Stiens takes over girls’ program

By Phil Cobb | November 20, 2015 |

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The 2015-2016 Northeast Nodaway girls’ basketball team roster includes: Front row, from left: Brittany Burns, Vanessa Riley, Taylor Coffelt, Gerry Runde, Makayla Adwell. Back: Dallis Coffelt, Talina Nelson, Allie Runde, Jill Spire.

The Northeast Nodaway girls’ basketball team enters the 2015-2016 season under a new coach with an experienced core of players.

Joyce Stiens takes over as head coach for Vance Proffitt, who moved to the boys’ side in the offseason. Stiens served as Proffitt’s assistant before sliding into the head coaching role.

She’ll have a pair of solid returners to lead the starting rotation in senior forward Dallis Coffelt and senior guard Jill Spire. Coffelt averaged 10.9 points per game and eight rebounds per game to earn first-team All-Platte Valley Conference honors in 2014-2015. Spire chipped in with 7.7 points per night with 2.3 boards and 1.7 assists.

The Bluejays finished last season with a 12-14 overall record.

Northeast Nodaway will start its season at 6 p.m. Nov. 24 at Albany before taking on DeKalb at 4 p.m. Nov. 30 in Ravenwood to start the Platte Valley Conference Tournament.