They’ve taken some lumps to begin the year, but the Columbia Lady Wildcats are close to getting healthy again as the schedule heats up.
Head coach Charlie James said he’s been pleased with the results despite the Lady Wildcats’ 2-6 record considering the injuries they’ve dealt with along with the departures from last year’s squad.
Despite being the defending south state champions, Columbia Academy has struggled through its first 15 games. With four starters graduating and Macey Jones transferring, head coach Dale Watts said the Lady Cougars (4-11) are essentially rebuilding on the fly.
The East Marion Lady Eagles basketball squad is no stranger to success with back-to-back undefeated campaigns in district play and reaching the Final Four two years ago and the second round of the playoffs last year.
It’s time to turn the page as we do every December and turn out attention away from football to basketball. But before I get into this year’s basketball teams, I just have to say I don’t think I’ve ever had more fun covering football in Marion County as I did this year.
The Columbia Wildcats have had a rough start to their basketball season so far, but there is a lot more room for optimism than their 1-5 record suggests.
After a 2-17 campaign last season, the West Marion Trojans basketball team is aiming to take a big step forward this year.
The Trojans (1-1) are already halfway to matching their win total from last year, and head coach Mark Stringer said he expects their win column to grow dramatically.