Local basketball teams compete in divisional tournaments
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LAKE COUNTY — With the basketball season coming to an end, last weekend’s divisional tournaments were the only games left to play for each of the qualifying teams.
The Ronan boys basketball team worked to secure fourth place. The competition started on Thursday, Feb. 22, against Hamilton. Ronan did not secure the win in the first game 49 to 59.
In the second game, on Friday, Ronan played Dillon and didn’t secure the win, which ended their season.
The Ronan girls lost their first game on Thursday against Frenchtown, 40 to 66.
On the second day, the girls won against Hamilton, 51 to 36. The girls played a second game during the day against Dillon and lost 33 to 69.
During divisional B play, St. Ignatius went up against Missoula Loyola and lost 17 to 86.
In divisional play, Arlee went up against Eureka and lost, 67-68.
On Friday, St. Ignatius was the first to play, squaring off against Thompson Falls and losing 59 to 76.
Arlee secured their berth at state with a win against Eureka, 65 to 57.
The St. Ignatius girls won their first game against Deer Lodge with a score of 53 to 12. On Friday, the girls lost their first game and won the second, which put them into the finals with a fourth-place win. The Lady Bulldogs ultimately lost against Florence-Carlton who took the third-place spot.