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ASKETBAL
Senior Heather Harding shoots
over an opponent in the Girls'
Varsity Game.
Lady Rams End Season on High Note

"We had our best start in the three Bellevue East in the first round by a
years Coach Hammond has been three-point shot at the buzzer. "I
coaching here at Ralston," Senior couldn't have been prouder of a
Varsity Basketball player Sara Leitner group of young ladies than I was
said. From start to finish the Lady that night. To do the things that
Ramsstucktogetherasateam. "The were done that night came from
score might not have shown it, but more than practice or prepara­
the team was really team oriented," tion; on that night it came from
Leitner said. Senior Heather Harding inside each and everyone on that
agreed and commented, "It started b asketball te a m ," Coach
out with a lot of positive attitudes. Hammond said. Leitner said, "We
With Kelly Cizek being a freshman, didn't win the games that we had
we had to work together and help hoped to," Harding remembered,
her to compete on the varsity level." "The first win was exciting when we
Behind every good team there is a beat Duchesne; everyone was re­
good coach. "When the coach ally happy."
yells, it motivates us more if we take "I think one of the highlights this
it the right way," Harding said. "He year was the game against North­
supports us a lot with positive rein­ west; Heather Harding just went
forcement as well as negative rein­ nuts," Leitner said.
forcement." Harding said of Head The Coach agreed and said, "In
Coach Roger Hammond. terms of wins and losses, this season
"When I came here three years might not seem like a season that
ago, there were two things I asked wasn't very good. But in terms of
the team to do: play hard as you improvement, it has been one of
cananddon'tevergiveup," Coach the greatest."
Hammond said. NICKI MCMANIGAL
The Rams ended with a 5-14 record.
At Districts the G

Girls' Varsity Basketball
Front Row: Heather Harding, Kelly Cizek, Krista Karnik Natalie
Davis, Sara Leitner Middle: Coach Roger Hammond Back Row:
Kim Katskee, Cara Karsten, Kendell Kennedy, Rachael Willis, Katie
McDonnell, Molly Bennett, Kristyn Dappen
photo by JOHN LINCOLN

Hhe Lady Rams struggle for the
ball. Junior Molly Bennett
reaches through two opponents
while Katie McDonald and
Heather Harding rush to help,
photo by BROOKE MADSEN
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