1B regionals: Three county teams on to state

The Oakesdale and Garfield/Palouse boys and Colton girls will all play at the state 1B tournament at Spokane Arena this week.

At regionals Feb. 23 at West Valley High School in Spokane Valley, the three teams won to advance, Gar/Pal and Oakesdale staving off another elimination game.

The Vikings beat Lopez Island easily in the morning game. Then the no. 1-state seed Colton girls took out Concordia Christian before the Oakesdale boys, a no. 12 seed, held on to beat Concordia's boys team.

Colton earned a bye for the state first round, to play on Thursday. Oakesdale and Gar/Pal both would play We...