La Conner’s girls advanced to state but quickly got eliminated. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
Four Northwest 2B/1B League basketball teams advanced to the state tournament this season, but none of them will be bringing a trophy home.
Which is not surprising, considering they combined to go 1-6 at the big dance.
Both the La Conner and Mount Vernon Christian boys’ hoops squads were ushered out the side door after a single game, with the former falling 69-51 to Napavine and the latter being bounced 60-44 by Liberty Bell.
On the girls’ side of things, La Conner was annihilated 66-37 by Mabton, while the MVC girls were the lone NWL team to get more than one game.
The Hurricanes, who were seeded #6, lost their opener 51-28 to Brewster, but were seeded high enough to get a second crack at the tourney.
The MVC girls initially stayed alive with a 50-41 win over Columbia, before falling 50-29 to Reardan and 49-35 to Liberty (Spangle), which eliminated them a game shy of playing for a trophy.
While that stings, things could be worse.
The Rainier girls, sitting at 20-3, were ranked #1 heading into the 2B state tourney, then promptly were upset by #8 Northwest Christian (Colbert) and #9 Mabton, bringing an unceremonious end to their run.
