Lady Warriors take over second in conference race

STE. GENEVIEVE — The Valle Catholic girls basketball team gained sole possession of second place in the MAAA Small-School division standings Tuesday night with a narrow 43-40 victory over visiting Bismarck.

Sophomore Gretchen Koller finished with 18 points and eight rebounds for the Lady Warriors (6-7). Maria Herzog posted 10 points and 10 boards to notch her second straight double-double.

Bismarck (7-7) dropped its third straight conference road game after taking a 24-23 advantage into halftime.