Backcourt should be strong for Lady Panthers
Sports
December 7, 2024
Fairbanks’ girls varsity basketball team is pictured from left, front row, Grace Zahn, Hannah Boem, Mara Vicari and Ally Gearhart; second row, manager Sarah Beckhoff, Claire Meihis, Jolie Porter, Elizabeth Gregory, Sara Lynch and Mollie Thrush; back row, assistant coach Lyndsey Mangren, Gracie Boyer, Sydney Cutler, Grace Keiderling, Riley DaRe, assistant coach Landon Headings and head coach Landon Fraker. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

Backcourt should be strong for Lady Panthers

By Tim Miller 

Fairbanks girls basketball coach Landon Fraker will once again go with a guard-oriented squad on the court.

The Lady Panthers have played with one post and four guards for a number of years.

As a matter of fact, the team’s lettermen – Hannah Boehm, Mara Vicari, Ally Gearhart, Claire Meihis and Gra...

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