Basketball Northside Lady Bears claim Great 8 title

By Paul Boyd

Posted: December 3, 2017 at 5:05 a.m.

Credit: Ben Goff
 Sara Bershers (from left) of Fort Smith Northside looks for a shot as Shelby Kurtz and Kylie Meier of Camdenton defend Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017, during the championship game of the First National Bank of NWA Great 8 Classic hosted by Rogers Heritage at War Eagle Arena in Rogers.

Fort Smith Northside came into the First National Bank of NWA Great 8 Classic minus a couple of starters because of injuries, but that didn't slow the Lady Bears.

First National Bank of NWA Great 8 Classic

at War Eagle Arena, Rogers Heritage

Saturday’s Scores

Seventh-place game: Rogers High 94, Fort Smith Southside 36.

Fifth-place game: Ozark, Mo. 63, iloam Springs 39.

Third-place game: Webb City, Mo. 40, Rogers Heritage 37.

Championship game: Fort Smith Northside 66, Camdenton, Mo., 54

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Fort Smith Northside (6-0): Wolfenbarger 23, S. Bershers 12, T. Bershers 8, Mays 8, Green 7, Carey 5, Coleman 3.

Camdenton (3-1): Rezabek 18, Meier 13, Miller 8, Kurtz 7, Schesnol 3, Basham 3, Roam 2.

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