KG survives scare from upset-minded Bears

KG girls basketball coach Jen Wendland liked the idea of playing a first-round game in the District 9C tournament.

It would have offered the perfect opportunity to get the opening butterflies out of the way and get used to the tournament atmosphere.

Instead, Wendland and the KouGars found themselves locked in a first-round fight for their tournament lives on Tuesday afternoon.

Despite a sluggish performance, KG survived with a 58-50 win over the upset-minded Bears to move into Thursday's semifinal against the winner of either Big Sandy or Hays-Lodge Pole. That game had to be postponed until to...