Resurgence for Garfield/Palouse girls

Fourth-year Garfield/Palouse coach Garrett Parrish directs his team in a timeout against Lakeside Dec. 1.

A new interest has been drawn into the Garfield/Palouse High School gym this winter as the girls basketball team is off to a 5-1 start.

Long an opener for the more successful boys teams in recent years, the Vikings have turned notice in 2017, beating Oakesdale (6-1) Dec. 8 for a definitive win of the new Southeast 1B season.

The good start is a reward of a kind for Gar/Pal leaders Payson Griner and Katie Arrasmith, two seniors who have started for four years, pushing through a 2-18 season...