Sloan leads the way for Lady Bulldogs
Guiding a team through a season during the COVID-19 pandemic is nothing new to Beth-Center girls basketball coach Steve Beyer.
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无毛视频淎 lot of the playerss on this team also played volleyball for me and we were in quarantine for two weeks. The season was delayed for us and by time we began we were playing like three and four games a week to get caught up.无毛视频�
The Lady Bulldogs are having a hard time getting on the floor for basketball season as well.
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The Lady Bulldogs could use the preseason work with a young team that lost starters Olivia Greco, Elizabeth Trump and Madison Hunyady to graduation.
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Julia Ogrodowski will take over the point guard spot.
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Ogrodowski ideally would be playing shooting guard again if it weren无毛视频檛 for an unfortunate injury to one of her teammates.
无毛视频淲e have a freshman, Lauren Brown, who probably would无毛视频檝e been our starting point guard, and the last week of soccer season she tore her ACL so she无毛视频檚 out for the year,无毛视频� Beyer said. 无毛视频淥ur numbers were low already so that was a very bad break for us.无毛视频�
Beyer, who enters his 22nd year with the Lady Bulldogs, hasn无毛视频檛 had a lack of effort from the players who are on the roster.
无毛视频淎ll the girls we have at practice right now are working really hard,无毛视频� said Beyer, who is still mulling over who无毛视频檒l complete the starting lineup.
无毛视频淲e have another senior, Mallory Little, who played a little bit last year for us. She didn无毛视频檛 get too much varsity time but she understands the offense, she understands the system that we play, so she无毛视频檒l be moved into a starting position also.
无毛视频淛ada Davis is a freshman who is just an athlete. She never played basketball before but she无毛视频檚 a strong girl with a lot of natural ability. We无毛视频檒l probably be using her in the four position. We also have four freshmen who are learning the ropes.无毛视频�
Beth-Center was 8-13 overall and 4-10 in Section 2-AAA last year.
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The section also includes Seton LaSalle, Carmichaels and Frazier.
There is help on the way for Beyer, who will be assisted by Dylan Davis for the second straight year.
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