Eagle girls end Wildcat string at 42

After tracking Colton for two years, St. John/Endicott girls finally bagged their prey Tuesday night when they out-fought the Wildcats 56-52 on the Colton court. The Eagles used a mix of tough defense and outside shooting to end the Wildcats’ two-year win string at 42 games.

That string included a series of Eagle-Wildcat collisions last year that ended with the Wildcats taking out the Eagles in the first-ever 1B title game at Yakima’s SunDome.

The Eagles win leaves the league tied with the Eagles at Rosalia Friday and the Wildcats at LaCrosse.

If the tie remains after the last league round, th...