If the Coeur d’Alene High girls basketball
team had a true point guard, it would win the State 5A championship going away. Ball handling has been the Vikings’ Achilles heel this
season, but they’ve managed to get by with a guard-by-committee approach. Highland tested Coeur d’Alene’s resolve in more ways than one Friday, but
the Vikings held off the physical Rams 48-39 in the semifinals at the IdahoCenter. It will be an all-North Idaho
final for the second time in three years when Coeur d’Alene
(21-4) meets Lewiston
(21-2) at 7 PST. For the fourth straight year the state trophy will go to a
Panhandle team. CdA will be after its third straight state championship.
It’s the fifth consecutive year the Vikings have been in the state final. Lewiston
rallied from a 15-point deficit to knock off Centennial 57-52 in overtime/Greg Lee, SportsLink. More here. (Photo by Dan Pelle/SR, from Lewiston's win over Coeur d'Alene in Coeur d'Alene Feb. 2)
Also, Kellogg vs. Priest River for the girls' state 3A title (see link above & scroll down)
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.
If the Coeur d’Alene High girls basketball
team had a true point guard, it would win the State 5A championship going away. Ball handling has been the Vikings’ Achilles heel this
season, but they’ve managed to get by with a guard-by-committee approach. 