After defeating Tuscumbia in the first round of the Otterville Basketball Holiday Classic Dec. 30, the top-seeded Russellville Lady Indians defeated Northwest, the fourth seed, 64-21 in the semifinal round Jan. 5, to advance to the championship game Friday night, where the Lady Indians defeated Smithton 67-39 to clench the tourney title.
For more of this story check out the Jan. 12 issue of the California Democrat.