When we picked our all-area girls’ basketball teams a couple weeks ago, there was a trend that was hard not to notice. Of the 18 girls on one of the three teams, two-thirds were non-seniors who will return to play next season.

Now this isn’t a knock on the current senior class. You can’t complain about a class that included Routt’s Melissa Nichols, Carrollton’s Dana Schnettgoecke and West Central’s Kelsey Little. But it is surprising that only one senior made our first team, whereas two freshmen made the first team.

So although we might miss some of our local seniors next year, there’s plenty of reason to be excited. The start of the 2008-09 season is still nearly eight months away, but I have to believe most local coaches — and plenty of fans — are already anxious to see their local teams return to the hardwood.

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