Tigercats grab district title with 60-51 win

Katelin Davidson | Last updated Feb 21, 2013 12:0pm0

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STRAIGHT UP. Jed Zimmer powers to the hoop while Pomeroy’s Max Ruchert gets a hand on the ball. Zimmer ended the night with nine points in the district championship game. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson

The cheers and celebratory cries rang through the Colfax gym as the Tigercats claimed the district championship title from the Pomeroy Pirates Friday, but the loudest cheers came from the seven senior varsity athletes who earned their first championship title in their high school basketball career.

The Tigercats received the SE District 9 championship title when they defeated Pomeroy 60-51 and now continue on to the regional competition this weekend. None of the current Tigercat athletes have ever competed in the regional basketball tournament, and the win at districts put the Tigercats one st...