Broncos finish fifth at state

SPOKANE—All good things must come to an end. For the No. 9 Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington Broncos, the end to a magical postseason run at the 2B Boys State Tournament concluded with a 70-47 loss to the No. 4 Columbia (Burbank) Coyotes in the 3rd/5th place game at the Spokane Arena Saturday, March 4.

Both teams came in fresh off tough semifinal losses the night prior, with Columbia getting trounced by Davenport and LRS losing a heartbreaker to Brewster.

“To lose a close semifinal game and turn around that next morning, I’ve never had a great experience with that,” LRS head coach Du...