Boys: North Beach (15-7) vs. Seattle Lutheran (11-11 after losing yesterday to Napavine, 68-42), 12:30 p.m.  Winner plays tomorrow at 12:30. Loser goes home.

Girls: North Beach (10-10) vs. Seattle Lutheran (12-9, after losing yesterday to Colfax, 62-26), 2 p.m. Winner plays tomorrow at 12:30. Loser goes home.

Jonathan Olson photos, he’s been doing great work all day from the Spokane Arena. Look for his photos and game coverage in tomorrow’s Daily World.

Here’s Russell Alfaro, driving to the basket. (Click “read more” to see photos a dejected bench in the closing moments of the boys loss to Northwest Christian, Derek Moore and Jake Ray in action.)

Jonathan Olson, photo

Not only is Northwest Christian 25-0, with many of the wins by blow-outs, this school is in Colbert, just 15 miles outside Spokane. So it will be pretty much a home game today, when the State tournament starts for the powerhouse, against the North Beach High boys.

In other words, the perfect setting for an upset!

Jonathan Olson will be sending reports and photos, from the arena.

from the Daily World:

The team of Ed Klein, Nolan Sand and Jim Maki combined for a 65 to win the inaugural Ace Hardware Buck Electric Ball-Buster Scramble golf tournament Saturday at Ocean Shores Golf Course.
Rick Barre and Bryan and Shawn Dierick finished second at 67.
Other results: Net — Doug Graybeal-Rick Manwell-Roger Ainsworth 61, Cory Johnson-Rick Pearson-Dave Price 62.8, Terry Carlson-Homer Martinez-Jim Jacka 62.8. KP — Klein-Maki-Sand.

In the girls District IV 2B championship game, Napavine ran away from North Beach, 58-29. The girls finish second in the District.

The boys had a lead late in the game, but missed key opportunities to put the win away, and lost to Adna, 52-48. They finished fourth in the District.

Both games were relatively meaningless. The boys and girls already had locked up spots in the State tournament, which begins on Wednesday. 

Follow all the action, right here.

Congratulations, boys and girls basketball teams! You are both headed to Spokane next week, for the State tournament.

Nice picture . . . but now tell us how you really feel.

Hyaks win over Toutle Lake, 48-38 (corrected from an earlier, unofficial score). The win means the North Beach boys join the State-bound girls; both will play in the first round on Wednesday, after this weekend’s District finals.

Nicely played, Coach Moore and company!

Last night, the North Beach High girls basketball team charged back to beat Toutle Lake, and earn a spot in the State tournament. Elizabeth Thatcher and Nicole Mosely were the forces; when these two are on, it spells “WIN” for the Hyaks. They play in the District championship Saturday night, a prelude to the State tournament.

Tonight, it’s gut-check time for the talented boys team. Lose, season over. Win, advance to State tournament (and District final). 

Call me a homer (and you’d be right), but here’s what I see: I see Jamaal Lind, working inside and out for about 17, 19; I see Russell Alfaro busting out on the fast break; I see Jake Ray playing tough D and controlling the paint; I see Derek Archer dishing assists and Tres Pope, again as “Mr. Clutch.”

I see a scoreboard reading: North Beach 75, Toutle Lake 60.

Coach Larry Moore and the crew, earlier this season.

Your favorite young photo-journalist, longtime NCN contributor Jonathan Olson, showing his skills in shooting his Eastern Washington U team. Hopefully he’ll be photographing the Hyaks (girls are in, boys could follow tonight) at the State tournament in Spokane.

Nice work, Jon, now get back to those books!