2017-18 Lady Trojans basketball focuses on defense

With their season opening game just days away, a new coaching staff for the Whitehall High School girls basketball team is happy with the competitive nature the team has shown in the first two weeks of practice.

The Lady Trojans will open the 2017-18 campaign Saturday, December 2 when they host Manhattan Christian, and will do so under the direction of first-year coach Kelly Nieskens. Julie Kieckbusch is the assistant coach of the team.

"As a team, what is great to see is they are pushing each other to get better. This is a group that wants to be competitive, but knows it's going to take h...