M-ettes off to strong 3-0 start

The Malta M-ettes’ 2015-16 campaign is starting where last season ended, unblemished. The returning state champions are 3-0 despite a change in their typical playing schedule. The team defeated Class C’s Belt Huskies and Class B’s Fairfield Lady Eagles last weekend at the Three Forks Invitational.

Fairfield has won four of the last five State B titles, while Belt has won three of the last four State C Titles.

“The weekend went really well,” Coach Nate Hammond told the PCN. “We played probably the two toughest teams down there. One is a powerhouse in B and the other is a powerhouse in C.”

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