Comeback season

The Spring Branch-Memorial Sports Association girls’ basketball team, the Fever, led by head coach Brandi Heinz, consisted of fourth- and fifth-grade girls and had a comeback season for the ages. After starting the season with three straight losses, the Fever found themselves seeded next to last in the silver bracket. However, the girls kept practicing and never gave up hope. After knocking out the second seed in the first round, they won their second game in a hard-fought match that sent them to the finals, where they faced the No. 1 seed, the same team that had defeated them just weeks before. In the championship game, the Fever won in an exciting double overtime by two points, securing the Silver Championship. Pictured (from left) are Valentina Alvarez-Bratcher, Lila McQueen, Mae Slovacek, Katherine Bublewicz, Claire Homer, Charley Lane, Olivia Huang, Hayes Holly Heinz, Sarah Wall, and (in back) coach Brandi Heinz. 

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