Time to pick the winners.

Here is your chance to pick the National Champion in women’s college basketball. Simply check out the semifinals, pick the survivors of those games and then the final score of the title game. Choosing a semifinal correctly earns a contestant two points and picking the national champion correctly earns the contestant five points. Margin of victory will be the first tiebreaker and total points the second. We will start with a first prize of a $20 gift card, a second prize of $15 and a third of $10.

One entry per person. Contest open to the E.O. Smith school community. Entries are free; prizes donated by The Panther Press. If we receive more than 50 entries, we will add at least one random prize. 

The semifinals feature South Carolina against North Carolina State in the first game, and UConn versus Iowa in the second game. Note: You only need to pick the championship game and final score, since picking that game will show who you have winning in the semifinals.

Semifinals

South Carolina vs. North Carolina State (pick one)

UConn vs. Iowa (pick one)

Your entry should look as follows with your national championship game pitting a winner from each game. Put the winner first.

Sample Entry

North Carolina State 83, Iowa 77

Margin of Victory 6

Total Points 160

Use the comment box to enter. All entries must be received by 5 p.m. on Friday.

Also make sure you surf The Panther Press for some of the newest stories just posted. Consider writing about your club or team or just submitting photos for a photo gallery. See Mr. Kennedy in Room 219 if you are interested.