D6 | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2021
GIRLS BASKETBALL
BOLD aims for some big-time fun
With their top 11 players back, Warriors expect to make some noise
Sauk Centre look strong. Besides returning the West Central Tribune starting five intact, the OLIVIA — When Brian Warriors also should have Kingery says the BOLD a good bench. Lidia Plass girls basketball team is (5-8, sr., g); Caylee Weber going to be fun this year, (5-11, sr., p); Kenzie Visser it’s hard to argue with the (5-10, so., f), Anna Moorse veteran head coach. (5-10, jr., w), Anna GarThe Warriors return deen (5-6, jr., g) and Layla their top 11 players from last year’s 10-5 team. That Pfarr (5-4, fr., g) all have game experience. includes all five starters “Our biggest strength and the top six players off this season will be our the bench. depth,” Kingery said. “We That includes Mari Ryberg, who averaged 15.8 have a good mixture of points per game, and Lain- size and quickness. “It should be a fun year.” ey Braulick, who averaged BOLD made it to the 15.3. Leslie Snow (8.2 Section 2A semifinals, ppg), Abby Meyers (8.1 where it lost to Sleepy ppg) and Lily Dean (7.3 Eye St. Mary’s. St. Mary’s ppg) are also back Ryberg also was also the wound up winning the section and advancing to leading rebounder with 137 and Meyers was right the state Class A tourbehind with 123, followed nament, where it lost to Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa in by Leslie Snow (104). the semifinals. “We are excited about St. Mary’s and Sleepy this year’s team,” said Kingery, who is in his 14th Eye Public both look like a potential nemesis for season and a 182-159 BOLD once again this career record. He’s also season in Section 2A. Both BOLD’s baseball coach. have beaten the Warriors “We are returning our in a season-opening tourtop 11 players from last nament. BOLD lost to year and we feel that the Sleepy Eye 67-54 and to experience we gained last season will help us out this St. Mary’s 67-44. The Warriors then year,” he said. “We feel beat the Yellow Medicine we can be competitive in Yellowjackets 66-48 and our conference and our a very good Central Minsection.” nesota Christian squad The West Central Con59-49. Next up is Monteviference should be really good. Montevideo and deo on Dec. 10.
BY TOM ELLIOTT
Photos by Joe Brown / West Central Tribune
Left: BOLD's Lainey Braulick (left) looks to make a pass while Montevideo's Tenley Epema (14) defends during a West Central Conference game on Jan. 29, 2021 at Montevideo High School. Right: BOLD’s Abby Meyers (left) looks to put up a shot while Montevideo’s Avery Koenen closes in on defense during the first half of a West Central Conference game Jan. 29, 2021 at Montevideo High School.
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