The Lady Lions Dribble Their Way to States
Top middle: Junior point guard Tatiana Virata steps to the line to shoot a free throw from the charity stripe. Her slashing ability as propelled the Lions to the state tournament.
Top right: Senior guard Grace Tollinger guards the inbound pass. Her leadership has lead the Lions to success this season.
Bottom: The Lady Lions huddle around Head Coach Don Dimoff. Their teamwork has been a major reason as to why they are in the state tournament.
Photos by Ashlyn Lam.
The Red Lion Varsity Girls Basketball team is heading to Mount Lebanon tomorrow night to take on the Blue Devils at 6 pm. Mount Lebanon had a near perfect record with 23 wins and one loss on the season while Red Lion had success as well, finishing the year 19-6.
Red Lion beat Penn Manor March 2 41-37 to earn their spot in the State tournament. Red Lion have been on a slide as of late, losing three of their last four games, but an action-filled win against Penn Manor might give them the momentum they need to pull off the upset tomorrow night.
Lead by seniors Grace Tollinger, Riley Good, and Rylee Estermyer, the team will need to play their best game of the season Tuesday night, as Mount Lebanon has the third best record in the state tournament.
Head Coach Don Dimoff has taken his Lions to the state tournament once again in his 26th season, and he will need to come up with a gameplan to utilize the skills of his sharp shooter Grace Masser and slasher Tatiana Virata. He has been to the state tournament 16 out of the 26 years he has coached at Red Lion and their most recent appearance was in 2019-2020.
Tickets for the game are available through Go Fan. The winner of Tuesday’s showdown will take on the winner of Mifflin County (18-6) vs. Bethel Park (12-10).
By George Keene
Sports Editor
theleonid.com 