Girls basketball All-Ohio for D-I, II announced

The All-Ohio girls basketball teams for Divisions I and II have been announced. See the honors for the top area players in those divisions.

Any room to maneuver on the NCAA Tournament’s bubble has probably become a little tighter. Saint Mary’s upset No. 1 Gonzaga 60-47 on March 12 in the West Coast Conference championship game to earn an automatic bid into the Big Dance and shake up the bracket. The surprising win was bad news for teams such as Belmont, UNC Greensboro, Alabama and Ohio State, who are fighting for the same shrinking pool of at-large bids in the 68-team field. The Gaels (22-11, 11-5 WCC) had an outside shot at earning an invitation to the NCAA Tournament even if they had lost to Gonzaga, but now there’s no doubt that the WCC is a two-bid league. Saint Mary’s has been a quality program for several years, but the win was a stunner considering the Gaels had already lost to the Zags twice this season, including one game by 48 points. Gonzaga (30-3) had won 21 straight games before the loss on March 12 and now its shot at earning a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament could be in jeopardy. The Bulldogs also had their run of six straight WCC Tournament titles snapped. If Saint Mary’s plays defense like it did against Gonzaga, it has a chance to pull off an upset or two in the NCAA Tournament. The Gaels held the nation’s highest-scoring team to just 47 and forced the Zags into 2-of17 shooting from 3-point range. Besides Saint Mary’s big win, it was a quiet Tuesday for most bubble teams. That changed onMarch 13, when several conference tournaments, including the ACC and Big 12, played potentially make-or-break games.