NPHS Girls Basketball takes strides to continue winning
Through triumph and failure, the NPHS girls’ varsity basketball team is dominating the season one game at a time. As of Dec. 10, the team has had six wins and one loss this season.
Kyla Nordhus, senior, has been playing basketball since 4th grade, and is dedicated to her last season on the team. “I usually stay after practice. I go to every practice, every single one. I always set aside time, no matter what I’m doing, no matter how many tests I have, no matter what I go to every practice, every game. Because when you miss, you miss not just a day of practice, you miss learning about the game, like the lessons that you learn,” Nordhus said.
Joining the sport at the beginning of her high school journey, Julianna Bohl, senior, has goals this year to not only win and compete this season, but to improve herself individually. Bohl has been focused on improving parts of the game to help her team. “I want to get better court vision so I can help out my teammates and get more paint touches so I can make a better impact on the score,” Bohl said.
As this is the last season of basketball for Bohl, she is excited to experience the team’s camaraderie one last time. “I’m looking forward to home games, and love my friends who are seniors, so being able to see that on that senior night later, and usually the buses are fun rides, so team bonding,” Bohl said.
Sydney Ferrari, freshman, feels that as a freshman on varsity, she must work extra hard to be able to contribute to the wins. Ferrari has also been playing basketball since 4th grade and hopes to continue her career in college with dreams of playing for Michigan State University. “I am currently doing private practices with a couple of my club coaches, and I’ll go to the park by myself, or sometimes I’ll just go out and run,” Ferrari said. “I really want to try and start as many games as I can and keep playing varsity for all four years, hopefully, and just do what I can to win as many games as I can.”
Although every member has individual goals, Nordhus believes that the team has to be able to think as one. She finds that this mindset is important for the team to succeed. “You have to be able to know what your teammates are thinking, like if she will pass me the ball or not, while also not broadcasting that to the other team. You want to be on the same wavelength to be successful on the court,” Nordhus said.
