The Blair girls basketball team finished a win short of a second-straight state tournament qualification Saturday in York.
The Bears fell behind 36-19 after a 15-1 Dukes third period and lost the Class B District 5 Final, 51-36. Coach Matt Aschoff’s team finishes 14-10 overall, it’s fourth-consecutive winning season after nine-straight campaigns with more losses than victories.
Junior Joslyn Policky led BHS with 11 points, while senior Kaitlyn Johnson had 10 and sophomore Addie Sullivan notched eight.
The loss was the final game for five Blair seniors — Alyssa Schumacher, Norah Cloudt, Quinn Avila, Allison Hernandez and Johnson.
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Blair boys to face Skutt: BHS’ 16th-seeded boys basketball team will officially play at No. 1 Omaha Skutt on Monday for the B-1 District Final. The opening tip is set for 6 p.m. with the winner moving onto the state tourney.
County swimmers place at state: Blair’s Ryleigh Schroeter and Jane Busboom, and Arlington’s Lizzie Meyer, earned top-eight finishes Saturday during the NSAA State Swimming & Diving Championships in Lincoln. They competed alongside their Fremont teammates, including fellow Washington County state competitors Cade Arnett and Jacob Hanson in the two-day event.
For compete weekend coverage of Washington County high school sports, check out Tuesday’s edition of the Washington County Pilot-Tribune. Coverage will appear online at enterprisepub.com/sports that same day.
