The Oran girls basketball team's season came to a heartbreaking end Monday.
The Eagles rallied in the fourth quarter to force overtime, but Lesterville proved too much in the extra session.
Lesterville outscored Oran 14-3 in overtime to post a 75-64 win in the Class 2 District 3 semifinal.
Cheyanne King paced the Eagles with 22 points, while Haley Glastetter added 16.
Lesterville will face top-seeded Meadow Heights in Thursday's 6 p.m. championship game.
The Panthers defeated Greenville 67-38.
Meadow Heights jumped on Greenville early, opening a 13-point lead after the first quarter. But Greenville stormed back to get within eight at halftime.
The Panthers, ranked No. 4 in the latest state poll, pulled away in the third quarter.
Whitney Welker led the Panthers with 25 points, while Erin Bollmann added 15.
LESTERVILLE 75, ORAN 64
Oran 15 13 14 19 3 -- 64
Lesterville 11 18 24 8 14 -- 75
ORAN (64) -- Taylor Nenninger 2, Haley Glastetter 16, Addie Kielhofner 10, Cheyanne King 22, Halle Woodfin 14. FG 28, FT 4-12, F 23. (3-pointers: Kielhofner 2, Glastetter 1, King 1. Fouled out: Woodfin, Sauceda).
LESTERVILLE (75) -- Taylor Cook 26, Ashlyn Woods 20, Katie Dowler 4, RayVen Nichols 21, Rochelle Thomas 4. FG 23, FT 22-29, F 14. (3-pointers: Woods 3, Nichols 3, Cook 1. Fouled out: none).
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MEADOW HEIGHTS 67, GREENVILLE 38
Greenville 8 10 6 14 -- 38
Meadow Hts 21 5 22 19 -- 67
GREENVILLE (38) -- Sarah Hillis 2, Bailey White 9, Tori Porter 4, Andrea Becker 23. FG 17, FT 3-6, F 19. (3-pointers: White 1. Fouled out: Porter)
MEADOW HEIGHTS (67) -- Mica Morse 2, Hattie Cook 3, Gina Cureton 8, Erin Bollmann 15, Heather Dietiker 3, Jessica Baremore 1, Whitney Welker 25, Taylor Cureton 6, Jillian Mills 4. FG 25, FT 15-22, F 14. (3-pointers: Morse 1, Dietiker 1. Fouled out: none)
No. 5 seed St. Vincent lost to No. 4 Crossroads 63-56 in the first round.
Adam Winkler led the Indians (7-16) with 16 points, while Mark Kutz added 15 points.
Sean Martin had 11 points in the loss.
St. Vincent 18 11 12 15 -- 56
Crossroads 22 7 17 17 -- 63
ST. VINCENT (56) -- Adam Winkler 16, Ryan Boxdorfer 8, Tim Schumer 6, Mark Kutz 15, Sean Martin 11. FG 22, FT 12-14, F 13. (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)
CROSSROADS (63) -- Spaulding 20, Clay 16, Tann 10, Reed 9, Monroe 8. FG 24, FT 10-12, F 12. (3-pointers: Spaulding 4, Clay 1. Fouled out: none)
-- From staff reports
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