Parkland’s senior girls basketball team is on a winning streak. The team is currently unbeaten in exhibition play.
The team is a a great mix of speed and size. With Grade 10s Megan King and Kristy Gallagher, as well as Grade 9 Sheena Polman on the senior team the future of the program looks bright. The team plays hard and is always fun to watch.
Led by senior soccer player and first year basketball player Katie Kraeutner, returning Grade 11s Maddie Geary, Romy Done and Skylar Craig as well as Grade 10 standout and starter Kristy Gallagher, the team has had its best start in many years. Parkland has its own unique version of the triple towers with Grade 11s Kate Service and Jamie Hargreaves, as well as Polman all standing over six feet tall. They are very athletic and can run the floor as well as any team’s big players. The team only has two Grade 12s, Petra Bisjak, who is one of a few players that has played all four years of school basketball, as well as Kraeutner.
With the majority of the team, including injured Grade 11 Kate Lawrence and first year grade 11 player Holly Yee all possibly returning next year, things are really looking up for the Parkland Panthers girls basketball program.
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