State champs! Tacoma’s Annie Wright beats Lynden Christian in 1A title game
Mission accomplished. Annie Wright, the tournament’s top seed, is the Class 1A state boys basketball champion after beating No. 3 Lynden Christian in the 1A state championship game at the Yakima Valley SunDome on Saturday night, 59-46.
Guard Jeremiah Harshman scored a game-high 20 points, including shooting 4-of-6 from beyond the arc and also tallied five rebounds, two assists and a steal. Martin Kaupanger added 10 points and Noah Schow scored eight.
Guard Gannon Dykstra scored a team-high 10 points for Lynden Christian in the loss.
Annie Wright shot a blistering 52 percent from the field and held Lynden Christian to 36 percent shooting.
Harshman was named the 1A all-tournament MVP in Yakima, while Martin Kaupanger was named to the second team.
Annie Wright finishes the season with a 24-2 record and was one of the state’s best teams this winter, regardless of classification. The Gators’ signature win came early, a season-opening win over Rainier Beach, which clobbered everyone in its path this week in the Class 3A state tournament at the Tacoma Dome.
This story was originally published March 8, 2025 at 10:03 PM.
