Clarkston claims third straight Avista tourney championship

Few players like Clarkston’s Jaelyn McCormack-Marks have graced the hardwood in the 13 years of Lewiston’s Avista Holiday Tournament. After the Clarkston senior guard jostled for one final rebound and the final buzzer rattled off the rafters, McCormack-Marks walked off the court having won the Avista Holiday Tournament championship in all four years of her career, first with Lapwai and the last three seasons with Clarkston. McCormack-Marks’ effort helped the Clarkston Bantams hang with the reigning Washington Class 2A state runners-up, beating the Ellensburg Bulldogs 65-61 in the Avista final on Wednesday at Lewis-Clark State’s P1FCU Activity Center in Lewiston. Tournament MVP Aneysa Judy...