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Queens of Kingdom Basketball

By Angie Frederickson, Staff writer | March 27, 2022

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Sara Monk, Ellie Dixon, Georgia Pettey, Claire Dixon, Ellie Listengart, Reese Listengart

Sara Monk, Ellie Dixon, Georgia Pettey, Claire Dixon, Ellie Listengart, and Reese Listengart

Spring Branch Middle School classmates (pictured) are enjoying another season together as basketball teammates in Tallowood Baptist Church’s Kingdom Basketball League. These girls have played in the league, either on the same team or on opposing teams, since they were first graders. For the last couple of years, they have bonded together on the same team that coaches and parents describe as a gritty and scrappy bunch. While soccer is their primary sport, the girls have loved competing in Kingdom Basketball for many years. The longtime teammates are (from left) Sara Monk, Ellie Dixon, Georgia Pettey, Claire Dixon, Ellie Listengart, and Reese Listengart; not pictured: Reese Pancioli.

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