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Central, Roncalli, Warner off to unbeaten girls’ basketball starts

Aberdeen Central’s Taryn Hermansen, right, goes after a loose ball with teammate Lauryn Burckhard, center and Rapid City Central’s Tracelyn Strand, left, during a game earlier this season at the Golden Eagles Arena. Looking on for Aberdeen Central are Kaylee Donat, far left and Emma Dohrer, background center. Photo by John Davis taken 12/8/2023
A trio of area girls basketball squads have darted out to successful starts this season. Aberdeen Central, Aberdeen Roncalli, and Warner have made it through the first few weeks of the season unscathed with 6-0 records, but each has taken a different path to stay undefeated. For Aberdeen Central, the success began before the season began, according to coach Mikayla Arechigo. “A lot of these kids have been working hard for the last two seasons,” Arechigo said. “Haven’t really seen those results in the win-loss record, but just because they’ve stuck with it and kept focusing on making good progress, now we’re seeing the benefits of that even though it’s been a longer process than they sometimes realize it’s going to be.” One of the Golden Eagles strengths this season has been their post play, which has been led by 6-foot sophomore Taryn Hermansen and 6-foot-1 freshman Lauryn Burckhard. The duo has been the strength in regards to scoring, as well as reboundin

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