Lady Cats open at Glenrock

The Lady Cats are heading into basketball season by gearing up for their first tournament Friday and Saturday in Glenrock.

With just a few weeks of practice under their belt, Coach Cory Sova has twenty-four girls for the varsity, junior varsity and freshman teams.

The Lady Cats lost six seniors to graduation who played a significant role for the cats last year.

After getting beat in overtime in the semifinals at state last year, Sova has a plan. "We will spend the first half of the year looking at different combinations on the floor and getting everyone varsity experience," he said.

Boasting on the skills the girls have and the leadership of the seniors, Sova said the teams may be small but they are quick.

Many of the younger girls who improved over the last season, put in some time and effort in the gym and have demonstrated improvement this summer. Sova remarked "We will have a to play extremely hard and get better during every drill as there are a number of very good 2A teams this year."

Returning for their last year, senior players on the varsity team are Jessica Schierkolk, Randi Elisson, Melissa Ward, and Janell Harvey.

The juniors' are Lizzy Lofink, Jules Ward, Ashlynn Weber, Makayla George, Korey Smith. The sophomore players completing the team are Haley McDermott and Mary Ryan.

The junior varsity team has senior Fawn Rush, juniors Liz Rhodes, Taylor Nuttall; sophomores are Lauren Reed, Alex Russell, Faith Jensen, Tyne Vialpando, Shaylynn Skar. The freshman Bobcats are Jaden Schierkolk, Maggie Jones, Kelly Johnson and Sarina Guyon