Last second layup lifts Indians to victory in third-place game.
Renton opened up an early lead on the back of a big first half from Jordan Armstrong and headed into halftime ahead 21-11
There are several ways for fans on this side of the mountains to follow their teams as they compete in Yakima.
Renton beats Sequim 59-56 in 2A tournament play at the Yakima Sun Dome.
The council agreed to add the topic to a future Committee of the Whole meeting for follow-up, though no date has been announced yet.
Renton High School hosted a rally Wednesday to send the boys and girls basketball teams off to Yakima.
Kjerstin Richards is a member of the Midland University Bowling team in Fremont, Neb
The Renton Girls basketball team beat Sumner 42-40 on Feb. 22.
Wapato was 21-2 this season and won the Central Washington Athletic Conference.
The victory assured the 23-2 Indians a spot in the state tournament this weekend in Yakima and a chance at the state title.
Jordan Armstrong had the game-winning shot when she dropped in a layup to break a 40-40 with 20 seconds left on the clock.
Girls vs Sumner at 8 p.m. Friday, boys vs. River Ridge at 6 p.m. Saturday.
Renton’s Alicia Cunningham was named All-Seamount gymnastics Coach of the year Tuesday and the Hazen Highlanders were given the sportsmanship award.
Swimmers from Renton, Lindbergh and Hazen all received All-Seamount honors.
Renton’s Taylor Farris and Jonathan Patterson were named Seamount League girls basketball Player of the Year and boys basketball Player of the year, respectively, on Wednesday.
Members of the Lindbergh Eagles boys swim team made some waves at the 2A state meet this weekend at the King County Aquatic center, swimming to a 14th place team finish and earning several individual trips to the finals.
Overall, the team finished with 73 points, including eighth-place finishes in both the 200 medley relay and the 400 freestyle relay.
The victory earned the Indians a fifth place finish in the district tournament and a chance to continue playing next weekend .
The win against Franklin Pierce earned Renton the sixth and final spot from District 3 in the regional tournament.
Renton plays fourth-seeded Franklin Pierce at 2:30 p.m. today at Curtis High School.