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January 21, 2025 32 mins
"We're making an environment and creating an environment where collectively, we're lifting it together... It's not about wins and losses. It's not about the can or can't. It's about the hard decision to lift it up as a group."

What’s next for Girls Basketball at Grand Island Senior High?

Kathryn Langrehr, GISH Girls Basketball Coach, and Chris Ladwig, GISH Activities Director, join The GIPS Cast to unpack that very question.

Earlier this school year, they made the tough decision that GISH would not be offering a Varsity or JV schedule for this season.

Why?

The short answer is mainly due to numbers.  Back in October, with the season set to start, GISH didn’t have any Junior or Senior student athletes set to go out for the sport.

The long answer, as with most things, is much more nuanced.  But truly, the decision — as difficult as it was to make — was 100% rooted in a commitment to providing meaningful, competitive, fun, and life-enriching experiences for students.  And at the end of the day, sometimes you have to be innovative and — yes — even make a painful decision in order to move forward. 

While the initial decision may have felt like a shock, the intentionality towards supporting student athletes has given the players and coaches reason to be proud today and optimistic about the next few years. 

Because the Islanders aren’t going anywhere — they're building for the future. 

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GUESTS: 
Chris Ladwig - GISH Activities Director
Kathryn Langrehr - GISH Girls Basketball Coach

HOST:
Mitchell Roush, GIPS Communications Director

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