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THROUGH THE LENS: Local teams celebrate successful winter sports season

The Rockland High School girls basketball team celebrates its 1A District 5-6 tournament championship. The went on to beat Genesee, 56-39, in the Girls Basketball State Championship game, on Feb. 22, 2025, at the Ford Idaho Center in Nampa. It is the third state title in program history. | Courtesy photo

EASTERN IDAHO — Eastern Idaho High Schools finished the winter sports season in possession of an impressive 24 state championships.

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Rockland, Sugar-Salem and Pocatello won girls basketball championship. Preston added District 5-6 schools’ lone boys basketball banner. Malad won a team state wrestling championship, while 23 individuals grabbed their own wrestling title.

Here are some of the sights from the winter sports season.

The Pocatello girls basketball team poses with its state championship banner — the first in program history. The Thunder beat the Middleton Vikings, 62-46, in the 5A championship, on Feb. 22, 2025, at the Ford Idaho Center in Nampa.

The Century High School boys basketball team celebrates a buzzer-beating victory over Highland High School, on Jan. 31, 2025, at Highland High School. The Diamondbacks finished the season with a 12-11 record.

American Falls’ Kinzie Williams battles with Lewiston’s Joely Slyter during the girls 114-pound state championship match, on March 1, 2025, inside Idaho State University’s ICCU Dome.

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Firth’s Ashton Allen celebrates his victory in the 3A 165-pound fifth-place match, on Feb. 28, 2025, at the ICCU Dome.

The Pocatello girls basketball team poses with its 5A District 5 championship trophy. The Thunder beat Preston, 65-49, in the District Tournament title game to earn a berth in the state tournament.

Watersprings’ Korban Nelson (2) hits a buzzer-beater to beat the Rockland Bulldogs in the 1A District 5-6 tournament championship game, on Feb. 27, 2025, at Snake River High School. With the win, Watersprings earned a state tournament berth. They finished the tournament with a victory over Cascade in the consolation game.

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