ST. PAUL — A season that exceeded most realistic expectations ended with the Stillwater girls basketball team placing fourth in the Class AAAA state tournament.
The Ponies were unable to keep pace with third-seeded Eden Prairie in the second half while falling short 69-54 in the third-place game on Saturday, March 18 at the Gangelhoff Center on the campus of Concordia University.
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