WAITSBURG - Waitsburg Middle School girls basketball team has improved over the last couple of games. The group comprises seven sixth-graders and three seventh-graders, with only four girls with previous basketball experience.

Playing against eighth graders has been challenging. The girls play hard, yet their shots have not been falling.

The young Cardinals played Rogers in back-to-back games, losing the first by a score of 24-14 and the second 17-10. Olivia Kiefel led the team in scoring with six points in each game.

Against Desales, the Cardinals lost a close game 26-24. Olivia Kiefel scored...