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The St. Thomas Aquinas girls basketball team lifted their championship trophy after defeating in Mill Valley, 23-22, in the Kansas KSHSAA 5A Girls Championship Game on Saturday, March 9, 2013 at the Kansas Expocentre in Topeka, Kan. DAVID EULITT/The Kansas City Star

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Members of the Wichita South girls basketball team lock arms at they watch teammate Ericka Marringly shoot free throws near the end of their game against Wichita Heights on Saturday at Charles Koch Arena. (March 9, 2013)

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Burlington's Madison Stewart (45) is embraced by teammate Malorie Wagner (34) at the conclusion of their Class 3A girls state basketball championship win over Garden Plain on Saturday, March 9, 2013, at the Sports Arena in Hutchinson, Kan. (Lindsey Bauman/The Hutchinson News)

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St. Thomas Aquinas junior Kelly Sweeney, second from left, hugged her teammate, Allie Dierks, left, following Aquinas' 23-22 victory over Mill Valley in the Kansas KSHSAA 5A Girls Championship Game on Saturday, March 9, 2013 at the Kansas Expocentre in Topeka, Kan. DAVID EULITT/The Kansas City Star

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Wichita South's Madison Northcutt takes a shot against Wichita Heights' Kaitlyn Palmer during the first half on Saturday. South went on to win the class 6A state championship. (March 9, 2013)

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Garden Plains' Cassidy Haukap (3), Cadence Bourne (1), and Daylynn Doyle (40) react following their Class 3A girls state basketball tournament championship loss to Burlington on Saturday, March 9, 2013, at the Sports Arena in Hutchinson, Kan. (Lindsey Bauman/The Hutchinson News)

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With their team's second place trophy on the floor, Mill Valley's Stephanie Lichtenaur, lower left, couldn't watch the victory ceremony for St. Thomas Aquinas after Mill Valley lost 23-22 in the Kansas KSHSAA 5A Girls Championship Game on Saturday, March 9, 2013 at the Kansas Expocentre in Topeka, Kan. DAVID EULITT/The Kansas City Star

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Members of the Wichita South girls basketball team celebrate with fans after they defeated Wichita Heights to win the class 6A state championship on Saturday night at Charles Koch Arena. (March 9, 2013)

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Wichita South's Ericka Mattingly celebrates after the final buzzer sounded after they defeated Wichita Heights to win the class 6A state championship on Saturday night at Charles Koch Arena. (March 9, 2013)

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Burlington's Jacquelyn O'Connor (32) vies for a rebound between Garden Plains' Noelle Dooley (2) and Cassidy Haukap (3) during the first half of their Class 3A girls state basketball championship game on Saturday, March 9, 2013, at the Sports Arena in Hutchinson, Kan. (Lindsey Bauman/The Hutchinson News)

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Mill Valley's McKenzie Koch, left, Carly Eaton, center, and Stephanie Lichtenaur sat in dejection during the second-place awards ceremony after falling to St. Thomas Aquinas, 23-22 in the Kansas KSHSAA 5A Girls Championship Game on Saturday, March 9, 2013 at the Kansas Expocentre in Topeka, Kan. DAVID EULITT/The Kansas City Star

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Members of the Wichita South girls basketball team celebrate with fans after they defeated Wichita Heights to win the class 6A state championship on Saturday night at Charles Koch Arena. (March 9, 2013)

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Wichita Heights's Kaitlyn Palmer takes a shot in the closing seconds to try and win the class 6A state championship on Saturday night at Charles Koch Arena. (March 9, 2013)

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St. Thomas Aquinas' Claire Ferguson, right, made two of her five points over Mill Valley's Carly Eaton, left, in the Kansas KSHSAA 5A Girls Championship Game on Saturday, March 9, 2013 at the Kansas Expocentre in Topeka, Kan. Aquinas won the game 23-22. DAVID EULITT/The Kansas City Star

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A member of the Wichita South girls basketball team celebrates with fans after they defeated Wichita Heights to win the class 6A state championship on Saturday night at Charles Koch Arena. (March 9, 2013)

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Wamego celebrates their win over McPherson during the class 4A state basketball tournament on Saturday, March 9, 2013 at the Bicentennial Center in Salina, Kan. (photo by Jeff Cooper/ Salina Journal)

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St. Thomas Aquinas' Kelly Sweeney (21) drove past Mill Valley's McKenzie Koch, right, in the Kansas KSHSAA 5A Girls Championship Game on Saturday, March 9, 2013 at the Kansas Expocentre in Topeka, Kan. Aquinas won the game 23-22. DAVID EULITT/The Kansas City Star

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Members of the Wichita South girls basketball team celebrate after they defeated Wichita Heights to win the class 6A state championship on Saturday night at Charles Koch Arena. (March 9, 2013)

