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NWC Fourpeat

Northwest Christian boys pulled away from Davenport in the second half to win its fourth state title in that many years. ( Full post )

Davenport staying with NWC

Davenport has been tied with Northwest Christian most of this game, and currently trails 33-31 with 2:29 left in the third. Northwest Christian has already beaten Davenport four times this year, but the Gorillas don't seem to be intimidated. ( Full post )

Colfax girls are state champs

The Bulldogs handled the formerly undefeated Napavine 56-35 to win the State 2B Girls Championship. ( Full post )

Kayla Johnson making her case for MVP

The Colfax junior has 15 points in the first half of the championship game to lead the Bulldogs' over Napavine 26-13 with less than a minute left in the half. ( Full post )

Trophy Day Update: Orcas Island, Liberty Christian earn fifth place

Unlikely fourth-quarter comebacks earned fifth-place hardware for both the Orcas Island girls and Liberty Christian boys. ( Full post )

Crusaders escape with OT win

When the time came, senior Matt Zandbergen came up huge scoring 18 points, eight in overtime, and pulling down 16 rebounds as Northwest Christian used every inch of magic they had left to escape 59-46 over Garfield-Palouse. ( Full post )

In game: NWC vs. Gar-Pal

I stand corrected, Garfield-Palouse is giving Northwest Christian a run for their money. ( Full post )

Gorillas advance to final

Taylor Morgan dominated the low post with 22 points and 13 rebounds to help Davenport knock off White Swan 57-50 in the first semifinal.
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What State should be

I haven't seen this much support for two teams yet in this tournament. There's a packed house for the semifinal between White Swan and Davenport. ( Full post )

La Salle vs. Napavine close early on

In rematch of last year's championship, Napavine leads La Salle girls 13-10 with three minutes left in the first quarter, in a game that's gone back and forth from the start. ( Full post )

Tigers claw away opponents

Blake Anthony, coming off a tough nine-point performance, led Napavine with 18 points and six rebounds to help the Tigers advance to the fourth-place game with a 54-31 victory over La Conner.
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Third time not a charm for Trojans

Adna leading scorer Jeremy White saved the theatrics for the final minute as he hit a 3-pointer and two free throws to help the Pirates come from behind to beat league rival Pe Ell 47-46. ( Full post )

Toutle Lake girls berated by fans

I don't know if I'm allowed to call out individual fans, but I'm having a hard time helping myself on this one ... ( Full post )

Rivalry battle of crowd, jerseys

Not only is Adna vs. Pe Ell a great matchup on the court, it may be a battle between the nicest jerseys and loudest fans. ( Full post )

Hyaks hold on for win

Three North Beach players scored in double figures and the Hyaks held off a few second half rallies to hold on and beat Lind-Ritzville 59-49.
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Pomeroy girls overcome first round loss to make school history

After a frustrating loss in the first round, in which they scored four points in the first half, the Pirates have won their last two and find themselves in the game for fifth place. ( Full post )

Patriots reach trophy round

Senior Mark Wilson led Liberty Christian with 19 points and senior Joey Lane added 10 as the Patriots beat Quilcene 52-34 to advance to the fifth-place game. ( Full post )

Day 3 at the Arena

It's Win or Go Home for a few teams today as well as a couple semifinal matchups. ( Full post )

Vikings dominate last quarterfinal game

The last quarterfinal game of the night can be summed up by the 21-0 run by Garfield-Palouse to start the second half. The Vikings dominated the ball on both ends of the floor beating La Conner 57-29. ( Full post )

Two more for Four!

Led by senior leader Chase Ramey�s 15 points, Northwest Christian began the second half on a 16-4 run and stretched a six-point lead to 18 en route to a 55-33 win over Napavine. ( Full post )