The Newspaper of Record since 1878
The girls’ basketball program at Miami has struggled for a few years now
This item is available in full to subscribers.
To continue reading, you will need to either log in to your subscriber account, or purchase a new subscription.
If you are a current print subscriber, you can set up a free website account and connect your subscription to it by clicking here.
If you are a digital subscriber with an active, online-only subscription then you already have an account here. Just reset your password if you've not yet logged in to your account on this new site.
Otherwise, click here to view your options for subscribing.
Please log in to continue |
The girls’ basketball program at Miami has struggled for a few years now. The three wins that the varsity has so far have come with great appreciation. In the past 2-3 years Miami has only won that many games. The girls know what it is to work all season for little results. So, the results of a 3-5 record feel pretty good right now. It is Freddy Rios’ first year coaching the Lady Basketball Vandals. Coach Rios has over 14 years of experience coaching at the high school level and it shows in his teams play. Just like any other sports, Coach Rios knows the value of growing the program with experience and education. That is why his JV program has its own coach, Janet Acevedo.
The Junior Varsity Lady Basketball Vandals have as many players this year as the entire varsity squad had last year. “This is because we have something like 7 Freshmen girls. And these kids can play man,” revealed JV Coach Acevedo. This past week they had 2 wins to 1 loss. They managed to defeat both San Miguel (Tucson) and Superior but had a crushing loss to Cibecue. The JV squad plays the JV squad of their opponents at about 2:30 p.m. on most game days.
