 It was a season to remember a year ago for the Red Lake Girls basketball team. And even though some key pieces graduated, the Warriors are back and ready for an encore. Fresh off their first ever section title and trip to state, the Red Lake Girls basketball team is ready for round two. It was our first time last year. We got a taste of it, got our feet wet, and I think we're ready to go back and show a lot more. And they're already off to a fast 3-0 start this season, outscoring their opponents by 110 points, getting up and down the court. We try to maintain that style of basketball no matter, you know, what girls we put on the floor. And that's always been Red Lake style of basketball, is run, run, run. Offensively they face the challenger of placing, do it off forward, Grace White. But bring back a balanced attack of shooters that can spread the floor. All five of our starters are all around players, so we can all do poles, shooting guard, point guard, center. When we have girls that can shoot the basketball, you know, that opens up the floor for everybody. And, you know, they have to come out on the shooters. And if we get a ball fake and we can drive around somebody, they have to collapse. And guess what? We got another shooter right up in there waiting. On defense, the plan is simple. Frustrate their opponents for a full 36 minutes. It's a goal just to get in their heads for defense because we know we can run on offense. We all can score. It's just our defense, pretty much one of our games for us. So a group that's been playing together ever since second grade. The goal for this season is crystal clear. We're back to state and to get ourselves a ring. We all want to go back this year because we know what it was like. And we plan to make it further than we did last year. It's always in the back of your mind that they do want to make it to the state tournament. They know they can do it. If they put each other together and they get the effort forward, they can all do it together. Big one tomorrow night at home versus Walker Hackensack, Akely. That's set to tip off around 7.30. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.