SWEET SPRINGS — The Sweet Springs Greyhounds will have to wait another year to end their 41-year district championship drought.
In a game that was close from the start, the third-seeded Santa Fe Chiefs beat second-seeded Sweet Springs 77-74 in triple overtime on Tuesday night in the semifinals of the Class 2, District 14 boys basketball tournament.
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