Vikings, Patriots to play for title

Vikings senior Mitch Dymkoski takes the ball to the hoop against Pomeroy Saturday in a second round game.

Like a lackluster offering from Anheuser-Busch showing up at the Palouse Cabin Fever Brewfest, the Pomeroy Pirates came to town last Saturday and got dismissed, 69-44.

After a first round bye, Garfield/Palouse took the victory, led by Ian Niebergs with 26 points and Mitch Dymkoski's 15, putting the Vikings in the district championship game for the third consecutive year.

Last year at Clarkston, they beat Pomeroy for the Southeast 1B title, after losing to the Pirates the year before in the...