Three Highline-Des Moines area teams had a short stay at the state Class 3A tournaments held at the Tacoma Dome last week, while the other won its opener but turned around to lose a heartbreaker the next day.

Kennedy Catholic was the survivor in the group, outlasting East Valley of Spokane, 62-55, to open last Wednesday.

The Mount Rainier girls, on the other hand, took a 62-31 loss to Mercer Island before being narrowly defeated in double overtime by East Valley last Thursday, 77-72.

For the Mount Rainier boys, the Rams were defeated by O'Dea in a high-scoring 77-61 game, before falling to Seamount League rival Renton, 45-41. It was the fourth meeting of the year between the Rams and the Indians with Mount Rainier winning the previous three.

"As usual, you win the first three games with a team and then lose the important one, like at state," said Rams head coach Brian Johnson.

The Foster boys absorbed a 50-34 loss at the hands of Bellevue before being eliminated by the Meadowdale Mavericks on Thursday, 55-43.