Girls Basketball

From The Cumberland Advocate

Winter Sports Ready to Begin; Girls Basketball Practice Starts Monday

The transition from fall to winter sports is starting at the high school as hockey and girls basketball will both open practice next Monday, November 9. They will be followed by boys and girls wrestling on Monday, November 16.

Tom Obr will be at the reins again this winter as the girls basketball team opens drills on Monday. He will be assisted by Erin Miller and Monty Peterson.

The team is looking to continue the improvement it showed last year as it returns all five starters from last season, including MVP and All-Conference honorable mention selection Raegan Beecroft. She is the only senior on the roster.

“We have been building for a year, have seen improvement from the upperclassmen, and are looking forward to seven new freshmen. Among our newcomers, we expect sophomore Bri Wells and freshman Molly Peterson to fight for varsity time as practices begin,” said Coach Obr.

Cameron and Northwestern look to be the early favorites in the always-competitive HON. The team is planning several special nights, including a Pink Out, Teacher Appreciation Night, and Youth Night, along with several halftime events.

The team finished 4 and 22 last winter but showed good fight and improved play despite not having a senior on the roster. Beecroft averaged 11.5 points and 8.4 rebounds a game, while Lily Murphy averaged 6.9 points a contest and Kennedy Campbell 6.5 points per game over last season’s schedule.

The team has a scrimmage scheduled for Friday, November 13, in Cumberland beginning at 6:00 pm against Turtle Lake, Solon Springs/Northwood, Glenwood City, and Greenwood/Granton. The Beavers open the season on Tuesday, November 17, in a home contest against Chetek-Weyerhaeuser.