O’Donnell’s basketball girls tuned up for their return to the Class 1A state hoop playoffs in a big way Thursday evening at Ackerly by gunning down Grandfalls-Royalty, 50-38. Now 22-9 this season, the Eagles led 15-4 at the end of the first quarter and 33-12 at halftime. “It had been about a week since our girls played their last game and that was against Ropes, so more than anything we just needed to play again. This way, we’ll have a lot better taste in our mouths going into next week,” O’Donnell Coach Blake Nichols said. Senior Zaelan Gloria’s 18 points led a trio ...