Article Contributed on: 6/17/2009 11:18:17 AM
A team of local sixth graders from Sedalia and Castle Rock recently won the Junior Athletics of the Midwest NIT spring league basketball championship. Going 6-2 during the regular season, the Sabercats faced a formidable challenge in the 26 team tournament. The Sabercats stormed through the tournament, winning five games over two days and defeating three higher seeded teams to capture the title. A lot of hard work and perseverance paid off for the team and although exhausted at the end of the tournament, the boys were ecstatic to win the championship.