ROCK FALLS – Sterling's Stephanie Kester missed her first five shots, all of them 3-pointers. What did she do? Like any good shooter, she kept shooting.

Kester went 5-for-9 in the second half and hit four 3-pointers as the Golden Warriors pulled away late for a 47-30 win over Newman in the Sauk Valley Shootout on Friday night at Tabor Gym.

"My shot felt off early, but I knew I had to keep shooting," said Kester, who scored all 14 of her points in the second half. "[Coach Julie Schroeder] has told me the last couple years to keep shooting."