word consistency. In recent seasons, that’s been lacking at times and it’s led the Tigers to losing some games they shouldn’t have. To challenge North Polk, both on the court and in the conference stand- ings, Gilbert can’t have those off nights this winter. “If we play well and get beat by a better team, I can accept that,” Frisk said. “You’re not going to play perfect all the time, but we have to play with consistency at both ends of the court.” North Polk, a 4A state semi- finalist a season ago and the defending league champion, re- turns superstar and UNI commit Abby Tuttle. The Comets, who are 46-6 over the last seasons, return their top six scorers in all from a year ago. And don’t forget about Ballard or Carlisle. Ballard’s Raegan Loewe is one of the top players in the conference, and Carlisle’s Macy Comito is one of the pre- mier players in the entire state. Comito, who averaged 22.1 points per game a season ago, will play collegiately at Iowa State. It’s just another year in the RRC. Every game will be a challenge. “Every night you’ve got to be ready to go,” Frisk said. “But we want to be able to play with the top teams and I think we can.”
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Abby Patel Mia Kautman Callie Hales
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Mollie Schnormeier Sr
Katie Sniezek
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Kennady Hansen
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Kayla Rash
Abigail Thompson Sr
Caylee Kincade Kaylin Richards Lauren Sniezek Ella Henningsen
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Olivia Timmermans Sr
But as we said at the start of this, the Tigers have loftier am- bitions than conference success this winter. Getting back to Des Moines is a big goal, but it’s not the end goal. Winning in Des Moines, now that’s what we’re talking about. “Realistically, we want to go to state and then play another day at state,” Frisk said. “But we have to make that happen be- cause no one is going to give it to us. There’s no doubt in my mind we can do it, but we have to go out and get it done.” Buckle up. This could be a fun ride.
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