The Monument/Dayville Tiger girls never gave up in the season or in the three-day 1A-8 High Desert District Tournament.

The Tigers, led by head coach Taylor Schmadeka, played aggressively in Game One against the Prairie City, but the Panthers won 44-30.

The Tigers had a strong showing in the first quarter with Kendall Hettinga and Ravyn Walker each hitting a three-point shot and Faythe Schafer sinking two two-pointers.

The teams were tied 10-10 going into the second. Then the Panthers outshot the Tigers 16-11 in the second.

Scoring was fairly even in the third, but Prairie City pushed ahead in the final eight minutes, outshooting the Tigers 12-5.

“We had a good first half,” Schmadeka said. “In the second half, we didn’t have a lot of our shots go down and started to get a little discouraged. Prairie City wanted it a little more towards the end.”

Midway through the season, Monument/Dayville lost a key player, Kyla Emerson, to an injury, but the starter was able to return for the tournament.

Schamadeka praised Emerson for her aggressive performance in the game.

“Overall, I’m happy with our season,” he added. “The girls never stopped playing.”

The Tigers followed up on Friday with a 42-32 win over Harper in the consolation game.

Tiger Kendall Hettinga was recognized as a High Desert League Scholar Athlete, earning a 3.5 or higher cumulative GPA.

High Desert League All-Tournament selections

Second team: Ravyn Walker

Monument/Dayville vs. Prairie City

Ravyn Walker: 8 points (two three-pointers)

Kendall Hettinga: 6 (two three-pointers)

Faythe Schafer: 6

Danielle Rhoda: 6

Kyla Emerson: 4