Lady Winds topple Gruver, land in regional quarterfinals

DOUG HENSLEY | HESPERIAN-BEACON It didn’t take long for the Floydada girls basketball team to make some real noise in the postseason.

The Lady Winds followed up a routine 60-20 Class 2A bi-district victory over Boys Ranch with a pulsating 43-41 triumph over Gruver in the area round. The twin wins propelled Floydada into the regional quarterfinals for the first time since 2011, and the win against t…