The Crookston third-grade girls’ basketball team played in its first-ever tournament and won the championship at the Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Winter Blast tournament.
Crookston started the tournament with a 24-8 victory over East Grand Forks. In the semifinals, the girls battled Moorhead in a thrilling, back-and-forth matchup, pulling out a hard-fought 22–18 win. In the championship game, Crookston faced DGF White and rose to the occasion once again, locking in defensively and securing a 14–6 win to claim the tournament title.
Members of the team are Brynlee Pataky, Eleanor Kollin, Zyha Normandin, Olivia Snyder, Trinity Perreault, Evelyn Griffin, and Blakey Torgerson.
