Her view of the basket seemingly obscured by an array of Mercer defenders’ arms and her own hair, Tina-Avalon High School basketball Lady Dragons junior forward Kadie Rounkles takes a short-range, second-half shot during last Tuesday’s Class 1 state tournament game at Civic Arena in St. Joseph. While the shot didn’t drop, Rounkles did draw a foul and sank one of the two free throws as part of a 17-points performance in Mercer’s 63-25 triumph. (PAUL STURM/C-T PHOTO)
BY PAUL STURM, C-T SPORTS EDITOR ST. JOSEPH — Based on comparative regular-season performances and results, the Tina-Avalon High School Lady Dragons figured to be…
