Gar-Pal, Colton begin anew for 2014-15

Last time was a promise, in the year of election.

After leading the Southeast 1B league for most of the 2013-14 season, the Garfield-Palouse Vikings lost twice in the district tournament to fall short of Spokane Arena and the state playoffs.

First Pomeroy beat them in the district championship game. A night later, the Vikings returned to the Colfax gym for the second-place game. Facing Colton – resurging after the return of star guard Jake Straughan from injury – Gar-Pal fought for the last berth into state. In the end, Colton sophomore Carter Dahmen’s three-pointer from the corner helped seal...