Basketball
The Dollar Tree: Father-Daughter duo leads Newcastle to first state championship in school history
Led by MVP Mattie Dollar, Newcastle Ladycats defeated the Turkey Valley Lady Patriots Saturday morning in the 1A State Girl's Basketball Championship 48-32.
(Photo: DCTF)
SAN ANTONIO -- In the waning seconds of the 1A State girl's basketball championship, Mattie Dollar went to the free throw line with tears in her eyes. Partly because she'd just taken a nasty spill on the other end. Mostly because she looked at the clock and realized her Newcastle team was 20 seconds away from a state title.
It took one year for head coach Ryan Dollar and his daughter to deliver the first state championship to Newcastle High School, in any sport.
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