Senior guard Cody Stumbo (South Warren Class of 2011) scored 13 points and grabbed five rebounds, but Alice Lloyd College’s bid to win the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC) Men’s Basketball Tournament fell short with a 79-69 loss to Cincinnati Christian in Tuesday’s championship game at the Grady Nutt Athletic Center in Pippa Passes.

Stumbo, who was selected to the All-KIAC Men’s Basketball Second Team last week as a guard, also had a steal in the loss.

A win would have locked up an automatic bid to the NAIA Division II National Championship Tournament.

Instead, Alice Lloyd (18-12) will wait to find out who it will play in next week’s National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) Mid-Eastern Regional Championship.

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Middle Tennessee State University junior golfer Drake Duncan (South Warren Class of 2013) led the Blue Raiders to a tie for ninth place at the 31st Annual Louisiana Classics on Tuesday at Oakbourne Country Club in Lafayette, La.

Duncan fired a final round 1-over par 73 to finish tied for 25th overall after compiling a three-round total of 4-over-par 220. Duncan had three birdies in his round Tuesday and totaled sven birdies in the tournament.

Middle Tennessee totaled 888 in the team scoring. Illinois won the event with a 15-under-par 849.

The Blue Raiders are back in action March 14-15 in the San Diego Classic in San Diego, Calif.

– Jeff Nations