The Odessa Record -

REARDAN–This year's Screaming Eagles girls basketball team may be short handed, but Coach Bob Swannack believes his senior-laden squad will be competitive in the NE2B League.

Swannack graduated eight players from last year's team that finished 13-7. The Screaming Eagles may be unable to field a junior varsity team this year due to low player turnout.

"Because this team played in the shadow of last year's seniors, we are going to have to learn on the fly," Swannack said.

Though his players were short on playing minutes last season, some of them gained valuable experience participating in a...