LORETTO IS IN DISTRICT 9AA, CURRENTLY 11-2, JUST WON THE NORTHWEST ALABAMA GIRLS CHRISTMAS TOURNAMENT. IT WAS QUITE A TOURNAMENT. THE FINAL FOUR INCLUDED LORETTO, #1 RANKED 2A HATTON, #1 RANKED 3A LAUDERDALE COUNTY AND #1 RANKED 4A DESHLER. DESHLER IS THE DEFENDING 4A STATE CHAMPS, LAUDERDALE COUNTY IS THE TWO TIME DEFENDING 3A STATE CHAMPS. LORETTO DEFEATED HATTON 83-81, MONDAY NIGHT IN THE SEMI FINALS, AND DEFEATED LAUDERDALE COUNTY 81-52 IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME LAST NIGHT.