Valkyries begin tournament play against Corvallis Thursday
The stage is set and the brackets are ready as the Valkyries are prepared to begin the playoffs in search of their second-straight state basketball title.
Postseason action gets underway for the Vals at the Butte Civic Center Thursday as Bigfork, the top seed from the northwest at 17-1, takes on the four seed from the Southwest Corvallis Blue Devils Thursday at 8 p.m.
The 5-13 Blue Devils come into the tournament having lost six of their last 10 games and should provide little resistance against the Vals, but a projected second-round matchup against the Dillon Beavers could prove challenging.