 For the second year in a row, the Belfry Lady Pirates will take the court without a senior. Although being young, the Lady Pirates picked up the 60th district title last year, and they hope to improve on that this season with a more experienced team. I'd like to have a senior night at some point in my career, but I have had these girls what it felt like forever, and they've kind of been part of the system. We've dealt with a lot of injuries, and we've kind of had a little bit of a turnover this season, so we're almost rebuilding again, but our parts are much better, much more cohesive, and the process has happened earlier. We can put a lot of speed on the court this season, and I think we're a little more mature this season than we were last year, even though it's our second year without a senior. We're coming together more each year, and this year we're really playing good together. From last season of this year, we've improved a lot as a team. We're still young, but we matured on the court, and we have high expectations for this year. I figure we've got some nets now. I don't know anything else to say. First we've got to control our fate in district, but when you get to regional tournament, I think we're going to have kind of the experience this year and not the nervousness to take us to that next level. I don't see one team particularly dominating this region, and it's really about what you do in practice each day. This year as a team, I think we want to have a good season and obviously make it to district. Have a district title again, and we want to go to region and possibly go to state. I think definitely win a district for sure, and then even try to win a region. I think that's been our goal for a while, and I think we've always felt short, so this year definitely just... region is like the big thing right now. We're going to sweep through district, run through region, and hopefully make it to state. Come watch us this year because we need some fans. Reporting in Belfrey for EKB Sports, I'm Makayla Colley.