Team Preview: Fairmont Senior Polar Bears

FAIRMONT - Fairmont Senior Polar Bears head coach Ryan Sevier knows his girls are excited to begin the season. He says his Polar Bears have been hard at work after the transfer of key player, Reneica King, to East Fairmont. The early returns have been encouraging, according to Sevier. "We are so talented, young and eager," he said. The Polar Bears hope to build off the positive momentum of a strong 11-13 season from one year ago. The Polar Bears will compete in the Big Ten Conference. Here are the girls that are going to make a huge impact and have already shown interest in competing at the next level:    Sacca has all the skills a player needs to play at the college level. Where will she play? That is up to her. Whichever team takes a chance on her, they will get a great kid who always wants to put in the work and improve. She has great size to help her transition to a stretch 4 at the next level. She's aggressive on the board. She can post up a player if she gets low enough in the post. If not? She can shoot from everywhere with the occasional three, now and then. I am very excited to see how her junior year plays out as she transitions to the Polar Bears' lead offensive option.     Garcia loves to learn. Anything and everything. She is a student of the game, particularly when it comes to her shot. She has all the shots. She can come off screens, move off the ball, and understands defensive rotations. I can see her as a 2 at the next level.     Kirkland would be an interesting athlete for a college coach to mold on the hardwood. Blessed with speed and leadership ability, she would be the perfect girl to bring into a college system, teach her the style, and then have her act as a mentor to newer players as they arrive in the program. Her other huge strength? Her motor. Oh yes. She wants to be good. No matter the sport.     Urse is a 2. At this level and the next. Oh my goodness. This volume shooter can hit from all three levels. And, she works on her shot! How hard? She was interested in the W.Va. Thunder and she made it through the first two levels of the tryouts. She's already showing a willingness to take the last shot. What would I like to see from her these next four years? She is going to need to develop a feel for her shot off screens, she will need to have a quick set and release, and, well, there are going to be nights where she sees everyone's best defender as she becomes even harder to guard as she further perfects her shot. People will know her name by season's end.     Cooper impressed Sevier in her very first appearance. What did she do? She walked off the plane after a vacation and dropped 25 points and 15 boards in her first fall league game. Her ceiling is extremely high. She could be really good. It is all up to her.     Underwood is a Mary O Award winner in the making. Quite simple. Freaky athletic, the name Marley Washenitz has been thrown around when it comes to her potential, there won't be many reasons Sevier keeps her off the floor, this season. She has the intangibles you cannot teach. Her fast-twitch muscle fibers are off the charts. I am excited to see if the hardwood treats her as nice as the soccer pitch.     The future is bright for the fourth of four freshman coach Sevier thinks could crack the starting lineup this season. Very bright. As a freshman big, she shows a lot of promise with her ability to play with her back-to-the-basket or post-up game. Her turn-around jump hook is a potentially deadly move, especially in a Big 10 conference where he height could play. Even more encouraging? She can step out and hit a mid-range shot away from the block. As a bonus, she is a great free throw shooter.

FAIRMONT - Fairmont Senior Polar Bears head coach Ryan Sevier knows his girls are excited to begin the season. He says his Polar Bears have been hard at work after the transfer of key player, Reneica King, to East Fairmont. The early returns have been encouraging, according to Sevier. "We are so talented, young and eager," he said. The Polar Bears hope to build off the positive momentum of a strong 11-13 season from one year ago. The Polar Bears will compete in the Big Ten Conference. Here are the girls that are going to make a huge impact and have already shown interest in competing at the next level: