Wildcats finish fifth; Nighthawks finish sixth

Colton’s Wildcats booked another fifth place trophy after following the same track in the 1B state net tourney at Yakima, and the Tekoa/Oakesdale Nighthawks finished in sixth place after advancing to the semi-final round. Both of the Whitman contenders crossed paths with the 1B teams which wound up in Friday’s title game.

TEKOA/ OAKESDALE bowed 1-3 to the eventual champions, Almira/Coulee/Hartline, in the semi-final game. The `hawks took the first game 25-19, but ACH came back to win the next three and advance to the title game, 25-17 25-22 and 25-20.

“We just had a big change in momentum. Tha...