Winter Season Preview

Girls’ Basketball

Overlake is excited to welcome Coach Rick Nelson to our Girls’ Basketball program. Nelson brings a wealth of experience from his time playing basketball internationally as well as over 20 years coaching in the AAU world. He has enthusiastically taken up his new role, leading unofficial practices over the summer with significant team participation.

Nelson noted that most of the team is returning from last year and are committed to leading this new group this season. Nelson is positive about the upcoming season. “I believe in setting strong and obtainable goals. Our goal is absolutely to compete for the conference championship and build upon the first-round finish from the state tournament last year. We want to establish Overlake as a force to be reckoned with from day one. Our girls are focused, excited, and ready to make this a season to remember.”

With nine Home games on the schedule there is ample opportunity to come to Overlake and cheer on the team and their new coach. “I would simply say it is a true honor to be leading such a strong, focused team”, shared Nelson. “We are super excited to get on the court and we appreciate all the support from our faculty, parents, and student body. We are looking forward to seeing all in the stands.”

Boys’ Basketball

Don’t miss out as Boys’ Basketball looks to have another exciting and entertaining year on the court. “Our goal is to play with great pace on both ends of the floor and get out in transition and run,” shares Coach David Bigelow. “It will be a fun brand of basketball to both play and watch.”

The set schedule has ten Home games, so ample opportunity to cheer on our Owls. The schedule includes some great non-league games this year against the likes of Lakeside, Blanchet, Sammamish, and other larger schools in the area with good basketball programs.

Bigelow has big goals for the team this year. “Our goal is to be playing our best basketball of the year in the Yakima SunDome for the State Tournament. We obviously hope to take home the big gold ball. That’s a realistic goal for the group we have this year.” Bigelow encourages everyone to come be part of the fun and excitement. “We really appreciate the support of the Overlake community and a packed, loud gym would be awesome for our guys to play in front of throughout this season!”