Basketball season is just around the corner. MHSAA prohibits us from practicing until the 17th of November. The girls are able to start practicing on the 10th of November. The boys went through a week of conditioning before they could start regular practice. This conditioning was hard – with a lot of sprints, but will be well worth it when the team is in shape.
The girls started practice on the 10th and it appeared to have gone well. Coach Richards will work the girls hard in order to improve as a team and have another great season. The girls came off a trip to regional finals last year. They lost to the state champions. The girls lost 3 solid players to graduation: Brianna Zehr, Sophia Zelenka, and Becca Wolfis. Our athletes have all worked very hard in the off-season in order to make up for these lost players and hopefully go far in playoffs.
The boys also lost a key player with Michael Warren. Mike was a solid overall player, averaging 27 points a game. The other boys are all still young, but have improved and grown a lot as players. Since Mike was the only senior last year on the very young Calvary team, we have 8 returning varsity players as well some new players who are getting into basketball.
The boys also encountered another big change to their team. Coach Jim Warren, the previous coach, has resigned from coaching the boys team in order to watch his son Michael, play college basketball at Grace College. We are all very gracious that Matt Payton, has stepped up. Mr. Payton played college basketball and coached the Calvary Middle School team last year. His son, Ililo, has also joined the team.
We are expecting great boys and girls basketball seasons here at Calvary.
Will Dukes, Junior
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