"Girls get emotional ... I have a feeling people don't understand we're not the same Port Clinton basketball team we were in the past. "There was a spark. Being confident doesn't mean you stop ...

"I love basketball, and girls should make more of an impact ... She was committed to remaining at Port Clinton. "People said I could get a Division I scholarship if I went there," she said.

High school basketball teams in the Northwest District ... Edison, Galion, Huron, Port Clinton and Willard round out the seven-team field. The Division VI field has Buckeye Central, Bucyrus ...

The girls established program records to finish first in both races in regional prelims at 48.62 and 1:42.99. Port Clinton's Alexis Shelton raises her hands in victory as she crosses the finish ...