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Basketball season begins!
Girls’ basketball jamborees mark the start of winter sports season
WINFIELD — The gymnasium at Winfield-Mount Union High School got a taste of winter sports on Tuesday as the Wolves welcomed in nine other teams for a girls’ basketball jamboree.
Among those in attendance were three Union area teams. Along with WMU, Highland and Mt. Pleasant both got their feet wet.
Four halves of basketball were played on the day. Each game was just one half, with eight teams playing.
The Huskies played defending Southeast Conference champion Keokuk Chiefs in the second game of the day, and after a rough first quarter were able to play the Chiefs closer in the second half. Keokuk outscored Highland 36-10.
Mt. Pleasant and Winfield-Mount Union went at it in the last game of the night. The Wolves nipped the Panthers 21-20.
Bradie Buffington and Keely Malone scored six points each to colead the Wolves. Mt. Pleasant’s Hailey Parrott hit a pair of 3-pointers to lead the team with six points, and Tristian Shull scored five.
The showdown between the Panthers and Wolves saw former Mt. Pleasant assistant and new WMU head coach Mendy McCreight go against her former team.
The girls’ basketball season will officially begin this weekend as regular season games begin.
Winfield-Mount Union’s Melina Oepping (left) tries to swing the ball around while being closely contested by Mt. Pleasant’s Tristian Shull (right) on Tuesday night. (Andy Krutsinger/The Union)
Highland’s Katelyn Waters marches down the floor with the ball during the Huskies’ jamboree scrimmage against Keokuk on Tuesday night. (Andy Krutsinger/The Union)
Highland’s Sarah Burton flies to the basket during the Winfield-Mount Union jamboree on Tuesday night. (Andy Krutsinger/The Union)
Winfield-Mount Union’s Keetyn Townsley (14) handles the ball while being guarded by Mt. Pleasant’s Abby Carthey on Tuesday night. (Andy Krutsinger/The Union)
Mt. Pleasant’s Andi Scott (left) embraces former Panther and current Winfield-Mount Union coach Mendy McCreight (right) after a run in on the sidelines on Tuesday night. (Andy Krutsinger/The Union)
