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reshman Molly Bennett                                            JV, Freshmen
         F prepares for a rebound
         during a JV game against                                            Girls' Basketball
         Omaha Northwest.

                                                                             While the JV girls had not       right."
                                                                           yet had the climax of their          Fritz pointed out that
                                                                           season, they worked hard           there was not one
                                                                           to improve.  "We could've          individual who had
                                                                           done a lot better, but we          achieved the majority of
                                                                           were working really hard           improvement.  "I think
                                                                           trying the best we can,"           everyone improved a lot."
                                                                           Junior Debbie Fritz said.          Although Fritz added that
                                                                           She believes the girls just        Sophomore Sara Leitner
                                                                           weren't pulling together as        showed a lot of ability
                                                                           a team.  "We need to start         throughout the season
                                                                           working as a team.  It's just      just by her playing style;
                                                                           people's personalities             "her aggressiveness.  She
                                                                           aren't going together," Fritz  just helps the team out."
                                                                           said.  The team did,                 Improvement
                                                                           however, have its passing          heightened the ability of
                                                                           game down; "Looking for            two freshman players in
                                                                           people to pass to and              particular: Casie Lantz
                                                                           giving assists."  Fritz thinks     and Denni Layne.  "Casie
                                                                           that because of the passing        has become a lot more
                                                                           perfection, the girls didn't       aggressive.  She goes up
                                                                           rely on their own shooting         for rebounds when she
                                                                           ability for their points.          wouldn't have done it
                                                                           "We were nervous out               before.  Denni has gotten
                                                                           there, and we just never           a lot smarter and she
                                                                           shot a lot,"  Fritz said.          drives really well,"
                                                                             The freshman girls had a         McCoy said.  There are a
                                                                           slightly inconsistent season.      couple players who were
                                                                           "We have our good days             good since the very start,
                                                                           and our bad days."                 namely Katie McDonnell
                                                                           Freshman Jenny McCoy               and Jenelle Negrete.
                                                                           said.  Improvement for the         "They're just good
                                                                           girls covered both offense         athletes, and they have
                                                                           and defense.  "On defense,         ability in just about any
                                                                           we were getting a lot of           sport.  They're head smart
                                                                           people more aggressive.            in basketball.  They can
                                                                           On offense, we were                run everything because
                                             olly Bennett, a freshman      getting it mentally down so        they know what they're
                                        M on the JV team, grabs            we can run it through              doing," McCoy said.
                                        for a rebound.





              egan Cochrane passes
        M the ball to an open
        player.













                                                                                 Freshman Girls' Basketball
                                                                                 Front Row:  Kendell Kennedy, Jenelle Negrete, Rachel Willis,
                                                                                 Krista  Karnik,  Katie  McDonnell  Back  Row:  Coach  Royce
                                                                                 Bidwell, Jenny McCoy, Natalie Davis, Casie Lantz, Christine
                                                                                 D'Angelo, Coach Bonnie Cizek
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