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Congratulation to Lady Cats on their first regional championship since the 1980's! Have to agree with BBALLTN though they still haven't played their best game yet. Press, push the ball on offense, and get your bigs some looks in the low post. In addition to having the best guard combinations in the region you've got the best trio of posts in the region too. This TEAM is special.

Congratulations to the Lady Cats on a hard fought win. That was a great TEAM win. I don't know about what you all think but that was the one of the worst officiated game I've seen in 40+ years of being around basketball. The only thing that was consistant was that it was horrible on both sides.

Seems that the six upperclassmen on this TEAM might have had a little to do with their current record. They are a young team experience wise but they're a tough bunch of girls that seem to be focused on doing what it takes to win, regardless of who gets the credit. Hope they can stay that way. Good job by Coach Christopher in keeping the girls on track

Anyone know the dates and times of the Oliver Springs games?

There was an explaination given on a HS football call in show last Friday that stated that TSSAA mandates that the admission be set for the football playoffs at $7.00, with no passes given. They, TSSAA, then get 50% of the ticket sales before expenses and the remaining 50% is split between the two teams.

Anybody know anything about the two 6' girls from the middle school?

There are a number of reasons the OS girls were and will be an exceptional basketball team this year, if they stay focused. One, they have a couple of exceptional basketball player (Hall and Hackworth) who understand how the game should be played and don't get caught up in a "me first" mentality. Two, they have a very good supporting cast (Seiber, Lankford, Goins, Wampler) who are smart, know what their jobs are and how to do it. Three, Chemistry, by and large the girls seem to like each other and respect each other's basketball abilities(at least the ones that have been together last year and through the summer.) Hopefully, the chemistry part of this won't get screwed up this year and they will stay focused. There's a lot of distractions for these girls. Concerning, the German girl, you might want to hold off making her the female equivalent of Abdul Jabbar. While being a foreign exchange student, 6'3", and being able to catch a football one handed with a barbeque in the other may sound impressive, it doesn't have a lot to do with basketball. Germany is not on the far side of the moon and I'm pretty sure they play a little basketball there and if you're 6'3 you don't hide real well. Foreign countries(like the United States) start grooming athletes at an early age for specific sports, based on size and athletic ability. Why then are we talking about her as a handball player? I truly believe "you can't teach height", but you've got to have basketball skills to be a player. Is there potential? Maybe, but if she's only going to be here a year does Coach Wright devote the time(in practice and games) to teach her the game at the expense of other players who'll be here after her? Obviously, it's his call.