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Undefeated on the court

By Angie Frederickson, Staff writer | February 24, 2016

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The Second Baptist School eighth-grade girls’ basketball team

The Second Baptist School eighth-grade girls’ basketball team (pictured) won the district championship. The Lady Eagles started the game slowly, but came back in the second half to defeat St. John’s School, 45-28. This championship marks the end of the girls’ middle school games, as they move on to high school in the fall. The girls were undefeated this season, with an average of 52 points in each game, and finished their entire middle school career, 22-0. The champion Lady Eagles are (top row, from left) Chloe Tondera, Caroline Torn, Katie Park, Coach Eric Johnson, Kaitlyn Kollmorgen, Mary Turner, Avery Grace Garrett, Michaela Howard, (bottom row, from left) Emily Blackmon, Madeleine Daniels, Victoria Ryan and McKenna Ratliff.

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