Pomeroy takes top seed into districts

The Pirates owned the regular season, and the 1B District Nine tournament begins this week with Southeast 1B teams vying for two spots in the state-subtournament.

Action begins Thursday, Feb. 9, with Oakesdale at Colton. The winner advances to play Waitsburg Saturday. Pomeroy, with a bye in the first round, will play Friday night at home.

The championship game will be Friday, Feb. 17, at 7:30 p.m. in Colfax followed by Saturday's last-chance second-place game at 7 p.m., also in Colfax.

Oakesdale 67

St. John/Endicott 59

Oakesdale picked up 23 points from Matt Hockett on its way to a win over th...