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03/20/2023 08:11 AM

Valley Girls’ Basketball Takes 31-29 Loss to East Hampton in State Final


Valley Regional's Abby Bradbury (4). Valley Regional was defeated 31-29 by East Hampton in the girls Class M CIAC State Basketball Championship game at the Mohegan Sun Arena on March 18, 2023. Wesley Bunnell / Valley Courier
Valley Regional's Abby Bradbury (4). Valley Regional was defeated 31-29 by East Hampton in the girls Class M CIAC State Basketball Championship game at the Mohegan Sun Arena on March 18, 2023. Wesley Bunnell / Valley Courier
Valley Regional's Olivia Cunningham (22). Valley Regional was defeated 31-29 by East Hampton in the girls Class M CIAC State Basketball Championship game at the Mohegan Sun Arena on March 18, 2023. Wesley Bunnell / Valley Courier
Valley Regional's Olivia Cunningham (22). Valley Regional was defeated 31-29 by East Hampton in the girls Class M CIAC State Basketball Championship game at the Mohegan Sun Arena on March 18, 2023. Wesley Bunnell / Valley Courier
Valley Regional's Siena Schaller (5). Valley Regional was defeated 31-29 by East Hampton in the girls Class M CIAC State Basketball Championship game at the Mohegan Sun Arena on March 18, 2023. Wesley Bunnell / Valley Courier
Valley Regional's Abby Bradbury (4). Valley Regional was defeated 31-29 by East Hampton in the girls Class M CIAC State Basketball Championship game at the Mohegan Sun Arena on March 18, 2023. Wesley Bunnell / Valley Courier
Valley Regional's Siena Schaller (5). Valley Regional was defeated 31-29 by East Hampton in the girls Class M CIAC State Basketball Championship game at the Mohegan Sun Arena on March 18, 2023. Wesley Bunnell / Valley Courier
Valley Regional's Siena Schaller (5). Valley Regional was defeated 31-29 by East Hampton in the girls Class M CIAC State Basketball Championship game at the Mohegan Sun Arena on March 18, 2023. Wesley Bunnell / Valley Courier
Valley Regional's Lily Grow (12). Valley Regional was defeated 31-29 by East Hampton in the girls Class M CIAC State Basketball Championship game at the Mohegan Sun Arena on March 18, 2023. Wesley Bunnell / Valley Courier
Valley Regional's Lily Grow (12). Valley Regional was defeated 31-29 by East Hampton in the girls Class M CIAC State Basketball Championship game at the Mohegan Sun Arena on March 18, 2023. Wesley Bunnell / Valley Courier
Valley Regional's Olivia Cunningham (22). Valley Regional was defeated 31-29 by East Hampton in the girls Class M CIAC State Basketball Championship game at the Mohegan Sun Arena on March 18, 2023. Wesley Bunnell / Valley Courier
Valley Regional's Olivia Cunningham (22). Valley Regional was defeated 31-29 by East Hampton in the girls Class M CIAC State Basketball Championship game at the Mohegan Sun Arena on March 18, 2023. Wesley Bunnell / Valley Courier
Valley Regional's Abby Bradbury (4). Valley Regional was defeated 31-29 by East Hampton in the girls Class M CIAC State Basketball Championship game at the Mohegan Sun Arena on March 18, 2023. Wesley Bunnell / Valley Courier
Valley Regional's Lily Grow (12). Valley Regional was defeated 31-29 by East Hampton in the girls Class M CIAC State Basketball Championship game at the Mohegan Sun Arena on March 18, 2023. Wesley Bunnell / Valley Courier
Valley Regional's Elizabeth Allen (23). Valley Regional was defeated 31-29 by East Hampton in the girls Class M CIAC State Basketball Championship game at the Mohegan Sun Arena on March 18, 2023. Wesley Bunnell / Valley Courier
Valley Regional's Lily Grow (12) and Regan Grow (13). Valley Regional was defeated 31-29 by East Hampton in the girls Class M CIAC State Basketball Championship game at the Mohegan Sun Arena on March 18, 2023. Wesley Bunnell / Valley Courier
Valley Regional's Olivia Cunningham (22). Valley Regional was defeated 31-29 by East Hampton in the girls Class M CIAC State Basketball Championship game at the Mohegan Sun Arena on March 18, 2023. Wesley Bunnell / Valley Courier
Valley Regional's Lily Grow (12). Valley Regional was defeated 31-29 by East Hampton in the girls Class M CIAC State Basketball Championship game at the Mohegan Sun Arena on March 18, 2023. Wesley Bunnell / Valley Courier
