Holy Saints make it to Elite Eight

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Posted 12/14/17

LEXINGTON – The Mendota Holy Cross/LaSalle Trinity Holy Saints made it to the Elite Eight of the IESA 8-1A State Basketball Tournament where they lost to Pana Sacred Heart, 30-14, on Dec. 9 at Lexington.

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Holy Saints make it to Elite Eight

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The Mendota Holy Cross/LaSalle Trinity Holy Saints won the Ottawa Wallace 8-1A Sectional with a 17-14 triumph over Marseilles Milton Pope on Dec. 6. Front row, left to right, are Leah Smudzinski, Maureen Gensler, Angela Smudzinski, Miranda Mazzarana and Paige Manning. Back row, coach Mike Smudzinski, coach Mike Urbanski, Avery Urbanski, Leah Bosnich, Sarah Peters, Lauren Griggs, Abby Nawa and coach Darrin Nawa. (Photo contributed)

LEXINGTON – The Mendota Holy Cross/LaSalle Trinity Holy Saints made it to the Elite Eight of the IESA 8-1A State Basketball Tournament where they lost to Pana Sacred Heart, 30-14, on Dec. 9 at Lexington.

Paige Manning and Avery Urbanski led the Holy Saints with four points each. Abby Nawa scored three points, Lia Bosnich had two and Leah Smudzinski added one.

The Holy Saints ended the season with an 18-2 record.

Pana Sacred Heart went on to defeat Hume Shiloh, 36-23, in the semifinals. Pana (26-1) played for the state championship against Lincoln West Lincoln-Broadwell (27-0) on Thursday, Dec. 14.