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The MAC Gym summer basketball season ended recently with championship games played in four divisions.<\/p>\nThe MAC Gym summer basketball season ended recently with championship games played in four divisions.<\/p>\n
The Monday night junior high girl\u2019s league consisted of 12 teams that battled to the best finish of the week.\u00a0 <\/span>The number one seed Bishop Luers waited on Wayne Trace to oust Fairview 7th grade 16-4 before taking out the Lady Raiders 28-6. In the other half of the top bracket Archbold knocked out Lakewood Park then took out Antwerp 17-14 to lock in their spot in the final four.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In the lower bracket the number two seed Fairview 8th grade team waited on Holgate to end the Hicksville season 28-12 only to end the Holgate season 34-18.\u00a0 <\/span>Tinora beat Ft. Wayne St. Jude 20-4 and then just edged Woodlan 18-17 to face the Fairview Lady Apaches in the final four. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Lopsided first round games in the final four showed Luers defeat Archbold 44-10 while Fairview had their way with Tinora 35-15.\u00a0 <\/span>The final game was one that will be talked about in basketball circles for a while. Undefeated for the entire season, all bets were on the Bishop Luers Lady Knights but the talented Fairview girls had other plans.\u00a0 <\/span>The game was played on the main court and was tight throughout.\u00a0 <\/span>Late in the first half a missed free throw and a couple costly mistakes put the Lady Apaches down 13-6 at the half.\u00a0 <\/span>The 2nd half didn\u2019t start out much better as Fairview found themselves down 21-8 before a quick time-out stopped play.\u00a0 <\/span>Fairview then made up their mind this was going to be a game.\u00a0 <\/span>With a relentless full court press the Lady Apaches caused turnover after turnover and the Lady Knights went cold from the field.\u00a0 <\/span>So cold in fact, that Fairview took a 22-21 lead with seconds remaining.\u00a0 <\/span>After an exchange of bonus free throws the game went into overtime tied at 22.<\/p>\n The two minute overtime proved pointless as both teams garnered two points to go into sudden death double overtime tied 24-24.\u00a0 <\/span>The final tip went to Fairview but a couple dribbles later the Lady Knights forced a turnover and took the ball to the other end for a quick lay-up and a final end to the exciting game 26-24.\u00a0 <\/span>Both teams were exhausted but compliments were handed out all around for the fine play of both teams. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In the Tuesday night, eight team JV girls tournament, number one seed Fairview waited on Woodlan to defeat Hicksville before disposing of Woodlan 35-17. Antwerp ousted Heritage before number two seed Paulding ended the Lady Archer season with a 20-17 win.\u00a0 <\/span>Fairview then won their first championship of the night 37-19 win over Paulding.<\/p>\n Varsity girls play saw Lakewood Park beat Edgerton 32-27, then Paulding have their way with Heritage 33-19.\u00a0 <\/span>Paulding then edged Lakewood 41-37 to play in the finals.\u00a0 <\/span>Number one seed Fairview waited on Hicksville to defeat Antwerp 28-19 then ended Hicksville\u2019s season 32-22 to play Paulding in the second Apache-Panther match-up of the evening in the finals.\u00a0 <\/span>Fairview again proved too strong taking their second championship of the evening 38-29.\u00a0 <\/span>The Fairview Lady Apaches certainly made their mark in girls basketball this summer.<\/p>\n In the lone boys tournament this summer, four JV boys teams played for championship bragging rights.\u00a0 <\/span>Paulding bested Bryan 47-38 in game one, while Antwerp handled Heritage 26-15 in game two.\u00a0 <\/span>Paulding proved to be just too strong for the Archers in the finals winning 37-31 to claim the summer league crown. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The MAC Gym summer season will end this week with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants basketball camp held each day this week from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The MAC Gym summer basketball season ended recently with championship games played in four divisions. 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