HEAD COACH
Nich Thaler, first season taking over as head coach of the program after 5 years of being Grand Haven’s varsity assistant and JV head coach
ASSISTANT COACHES
Bailey Bertapelle
2020-21 OVERALL RECORD
17-1, won a district title and lost in regionals to Newaygo
2020-21 CONFERENCE RECORD
14-0, won the West Michigan Conference Championship
RETURNING STARTERS
Kendall Osborne, 5-10 sophomore point guard
Claire Meacham, 5-11 senior forward
Maddie Meacham, 5-11 senior forward
Emma Dyer, 5-4 senior guard.
Brooke Stark, 5-2 senior guard.
KEY NEWCOMERS
Haylee Schwarz, 5-7 junior forward
Britta Johnson, 5-7 sophomore forward
Emma Peterson, 5-4 junior guard
Lauren Smith, 5-7 junior forward
Ana Trevino, 5-8 junior forward
ANTICIPATED TEAM STRENGTHS
The Wildcats have a lot of length with a good mix of speed and athleticism. This is a team that should be very sound defensively against anyone.
ANTICIPATED TEAM CHALLENGES
Learning a new system with a new head coach and putting those pieces together
TEAMS TO BEAT IN THE CONFERENCE
Coach Thayler expects Hart to be the favorite in the conference with a handful of other teams battling behind to take the top spot away
FIRST GAME
Tuesday, November 30 at Comstock Park. First home game is Tuesday, December 7 against Spring Lake
COACH QUOTE
“We just need to get a few more reps playing together, and once we start trusting each other we will be successful. We are a team that should be in contention for a league and district championship.” -Nich Thaler
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