FIRST!!!!!

WALLA WALLA - For the first time in history, two WP teams have won the trophy for being the first in the district. Both teams won their tournament at Whitman College to decide who goes on to state.

In a rollercoaster cliffhanger game against the tough Irish, the Lady Cardinals barely prevailed 40-36, while the WP men's team beat the very tenacious Dayton Bulldogs team 69-56 after seeing their lead shrink to 3 points not long before the final buzzer.

The Cardinals go on to Spokane in a week and may face Brewster in the state tournament on Friday. The Bulldogs face Asotin to decide which of the remaining district teams goes to state.

Full story in next week's print and web edition of the Times.