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Greenville
junior Sarah Wenning receives the entry pass in the post as
Greenville was part of a three way
scrimmage with Arcanum and Ft.
Loramie Tuesday. CNO Photo by George Starks
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Ball handling
key for Greenville girls
Kerns back at the helm
By George Starks
ARCANUM- Rachel Kerns is once again at the helm in Greenville, leading
the way for the Lady Wave basketball team.
Tuesday, the Wave took part in a three way scrimmage as the former Wave
standout will lead the young Wave into battle during the upcoming
season.
With Arcanum and Ft. Loramie providing the competition, Kerns soon
found out what issues needed to be addressed.
While the offense struggled at times, the defense had its ups and downs.
“Defense is something we’ve not really discussed much in practice,”
said Kerns. “We have a lot to do for the foundation of this team and
we’re going to hit the defense a lot harder in practice this week.
With a new coach and a young team, growing pains are huge and it’s no
different with the Wave.
“We have 100 percent of growing pains and they hurt,” Kerns admitted.
“At times tonight, I though we were competitive but we had too many
turnovers. If we don’t turn the ball over, then we will give ourselves
a chance to win games. When we weren’t turning the ball over, we were
very competitive. In the quarters that we weren’t competitive, we had
nine or ten turnovers in the quarter. Right now, that is our biggest
focus. Not turning the ball over.”
With turnovers being the focal point for Kerns as well as defense,
there were things the coach did like.
“The girls are getting the concept of the game and they are getting the
concept of what we’re trying to get them to do,” said Kerns. “Their
spacing on the floor is not terrible and they’re running down the floor
pretty well. At times, we didn’t turn the ball over and at times it was
our worse enemy.”
Kerns summed up the pre-season in very short terms.
“It’s a journey,” said Kerns. “Every day is a new journey.”
With the season looming near and opening night being November 28 with
the Annie Oakley Shootout, the Wave will host a scrimmage Friday with
Bethel and St. Henry starting at 6 pm.
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