Valley Regional's Olivia Cunningham (22). Valley Regional was defeated 31-29 by East Hampton in the girls Class M CIAC State Basketball Championship game at the Mohegan Sun Arena on March 18, 2023. Wesley Bunnell / Valley Courier
Valley Regional's Abby Bradbury (4). Valley Regional was defeated 31-29 by East Hampton in the girls Class M CIAC State Basketball Championship game at the Mohegan Sun Arena on March 18, 2023. Wesley Bunnell / Valley Courier
Valley Regional Head Coach Jaimie Bickelhaupt. Valley Regional was defeated 31-29 by East Hampton in the girls Class M CIAC State Basketball Championship game at the Mohegan Sun Arena on March 18, 2023. Wesley Bunnell / Valley Courier
Valley Regional's Regan Grow (13). Valley Regional was defeated 31-29 by East Hampton in the girls Class M CIAC State Basketball Championship game at the Mohegan Sun Arena on March 18, 2023. Wesley Bunnell / Valley Courier
Valley Regional's Regan Grow (13). Valley Regional was defeated 31-29 by East Hampton in the girls Class M CIAC State Basketball Championship game at the Mohegan Sun Arena on March 18, 2023. Wesley Bunnell / Valley Courier
VRHS students during a free throw. Valley Regional was defeated 31-29 by East Hampton in the girls Class M CIAC State Basketball Championship game at the Mohegan Sun Arena on March 18, 2023. Wesley Bunnell / Valley Courier
Valley Regional's Elizabeth Allen (23). Valley Regional was defeated 31-29 by East Hampton in the girls Class M CIAC State Basketball Championship game at the Mohegan Sun Arena on March 18, 2023. Wesley Bunnell / Valley Courier
Valley Regional's Olivia Cunningham (22) and Siena Schaller (5). Valley Regional was defeated 31-29 by East Hampton in the girls Class M CIAC State Basketball Championship game at the Mohegan Sun Arena on March 18, 2023. Wesley Bunnell / Valley Courier
Valley Regional's Regan Grow (13) and Lily Grow (12). Valley Regional was defeated 31-29 by East Hampton in the girls Class M CIAC State Basketball Championship game at the Mohegan Sun Arena on March 18, 2023. Wesley Bunnell / Valley Courier
Valley Regional Head Coach Jaimie Bickelhaupt. Valley Regional was defeated 31-29 by East Hampton in the girls Class M CIAC State Basketball Championship game at the Mohegan Sun Arena on March 18, 2023. Wesley Bunnell / Valley Courier
Valley Regional's Olivia Cunningham (22). Valley Regional was defeated 31-29 by East Hampton in the girls Class M CIAC State Basketball Championship game at the Mohegan Sun Arena on March 18, 2023. Wesley Bunnell / Valley Courier
Valley Regional's Siena Schaller (5), Regan Grow (13), and Lily Grow (12). Valley Regional was defeated 31-29 by East Hampton in the girls Class M CIAC State Basketball Championship game at the Mohegan Sun Arena on March 18, 2023. Wesley Bunnell / Valley Courier
Valley Regional's Regan Grow (13) and Olivia Cunningham (22). Valley Regional was defeated 31-29 by East Hampton in the girls Class M CIAC State Basketball Championship game at the Mohegan Sun Arena on March 18, 2023. Wesley Bunnell / Valley Courier
Valley Regional's Olivia Cunningham (22). Valley Regional was defeated 31-29 by East Hampton in the girls Class M CIAC State Basketball Championship game at the Mohegan Sun Arena on March 18, 2023. Wesley Bunnell / Valley Courier
Valley Regional's Olivia Cunningham (22), Siena Schaller (5), and Lily Grow (12). Valley Regional was defeated 31-29 by East Hampton in the girls Class M CIAC State Basketball Championship game at the Mohegan Sun Arena on March 18, 2023. Wesley Bunnell / Valley Courier
Valley Regional's Abby Bradbury (4). Valley Regional was defeated 31-29 by East Hampton in the girls Class M CIAC State Basketball Championship game at the Mohegan Sun Arena on March 18, 2023. Wesley Bunnell / Valley Courier
Valley Regional's Lily Grow (12). Valley Regional was defeated 31-29 by East Hampton in the girls Class M CIAC State Basketball Championship game at the Mohegan Sun Arena on March 18, 2023. Wesley Bunnell / Valley Courier
Valley Regional's Olivia Cunningham (22). Valley Regional was defeated 31-29 by East Hampton in the girls Class M CIAC State Basketball Championship game at the Mohegan Sun Arena on March 18, 2023. Wesley Bunnell / Valley Courier
