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Basketball player caps emotional day with a state title

Basketball player caps emotional day with a state title

Basketball player caps emotional day with a state title

Julie Spencer steps forward during starting lineup introductions before the 2A state basketball championship on Saturday, March 8, at the Yakima Valley SunDome. Her team, the Bearcats of W.F. West HS in Chehalis, Wash., went on to beat the Mark Morris Monarchs for the title.

Basketball player caps emotional day with a state title

Basketball player caps emotional day with a state title

Basketball player caps emotional day with a state title

Basketball player caps emotional day with a state title

Basketball player caps emotional day with a state title

Just hours after laying her father to rest, Julie Spencer led her team to their first-ever state basketball title and took home MVP honors. James Spencer, 58, died last month after a year-long battle with melanoma.

Basketball player caps emotional day with a state title

‘Something special’: Star basketball player caps emotional day with a state title