Mission Accomplished: Dundy County Stratton Earns Their First-Ever Girls State Basketball Championship
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On Saturday, March 8th, 2026, the #1 seed in Class D2, Dundy County Stratton, faced the #6 seed, Wynot, at Pinnacle Bank Arena. The teams were battling for the NSAA State Championship. Dundy County Stratton was looking to clinch its first state championship title, having finished runner-up in 2015, 2017, and 2019. The Tigers found success and earned the Class D2 State Championship by defeating Wynot, 49-39.
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The Tigers started out with a 6-2 lead. Wynot, though, was able to counter and tie things up at 6-6. With about 3:00 to go in the first quarter. In the opening period, Abi Spargo took complete control for the Tigers, as she scored 8 points. Right as time was about to expire, Kimberly Escobar got a rebound off of a long missed three-pointer and put it off the glass for a layup and in. The Tigers forced six turnovers in the first quarter and led 12-9 heading to the second.
DCS continued to press forward as they led 17-9 with 6:24 to go in the half. Wynot took a timeout. The Blue Devils, though, wouldn’t go away. With 3:45 to go in the half, they trimmed the lead to 17-13. DCS maintained the lead, 21-16, heading into the half.
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Wynot started the second half strong with a layup, forced turnover, and a three-pointer to tie things up at 21-21 about a minute in. At the 4:12 mark in the third, DCS led 23-21. Kenna Oligmueller from Wynot then hit a layup and was fouled. She hit the free throw, and the Blue Devils led 24-23 with about 4:00 to go. Wynot had the narrow lead heading to the final quarter, 30-29.
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DCS came out of the quarter strong, going on a 7-1 run and leading 36-30. Abi Spargo picked up her fourth foul with about six minutes to go, so the Tigers had to play with her on the bench a little. Kimberly Escobar hit a monster three to give the Tigers a 40-30 lead with 4:45 to go. Unfortunately, Escobar ended up fouling out with about 3:00 left in the game. Ava Lutz knocked down some free throws to make it 46-37 late in the game. With under a minute to go, Abi Spargo had a big and one layup, and she knocked in the free throw to give the tigers a 10-point lead. DCS earned the 49-39 win.
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Wynot was led by Kenna Oligmueller with 13 points and four rebounds; Haley Wieseler had 11 points, eight rebounds, and two steals; and Jaylin Geisen had six points and four steals.
Dundy County Stratton was led by Abi Spargo with 22 points, 12 rebounds, and seven steals; Clara Spargo had nine points, 10 rebounds, and two assists; Kimberly Escobar had nine points, five rebounds, two assists, and three steals; and Emily Schack had seven points, four rebounds, and three assists.
Check out our pregame interview with Head Coach Matt Schaub and postgame interview with Clara Spargo, Kimberly Escobar, and Abi Spargo.
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Wynot earned its 6th state runner-up title (2010, 2015, 2017, 2023, and 2024). The Blue Devils finished their season with a record of 18-12.
Dundy County Stratton earned their first-ever championship and finished the year with a record of 28-1.
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