Encampment preparing for season

The Encampment Tigers are hitting the hardwood with 12 players this year, led by experienced coach Jake Johnston. Johnston coached the Tigers from 2017 to 2021 during which Encampment made three appearances at the 1A State Championship.

“We are still pretty young as a team, but our goal each week is to just keep improving,” said Johnston. “We need to stack good days together.”

According to Johnston, the young team has been working hard on communication well during practice. As long as that communication continues into the games, the Tigers should have a fairly decent season ahead of them. Many...