Concluding their season in a tournament on the Loyola Fitzgerald court, the fifth graders dispatched St. Clair 22-5, defeated Springfield 28-16 but ran out of gas and lost to the host Crusaders in the semi-final 35-5.
The fifth graders were coached by Scott Miller and Anne Miller.
Above: Brylee Kortuem faces off with Springfield’s point guard.
Blair Voit breaks to the bucket.
Annalise Rysdam dribbles past a St. Clair defender.
Kenzie Borer reaches out for the ball.
Ellie Williams races down the court.
Bella Baker takes the ball inside the arc.
Breanna Groebner glides towards the basket.
Brylee Kortuem guides the ball toward the rim
The fifth-grade girls basketball team, from L-R, front row: Bella Baker, Kenzie Borer, Breanna Groebner, Victoria Ritchie and Annalise Rysdam. Back row: Emmy Miller, Blair Voit, Brylee Kortuem and Ellie Williams.