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WIAA fine tunes RPI basketball forumula

The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association’s executive board approved changes to the basketball RPI in place to seed teams in the State Basketball Tournament for the 2017-18 season.

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But before you fill out those brackets, USA Today has a few teams you should know about that could put a serious wrench in your picks.

DP's Martinson signs letter-of-intent with Embry-Riddle

Deer Park High School’s Riley Martinson has signed a letter-of-intent to play soccer at the nationally ranked Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University this fall.

WIAA reconfigures Mat Classic team scoring

The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association has recomputed the team scoring for Class 1A schools at last weekend’s Mat Classic with Deer Park being the biggest beneficiary.

Freeman, Cashmere top ranked Class 1A hoop teams

Freeman remains the top ranked Class 1A boys basketball team in the state following the final Washington Interscholastic Activities Association’s final RPR rankings in the state.
The Scotties are followed by Lynden Christian and Zillah in the rankings.

Mat Classic XXIX qualifiers

Deer Park
Matt Jorgensen (106 pounds)
Everett Pierce (113)
Seth Hoog (126)
Brent Hodgson (138)
Dean Lockwood (145)
Ethan Newman (145)
Caden Boswell (170)
Jared Boswell (220)
Amir Nuriddeen (220)
Gabe Sanchez (285)

Lady Stags win playoff opener

The Deer Park Lady Stags erased 11 years of playoff frustration with a 48-33 loser-out win over Colville yesterday in the opening round of the District VII tournament. It was the program’s first postseason win since a 64-63 win over Chewelah at the end of the 2006 season.

Video: Beckham makes crazy catch from drone at Pro Bowl practice

Odell's gotta be Odell. Beckham was showing off for the fans at practice for the Super Bowl's ugly best friend, aka the Pro Bowl. OBJ was letting loose, catching passes from division rival Dak Prescott. He even took the time to catch a pass from a DRONE.

Video: Everything you need to know about Super Bowl LI

The Atlanta Falcons will play the New England Patriots. Super Bowl 51 will take place Sunday, Feb. 5. Super Bowl 51 will be played at NRG Stadium in Houston. The game will kick off at 6:30 p.m. ET.