Geneva Welcomes Home its Girls Basketball State Champs

GENEVA, IL - History was made this past weekend when the Geneva varsity girls basketball team won its first-ever state championship in the school's history.

Geneva captured the Class 4A state title on Saturday night, winning 41-40 in a nail-biter against Edwardsville at Redbird Arena in Normal, according to the Daily Herald. The team also won by just one point in the semifinal game on Friday against Fremd.

The community welcomed the team back home on Sunday, lining the streets and cheering as the team's bus rolled through town escorted by Geneva police and fire department vehicles.

The cheers continued on Monday when the victorious team returned to school. The Geneva High School band lead the girls through the halls, packed with students, administrators and parents, as the "team paraded the hardware from its playoff journey," the Daily Herald reports.

Photo via Geneva CUSD 304