Seniors Carissa Winscher (Forward), Taylor Mitchell (Guard), Michaela Barthel (Guard), Keira Bertram (Guard) and Natalie Cline (Forward), and juniors Jorja Weishalla (Guard) and Rochelle Dean (Guard) are the other returning letter winners.  Seniors Hanna Simpson (Forward) and Hailee Wolf Kuchinski (Guard), and sophomores Krystin Beyatt (Forward), Anna Hegarty (Forward) and Piper Dean (Guard) are expected to compete for varsity playing time.

“We return a lot of girls that played big for us last year,” noted sixth-year head coach Steven Kvam.  “We only had one graduate off last year’s team, so we have a lot of experience coming back.  We also have some girls that have stepped up over the summer and look to be aggressive on both ends of the court.  We will have to have a lot of girls play taller than they are.  We have a lot of guard depth, so finding who will be able to play inside and outside on offense and defense will be key.”

Kathryn McDaniel and Lance Grewe will assist Kvam.

“Section 5A is very good this year,” added Coach Kvam.  “I look for Walker-Hackensack-Akeley and Nevis to be at the top, but I think there are a few teams that will get tougher as the season progresses.  Conference play this year I think Wadena-Deer Creek and New York Mills will be the favorites in the Park Region.”