A long bus ride to Clarke High School in Osceola is in store for the Sigourney girls’ basketball team tonight when they face off with #11 Lenox in a class 1A regional semifinal.

The Savages are 18-5 and made quick work of their first two playoff opponents with a 55-23 first round win over Moulton-Udell and 57-34 victory over Wayne on Tuesday in the quarterfinal. Kaylee Weber is coming off of a 32-point performance and averages 19.7 points for the season. The competition does ramp up with the Tigers, as they sit at 19-3 overall and finished second in the Pride of Iowa Conference. They qualified for this round after a 58-45 win over Southwest Valley and a 66-40 triumph against Moravia. Cassidy Nelson leads a Tiger offense with 15 of their 58 points a game with the senior hitting 39% of her shots. Kambrie Michel cleans up the boards with 7.8 rebounds a night. Sigourney is seeking their second regional final berth in the last three years. 

All of the playoff action from Osceola will begin at 7 p.m. tonight. Can’t make the trip? Listen to the live play-by-play on AM 1380 FM 102.5 FM 106.1 KCII and kciiradio.com.