. This winter may be bringing the cold, but things have been heating up on the courts as the girls’ basketball team is training to be better than ever. With practice five days a week, these girls are pushing everything they have in order to make for a winning season. Their primary goal during these practices is to “keep up the intensity and remain focused,” said senior player Kristi Tibolet. From the way the girls played together at the first scrimmage against Union on Nov. 27, Tibolet said, “we can tell that our team is going to be a lot better than previous years.” She explained that each one of these girls are willing to give the team everything they’ve got. In past years, the girls basketball team may have not been at the top, but this year will be different. There is a mixture of new talent, with five new freshman girls that are psyched to play, and new attitudes, as the entire team is pushing themselves harder than ever in order to find success. Their first game was Dec. 11, as they were a part of the New Brighton Tip-Off Tournament. The girls played hard and strong, doing the best they could. That game alone is only a simple starting point for what will eventually evolve into a solid season. “I think we’re going to have success,” said Tibolet.