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Two Eugene-area teams fell short of a state crown at the girls basketball state tournaments last week after highly successful seasons.

Springfield took sixth place at the 5A tourney after a 62-56 overtime loss to Wilsonville. Willamette played Jefferson for third place in the 6A tournament Saturday. Results were not available at press time.

This week's Register-Guard girls Athlete of the Week nominees are:

• Sailor Hall, Springfield basketball
• Diamond Wright, Willamette basketball
• Ikunaday Filipe, Springfield basketball
• Harper Wagner, Willamette basketball

Information about each nominee is listed below. Vote for the athlete you think is most deserving at registerguard.com/sports. The poll closes at 11 a.m. Thursday.

Sailor Hall, Springfield​

The sophomore had 49 points and eight rebounds in three games for the Millers at the 5A state tournament. In the fourth-place game against Wilsonville on Saturday morning, Hall scored nine of Springfield's 11 points in the fourth quarter, helping send the contest to overtime. Springfield fell to Wilsonville, 62-56, to finish sixth place.

Diamond Wright, Willamette​

The senior had 40 points, 13 rebounds and an assist for the Wolverines in her team's first two games at the 6A state tournament last week.

Ikunaday Filipe, Springfield​

The senior had 23 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists for the Millers in three games at the 5A state tournament.

Harper Wagner, Willamette​

The senior accounted for 12 rebounds, nine points and two assists for the Wolverines in their first two games at the 6A state tournament.


Edith Noriega is a sports reporter for The Register-Guard. You may reach her at [email protected] and follow her on X at @Noriega_Edith.

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