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Blaine finishes 3rd at state with win over Toppenish

Borderites top Wildcats 70-60, post best finish since 2000

March 4, 2023 3:49 p.m.
Updated March 4, 2023 4:38 p.m.

By Connor J. Benintendi Staff Reporter

YAKIMA — The Borderites’ last tournament run this good precedes the lives of all the team’s current players. No. 7 Blaine boys basketball finished third in the 1A state tournament following a 70-60 win over No. 6 Toppenish Saturday afternoon at the Yakima Valley SunDome. “I feel like I was out there playing. It was an intense game,” first-year Blaine coach Nate Sullivan said. “Our boys wanted it bad. This is a great feeling right now.” The win gave the Borderites their hig

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