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Warrenton 8th‑Grade Girls Win State Basketball Title

On March 1, Warrenton’s 8th‑grade girls basketball team captured the middle‑school state championship, beating Madras/Warm Springs 60‑52 in Salem.

The team won five of six games over the weekend, including victories over Yamhill‑Carlton (52‑40), Crescent Valley (45‑17), Banks (40‑28) and Seaside (48‑20). They fell to Madras 66‑54 on Saturday but rebounded to defeat them 60‑52 in the final.

The squad consists of six eighth‑graders and four seventh‑graders, with six players having played together for five years.