Junior Lady Rockets Headed to State

The Okawville Junior High Lady Rockets advanced to the SIJHSAA Class S State Tournament with a win over Mascoutah-Holy Childhood Saturday.

Okawville advanced to the regional semifinal after a forfeit by Millstadt-St. John last Wednesday.

In the semifinal, the Junior Lady Rockets topped Valmeyer 44-15 to earn a spot in the championship game, which they won 48-27.

Full game results were not made available at press time.

Okawville is set to take on Summersville in the first round of the Class S State Tournament at Rend Lake College in Ina this Saturday at 6:15 p.m.

The semifinal round will be next Thursday, with the third place and championship games scheduled for next Saturday.