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McPherson's Katelyn Loeker (35) and Wamego's Lanie Page fight for a rebound during the class 4A state basketball tournament on Saturday, March 9, 2013 at the Bicentennial Center in Salina, Kan. (photo by Jeff Cooper/ Salina Journal)

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Mill Valley's Carly Eaton, left, and Stephanie Lichtenaur, (44) battled for a rebound with St. Thomas Aquinas' Haleigh Cindrich (35) in Aquinas' 23-22 victory in the Kansas KSHSAA 5A Girls Championship Game on Saturday, March 9, 2013 at the Kansas Expocentre in Topeka, Kan. DAVID EULITT/The Kansas City Star

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Wichita Heights' Odyssey Trussell, left, and Essence Brown console one another after losing to Wichita South in the class 6A state championship on Saturday night at Charles Koch Arena. (March 9, 2013)

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Wamego's Allison Seufert fight for a rebound with McPherson's Moria Pyle during the class 4A state basketball tournament on Saturday, March 9, 2013 at the Bicentennial Center in Salina, Kan. (photo by Jeff Cooper/ Salina Journal)

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St. Thomas Aquinas' Haleigh Cindrich (35) grabbed a rebound around the Mill Valley defense in Aquinas' 23-22 victory in the Kansas KSHSAA 5A Girls Championship Game on Saturday, March 9, 2013 at the Kansas Expocentre in Topeka, Kan. DAVID EULITT/The Kansas City Star

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Wichita South head coach Antwain Scales, left, hugs assistant Wayne Riddle after their team defeated Wichita Heights to win the class 6A state championship on Saturday night at Charles Koch Arena. (March 9, 2013)

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McPherson's Katelyn Loecker is pictured after the championship game during the class 4A state basketball tournament on Saturday, March 9, 2013 at the Bicentennial Center in Salina, Kan. (photo by Jeff Cooper/ Salina Journal)

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St. Thomas Aquinas freshman Skylar Young drove to the basket over Mill Valley's Tanner Tripp in the Kansas KSHSAA 5A Girls Championship Game on Saturday, March 9, 2013 at the Kansas Expocentre in Topeka, Kan. Aquinas won the game, 23-22. DAVID EULITT/The Kansas City Star

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Members of the Wichita South girls basketball team celebrate after they defeated Wichita Heights to win the class 6A state championship on Saturday night at Charles Koch Arena. (March 9, 2013)

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Garden Plain's Elizabeth Costello (11) has her shot blocked by Burlington's Haley Gilman (1) during the first half of their Class 3A girls basketball state championship game on Saturday, March 9, 2013, at the Sports Arena in Hutchinson, Kan. (Lindsey Bauman/The Hutchinson News)

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Mill Valley's McKenzie Koch, left, and Brooklyn Sloop, right, held hands during the National Anthem prior to the Kansas KSHSAA 5A Girls Championship Game on Saturday, March 9, 2013 at the Kansas Expocentre in Topeka, Kan. St. Thomas Aquinas defeated Mill Valley, 23-22. DAVID EULITT/The Kansas City Star

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Wichita South's Kiera Broehl, left, and Eledria Franklin guard Wichita Heights' Kaitlyn Palmer during the second half on Saturday. South went on to win the class 6A state championship. (March 9, 2013)

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Garden Plain's Cassidy Haukap (3) puts up a shot over Burlington's Haley Gilman (1) during the second half of their Class 3A girls basketball state championship game on Saturday, March 9, 2013, at the Sports Arena in Hutchinson, Kan. (Lindsey Bauman/The Hutchinson News)

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St. Thomas Aquinas freshman Rhyann Fisher, left, fouled Mill Valley senior Mackenzie Conklin, right in the third quarter during Aquinas' 23-22 victory over Mill Valley in the Kansas KSHSAA 5A Girls Championship Game on Saturday, March 9, 2013 at the Kansas Expocentre in Topeka, Kan. DAVID EULITT/The Kansas City Star

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Wichita South's Madison Northcutt gets tangled up with Wichita Heights' Kaitlyn Palmer during the second half on Saturday. South went on to win the class 6A state championship. (March 9, 2013)

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Burlington's Madison Stewart (45) takes a shot over Garden Plain's Elizabeth Costello (11) during the second half of their Class 3A girls state tournament championship game on Saturday, March 9, 2013, at the Sports Arena in Hutchinson, Kansas. Burlington won the championship. (Lindsey Bauman/The Hutchinson News)

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The St. Thomas Aquinas girls basketball team posed with their championship trophy after defeating in Mill Valley, 23-22, in the Kansas KSHSAA 5A Girls Championship Game on Saturday, March 9, 2013 at the Kansas Expocentre in Topeka, Kan. DAVID EULITT/The Kansas City Star

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