Maȟpíya Lúta girls dominate on the boards, win 3rd-straight LNI title

Everyone chipped in for Maȟpíya Lúta (Red Cloud) as it won its third consecutive Lakota Nation Invitational on Saturday at Summit Arena. Only one of the Lady Crusaders, Ashlan Carlow-Blount, earned quality minutes for the squad in the tournament last season. But new faces gelled quickly over the weekend. Maȟpíya Lúta dominated on both sides of the court, securing steals and offensive rebounds to drive past Wall and nab a 67-43 victory. “They’ve worked hard,” Lady Crusaders head coach Matt Rama said. “They’ve been working hard for this opportunity. It...