Chieftains take fourth at state
Wichita Collegiate jumped to a 17-1 lead in the first quarter against Tonganoxie on Saturday in the Class 4A state basketball tournament consolation game.
Despite outscoring Collegiate in the next three quarters, the Chieftains didn’t have enough gas left in the tank and fell to the Spartans, 39-33.
Ali Pistora led THS in scoring with eight points, while Elizabeth Baska, Addie Heim and Kelley Stauch each contributed five for Tonganoxie.
The Chieftains finished their season at 22-4.
For more about Tonganoxie’s tournament run in Salina, see the March 16 edition of The Mirror.