Tuesday, March 12, 2013

A Reflection on Coach Lauten’s First Season


By Marielle Ravosa
Ms. Katie Lauten, who coached the Darien YMCA's Youth Girls Basketball team for five years, commenced her very first season as the head coach of the Darien High School Girls Basketball team this winter.
Coming into the season, Ms. Lauten already knew many of her players well because she previously coached at the Darien YMCA when they were in middle school.
When the season was first beginning, Ms. Lauten told the Darien Times, "My goal is to help all of them reach their highest potential, and their response has shown that they want to make that effort and be as successful as possible. The chemistry among the team is great, so that gives us a strong jumping off point to work from.”
And the team did indeed have a great season. The girls won 16 out of 20 games, and are currently ranked 32nd the state. The girls are also ranked 2605th nationally—which was a 93 point increase from last season’s rank.
Junior Emily Stein told the Darien Times last year, “(Ms. Lauten) is serious and pushed us hard to make the program better, but also knew how to make it fun.”
Overall, the girls have had an amazing season and Ms. Lauten has improved their game. Make sure to check out the team next season!


Caption: Ms. Lauten talks to the girls during halftime in the gym.

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