by Megan Caldwell

On Friday, March 4 the Willow Springs Lady Bears traveled to Cabool to take on the Ava Lady Bears for the District Championship.

Willow Bears had a slow start and fought from behind the entire night. The Willow Lady Bears went into the locker room down 34 to 20. Early in the third quarter, the Lady Bears cut the lead to eight points and had an opportunity to cut the lead to six, but a missed lay-up and a three pointer on the other end of the floor left Willow trailing by a double digit margin.

Kyndall Bunch- 20 points

Kyra Bunch- 12 points

Stephanie Williams- 8 points

Kayla Roberts- 4 points

Kamryn Hutsell- 3 points

Alissa Chapman- 2 points

Alexis Privette- 2 points

The Lady Bears fell 65 to 51 in their first district championship appearance in over a decade. The deficit was too much to overcome. The WS Lady Bears battled every possession and never gave up. “Our girls should be  very proud of their accomplishments this season,” said Coach Gutscher about the great season. The 2010-2011 Lady Bears finished with a record of 18-10, won the Mountain Grove Tournament and the Mansfield Tournament and were district runner-ups.

Great season, Lady Bears!