Northwest Yeshiva falls in semis

Top-ranked Almira Coulee Hartline defeated locals Northwest Yeshiva, 52-43, on Friday afternoon in the semifinals of the 1B boys basketball state tournament at the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena. The third-ranked Lions will next take on the loser of the Sunnyside Christian (No. 5)/Cusick (No. 2) game at 9 p.m. Saturday in the third-/fifth-place game.