Seventh-graders take fourth at state tourney

The Cloquet seventh-grade girls basketball team competed in the B1 division of the Grade State Basketball Tournament March 2-3. The team lost to Eastview, 32-35, in the first game, beat Delano 41-23 in the second game, won against Farmington 47-40, defeated Blaine 42-39, then avenged the first loss to the same Eastview team by winning 44-21. They eventually lost to STARS in the last seconds of the game, 33-34, to finish fourth overall. Members of the team included Madison Johnson, Kiley Issendorf, Ava Carlson, Quinn Danielson, Kiana Defoe, Leilani Fonoti and Blythe Proulx. The team was coached by Dan Danielson and Trent Issendorf.