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Published 1:30 am Tuesday, January 17, 2023

By Rachel Rosen

Photo by John Fisken Oak Harbor athlete Mekayla Smith-Day takes a shot at a Jan. 13 game against Mount Vernon. The Oak Harbor girls varsity team defeated Mount Vernon 50-49. The team is now 7-5 overall this season.
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Photo by John Fisken

Oak Harbor athlete Mekayla Smith-Day takes a shot at a Jan. 13 game against Mount Vernon. The Oak Harbor girls varsity team defeated Mount Vernon 50-49. The team is now 7-5 overall this season.

Photo by John Fisken Oak Harbor athlete Mekayla Smith-Day takes a shot at a Jan. 13 game against Mount Vernon. The Oak Harbor girls varsity team defeated Mount Vernon 50-49. The team is now 7-5 overall this season.
Photo by John Fisken Oak Harbor athlete Mekayla Smith-Day takes a shot at a Jan. 13 game against Mount Vernon. The Oak Harbor girls varsity team defeated Mount Vernon 50-49. The team is now 7-5 overall this season.
Photo by John Fisken Oak Harbor athlete Ashley Hinds surveys the court at a Jan. 13 game against Mount Vernon. The Oak Harbor girls varsity team defeated Mount Vernon 50-49. The team is now 7-5 overall this season.
Photo by John Fisken Oak Harbor athlete Suki Warden take a jump shot at a Jan. 13 game against Mount Vernon. The Oak Harbor girls varsity team defeated Mount Vernon 50-49. The team is now 7-5 overall this season.
Photo by John Fisken Oak Harbor athlete Grace Odeneal rises above the rest at a Jan. 13 game against Mount Vernon. The Oak Harbor girls varsity team defeated Mount Vernon 50-49. The team is now 7-5 overall this season.

The Oak Harbor girls varsity team narrowly defeated Mount Vernon 50-49 on Jan 14. The team is now 7-5 overall this season and 4-4 in the league.

Jiana Alcaraz-Carter led the way with 19 points, 12 rebounds and 4 steals. AJ White had 13 pts, 11 rebounds and 7 blocks, including the game-saving block at the buzzer.

“It was a physical battle versus a tough Mt. Vernon squad,” head coach Eric Collins wrote in an email. “Our girls never gave up, kept working hard for all 32 minutes and believed in each other.”

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