Pressure by the Manchester Lady Greyhounds' defense made for a tough 32 minutes for Whiteoak Monday evening. WHS was forced into many turnovers and en route lost their Southern Hills Athletic Conference opener, 72-33.

Pressure by the Manchester Lady Greyhounds' defense made for a tough 32 minutes for Whiteoak Monday evening. WHS was forced into many turnovers and en route lost their Southern Hills Athletic Conference opener, 72-33.

The Whiteoak Wildcats were defeated by the Portsmouth Notre Dame Titans, 67-52 Friday night to open the boys basketball season at NDHS.

Like it or not, basketball season is officially here. Soon to go with the chill in the air will be snow and other winter fare I'd rather not write about.

The 2012 Pee-Wee Christmas Basketball Tournament will be held at Whiteoak High School beginning Dec. 16.

The improvement showed for the Whiteoak Lady 'Cats, and the results followed Saturday morning as they defeated the Western Latham Lady Indians 45-40 at the Paint Valley Lady 'Cats Classic.

The improvement showed for the Whiteoak Lady 'Cats, and the results followed Saturday morning as they defeated the Western Latham Lady Indians 45-40 at the Paint Valley Lady 'Cats Classic.

The Whiteoak Wildcats jump into the 2012-13 basketball season as a bit of a mystery. Last season, they played better at times than their 7-15 overall mark showed, but with a veteran senior group returning for their final season, the Wildcats have an opportunity to erase the results from one year ago.

The Whiteoak Wildcats jump into the 2012-13 basketball season as a bit of a mystery. Last season, they played better at times than their 7-15 overall mark showed, but with a veteran senior group returning for their final season, the Wildcats have an opportunity to erase the results from one year ago.

The past couple seasons for the Whiteoak Lady Wildcat basketball program haven't been the best of times in terms of winning games, but this year, WHS looks to keep improving on the court, and in turn, that could lead to wins once the final buzzer sounds.

The past couple seasons for the Whiteoak Lady Wildcat basketball program haven't been the best of times in terms of winning games, but this year, WHS looks to keep improving on the court, and in turn, that could lead to wins once the final buzzer sounds.

For Whiteoak seniors Gage Carraher, Doc Seip and Luke Taggert, they have one goal they want to achieve, or more easily said, one location they want to return to during their final season as high school basketball players.

Since Mike Cooper took over as head coach of the Whiteoak Lady Wildcats what is now three seasons ago, they have had to start from scratch and rebuild a program. With that said, there are three current Lady 'Cats who have been with Cooper that entire time in senior Clarissa Johnson and juniors Morgan Campbell and Brittany Luman.

Listed is the schedule for the 2012 Southern Hills League Girls Basketball Preview which will take place at North Adams High School on Friday, Nov. 16.