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Fightin g for the ball is Freshmen Angela Jensen keeps the
sophomore Larisa Worbec. ball away from Lincoln Northeast
Sophomore Amy Stading defender. Freshman Cora Schulte
comes to her assistance. Hustle breaks to the ball to get open. Good
was needed to gain possession movement on the court was essenti al,
of the ball. photo by Michael so JV players could fi nd the open man.
Hellman photo by Claire Brown

Obstacles in the Gam

by Sara Turnquist
The girls basketball said of the teat. learned from previous mis-
teams overcame difficulties to The sophomore sea- takes and was able to gain
find success. Each team en- son started out rough, but the more experience
countered a problem that it was team was able to put that be- "We played Millard
able to work around. hind. The team focused on the West and almost won . It was
The JV team faced lim- future and was able to find a close game. We benef itted
ited substitutions, but hard work victory at home. as a team from the loss ," fres h-
helped the team rise above. "We lost our first two men Brecka Ruby said .
Sophomore Emily Gartner games, but then we were able Working as a team
said the extra playing time as- to come back and win our first was key to meeting challenges
sisted in the end. home game. We were able to teams faced.
"We only have eight come together as a team," "Our team hit slump s
players on the team. We sophomore Julie Gunderson of laziness, and we had to talk
struggled hard to play full force said. as a team to find solut ions. We
throughout the game, but all Sophomore Sarah had to work as a team ," fresh-
the hard work paid off in the Weber felt the team really man Candace Mesenbrink
end," Gartner said. worked together. said.
Defeating a rival was "At first, we did not No matter what ob-
Pushing the ball down the court is freshmen part of the success the JV team work together and our passes stacle teams faced , they were
Katie Berge with freshmen Beth Schuster by found during the season. It was were not always good. We able to conquer it. Strugg ling
her side. When on offense, it was important to
get back, setup, and be able to run the plays. a season highlight. met the challenge by practic- to win, having to play a lot of
photo by Jennie Gates "A highlight of the sea- ing, working hard, and not giv- minutes, and improving team
son was beating Millard South, ing up," Weber said. communication were all chal-
one of our rivals. It is always Losing games served lenges that teams were able to
ports good to beat a rival team, " as a learning experience tor put behind them and look to
sophomore Maggie Sinclair the freshmen team. The team the future.

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