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For two years, no one could stop GONZAGA PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL. Under the guidance of longtime coach Mike Arte, the teams dominated the sport, winning 51 straight games over two seasons and consecutive 4A State Titles. Their success earned a national USA Today Super 25 ranking in 2015 and a trip to Madison Square Gardens to compete in the Dick’s Sporting Goods high school nationals semifinals. Nine members of the combined squads went on to play collegiate sports.

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show me to Gonzaga Prep girls basketball teams have ever won the Washington State Championship the 2013-14 in the 2014-15 Squad separated themselves from the by reaching the Pinnacle of success in high school basketball be coming back to back state champs no team accomplished has such Feats on their own the groundwork was laid by a generation of great players and coaches that made God like a prep worth attending in The Basque a program of wearing a crown and a Presley set tones of greatness for future paths to follow worthy GSL opponents like Stevie an LLC set a precedent for winning multiple songs by team from the east side of the state even our own Voice team contributed by taking home the Trophy twice showing that a small Catholic school with only 850 students and win at the top designation in the State Bar clearly was that high for a girl first we have to get there the program was changing in the 2011/2012 season coach already start group of talented young ladies coming up the pike going to state became the Mantra not just a lofty goal after a near-miss. this year the pups finally made it to State finishing fifth the experience gained in the Tacoma Dome that year cannot be overvalued it was priceless as they all learned very quickly we belong and we expect to be there this was a gift from the grey senior class that made it possible the 2012-13 Squad perhaps the best ever assembled at Gonzaga Prep really believe they were going to win it all and for good reason they were young talented and experienced the season-ending injury Madison write a terrific all GSL level player a senior in future Division 1 player made that Quest much more challenging despite a fourth-place finish in state that you are the best in school history it was a disappointing ending name of the sour taste and something to prove the girls did not lose a game for the next two years the 2013-14 Squad became the first team to make it to the championship game they would face the highly favored Rainier with very little time on the clock in a seemingly insurmountable deficit coach already called the timeout senior co-captain Hannah cuddle interrupted our coaches meeting where we figure everything out the request or demand a let's run go to to oppress that we had practiced but never tried it again I said no no way not now my coat at me and said why not what do we have to lose will do things have breast and Jayla Leland I was in the running for MVP of this team all year and she never started a game she was our sixth man star a couple of steals a couple of buckets and in a blank the pups had the lead as Mount Rainier's desperation 70 footer fell way short they also have their first title it was one of the greatest experiences I have ever had in sports I wanted to hug every one of those girls but settled for a group hug with Coach already and fellow assistant Dave Herman and Claire wrap we were dumbstruck one year later thanks to graduation the 2014-15 bullpups were minus three key players first team all GSL Hannah Wendy Gregory and Super Stickman Kayla this was a new year a new game and a Fox do to prove it wasn't going to be easy in the state semifinals against the Beamer Titans the girls found themselves down a point with nine seconds remaining facing elimination and with the offense break down or stocked and wrote her own chapter in the prep okay but I think in a 26-footer for a two-point lead Taylor drain and ran down at Speedy Titan and poked the ball the Laura first deal securing the victory the magic from a year ago continued its resilience Squad would need it as they had one more Thriller Pandora in the championship for the second year in a row the bullpups enjoy the commanding 14-point lead early in the first half that these tournaments go with three games in three days and the stakes so high the second half was the low-scoring affair crap again found itself down late in the game Inglemoor posted one of the biggest and best players in the dome she was 6 ft 5 in tall skilled and could not be budged got in the middle of the Zone cause havoc and collect every rebound the game had many inexplicable twists and turns that would Demand heroics with 37 seconds left to Laura tied the game with a jumper that appeared to send the game into overtime but as the clock wound down there was a whistle something that app video review that didn't even exist at a time to place it took several minutes resolve and it wasn't in our favor Inglemoor would inbound the ball under their basket with 1.5 seconds remaining and we had no way to go they're impressive post and I had all my carti designed our defense to double-team the post instead our girls doubled the wrong person but somehow it worked perfectly and they didn't get the ball in bounds regulation ended in a tie in the first over I'm at Gianna Gilden kept the pups afloat just scored a crucial basket with 26 seconds left to send the game into double OT re-read the pops with 17 points and 11 rebounds while wrestling with and not working the big Center the entire day exhausted top simply could not penetrate The Zone and had a difficult time scoring Taylor stepped up with the big three it was immediately matched by the opponent defensive specialist Warren we are took a charge and corralled the loose ball going to be in the hot put RT followed up with a high screen for Laura you found in in the corner that's stuck another jumper for her fourth point in the overtime and her tenth of the game occurring Gonzaga Prep second straight class 4A girls date it's 50th Kentucky to win and an invite to the high school girls National Championship in New York City from early in their High School careers coach already knew he was blessed with tremendous Talent six players from these remarkable teams went on play college basketball in a 7th became a college track standout but it was their resilience and toughness he remembers the most from those two magical Seasons not only did we have talented kids he said they were just great young ladies that had hiked those amazing young ladies will also forever be known as one of the greatest teams and Gonzaga Prep history it is now my distinct honor to welcome to 2013-14 and 15 girls Gonzaga Prep basketball team to the Gonzaga Prep Hall of Fame congratulations ladies and welcome go pops

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