Comet teams advance

Last Thursday, the Naselle High School boys basketball team took on Taholah for the District IV 1B championship and lost, 58-53. Two days later, they battled Mary M. Knight for second place. The Comets won, 70-55, and secured a spot in regional play.

They will face Riverside Christian at Eisenhower High School in Yakima on Saturday, February 29 at 4 p.m. Win or lose, the boys will head to Spokane for the State 1B tournament, March 4-7.

The Naselle girls lost to Taholah in the District IV 1B championship, 50-40, last Thursday. They advance to regional play on Friday against Muckleshoot Tribal School at Auburn Mountainview High School at 6 p.m. The game is loser out, with the winner heading to Spokane for the State 1B tournament.