Lady Broncos earn first-round bye in conference tournament

The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Lady Broncos basketball team ended the regular season on a high note last weekend, and in doing so clinched the South’s No. 2 seed and a first-round bye in the Northeast 2B Conference Tournament that began earlier this week.

The Lady Broncos took on the Reardan Indians in Reardan on Feb. 1 in their regular season finale, and continued to play suffocating defense en route to winning 42-31. Sophomore Linnea Schafer scored a game-high 22 points, which was also a personal season-high for herself. Junior Eliza Galbreath added 10 points, and freshman Dakota Killian chipped...