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ELK VALLEY FALLS

Elk Valley Christian fell 41-39 to Grace Christian out ofHuntington in the semifinals of the West Virginia Christian AthleticAssociation state girls basketball tournament at Appalachian BibleCollege in Beckley. The Eagles were led sophomore Sarah Swor's 17points and Laura Mitchell's 15.

Elk Valley rebounded to win the consolation game 54-33 over WoodCounty to finish the season 16-8 as Mitchell led the way with 23points and Swor added 16.

HERD BASEBALL

After dominating the home-standing North Carolina A&T Aggies in a10-1 opening game win, the Marshall baseball team self-destructedwith three first-inning errors in the second game, which …