

Karson Pihl recorded a double-double with 14 points and 11 assists while both Vincent Pickering and Kade Blanchat also made double digits in the scorebook with 13 and 11 points, respectively. The lady Vikings will be the sixth seed in their Class 3A sub-state at Russel and were scheduled to play third seed Herington on Monday.įor the Viking boys, they stopped a four-game losing streak in their season finale by beating Halstead 66-51 as Ki Blanchat nailed five three-pointers in leading the team in scoring with 20. Katja Blanchat was the leading scorer and rebounder with 10 points and nine rebounds. Smoky Valley Basketball/ Wrestling/Swimming: The Smoky Valley Lady Vikings stumbled in the 2022-23 season finale last Tuesday when they gave up 30 turnovers and lost 53-33 to Halstead.

And don’t forget the two Viking swimmers who spent the regular season co-op swimming with McPherson before qualifying for state as Vikings and scoring pair of top-15 finishes and bringing home 11 team points as well. Smoky Valley had a state champion in girls wrestling plus a top 25 finish for the two Viking boys who wrestled as well. It was a busy week for the five of the six area high schools with Little River, Moundridge, Inman and Smoky Valley all closing out their 2022-24 regular seasons in basketball though Canton/Galva got an early start on Class 1A Division I sub-state play.
