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                                                                 Right in Winning Season


                                                            Seven  years.  Seven  long   post  season  the  Raider
                                                          years  since  Mead  had  beaten   advanced  all  the  way  to  the
                                                          Malcolm  in  girls  basketball.   Distric Finals to face opponent
                                                          This  all  changed  when  the   Bancroft-Rosalie.  Ifitwasnot
                                                          Mead  girls  stepped  onto  for a short stretch during the
                                                          Malcolm's  home  court  and   game,  Mead  would  have
                                                          walked  away  with  their  first   continued  on  to  the  State
                                                          victory  in  seven  years.  The   Tournament.
                                                          game  started  out  slow.  but  by   Mead ended  their season
                                                          halftime  the  Mead  girls  .----. with a  12-9 record after
                                                          had  a  20  to  19  lead.          their 55 to 43 loss.
                                                          The  Raiders  then                    Throughout the
                                                          had  to  battle  back                season Mead was
                                                          from a deficit in the                led in scoring by
                                                          fourth  quarter  to                 junior guard Penny
                                                          force  the  game  into            Couch.       who
                                                          overtime  with  a  47  to  47   averaged  14  points  per
                                                          tie.   In  the  three  minute  game. along with 7 boards and
                                                          overtime period. the Mead girls   6  assists.  Sophomore  Amy
                                                          outscored Malcolm  to  claim a   Rasmussen  added  11  points
                                                          long awaited 59 to 57 victory.   and  6  boards  per  game.
                                                           This  game  is  just one  good   Rounding out the starting line
                                                          memory from  a season  full  of  up were 4 year stat1ers Megan
                                                          accomplishments.  Another  Anderson   and   Darsey
                                                          bright  spot  was  Mead's  Moline. who combined for 9
                                                          overwhelming  victory  over  points   a   game,   and
                                                          Class C-1  Bennington.  In the   sophomore Angie Miller.

























                                                          Girls  Basketball:  (I  to  r)  Standing:  SM  Hannah  Glenn.  Coach  John
                                                          Poltack,  Amanda  Wolfe,  Kayla  Thorson.  Katie  Dccrson,  Shylynne
                                                          Morrb,  Amy  Rasmussen,  Jenny  Dahl.  SM  Shcrri  OYak,  SM  Angela
                                                          Pelster.  Kneeling:  (I  to  r)  SM  Keshia  Sclko.  Angie  Miller.  Kelly  Konccky,
                                                          Lori  Rasmussen.  Andrea  Guylc.  Penny  Couch.  Sara  Koneck],  SM  Katie
                                                          Parsons.  Sitting:  (I  to  r)  Lindsay  Robertson,  Megan  Anderson.  Darsey
                                                          Moline.
   Kay/a  shows  everyone  I   Amy demonstrates IU'r own post moves
   agressi1•e  in the post.   uguinst u Browne/1-Tu/bot dtfender.
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