By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

West Seattle reigns as the Sea-King District girls basketball tournament champions after sinking Mercer Island by a 58-50 score at Bellevue College Saturday night.

The Wildcats grabbed the No. 1 seed into this coming week's state regional action after coming into district as the Metro League No. 2 seed behind Blanchet.

This time Blanchet was knocked off by Mercer Island in a district semifinal as West Seattle beat Bellevue.
The Wildcats opened district action with a win over Garfield.

West Seattle is gunning for an appearance in the state Class 3A tournament to be held March 1-4 in the Tacoma Dome.