Girl’s teams face key games as they close regular season

In girl’s high school basketball, Class 2A top ranked Mid-Prairie of Wellman closes out the regular season at home against Tipton. Mid-Prairie coach Lisa Doser says her team wants to close the regular season with a win.Doser says they want momentum heading into the tournament, to show teams that it won’t be easy to beat them.Class 1A fifth ranked Rockwell City-Lytton closes out the regular season against class 2A seventh-rated Pocahontas.Rockwell City-Lytton coach Dave Birks says it will be a big challenge for his team, as it will already be a tournament atmosphere. Class 1A second-ranked Rock Valley closes out the regular season against Sibley-Ocheydan. Rock Valley coach Preston Kooima says his team has made a lot of progress on the defensive end.Kooima says while his team presses full court it is the half court defense that he views as most important. He says there are a lot of teams that press, but he says they want the other team to be as miserable as possible when it comes to scoring.