 Well, down in Monaga, the girls' basketball, Braves are quietly putting together an undefeated start to the season. And with more on the keys to success for the Braves, here's Clayton Castle. When you look at the 10-0 record and nine ranking in the state polls, you might not believe that the Monaga Braves are playing with only one senior. But that's exactly the case as the girls keep steamrolling their schedule, looking for momentum down the stretch. So far, so good. Girls have been working hard. We started off with a tough part of our schedule and we were able to beat some really good teams. And it's been fun to see us get better each and every day and keep improving. It's fun. I don't really want to lose at all. We want to go to state, so I'm a big part of the team. Lea Schwartz is the lone senior and she says she has seen the program's winning culture develop over time. We worked our butts off in practice and we got a new coach. Not that that means anything, but slowly we got better. On offense, the team features two 1,000-point scores, but it's the other side of the ball that the team says is at strength. Defense, we've been doing pretty good on defense. Pretty fast, I'd say. Aggressive. I think our togetherness and our defense, we really tried by a lockdown on defense and turned that into our offense. While putting the ball through the hoop is the literal key to winning, what is just as important is what happens off the court and the chemistry of the team is one of the best in the area. Somebody else is always stepping up. We play really well together. Can't just hone in on one girl because somebody else will hurt you. We've just been players stepping up each and every night for us, which has been fun to watch. The Braves' next take on the Wolverines from Wadena Deer Creek tomorrow at home. Reporting in Monaga Clayton Castle, Lakeland News. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.