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Peetz girls ousted from district tourney

STERLING, Colo. – For much of the first half, the fifth-seeded Peetz Lady Bulldogs (8-12) stayed within growling distance of the No. 4 Briggsdale Lady Falcons 15-5). But then the Falcons' Darian Hale caught fire.

With 23 points, all scored in the second half, Hale led the Falcons to a 53-33 win over the Bulldogs at Northeastern Junior College in Sterling in a quarterfinal game of the Colorado 1A District 4 playoffs Wednesday night.

In the other quarterfinal games, No. 2 Fleming had little trouble with No. 7 Weldon Valley in a 56-21 final. Third-seeded Heritage Christian eliminated No. 6 P...

 

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