Gar/Pal, Oakesdale on to district title game

Garfield/Palouse and Oakesdale have been the class of Whitman County 1B boys basketball for the past two years. Last season, the Vikings beat Oakesdale at Oakesdale in the district playoffs to send the Nighthawks into the loser’s bracket where they met Touchet in Walla Walla and their season ended in upset.

Gar/Pal went on to take the second league slot into regionals (behind Pomeroy) and came within a basket of Spokane Arena and the state tournament.

This year, with senior-laden rosters, Gar/Pal and Oakesdale were tied most of the season, though the Vikings beat them both times, including a f...