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For the second time in three years, the Santa Fe Lady Chiefs’ basketball team is headed to the Class 1 state quarterfinal round. The Lady Chiefs advanced to the next test by overcoming a third-quarter deficit and edging Mercer 47-43 Tuesday night at the Civic Arena in St.

First Team Name Year School Logan Head Senior Cairo Brandon Terrill Sophomore Slater Edris Hamilton Senior Glasgow Clayton Wilmsmeyer Senior New Franklin Jordan Fuemmeler Junior Glasgow Gavin Allen Senior Community Ryan Tracy Senior Cairo Drake Clark Junior New Franklin Tanner Bishop Junior New Franklin Connor Wilmsmeyer Junior New Franklin Isaac Bolles Junior Sturgeon Grayson Zdybel Junior Slater Reed Layton Senior Madison Beau Walker Sophomore Pilot Grove Honorable Mention Hayden Holman Senior Cairo Jackson Meyer Freshman Glasgow Owen Armentrout Senior New Franklin Logan Goehman Junior Pilot Grove Mason Carroll Junior Community Dakota Perry Senior Sturgeon MVP— Logan Head, Senior, Cairo FINAL CONFERENCE TEAM RECORDS New Franklin 9-1 Cairo 9-1 Glasgow 8-2 Community 5-5 Slater 4-6 Sturgeon 3-7 Pilot Grove 2-8 Madison 0-10 .

First Team Name Year School Macie Harman Sophomore Cairo Emma Sleeper Junior Pilot Grove Sarah Angel Senior Community Avery Brumley Sophomore Cairo Lily Chitwood Freshman New Franklin Halle Fuemmeler Freshman Glasgow Marci Lammers Senior Pilot Grove Gracie Brumley Senior Cairo Carly Dorson Senior New Franklin Brooklyn Dougherty Junior Sturgeon Olivia Kuda Senior Community Aydan Wilhite Junior Sturgeon Macie Parks Senior Glasgow Honorable Mention Emily Buck Senior Madison Kenna Lemmon Junior Slater Avery Martin Junior Cairo Kayla Jett Senior Community Jersey Bailey Junior Cairo Kylie Brooks Junior Community Layne Sanders Junior Glasgow MVP: Macie Harman, Sophomore, Cairo FINAL CONFERENCE TEAM RECORDS Cairo 10-0 Community 8-2 Pilot Grove 8-2 New Franklin 6-4 Glasgow 4-6 Sturgeon 3-7 Slater 1-9 Madison 0-10 .

Diane Schlesselman’s Marshall Lady Owls’ basketball team accomplished three things Tuesday night: • The Lady Owls broke their 16-game losing streak with a 52-46 win over Fulton in the first round of Class 4, District 9 action at California. • The Lady Owls defeated Fulton for the first time this season after three straight losses.

For a quarter and a half, the upstart fifth-seeded Marshall Owls put a scare into the No. 1-seeded Richmond Spartans in the semifinal game of the Class 4, District 15 game at Oak Grove Wednesday night.

High School Saturday, Mar. 1 Girls Basketball Class 1 Quarterfinal Santa Fe vs. Jefferson/Conception Junction, Noon, Missouri Western, St. Joseph College Friday, March 3 Men’s Wrestling Missouri Valley at NAIA National Tournament (Day 1), 9 a.m., Park City, Kan.