Tigercats begin league games with loss

The LaCrosse-Washtucna/Kahlotus Tigercats hosted Sunnyside Christian in the league opener game on Friday night in LaCrosse. After a scoreless first quarter for both teams, the Sunnyside Christian Knights quickly gained the scoring advantage over the Tigercats, with the Knights eventually winning the league game 56-12.

The Tigercats came off of a two-week practice schedule, after having a bye week the previous Friday after Milton-Freewater did not have enough athletes to play a full varsity game. With the bye week added in, head coach Justin Ziebell said the team focused on fundamentals and pas...