Box Elder squeaks past Blue Sky

Box Elder head girls basketball coach Shiloh Schwab-Hannum will be the first to admit that this year's team has exceeded her expectations - and then some.

The Bears moved into Saturday's District 9C championship game with a slender 49-48 win over the second-seeded Blue Sky Eagles in semifinal action Thursday night at the Havre High gymnasium.

Coming into the season with a roster that included just three seniors and seven underclassmen, Schwab-Hannum was realistic, if not optimistic.

"Honestly, at the beginning of the season, I would have been happy finishing .500," Schwab-Hannum said.

Instead,...