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Bella Farkas Hunt Girls Basketball January 17, 2016 Mod 3

On Friday, I spoke with Maggie Barlow about girls A-team basketball here at Hunt, including her role on the team. She told me that she has enjoyed playing this year quite a bit, especially in comparison to last year which she told me was a “frustrating year for [her] teammates and [her] becuase [they] just couldn’t win a game.” This year has been a completely different story, they’ve managed to win most of their games, and by fairly wide margins. I asked Maggie what position she enjoys playing the most. To which she replied “I don’t really have a favorite position, but I like playing defense more than offense.”

Maggie’s one criticism of Hunt basketball is the practice schedule. For her team, practice is from five to six every school night with games on Tuesdays and Thursdays. “It makes it hard to get school work done and done well. And, since I also play soccer, which for me, is a higher priority than basketball, I have almost no time for seeing friends or doing fun activities other than basketball, soccer and homework.” She added that maybe if her coach was a bit more lenient about missing a practice here and there it would be easier to juggle her “very busy schedule.”

I asked Maggie what the highlight of her season has been so far for her. “Beating Edmunds, for sure.” She told me. “Their our (Hunt’s) biggest rivals and to beat them this year was awesome. It really brought the team closer and gave us more confidence.”