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Girls Basketball Take 2nd in Oakies Invitational

Lili Everley, Writer
January 25, 2024

On Saturday, Jan 13, the Oakies girls basketball team took Second Place in the Lady Oakies Invitational, capping off a rigorous and unpredictable tournament week.

After snow days across the metro caused the tournament to be delayed several days, the Oakies finally took on Raytown in their tournament opener on Thursday, Jan. 11. This game was worth the three-day wait in a dominating 69-25 win, setting a tone for the rest of the week.

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Snow day problems struck again on Friday when several teams were unable to make it to their games, rearranging the bracket as well as game times and causing teams to be unprepared with who they were to take on that day. OP was originally supposed to play Blue Springs HS but after the weather prevented them from attending, a game time change took place and they took on Raytown South HS instead.

“Not having preparation really kind of contributed to a little bit of the worrisome nature of our team, but I think that also helped propel us to get a win because we tend to fight better when we’re facing adversity,” assistant coach Kendon McClaine said.

And propel the team to a win it did. The Oakies beat Raytown South in a thriller 73-70. This sent OP the finals to be played Saturday morning against a solid Smithville squad.

Oak Park started off hot in the first quarter leading the Warriors 16-7. But a good shooting, Smithville team was able to come back for their ultimate win in the championship beating the Oakies with a score of 52-44.

This marks the first time in a long time the girls placed in the tournament and shows again how much this team has improved and looks to make an impact this season.

 

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Lili Everley, managing editor, writer
Lili Everley is a senior in the Health and Wellness pathway. She plans to attend college next year studying kinesiology on a pre-athletic training track while continuing her soccer career. Lili has done journalism all four years of high school, the last three being on The Northmen’s Log staff; she enjoys writing in-depth pieces about things going on in sports at Oak Park. Outside of journalism, Lili has been a four-year varsity letterman and two-year captain of the soccer team, as well as a four-year letterman on the basketball team. She also participated on the girls flag football team. On the Log, Lili is the managing editor, making sure all parts of the magazine making process are going smoothly and using her people skills to help the staff efficiently interview and build relationships with the school community. By doing so, the goal is to create a better, more in-depth magazine that everyone at school will enjoy reading.