Westminster Christian players raise their hardware after beating Christian Liberty Academy 62-43 for the Class 1A Harvest Christian regional championship Friday.
Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer
Westminster Christian players raise their hardware after beating Christian Liberty Academy 62-43 for the Class 1A Harvest Christian regional championship Friday.
Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer
Westminster Christian's Maddie Versluys, left, takes the ball to the hoop against Christian Liberty Academy's Samantha Amedin during the Class 1A Harvest Christian regional championship game Friday night.
Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer
Westminster Christian's Libbie Atchison, right, battles Christian Liberty Academy's Samantha Amedin for a rebound during the Class 1A Harvest Christian regional championship game Friday night.
Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer
Westminster Christian's Courtney Gnan, right, tries to snag the ball from Christian Liberty Academy's Shelbi Hernandez during the Class 1A Harvest Christian regional championship game Friday nigh.
Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer
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Westminster Christian guard Kinsley Donahue was disappointed that Thursday’s snowstorm pushed the Class 1A Harvest Christian girls basketball regional final to Friday. Even more so for the pumped-up Donahue, as the game began Friday night, she waited even longer being the sixth man in Ken Flickinger’s group. But when Flickinger called for her to settle her teammates down when the Warriors were trailing by 3 points with 1:43 left in the first quarter, Donahue’s role became even more important. Westminster needed her spark off the bench to get the team back in the flow. “I kind of prayed a lot before the game and I feel I kind of got the strength,” said Donahue. “Coach encouraged me to make an effort when I came off the bench to spark something.” Donahue rose to the occasion. Her 13 points and 4 rebounds, including 6 points in the second quarter, helped Westminster fight off Christian Liberty, which hung around in the first half. Freshman Maddie Versluys took care of the rest with a game-high 21 points, including 7 rebounds as top-seeded Westminster grabbed a second-straight regional crown in a 62-43 win over No. 2 Christian Liberty at the Mitchell Swaback Athletic Center in Elgin.Latest Galleries
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