Oakesdale girls take fourth at state

Oakesdale senior Lindsey Lindgren pushes the ball up the floor in a lopsided win over Cedar Park Christian at Spokane Arena.

Opening the state tournament in a quarterfinal game against Sunnyside Christian – after a first-round bye with a win in regionals – the Oakesdale girls ran into a task.

Seeded No. 2 in the tournament, the Nighthawks had dreams of winning a state championship.

They had beaten No. 1-seed Colton earlier in the season. Colton had to weather a threat from Pomeroy to win its 10th straight District Nine championship two weeks before.

The cards looked like they could turn up rig...