State B 2008 Blog: Spokesmanreview.com

La Salle clamps down on defense, wins championship

The Lightning turned up the heat in a pivotal second quarter, outscoring the Tigers 16-9 en route to a 45-28 win in the Class 2B girls� state championship game at the Spokane Arena. ( Full post )

3-peat, oh so sweet

Crusader senior John Graham hit a go-ahead lay up with six seconds left and junior Matt Zandbergen blocked the final shot attempt by the Ducks as Northwest Christian capped off their third consecutive state championship. ( Full post )

Balanced offense leads Liberty Bell to third place win

Chris Pynch scored 27 points, but the Mountain Lions had four players score in double figures to hold off Riverside Christian 58-49 in the consolation third/sixth place game at the Spokane Arena. ( Full post )

Sweet revenge

The Vikings got the win that mattered most. After losing to the Panthers twice during the regular season, they beat their league rivals 60-46 in the third-place game. ( Full post )

Mules run away with fourth place

Wahkiakum seniors Josh Rongey and Hayden Miles teamed up for 12 and 23 points, respectively in the Mules 67-49 consolation victory against an overmatched Darrington squad in the fourth/seventh place game at the Spokane Arena. ( Full post )

Tribute to Indiana Basketball

The White Pass girls' team are rocking the striped warm-up pants here at the Arena. They seem to be taking a page out of the Indiana basketball program who also wears striped warm-ups. The Orange Crush are looking sharp in them. ( Full post )

Warriors win nailbiter in trophy round

It took the Warriors 11 tries to place at the state tournament but they finally did so with a 48-43 victory over the Mountain Lions for a fourth-place finish. ( Full post )

Grizzlies too much for Wellpinit to handle

Ryan Strandin scored six of his eight points in an up-tempo final quarter to lead the Grizzlies to a 60-52 win over Wellpinit in the consolation fifth/eighth place game at the Spokane Arena. ( Full post )

Shoreline Christian wins battle of the Crusaders

Shoreline Christian used a strong second quarter to pull away from Tacoma Baptist and then held on to the lead in the second half for a 47-38 fifth-place victory. ( Full post )

Defense leads Toutle Lake to championship game

Wyant Gardner had two key drives to the basket and Toutle Lake gave up just two field goals in the second half en route to a 39-31 victory against Riverside Christian at the Arena. ( Full post )

There will be a new champ in town this year

The Tigers used a combination of presses and traps early and often causing 12 first half Viking turnovers en route to a comfortable 47-20 semifinal win. ( Full post )

LaSalle contains Panthers, earns spot in championship

Jasmine Stohr ignited the Lightning to an 8-2 run in the final two minutes, 17 seconds to secure an intense 54-47 victory over White Pass and a spot in the championship game. ( Full post )

One more to go

The Crusaders used a 13-4 spurt to end the third quarter to pull away from the Mountain Lions for a 57-42 semifinal victory. ( Full post )

Lind-Ritzville can't overcome turnovers, Liberty Bell

Sophomore Bailey Bradshaw nailed a short jumper and fellow sophomore Shelby Scott converted three free throws down the stretch to help the Mountain Lions pull away in the final quarter and beat Lind-Ritzville 36-27 in a consolation game at the Arena. ( Full post )

Loggers win OT thriller

Junior Mike Parris blocked two shots for the Loggers in the final ten seconds of overtime to help hold off the Braves for a 52-50 victory. ( Full post )

Warriors edge St. George's to earn a spot in trophy game

Megan Spence scored 21 of her game-high 27 points in the first half and King�s West eliminated St. George�s with a 45-40 win over the Dragons in a consolation game Friday at the Spokane Arena. ( Full post )

Another appearance, another trophy game for the Mules

The Mules didn�t feel any negative effects from their tough loss last night against Toutle Lake as they started fast right from opening tip. ( Full post )

Dragons can�t keep beat as they fall to Grizzlies, 42-39

There were no late-game heroics this time for the Dragons. Riding high after sophomore Jordan Dickson�s 3-pointer won yesterday�s contest against Life Christian Academy, St. George�s faltered from the field and was eliminated by the Grizzlies. ( Full post )

Shoreline Christian ousts LaConner

The Shoreline Christian girls outscored LaConner in every quarter en route to a 38-22 consolation-win over the Braves Friday at the Spokane Arena. ( Full post )

Wellpinit outlasts Northwest Christian-Lacey

The Redskins scored a shot at a trophy despite scoring only four points in the third quarter and committing 20 turnovers for the game. ( Full post )