Academic champs

RITZVILLE - The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague girls basketball team may have been eliminated from the Northeast 2B district tournament last week, but they still have a state-wide award to celebrate.

The Broncos won the WIAA 2B Academic State Championship for girls basketball by having the best GPA at their classification. But their success doesn't end there. Their combined GPA of 3.98 was higher than all of the other winter-sport state champions of every classification, of any gender and of every sport and activity.

The WIAA recognizes winners in boys basketball, girls basketball, band, bowling, chee...