This week will feature four pictures from the state girls’ basketball tournament last month: Ashley Bates, the junior guard from Class 4A champion Hopkins; Samantha Trammel, the senior forward who led Eastview to a Class 4A runner-up finish; Sophomore sensation Mikayla Hayes, who led Park Center to their second straight Class 3A crown; and Ashley Lewis, who helped Maranatha capture runner-up honors in Class 1A.
![Hopkins junior guard Ashley Bates drives to the basket during the Class 4A title game.](https://i0.wp.com/spokesman-recorder.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Ashley-Bates.jpg?resize=422%2C465&ssl=1)
![Maranatha guard Ashley Lewis runs the offense in the Class 1A title game.](https://i0.wp.com/spokesman-recorder.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Ashley-Lewis.jpg?resize=363%2C520&ssl=1)
![Mikayla Hayes reaches high for the ball during Park Center’s Class 3A championship matchup against Marshall.](https://i0.wp.com/spokesman-recorder.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Mikayla-Hayes.jpg?resize=400%2C587&ssl=1)
![Eastview forward Samantha Trammel (21) goes for two in the Class 4A championship game.](https://i0.wp.com/spokesman-recorder.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Samantha-Trammel.jpg?resize=419%2C415&ssl=1)
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