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845-1505 Mon-Fri Lunch Buffet 845-1515 Catering Available TRAVEL CENTER 417-845-1500 OPEN 24 HOURS Go Mustangs! I-49 & Hwy 76 Jct. • Anderson, MO Thursday, November 30, 2017 McDonald County Press 3C W i n t e r S p o r t S p r e v i e W RICK PECK/SPECIAL TO MCDONALD COUNTY PRESS Senior members of the 2017-2018 McDonald County Lady Mustang basketball team. From left to right: Aspen Bowman, Megan Wofford (manager) and Meagan Mills. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2C LADY MUSTANGS really improved, doing the little things you have to do to be successful." Short said Santillan is going to be a big part of this year's team. He said the sophomore was forced into the point guard slot at times this summer due to an injury to Wilson and performed very well. Short said Santillan is not afraid to shoot, and the team needs her to shoot and score. Bowman will contribute at the post, Short said. He said she is able to rebound very well and can score from the block. Others expected to contribute include Jaylie Sanny, Addison Mick, along with a number of freshmen. "We have a lot of freshmen who are fighting for some minutes," Short said. "They may or may not neces- sarily be ready, but they are going to have to be because they are going to get thrown into the mix." Short said, without proven shoot- ers, the Lady Mustangs will need to find ways to score. "We are going to play a little faster this year," Short said. "If we play a half-court game, we are fine with our defense, but regardless if we are play- ing full-court or half-court defense, when we get a rebound, we are going the other way. It's not going to be a year when we walk it down the floor. When they have an open shot, they are shooting the ball. They know if they are open this year, they are shooting the ball." Short said the team numbers aren't where he wants them, but he is excited by the girls who are out. "The girls we do have out are positive," Short said. "They are here to work hard and, no matter what anyone says, I would rather have 17 who want to work hard than 25 kids who just do minimal. I am fine with it. It's not ideal, but it's going well." M cD o n a l d Co u n t y o p e n e d i t s season at the Carl Junction Tourna- ment on Nov. 27. The Lady Mustangs then travel to Purdy and St. Mary's Colgan before hosting Baxter Springs on Dec. 14 for the home opener. McDonalD county HigH ScHool girlS BaSketBall VarSity roSter No. Name Height Position 1 Caitlyn Barton 5-7 G/F 2 Addison Mick 5-7 G/F 3 Sam Frazier 5-7 G 5 Sydney Killion 5-7 G/F 10 Lily Allman 5-4 G 11 Rita Santillan 5-6 G 12 Katie Kester 5-6 G 13 Meagan Mills 5-8 G/F 15 Ragan Wilson 5-7 G 22 Aaliyah Rubio 5-7 F 23 Kristin Penn 5-8 G/F 30 Laney Wilson 5-6 G/F 31 Alexia Estrada 5-5 G 33 Zoe Valance 5-10 F/C 40 Aspen Bowman 5-8 F/C 41 Jaylie Sanny 5-8 F/C 50 Mollie Milleson 6-0 F/C Want to Make A Difference? It takes less than an hour and the one pint donated can save up to three lives. To learn more about the process just visit our website at www.cbco.org. Donate blood. NWA Newspapers LLC is a proud sponsor of Community Blood Center.