Road to state: District Nine tournament starts for county girls, boys

Colton junior post Abby Kelly works for another basket in a win at Palouse Feb. 2. Colton takes the no. 1 seed in the district tournament, which began Wednesday night.

The Southeast 1B/District Nine tournament began Wednesday, Feb. 7, with girls games at home sites. The boys start Thursday, with the top six teams in the league competing for two spots to advance to the state sub-tournament.

For the girls, final regular season standings are Colton in first, Pomeroy second and Oakesdale third. In fourth and fifth – for seedings in the tournament, by draw at start of the year – are Garfield/Palous...