The 2023 TVL Tournament concluded on Monday night with the Hanover girls and Axtell boys winning the Championship games. 

The Lady Wildcats beat Doniphan West 71-61 to claim their first TVL Tournament title in 30 years. The #1 team in 1A-II improve to 11-0 and also got tournament wins over Valley Heights in the quarterfinals and Clifton Clyde in the Semi-Finals. 

Doniphan West will finish runner-up and and got tourney wins over Centralia and Washington County to make the Championship game. The Mustangs finish the tourney with a record of 8-3. 

The Clifton Clyde girls beat Washington County 52-30 to take home third place. Valley Heights beat Centralia 42-24 to finish in fifth place while Frankfort beat Linn 47-35 to finish in seventh place. 

The Axtell boys claimed the title by winning the Championship over Blue Valley 63-57. The Eagles leave Washington County with the hardware and a record of 10-2. It's their first TVL tourney title since 2013.

Blue Valley suffers just their second loss of the season as they finish runner-up and are also 10-2 overall. 

Clifton Clyde beat Hanover 63-48 to finish in third place. Troy beat Centralia 66-55 to finish in fifth place and Valley Heights knocked off Washington County 49-33 to finish in seventh place. 

**Photo Courtesy of Axtell Eagles BB on Twitter** 

Coverage of the TVL Tournament has been made possible by Highland Community College, Bendena State Bank/Bank of Highland, SBS Insurance, M & R Auto Parts, Blue Valley Technologies, Koch and Co., Wanklyn Oil Company, Elmers Repair and Supply, First National Bank Frankfort, Hilltop Creations, and B and D Buildings.