WESTVILLE – When the current Westville squad won the Griffith Holiday Tournament, it stirred up some memories that led to a special occasion Wednesday at the high school.
“I was updating that we won, putting pictures up (on Facebook), and noticed that somebody had mentioned this was the first championship since the 1991 team,” Athletics Director Wes Bucher said. “I researched it and it’s true.”
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