(Neola, IA) — Tri Center Girls Basketball Head Coach Derek Sonderland knew he had a rebuilding season this year and it showed with a 7-15 overall record. The Trojans lost some key seniors from the previous season and some players decided not to come out for basketball. At the beginning of the season, Sonderland did not focus on wins and losses but instead how they can improve
Freshman Lauren Harder ended up leading the team in scoring averaging 11 points a game and her sister Freshman Hailey Harder was third at 5.2 — Sonderland says they along with others were asked to do more than what they expected
Tri Center also has Junior Jozie Payne who was a starter returning along with Junior Megan Carlson, Sophomore Cameron Way and Freshman Kendra Sonderland. Coach Sonderland says they have to focus on a few areas in the off season
Tri Center loses two senior starters — Danica Hoden and Macie Schneckloth.
Complete Interview with Head Coach Derek Sonderland
