The North Idaho College Lady Cardinals easily overtook No. 12-seeded Georgia Perimeter College in the first round of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) national tournament in Salina, Kan., 78-48. Holding a 28-point lead going into halftime, Cardinals sophomores Kama Griffitts, a 5-11 guard from Coeur d’Alene, finished with 16 points and Camille Reynolds, a 5-5 guard from Rathdrum, led the team with 18. With an 18-for-19 showing at the free throw line, the No. 15 Cardinals pulled away with the win, moving to 29-3 on the season. The fifth-seeded NIC women will advance to the next round of the tournament, facing State Fair Community College, which beat 13th-seeded Chattanooga State Community College 66-50 in the second round of competition Wednesday/Stacy Hudson, North Idaho College Press Room. More here. (SR file photo/Kathy Plonka, of Kama Griffitts with state champ Coeur d'Alene Vikings in 2009)