The Lady Blackhawks won their final game of the Region 4B Tournament to advance to the SoDak 16 to be played on Thursday, Feb. 28. Members of the 2018-2019 varsity team fighting for a chance to play in this year’s state tournament are, back row, left to right: Head Coach Tim McCain, Cassidy Slykhuis, Brooke Doering, Mariah Jost, Taryn Ziebart and Assistant Coach Robin Moody; middle row: Teya Moody, Katie Schmit, Taylor Lindsey, Trista White, Trinity Boschee, Kaylee White, Madi Moody and Assistant Coach Sarah Swenson; front row: Erica Howard, Tesa Jensen, Abby Vermeulen, Megan Poyer and Ellie VonEye. Not pictured: Morgan Schmiedt

Last week, the Lady Blackhawks competed in the Region 4B Tournament held in Sanborn Central and Huron, and they came home with two wins and an opportunity to compete in South Dakota’s second SoDak 16 ever.

On Tuesday, the Lady Blackhawks hosted Colman-Egan in Forestburg for their first game of the region tournament. The ladies advanced to the finals with a win and a final score of SCW 45, Colman-Egan 38. 

That victory brought the Lady Blackhawks up against the Hanson Beaverettes on Thursday, Feb. 21 in the Huron Arena. They brought home another win with a final score of SCW 49, Hanson 46. 

The ladies now play DeSmet in the SoDak 16 on Thursday, Feb. 28, in Huron and with a win there, they will be on their way to the state tournament that takes place in Huron on March 7-9.

…Read details and see more pictures of the games in this week’s issue of the Sanborn Weekly Journal!