Gallery: Girls Basketball Tryouts

By Tristen Porter, Madi Maupin, Molly Miller, Amelie Wong, and Audrey Condon

November 20, 2022

The girls basketball tryouts were held on Nov. 14-16. The teams were announced after tryouts on Nov. 17 and practice started on Nov. 17. Varsity is scheduled to play their first game on Tuesday, Dec. 13 at 7 p.m. against Bishop Miege, the game will take place at SME. JV will play their first game against Blue Vally North on Wednesday, Dec. 7 at 7 p.m. at East. Freshmen will play against Blue Valley on Monday, Dec. 5 at 5:30 p.m. at East. C-team will play against Olathe NW on Monday, Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. at SME. To find more information about the girls basketball schedule, check out sunflower league or smelancers.com.

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11.14-16.22 Girls Basketball tryouts

Freshman Finna Kessler holds out her arm to block senior Riley Eck during a scrimmage match. Photo by Amelie Wong
Freshman Ruby Wasserman shuffles in a defensive position to the next cone within her drill. Photo by Molly Miller
The girls stand and watch the next drill they will soon participate in. Photo by Molly Miller
Freshman Ava Fredrickson waves her hands in front of the opposing player. Photo by Molly Miller
Junior Ashley Zastrow dribbles the balls during the first drill. Photo by Tristen Porter
Junior Ellie Gudex catches the ball during partner drills. Photo by Tristen Porter
Senior Cate Holzbeierlein prepares to cross over during drills. Photo by Tristen Porter
Sophomore Lane Birch shoots the ball during tryout warmups. Photo by Madi Maupin
Freshman Finley Feagans and Maile Tormohlen laugh together while playing against each other during tryouts. Photo by Madi Maupin
Sophomore Emory Naylor works on improving her ball handling during a warm up drill. Photo by Amelie Wong
Freshman Ella Slicker laughs as she drops the tennis ball during a ball handling warm up drill. Photo by Amelie Wong
Senior Reese Birch smiles as she makes a shot from the free throw line. Photo by Audrey Condon
Junior Lauren McGuire receives a pass in a two person shooting and passing drill. Photo by Audrey Condon
Junior Ellie Gudex reaches up to rebound teammate and junior Lauren McGuire’s shot. Photo by Audrey Condon

About the Contributors

Tristen Porter, Staff Photographer

Senior Tristen Porter is going into her third year on staff as a photographer. Tristen is so excited to finish her years off strong and can’t wait to see what the year has in store. Tristen loves capturing moments for people to reminisce on for years to come. When she is not carving out time to go shoot any sports event possible, Tristen enjoys hanging out with her friends and being a host at Grunauer with her awesome coworkers, or modeling for Style Muse Magazine.

Madi Maupin, Staff Artist

Sophomore Madi Maupin is starting her first semester with The Harbinger as a photographer and artist. Along with The Harbinger, Madi is involved with STUCO, soccer and is the boys JV soccer manager. In Madi’s free time she enjoys being with her friends and family, playing soccer, going to the lake, driving around with her friends, and working. Madi is so excited for this upcoming semester and the new experiences and memories Madi will create.

Molly Miller, Print Photo Editor

Entering into her fourth and final year, senior Molly Miller is ecstatic to be a Head Print Photo Editor for the Harbinger. When she’s not editing in Photoshop in the backroom, Molly is hanging out with friends, cleaning her room, or going for a walk around Prairie Village listening to Zach Bryan or Megan Moroney.

Amelie Wong, Online Photo Editor

Senior Amelie Wong is entering her third and final year on staff as Harbinger’s first ever head online photo editor. Though she is still trying to figure out all of the responsibilities for her new role, she is so excited to see what new challenges this year brings. When Amelie is not in the J-room you can probably find her at Target buying more Red Bull or Starbucks getting her third coffee of the day.

Audrey Condon, Staff Photographer

Heading into her final year on Harbinger as a staff photographer, senior Audrey Condon is so excited to see what the year has in store. When she’s not spending every waking hour shooting a sports event or desperately finding names for a caption, she can be found nannying, working out, or front row at the Lancer sports games. Within the walls of East, Audrey juggles AP classes, Varsity Softball, Link Crew, NHS, and Pep Exec duties. In her free time you can find her curled up with a book or enjoying her weekends out and about with friends.