South Tahoe High Girls Basketball team wins three-game tournament in Rocklin

The South Tahoe High Varsity Girls Basketball team traveled to Rocklin this weekend for a three-game tournament and came home undefeated and with top honors.

The well-rounded young team has three seniors, three juniors, three sophomores, and one freshman. They are coached by Mike Neiger and Cheryl Vanos Embry.

On Friday, the Vikings played Alpha Charter from Elverta, Calif., winning with a score of 39-28 behind Viking Ivy Gonzalez's 13 points.

In the first game on Saturday, South Tahoe faced Foresthill (Calif.) and won by a score of 51-23. In that game, STHS players Alexi Haven and Gonzales each scored 17 points, followed by Campbell Mathews with 12.

The final game Saturday saw the Vikings matched up against Western Sierra Collegiate Academy of Rocklin. The Tahoe girls won 52-12.

Haven and Gonzalez both came home with "All-Tournament" medals.

Players: Ivy Gonzalez (Jr.), Kiva Davis (Jr.), Campbell Mathews (Fr.), Ava Wolfe (So.), Addie Menke (So.), Kalea Paine (Jr.), Sam Robinson (So.), Sage Smith (Sr.), Alexi Haven (Sr./Captain), and Ella Long (Sr. - not pictured).

Next up for the 3-1 Vikings is a 6:00 p.m. home game on December 8 against the 1-2 Fernley Vaqueros.