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Five Return For PHS Girls Basketball




The Pettisville girls basketball team returns five letterwinners from a team that went 14-8, 8-2 in the Buckeye Border Conference last year.

In his 14th season, Jason Waldvogel, head coach, has compiled a 181-147 record.

All five returnees are seniors. The Blackbirds are led by Kaitlyn Nofziger, who averages 10.7 points per game.

Tanner Hostetler averages 9.2 ppg; Ashlyn Bontrager, 4.5 ppg; Lauren Frey, 3.7 ppg; and Lexie King, 1 ppg.

“Attitude and the willingness to work” are team strengths, said Waldvogel.

“Our seniors give us a good amount of experience and younger players are hungry to play.

“We should be able to shoot the basketball fairly well, along with having decent speed.”

Waldvogel will also look to juniors Amber Loar and Jessica Valdez and sophomores Lauren Hostetler and Audra Klopfenstein to contribute.

“Size is probably our biggest hurdle, but we hope to overcome that with our aggressiveness and hustle,” said Waldvogel. “We want to give 100% each night and keep improving.

“We plan to contend night in and night out.”

Pettisville lost three to graduation: Brady Avina, Kayla King and Kylee Garcia.

Assisting in coaching duties is Kendra Stahl, an Archbold graduate. Brian Leppelmeier is the junior varsity coach.

The Birds open their season, Friday, Nov. 25, at Wauseon.



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