2023-24 OnFocus Season Preview: Athens Bluejays Girls Basketball

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OnFocus Season Preview
Coaching staff:
Kyncaide Keefe
Sami Braun
Angela Totzke
Briana Handschke
Key returners: 
Addison Lavicka (injured)
Jazelle Hartwig
Sophia Coker
Sydney Coker
Danica Diethelm
Bailey Hanke
Key newcomers: 
Sy’Rih Hartwig
Ava Ford
Brianna Sheahan
Conference outlook:
Phillips is going to be the team to beat again returning such a strong core of athletes.  We hope to challenge them, and at least get a share of the title again this year.  It’s hard in the Marawood because not only do the North games count to the conference record, but so does the South.  It is a dog fight every single Marawood game, so you can’t have an off night or it could affect your chance at a conference championship!
Keys to your success this season:
A big key for us is to grow throughout the season.  We are learning new roles and trying to buy into some new concepts, so it will be a learning curve for us.  We need to trust the process, and the goal is to be playing our best ball in February when it counts!

Behind the scenes: Who are some of the people that help your program succeed? 

Our youth coaches do all they can and more for these athletes at a young age.  They seem to make the time for these kids, and give them every opportunity we can to help them grow as players and spark a passion for the sport at a young age.  I also think supportive teachers/staff at the school is HUGE.  Simply hearing a teacher wish you good luck.. or asking how things are going, that goes a long way for a high schooler and it does not go unnoticed.

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David Keech
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David Keech is a retired teacher and works as a sportswriter, sports official and as an educational consultant. He has reported on amateur sports since 2011, known as 'KeechDaVoice.' David can be reached at [email protected]