COLUMBIA CITY – Coming into the 2022-23 season, Columbia City High School girls basketball coach Amy Shearer wasn’t quite sure what to expect from her team.
The Eagles were coming off a 20-3 season last year, and lost five players to graduation who saw significant playing time.
Oh, and they were also coming into this year with no seniors.
As the Christmas holiday arrives, the Eagles are 13 games into the 2022-23 season.
How are things going?
Very well, actually.
The Eagles have won 12 of those games. After dropping the season opener to Carroll, 67-61 on Nov. 5, Columbia City has not lost since. Their most recent win came last Monday night, 76-50 at Concordia.
The Northeast 8 Conference race is looking very competitive so far: Columbia City and Bellmont are both 3-0. The Braves are 11-1 overall.
Norwell, meanwhile, is 2-1 (11-2) and Huntington North is 2-1 (9-2).
The Eagles have defeated Leo, Norwell and East Noble so far. A showdown with Bellmont looms on the schedule Friday night, Jan. 6.
Columbia City is averaging more than 68 points per contest while giving up just over 40.
Shearer said her team needs to work on maintaining focus on defense for all four quarters.
“I’m pleased overall with where we are overall,” Shearer said. “We’re trying to get our starters to improve and develop some more depth off the bench. But the kids are playing hard.”
The Eagles were supposed to play on Thursday night of this week at North Central in Indianapolis, but the game was cancelled due to the winter storm that impacted Indiana earlier this week.
Columbia City returns to action on Thursday, Dec. 29 with Warsaw Lady Tiger tournament games against Winchester and South Bend Washington.
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