Photos: Auburn boys hold off Rainier Beach for first WIAA Class 3A state title

Re-live the momentous victory, historic program celebration through the lens of photographer Vince Miller.

Andy Buhler, SBLive Sports | Mar 6, 2022

Photos: Auburn boys hold off Rainier Beach for first WIAA Class 3A state title /

TACOMA, Wash. — Kaden Hansen scored 19 points to lead No. 2 Auburn to a 58-48 win over No. 4 Rainier Beach in the WIAA Class 3A state championship on Saturday night at the Tacoma Dome.

The win is the Trojans' first in program history. Beach has won it eight times under head coach Mike Bethea, and have reached the final but lost four times.

Read the full game story here.

Here is a photo gallery from the game. All photos are by photographer Vince Miller:

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Published Mar 6, 2022

ANDY BUHLER, SBLIVE SPORTS

Andy Buhler is a Regional Editor of Texas and the national breaking news desk. He brings more than five years of experience covering high school sports across the state of Washington and beyond, where he covered the likes of Paolo Banchero and Tari Eason served on state tournament seeding committees. He works on the SBLive/Sports Illustrated Power 25 national boys basketball rankings. He has covered everything from the Final Four, MLS in Atlanta to local velodrome before diving into the world of preps. His bylines can be found in The News Tribune (Tacoma, Washington), The Associated Press, The Columbian (Vancouver, Washington), The Oregonian and more. He holds a degree from Gonzaga and is based out of Portland, Oregon.