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1B girls: Zoe Moser scores 24 to lead Colton

Sat., March 5, 2016

Colton’s Zoe Moser saved her best for last. In her last high school game with an opportunity to secure her school’s eighth straight state championship, the Wildcat star scored 24 points to lead her team to a 54-40 win over the Republic Tigers. Moser made nine of her 14 attempts.

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Okanogan girls beat Napavine, repeat as 2B champions

Sat., March 5, 2016

The Bulldogs outlasted Napavine 60-51 in a thriller befitting worthy title aspirants.

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Special season leads to eighth state title for Northwest Christian’s boys

Sat., March 5, 2016

The simple story is Northwest Christian won its record eighth State B boys basketball title Saturday afternoon at the Arena.

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State B Hardwood Classic 2016 championships

Sat., March 5, 2016

State B championship games of 1B and 2B boys and girls at the Arena, Saturday, March 5, 2016.

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Almira/Coulee-Hartline will play Neah Bay for boys 1B title

Fri., March 4, 2016

For the second game in a row, Almira/Coulee-Hartline’s defense made the difference in its 46-41 victory over Yakama Nation Tribal in the semifinals of the State 1B tournament on Friday at the Arena.

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Northwest Christian downs Brewster, needs “one more” for State B title

Fri., March 4, 2016

The chant began as soon as the Northwest Christian boys reached their Arena locker room. “One more win, one more win.” After dominating previously undefeated Brewster 73-58 in Friday night’s State 2B semifinal, the Crusaders need, yes, one more win for their eighth State B basketball title.

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Colton girls use 3-point barrage to advance to title game

Fri., March 4, 2016

When a team’s first 2-point field goal doesn’t come until the second quarter, it’s usually not a good sign. But when you make six shots from beyond the arc in that same quarter, it usually makes up for it.

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Okanogan, Napavine power into State 2B girls final

Fri., March 4, 2016

The state’s top-ranked girls 2B basketball teams gave ample reason why as they roared into finals of today’s 5 p.m. championship with nearly matching scores. Defending champion and No. 1-ranked Okanogan won its 55th consecutive game, beating outgunned Mabton 58-26. The win came on the heels of the Napavine Tigers’ convincing 58-28 romp over Wahkiakum, its fourth this season over the Mules.

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State B Hardwood Classic 2016 semifinals

Fri., March 4, 2016

State B semifinal action of the 1B and 2B boys and girls at the Arena, Friday, March 4, 2016.

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Northwest Christian boys knock off two-time defending champions

Thu., March 3, 2016

The two teams in the first game of the 2016 boys’ State 2B basketball tournament at the Spokane Arena had combined for 12 B tournament titles.

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Colfax, St. George’s girls drop openers

Thu., March 3, 2016

One outcome was decided virtually before the game had begun and the other was in doubt until the waning seconds, but the end result was regrettably the same.

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State B Hardwood Classic 2016

Thu., March 3, 2016

State B action with the 1B and 2B boys and girls kicks off at the Arena, Thursday, March 3, 2016.

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Zoe Moser represents end of successful Moser era at Colton

Wed., March 2, 2016

Colton senior Zoe Moser remembers watching Colton girls' basketball games when she was younger as team manager, shaking the video camera with excitement as she filmed her older sisters.

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For Northwest Christian boys, family is key ingredient

Wed., March 2, 2016

The Northwest Christian players are a close-knit group. They’re bound by faith, family, the game of basketball and lately by illness that struck one of their own.

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St. George’s Hailey Higashi shines on small stage

Wed., March 2, 2016

Hailey Higashi has dual identities. The St. George’s junior is a Dragon, in winter firing the girls team into Thursday’s WIAA State 2B Basketball opener. Summers she’s been a Sandpiper, flitting about the country on a team of players with college basketball aspirations.