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Practice helped players over-

heiKr weaknesses. Getting fouled
e er gave the team I

a chance to
score more
points. Senior
Ju
was fouled
by Erin Huffman Erinn Officer Dal
once during
att
the MW game, shot at
The girls varsity stay on track and play our improved, and next year we and the team gar
was fouled 12
basketball team pulled off game," junior Alissa will hopefully have a little times. Officer team \
to
some achieved some goals Counley said. more experience and our prepares to Wilde<
and suffered some minor dis- At the beginning of game will have improved," shoot a free- playin
throw after
\
appointments. After losing the season, the girls set goals sophomore Jamie Warren being fouled. cou
four seniors for themselves. They said. photo by fi
"Our shots weren't always from last weren't able to achieve the Although the team Kimberly Jennift I
Swartz
year, the big one of making it to State, didn't perform as well as
there and our rebounding only two se- but their goals of getting they had hoped to, the girls'
niors this fewer turnovers, grabbing determination and drive was
was off every now and then, year had a more rebounds, and hitting apparent in their attitudes
but we tried our best. " void to fill free throws were accom- towards games.
plished. The record doesn't
and an ex-
"Our shots
pectation of show the individual talent weren't always there and our
leadership forth~ team both that the team had because rebounding was off every
on and off the court. they were such a young now and then, but for the
The girls suffered team. "The losses weren't most part we tried our best,"
their greatest disappoint- blowouts and the wins were senior Jessi Thomsen said.
ments when, after beating solid," Counley said. "I think that we
Burke twice in the regular "We knew at the fulfilledourgoals. Wewere
season, they lost to them in beginning of the season that a young team with a lot of
Districts. we needed to practice our individual talent, so in the
"We trailed the shots. Turnovers had to be future we will be experi-
whole game, but we played improved, so we worked on enced and have the talent
hard and caught up. The those a lot at practice. At the we need," junior Kelly
-
refs made it hard for us to end of the season, everyone Lindsey said . •

In the game
against Omaha
South, junior
Kelly Lindsey
and
sophomore
Jamie Warren
wait for a free-
throw. In the
game, Lindsey
scored 12
points and had
two rebounds.
Warren had
five rebounds.
Rebounds
helped the
team win 80-
28. photoby
Jen Nervig

- Playing defense was a major role in keeping the other team's
score low. Juniors Kori Dahlkoetter, Alissa Counley and Michelle Manthei
guard a MW player so she is not allowed to shoot. photo by Kimberly
Swartz

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