Grace & Soda headed to State

The Cardinals boys basketball team are district champs following a long drought. They pose here with their medals and trophy in front of their home crowd.

 Last week, both the Grace and Soda Springs Boys Basketball teams officially punched their cards for a trip to the State Tournament in the Treasure Valley.  Both teams had amazing seasons on the way to where they are , but will certainly start the tournament as underdogs.  Grace and Soda will both start play on Thursday, and from there progress through the tournament based on performance.  Grace plays at Valley View in Caldwell, and Soda will play at Meridian High school. Both teams had a good run last years, with Grace taking third overall, and Soda winning the consolation championship.  If possible, of course, the teams and players would love to have as much support as they can on hand, though both games should be streaming as well through NFHS (NFHSnetwork.com) and other sources.  Full reports on the games that got them through can be found on pages 11 and 12.  On page 11, you will also find a report on the State wrestling tournament, where Elijah Dilworth ended his high school wrestling career with a state title.  Several other Caribou County wrestlers made the podium as well.  Next week, we'll recap what happened in basketball at State, and start looking forward to golf, track and field, and the many other activities and sports that are still to come this school year.  Congratulations to the Cardinals and the Grizzlies on their State berths!