Yakama Tribal beats Oakesdale girls Oakesdale girls

The no. 3-seed Oakesdale girls took the floor against no.-6 Yakama Tribal Feb. 29 in the regionals and something was not right. And it stayed that way, Oakesdale losing 51-33.

The Nighthawks had 21 offensive rebounds in the game.

“That's a lot of opportunities,” said Oakesdale Coach Heidi Perry. “We had great looks at the basket. Everybody was cold.”

They shot 22 percent from the field while Yakama Tribal hit more than 50 percent.

“Our defense wasn't really up to the Oakesdale standard,” said Perry.

Now what?

“Just like anything, just put it behind you. I think we'll bounce back,” Perry said. “They're ready for Wednesday.”

The team would first practice Tuesday in the Whitworth University gym and stay overnight in a motel in north Spokane.

They opened state against no. 11-seed Lummi Nation at 2:45 p.m. Wednesday. The winner would play no. 4 Neah Bay Thursday, the loser eliminated.

“They are a very young team, they're gonna be really aggressive. They like to press and keep pressing,” Perry said. “We haven't called a lot of fouls this week in practice, to get ready.”

Pomeroy 61

Wellpinit 39

No. 1-seed Pomeroy advanced to open at state Thursday in the second round against the winner of No. 7 Curlew and No. 15 Naselle.