![]() Gillian Gonesto led the Crusaders with 11 points and Mila Wojciechowsk – who sunk a huge 3-pointer for Holy Cross’ final points – was named the Player of the Game, despite her team coming up short in the end. ![]() “Just put the ball in the hoop,” was how the 5-11 forward described her mindset on the play, crediting teammate Sadie Danks for a great screen which allowed Miljkovic to get free to score the winner, as she finished with a team-high 12 points. Undeterred, the Pipers would score the final six points, and then got a big defensive stop to get the ball back with just eight ticks remaining, setting the stage for some late-game heroics as Isabella Miljkovic sank a runner in the lane with two seconds to play. Neither team was able to generate much offensively and while Argyle held a slim lead for much of the game, the Crusaders rattled off a 13-4 run to take the lead – their first since being up 6-5 – to go ahead 36-32. ![]() 4 seed while the Pipers were the fifth seed. The Argyle Pipers are hoping to continue that trend as their roster of all Grade 9s finds itself in the Final Four after a dramatic last-second 38-36 victory over the Holy Cross Crusaders. Charles Knox Falcons consisted entirely of Grade 9 players, while last year’s champs from the Seaquam Seahawks had a mix of Grades 8-10 with the MVP in Grade 8 and Most Outstanding Defensive Player in Grade 9. LANGLEY – What do the last three Junior Girls champions all have in common? Their rosters are dominated by underclassmen. 5 Argyle Pipers while the latter one is an all-Eastern Valley battle between the No. The first semifinal will feature the top-seed Oak Bay Breakers and the No. LANGLEY - We have four teams left standing at the Junior Girls Basketball Provincial Invitational Tournament. We had no discipline problem, other than some of the people that didn't like top 40 that maybe wanted to sleep in the stands.By GARY AHUJA (Special for Varsity Letters) ![]() They sold out of 10,000 donuts, I believe. He would remain a familiar voice and face at the girls' state basketball tournaments for years to come.įrosty Mitchell, Sports Announcer: I remember standing on top of the official's scorers table to do a teen hop till 5:00 in the morning. Narrator: Frosty Mitchell was a young deejay for KIOA radio in 1959, popular with teenagers for playing the top 40 hits. He was covered with snow and he was a sight. He finally arrived at the auditorium snow bitten. Herein is where my good friend, Frosty Mitchell, from another side of Des Moines, he walked through the snow storm with his music with him. We needed to do something to entertain them. As a result, we had 7-8,000 people stuck in the auditorium. I was very concerned because there was no exit from the city of Des Moines. Wayne Cooley, Executive Secretary, IGHSAU 1954 - 2002: I remember it well. As Gladbrook and West Central Maynard were battling for the championship title inside, a winter storm was raging outside.Į. ![]() Ironically, one event didn't have anything to do with the actual game of basketball, the blizzard of 1959. Narrator: Among the multitude of highlights from state tournaments, a few will be etched in fans' minds for years to come. ![]()
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