Experiencing the joy of victory

Victories have been scarce for the Whitehall High School girls basketball team.

Let's count 'em. Two when this season's seniors were freshmen, zero when they were sophomores and one when they were juniors.

That's right, three seasons, three wins. So when the Lady Trojans won their sixth game of the 2016-17 season on Saturday night against Gardiner, that made it three more than the entire previous three seasons.

Yet the joy of competing and developing -- they hope -- lifetime friendships were utmost in the minds of the likes of diminutive seniors Bryn Welker and Kaya Welch. Both are four-year l...