Week 2

The second week of the season was an overall success for the Greyhounds. They beat Northwest Higgins 54 to 37 on Monday night with some fairly balanced scoring as 10 Greyhounds ended up scoring during the game. Ryan Hamilton led the Hounds with 17 points, Sanders had 13, Johnson contributed 6, and Madole put in 5.

The next test was against Lincoln on Thursday night. The Greyhounds got up to an early 15 point lead at halftime but saw the Cardinals come storming back in the second half to get within 3 points near the end of the game. Some clutch free throw shooting by Ryan Hamilton and Dillon Johnson kept the Cardinals from catching the Hounds, and the Greyhounds prevailed 63 to 58. Daniel Sanders led the Hounds with 28 points. Dillon Johnson contributed 9 points.

Friday night was the home opener for the Greyhounds against the tough Concordia Orioles. Concordia came with a solid performance and was not feeling any empathy for it being our home opener. Concordia's Chris Brown dropped 30 points on the Hounds including 5 three pointers! The Hounds kept on battling regardless of the impressive Oriole shooting and found themselves within 5 at halftime. The second half belonged to the Orioles, as the Hounds struggled from the Free Throw line. The final score was 71 to 56. Daniel Sanders led the Hounds with 20 points and Chase Drenon contributed 15.

First Victory!

Windsor defeated Crest Ridge Friday night in exciting fashion 59 to 57. Crest Ridge was up against it without their 6’7’’ center Alex Everhart, but the rest of their team really stepped up to fill his shoes and played Windsor tough the entire game. Windsor found themselves down 28 to 24 at halftime and had some foul trouble issues in the first half that limited what the Greyhounds could do. The Greyhounds got big minutes from its bench as Chase Drenon, Zane Anstine, and Trenton Scott came in and played crucial minutes to keep the Greyhounds in it. Windsor came storming back in the second half, and after some clutch free throw shooting by Zane Anstine and Matt Madole, the Hounds found themselves tied at 57 with 6 seconds left. The Hounds then inbounded from the sideline to Daniel Sanders, who drove through the middle and scored the winning basket at the buzzer to give the Greyhounds their first victory of the season! Windsor will play in their home opener on Friday, December 18th against the Concordia Orioles. We hope to see you there!

Start of Season

Below is an update about our first 3 games of the season. All three games were tough losses, but I was pleased to see how my team stayed tough through the whole game and played until the last buzzer. We will build upon these three losses to make us better in the future!

Windsor 57 at Stover 69

The Windsor Greyhound basketball team had a tough game to open their season against an experienced Stover team that started five seniors, including Tyler Wilson, who is a star play in the Mid-Missouri area. Windsor played hard and despite foul trouble, found themselves down only 2 after a well played first half for both teams. The second half belonged to Stover, who outscored Windsor 26 to 16 in the third quarter. Daniel Sanders led Windsor with 28 points and Ryan Hamilton contributed 6 rebounds. This was a big step for the Greyhound basketball team, who played a total of five players who had never seen any varsity action.


Windsor 56 Wellington 71

The schedule did not get any easier for Windsor as they played the highly talented Wellington Tiger team in the first round of the I-70 tournament. The Greyhounds battled hard for the entire 32 minutes and ended up falling short to the Tigers by 15. Daniel Sanders led the Greyhounds with 29 points followed by Ryan Hamilton who had 14.


Windsor 53 Orrick 66

In the next round of the I-70 tournament, Windsor played the Orrick Bearcats. Orrick’s size and experience proved to be too much for Windsor, who struggled on the boards against the larger Orrick team. Windsor pulled within five late in the game after a couple of three point makes from Junior Chase Drenon. The inability to stop Orrick’s Clayton Jones proved to be the downfall for the Greyhounds on this night. Windsor was led in scoring by Sanders who had 18. Derek Riggs also contributed 12 points and 4 rebounds. Hamilton led the Hounds with 8 rebounds to go with his 7 points. Dillon Johnson and Chase Drenon both hits a couple of 3-balls and both finished with 6 points.

Preseason Conditioning

I have been so impressed with the progress my preseason conditioning players have made.  They have all been working very hard and have gotten a lot stronger.  There is no doubt that this hard work will pay dividends come season time.  Remember, if you are not playing a Fall sport and are planning on trying out for basketball, preseason conditioning is highly recommended.  We lift weights two days a week (usually on Monday and Thursday), one day of agilities/ball handling (usually on Wednesdays), and one evening of open gym (usually on Tuesdays).  Preseason conditioning is essential in preparing yourself for a successful season.  I look forward to seeing the the preparation pay off this season.

Summer Workouts

I have been very impressed with what I have seen this off-season as far as hard work and dedication go.  I have had most all of my basketball team attend weight training workouts and open gyms, and I can already start to see improvement in all of my players.

Our first ever Windsor High School basketball camps also went very well.  Our varsity/JV camp had up to 18 players each day, and they got to get a taste of how practices will be run and show me what they have to offer to our program next season.  The junior high camp only had six players attend, but those players improved greatly through the week and had the opportunity to see what it takes to be a Windsor Greyhound basketball player.  Our youth camp was a great success!  We had a big turn out at both our K-2 camp and our 3-6 camp.  All the kids seemed to have a great time and improved on their basketball skills.

What a good start we are off to as a basketball program!  I have been very pleased with what I have seen this summer and am looking forward to what we can do come season time!