Griswold Girls Basketball is focusing on “Competitiveness” for 2023 Season

November 9th, 2023 by Asa Lucas

With one year under his belt, Griswold Girls Basketball Head Coach Ryan Lockwood to make this Tiger’s basketball team even more competitive. Griswold is coming off a (2-21) season that saw the Tigers at the bottom of the Corner Conference. It was a year and team that had growing pains. Coach Lockwood noted the youth and inexperience resulted in a modest amount of wins last year.

This offseason for Coach Lockwood and the Tigers has been focused on becoming more cohesive and learning how to play quicker. Over the summer the team traveled to Okoboji for a three-day basketball camp. There the team grew, and Coach Lockwood took away quite a few positives from Okoboji.

Now with their season starting in a few weeks, the Tigers are looking to a few familiar faces to help bring more leadership and a fierce nature to their team. Seniors like Karly Millikan and Madison Rush. Millikan had 147 rebounds, 23 steals, and 5 blocks in her sophomore campaign, but sat out her junior year due to an injury. Rush last year had 13 completed 3-pointers, 25 rebounds, with 7 assists, and 7 steals.

In Coach Lockwood’s eyes one of the measuring sticks for a successful season is how aggressive and competitive his girls play. He knows that if they focus on hanging on late into the games, pushing themselves and consistently driving towards the basket. This Tigers team will have opportunities to win.