Barbara Lawlor, Nederland.  After three losses since the beginning of the basketball season, the Nederland Panther girls won their first bout with Denver Academy, 24-10, Thursday, December 8, 2016 in a home game.

It was a happy victory for the girls, who are beginning with a new coach and many young players. They played with confidence and made their passes work. They did a good job under the basket.

Linnaea Thibedeau added to the team's win, grabbing eight rebounds, and Karen Sorokach was high scorer with nine points and led the rebounding with 11. It will be fun watching them grow and improve this season.

Period Scores:

8-2 4-4 4-4 8-0

Individual statistics:

Linnaea Thibedeau, junior: 4 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block

Breegan McClish, sophomore: 5 points, 1 free throw, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals, 2 blocks

Brie Sineni, senior: 3 rebounds, 2 steals

Lili Lindstrom, freshman: 2 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals

Karen Sorokach, junior: 9 points, 4 field goals, 1 free throw, 11 rebounds, 2 assist, 2 blocks

Avi Henrikson, sophomore: 2 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists

Alex Sorokach, freshman: 2 points, 2 rebounds

Helen Cross, freshman: 1 assist