County 1B: Colton, Oakesdale top girls teams

Colton and Oakesdale lead the Southeast 1B league, both at 3-0 approaching Christmas break. Pomeroy and Touchet follow at 2-1. Prescott (0-2), St. John/Endicott (0-2) and Waitsburg (0-3) round out the league standings.

The Oakesdale girls play the 2016-17 season with every player back from last year – playing the past two years with no seniors.

Now there are two – forwards Jacey Johnson and Lindsey Lindgren. Joining them are four new freshmen who played as eighth-graders last year.

The Nighthawks aim to build on last season, when they lost to Touchet in the Southeast 1B league playoffs to end...