The Norwalk girls basketball team traveled to Creston Saturday evening for Class 4A regional semifinal action, and fell just short to the Panthers, 62-56 as aired on KNIA3.

Norwalk fought back from an early deficit to get within 14-12 after one. The Warriors carried the momentum into the second quarter, and extended the lead to as high as nine before taking a 32-26 lead into the locker room. Unfortunately, the halftime break seemingly put an end to Norwalk’s momentum. Creston fought back to take the lead in and held a 43-42 advantage heading into the fourth. The Panthers raced out to a 50-44 lead in the fourth, but Norwalk responded to get within 52-50. From that point on, Creston was able to close the game with key buckets and free throws to get within one game of the state tournament.

Norwalk was led by Bren Moritz with 24 points in her final game in a Warrior uniform. Jocelyn Bice tacked on 23. Norwalk’s season comes to a close with a 12-11 record, the program’s first winning season since 2010-2011.