By: Jessee Jordan <[email protected]>

With the start of the winter sports season, the women’s basketball team also has a new chance for success. Last year, the team ended their season with a Sectional loss to Fishers 58-54. The first chance that the women’s team will have to redeem that loss to Fishers this season will be on Nov. 30.

Last year’s team finished with a 16-5 record. Head Coach Scott Bowen said, “The girls had a great year last year and I hope that we can keep that going this year. With having only one senior on the team last year we are bringing back all the starters and I know I can find someone to replace the one senior.”

Since there was only one senior on the team last year — Jenna Betulius — the younger juniors, sophomores and even freshmen got a lot of varsity time and experience.

Sophomore Desiree Dixon, who hopes to play on the varsity squad this year, said, “Jenna was like the guardian of the team she was always looking out for all of the others.”

Junior Lauren McRoberts said, “With all of our starters coming back, I think that we have a pretty good chance at Sectionals and State.”

The team’s first two games this year are at home, the first of which is a scrimmage against Pike tomorrow at 11 a.m. Then the team competes against Anderson Highland next Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.