Gar/Pal girls start off 2-1

The Garfield/Palouse girls and their four returning starters have begun the season with wins over Potlatch and Tekoa/Rosalia, and a loss to Pomeroy.

Back for 2019-20 for the Vikings are Paige Collier, now a junior point guard; Lexi Brantner, a senior guard; Kenzi Pederson, sophomore post, and Macy Brantner, another sophomore post (Lexi’s sister). In the fifth spot is Madi Cloninger, a sophomore guard, who filled in last year when Lexi Brantner was injured.

The team is coached by Garrett Parrish, in his sixth year.

“We’ll be a pretty good team in a competitive league,” Parrish said. “We could b...