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Bluejays are much improved

Athens players have more experience and will win more games
Bluejays are much improved
ATHENS HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL - Introducing the 2025-26 Bluejay girls varsity and junior varsity basketball players. High school players pictured, from left to right, front row are: Ellis Baer, McKenna Lepak, Vanessa Espinoza-Quiroz, Sy’Rih Hartwig, Grace Schreiner and Katelyn den Otter; middle row: Brynley Louis, Ava Erickson, Ayva Haehlke, Itzel Espinoza-Quiroz, Jaelin Switlick, Brooklyn Hein and Kenzie Woller; back row: Yurt Alegjo-Herrera, Brinley Kornack, Lauren Beaty, Jordyn Gross, Anna Keemann, Riley Hanke and managers Terah Schreiner and Ava Ford. PHOTO BY CHRIS KEPNER
Bluejays are much improved
ATHENS HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL - Introducing the 2025-26 Bluejay girls varsity and junior varsity basketball players. High school players pictured, from left to right, front row are: Ellis Baer, McKenna Lepak, Vanessa Espinoza-Quiroz, Sy’Rih Hartwig, Grace Schreiner and Katelyn den Otter; middle row: Brynley Louis, Ava Erickson, Ayva Haehlke, Itzel Espinoza-Quiroz, Jaelin Switlick, Brooklyn Hein and Kenzie Woller; back row: Yurt Alegjo-Herrera, Brinley Kornack, Lauren Beaty, Jordyn Gross, Anna Keemann, Riley Hanke and managers Terah Schreiner and Ava Ford. PHOTO BY CHRIS KEPNER

The Athens varsity girls basketball team has already matched its win total from all of last season of two games. Athens beat both Phillips and Abbotsford this season for the first time since Januar...

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