Valley Regional's Siena Schaller (5). Valley Regional was defeated 31-29 by East Hampton in the girls Class M CIAC State Basketball Championship game at the Mohegan Sun Arena on March 18, 2023. Wesley Bunnell / Valley Courier
Valley Regional's Abby Bradbury (4). Valley Regional was defeated 31-29 by East Hampton in the girls Class M CIAC State Basketball Championship game at the Mohegan Sun Arena on March 18, 2023. Wesley Bunnell / Valley Courier
Valley Regional's Lily Grow (12). Valley Regional was defeated 31-29 by East Hampton in the girls Class M CIAC State Basketball Championship game at the Mohegan Sun Arena on March 18, 2023. Wesley Bunnell / Valley Courier
Valley Regional's Elizabeth Allen (23). Valley Regional was defeated 31-29 by East Hampton in the girls Class M CIAC State Basketball Championship game at the Mohegan Sun Arena on March 18, 2023. Wesley Bunnell / Valley Courier
Valley Regional's Abby Bradbury (4) and Valley Regional's Lily Grow (12). Valley Regional was defeated 31-29 by East Hampton in the girls Class M CIAC State Basketball Championship game at the Mohegan Sun Arena on March 18, 2023. Wesley Bunnell / Valley Courier
Valley Regional's Elizabeth Allen (23). Valley Regional was defeated 31-29 by East Hampton in the girls Class M CIAC State Basketball Championship game at the Mohegan Sun Arena on March 18, 2023. Wesley Bunnell / Valley Courier
Valley Regional's Olivia Cunningham (22). Valley Regional was defeated 31-29 by East Hampton in the girls Class M CIAC State Basketball Championship game at the Mohegan Sun Arena on March 18, 2023. Wesley Bunnell / Valley Courier
Valley Regional's Regan Grow (13) and Siena Schaller (5). Valley Regional was defeated 31-29 by East Hampton in the girls Class M CIAC State Basketball Championship game at the Mohegan Sun Arena on March 18, 2023. Wesley Bunnell / Valley Courier
Valley Regional's Abby Bradbury (4). Valley Regional was defeated 31-29 by East Hampton in the girls Class M CIAC State Basketball Championship game at the Mohegan Sun Arena on March 18, 2023. Wesley Bunnell / Valley Courier
Valley Regional's Siena Schaller (5), Regan Grow (13) and Olivia Cunningham (22). Valley Regional was defeated 31-29 by East Hampton in the girls Class M CIAC State Basketball Championship game at the Mohegan Sun Arena on March 18, 2023. Wesley Bunnell / Valley Courier
Valley Regional's Olivia Cunningham (22). Valley Regional was defeated 31-29 by East Hampton in the girls Class M CIAC State Basketball Championship game at the Mohegan Sun Arena on March 18, 2023. Wesley Bunnell / Valley Courier
Valley Regional's Regan Grow (13). Valley Regional was defeated 31-29 by East Hampton in the girls Class M CIAC State Basketball Championship game at the Mohegan Sun Arena on March 18, 2023. Wesley Bunnell / Valley Courier
Valley Regional's Olivia Cunningham (22). Valley Regional was defeated 31-29 by East Hampton in the girls Class M CIAC State Basketball Championship game at the Mohegan Sun Arena on March 18, 2023. Wesley Bunnell / Valley Courier
Valley Regional's Olivia Cunningham (22). Valley Regional was defeated 31-29 by East Hampton in the girls Class M CIAC State Basketball Championship game at the Mohegan Sun Arena on March 18, 2023. Wesley Bunnell / Valley Courier
Valley Regional's Lily Grow (12), Elizabeth Allen (23), Regan Grow (13), Abby Bradbury (4), and Olivia Cunningham (22). Valley Regional was defeated 31-29 by East Hampton in the girls Class M CIAC State Basketball Championship game at the Mohegan Sun Arena on March 18, 2023. Wesley Bunnell / Valley Courier
Valley Regional Head Coach Jaimie Bickelhaupt and Siena Schaller (5). Valley Regional was defeated 31-29 by East Hampton in the girls Class M CIAC State Basketball Championship game at the Mohegan Sun Arena on March 18, 2023. Wesley Bunnell / Valley Courier

The Valley Regional girls’ basketball team took a 31-29 defeat against East Hampton in the Class M State Tournament final at Mohegan Sun Arena on March 18. The Warriors finished with an overall record of 21-5 for the 2022-’23 season. This year marked Valley’s first appearance in a state final since 1999 and its fifth in program history.