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Well, finally. A victory for the 8th grade girls’ basketball team – their second, I believe, in four years of playing together. And Katie even made a very nice swish from almost the three-point line that prompted a torrent of wild applause from the …er..crowd.<\/p>\n

I’m not one for overdoing young people’s sports, but neither do I think it’s time well spent when a team isn’t taught and drilled on basic skills and therefore spends four years scoring an average of 5.3 points a game. But there’s been a change in coaching staff this year, so…31-17, baby! <\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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