Pintos lose at Blair Oaks, suffer first conference basketball loss

The California boys basketball team couldn't stop rival Blair Oaks from rallying in the fourth quarter of Tuesday night's game, falling to the host Falcons, 71-66.

The Pintos, who entered with a 6-0 record in the Tri-County Conference, could have secured the outright conference championship with a win over Blair Oaks. Instead, if the Falcons (5-1) win at Osage this Friday, Blair Oaks will share the title with California.

Read the full story in the Democrat on Wednesday, Feb. 25.