Lightning Girls Win
District 5a-14 Championship

Lehigh girls’ basketball team won its first district championship in 14 years, holding off East Lee County 43-33 in the District 5A-14 final. Both the Lightning and the Jaguars will play next week in the state playoffs.

The Lightning will play at home in the region quarterfinals next week against either Cape Coral or Lemon Bay from the 5A-13 finale. And the Jaguars will go on the road to face either the Seahawks or Manta Rays. East Lee County is in the postseason for the first time ever.