Ballin’ ut two transfer students look forward to playing basketball.m.

story by evan dahlke

Each year, South basketball shows up and puts on a show for the student body. Each minute of all four quarters the players put it all out on the court to make the school, their team and themselves proud. While we’ve been pretty good every year, dding additional weapons or talent to the roster could make them even better.

There are two new additions to the girl’s basketball roster this year: juniors Katherine ‘Kate’ Blumenthal and Azailah ‘Zai’ Funches. Blumenthal said her transition from Bishop Miege to South has been easy, and she feels she is fitting in with the team well.

“So I think there’s just a variety of more different types of people and just different genres,” Blumenthal said. “Just a variety I guess of life groups, and it’s really fun because you get to experience all these different people.”

Blumenthal said the chemistry formed with her new team has been really beneficial for all of them.

“We went to Pitt State this summer and from there I just like, they’re like my best friends. I do everything with them,” Blumenthal said.

Adding Blumenthal will be a great addition to the girls basketball team and she hopes she’ll make an impact on the team for the upcoming season.

“Overall I feel like I’m pretty good as just a team player and I support my team and hype them up, and I just think we have really great chemistry together,” Blumenthal said..

As for Funches, coming from a small school in Missouri, she had been friends with some of the girls on the team prior to her transfer. As a result, fitting into the team seems like it won’t be much of an issue.

“So I actually played with Cameryn [Smith] and Joycelyn [Moore] over the summer, and I already knew them,” Funches said. “They introduced me to the team and like, it’s been really good. We all bond together. I’m really excited for the season.” Funches said.

Funches is confident that the team as a whole will perform well together.

“I think that as a team, we’ll just, we’ll be really good. I think I’ll add things, and have the same opportunities as everyone else.”

There’s been lots of hype around these newcomers. Girls basketball fans are hopeful that they both will do great in this upcoming season.

December 9th -- Home -- vs Olathe West

December 13th -- Away -- vs Spring Hill

December 16th -- Away -- vs Olathe North west

January 6th -- Away -- vs SMW

January 10th -- Away -- vs Gardner-Edger ton

January 13th -- Home -- vs SMN

January 19th -- Away -- vs Liberty North

January 31st -- Home -- vs Olathe North

February 3rd -- Away -- vs SMNW

February 10th -- Away -- vs Lawrence Free State

February 13th -- Home -- vs Pembroke Hill

February 14th -- Home -- vs Olathe East

February 17th -- Away -- vs Mill Valley

February 21st -- Home -- vs Olathe South

February 24th -- Away-- vs SME