN — After shaking off some early game nerves, the Warden Cougars dominated with its defense en route to a 76-15 win over Goldendale in the first round of the girls Eastern Washington Athletic Conference playoffs. “There’s always some nerves, and I think we saw that a little bit in the first few minutes,” Warden Head Coach Josh Madsen said. ‘We had a few sloppy turnovers. It took us a few minutes to get our wits about us a little bit, but once we found our groove we looked pretty solid.” The Cougars pressed the Timberwolves, forcing turnovers after inbound passes and in the Goldendale backcourt, then scored in transition off of the turnovers.