By Ella Franzman – Editor-In-Chief

The Jonathan Law girls basketball team is eager to start the 2023-2024 season.  

The team has been practicing for over two weeks and is ready for tip-off tomorrow night. The team opens up at Career Magnet and then again away at West Haven the following week.

“I feel confident about this upcoming season, last year, we had a difficult season due to a hard schedule and loss of players from the years before,” junior captain Chloe Konareski said. “The 2021-2022 season we were division champs and worked hard, earning a tough schedule.” 

This year the team is led by two captains, senior Zoe Johnson and Konareski. 

“One goal of mine for this season is to hopefully make states and have a better record than last year,” Johnson said. “Another personal goal of mine is to make sure the injuries on the team remain a minimum.” 

Taylor Coretti, a junior, unfortunately missed her sophomore season last year due to a broken foot. She is now healthy and ready to get back on the court.

“I am looking forward to being able to play and hopefully having a better outcome this season than last year,” Coretti said. “I am looking forward to playing Masuk because of our old coaches and I think it should be a good game.”

The Lawmen play the Mausk Panthers in January and are looking forward to playing against their former coach Dan Young.

“I’m really pumped up for the Foran game before the holiday break,” Konareski said. “This game is always super exciting being able to see the community come together when we play our cross-town rivals.”

Both the boys and girls basketball teams play at Foran next week in a doubleheader to lead into the holiday break. The boys play first at 5 p.m. and the girls follow after at 7 p.m. 

“I’m super pumped up for this season,” Head Coach Kevin Wielk said. “Last year didn’t go as planned, but hopefully we will win at least 10 games and make states. We have some strong players that will be good assets to the team.”

The team didn’t have the outcome they had hoped for last year and come into this year eager for a win.

“As a captain, I hope to push my teammates, especially the freshmen, to be the best players they can be and work hard every practice,” Konareski said. “Our coach always says “STP” which means Something To Prove, which I believe will be a big aspect to our success and our mentality.”

Many girls on the team worked together during the offseason to prepare for this season.

“The team was able to participate in a fall league, open gym, and workouts in the weight room,” Johnson said. “I believe this training and preparation before the season will allow the team to reach our goals and be ready as a team for our first game of the season.”

With more than 10 freshmen joining the team this season, the future of the program looks very bright as well.