The Muckleshoot Tribal Wolves ended their season with a sixth-place finish at the Washington State 1B Boys Basketball tournament, this past Saturday at the Spokane Arena.
The Wolves (18-8) were unable to come back from a 52-16 deficit after three quarters, falling 62-36 to fourth-place Sunnyside Christian.
Senior Ryan Oldman finished with a team-high 12 points in the game, with freshman Luis Esparza chipping in with nine points. Senior Sean Taei finished with seven points.
Sunnyside Christian was led by Trevor Wagenaar’s game-high 33 points.
The Wolves finished the season with a 18-8 overall record, 11-4 in the Sea-Tac 1B Conference, where they finished second to Mount Rainier Lutheran.
The team loses six seniors including Oldman, who finished the season with a team-high 16.7 points per game. Also gone are seniors Preston Brown (11.8 ppg), Taei (10.8 ppg) and Joshua Cline (8.5 ppg).