Faith girls slip by Chargers for State Tournament berth

  • Timber Lake’s Kyler Bollinger (LEFT) and Tiospaye Topa’s AJ Begay race each other to the ball during their Region 8B tournament matchup last week. The Panthers defeated the Hawks to advance. Photo by Jon Flatland
    Timber Lake’s Kyler Bollinger (LEFT) and Tiospaye Topa’s AJ Begay race each other to the ball during their Region 8B tournament matchup last week. The Panthers defeated the Hawks to advance. Photo by Jon Flatland

    Senior guard Kaycee Groves drained a go-ahead 3-pointer with 26 seconds left last Thursday, March 3, to lift the Faith Lady Longhorns past the Sully Buttes Chargers 47-44 in the girls Class B SoDak 16 game.

    The win advances Faith, 18-5, to the State Class B Tournament which gets underway Thursday, March 10, in Watertown. The Lady Longhorns qualified for the state tournament last season and won thei…