Lady Waves – Strength, Speed, Scoring?
The Lady Waves Basketball program has been working in the off-season on getting faster and stronger. Coach A C Woody begins her 4th year as head coach of the Lady Waves. Joining her on the sidelines is Lacey Davidson and helping out in practice is Steven “”Ryan”” Blasko.
Under the direction of C Mo, they have been spending time in the new and improved weight training facility. The team is quoted as saying they have a set goal to have everyone bench pressing one of 5 Halie’s on the team – Halie Wiley.
As for speed, Coach Woody hopes to see her team faster than teams past. Haley Parks has returned after a knee injury at the end of last season. Klinker, D, Wiley will share the hard wood this season playing the point guard spot; all of which have improved their speed from last season. Phillips returns to the roster this season and shows more speed than she has in the past 3 years, she is determined to be a vital part this season. Ladd will use her speed on Defense. She’s a defensively smart player and her quick reads have been a real asset in camps and scrimmages this summer. Bauer, even after a broke-leg last season, has healed nicely and shows that she can move on and off the court – now she is focusing on moving in the right direction. What you will not see this season is Robbie (aka Haley Roberson) trying to imitate Tigger.
Audrey is the lone Junior on the team. She has improved her foot speed and carries a hard academic load in the first semester; you will see a spring in her step after Christmas. When asked, Coach Woody had this to say about Audrey – “We know she is strong because she is the only Jr tough enough to be a LWB Player.”
Coach Woody had this to say about the rest of the team.
Morey we refer to as the pick up! She has picked up scoring and continues to be a force on the boards. She picks up when press breaks down. She picks up when someone misses a shot.
Kay-ro – where ever we need her she will go! Post or slide out to the wing if we need her there.
Vicky G has been feeling much better over the summer and early fall when she gets the call she will go without hesitation.
We are experiencing a lot more interest in girl’s basketball this season other names & faces you will be seeing: Barger, Thomason, Stansbury, T, Darian, Katie and Shayla. These young ladies are getting better every day.
Our weakness at this time seems to be the same as years past, SCORING! We are all working hard to step up and use our strength to not let this be a factor this season.
Although we are very young and facing one tough schedule, under the leadership of our Co-Captains Parks and Ladd we are determined to make this a great season!! Our Moto is No Fear!
The Lady Waves have strength and speed…they are now looking for that final ‘S’, scoring. The Lady Waves have opened up the season with some tough opponents in Scott County & York and currently sit at 0-2.
Greenwaves to put points on the board this season
Similar to the Lady Waves, the Waves have had 2 out of the 3 S’s. Size & speed have been a pro for the Waves in recent years but scoring has been hard to come by…especially to close out games. This season, the Waves look for size to contribute to more scoring. Wakon Roberson returns to the hardwood for his final season. The 6’5 senior looks to have a break-out season and will be the key to a long awaited post-season run for the Green & White. Thomas Viar and Zach Hall give the Waves 3 players standing at least 6’2. Hall had some big games last season; look for him to be a bigger scoring threat this season.
Matt Jarvis earned the starting point guard position last year as a freshman. The team will need him to continue to play with the poise and control that he showcased last year.
The Waves welcome in a large freshman class. Caleb Ruffner, Josh Brummit and Clay Clower make up half of the freshman class and all three stand at 6’0. Caleb injured his foot before the season opener and hopes to return in a few more weeks.
The Waves are currently 1-1. They dropped a hard fought game against Scott County but then blew out York on Saturday night.
Excitement builds for a big Tuesday night game across the bridge. Midway will pay a visit to the neighbors to the north – Kingston – for a classic ‘battle of the bridge’ showdown.