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Winter Sports Preview: Girls Basketball

Abby Singley • Dec 14, 2009

Pitch Online sports editor Jeremy Smith interviews senior co-captains Catherine Madden and Kat Gratton before the team’s first game against Gaithersburg.

Last Year’s Record
0-23

Key Dates
January 11: Churchill @ WJ
January 25: Whitman @ WJ

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Key Returning Players
Senior Catherine Madden
Senior Kat Gratton
Junior Sarah Howie

Players On the Rise
Freshman Kristen Larrick
Sophomore Sam Stadnik

Player’s Insight
“Coming from an 0-23 season last year, people may not expect much but we are starting from scratch. We have new  coaches, new players, and new ways of playing.” – Junior Sarah Howie

Coach’s Quote
“The biggest thing is to change the culture of the program, create a team of fierce competitors, demand defense and teach the players why playing this game can be so much fun.” – Tori Moten

INFORMATION FROM DEC. 4 PRINT ISSUE OF THE PITCH

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Abby Singley
Abby Singley, Online Editor-in-Chief
Abby Singley was on the Pitch staff since her sophomore year, and as a senior, she was Online Editor-in-Chief and the Print Copy Chief in 2010-2011. The previous year, Abby was the first online editor-in-chief, and was also a copy editor during her sophomore and junior years. She is excited to be involved with the up-and-coming Pitch Online and help bring news to the WJ community in a faster, more innovative way. When not scanning the online administrator page or copy editing articles, Abby likes reading pop culture and news magazines and Web sites. Although she does not know where she is going to school yet, Abby will be entering college as a journalism major next year.
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