The Lindbergh girls team is well on its way to a winning season for the first time since the 2008-2009 season.

“When we play together on the court, we can play with anybody,” said coach Allen Dodson. “We’re not just trying to stay in games anymore. We’re trying to win games.”

The Eagles are 6-5 overall and 5-3 in the Seamount. They are currently the top 2A seed, which would give them a guaranteed trip to districts if they can hold on to that.

The biggest key to the program’s revival is better numbers and a JV program.

“We’ve struggled to bring that back to Lindbergh,” said assistant coach Victoria Chappell. “And it’s very encouraging for those young players to now see the success of the varsity.”

The program has a JV team for the first time in three years.

“It’s exciting to be winning games,” said senior Emily Graver. “But we have to keep practicing hard because we definitely still have work to do.”

Graver recently committed to play basketball for Concordia University in Portland. She picked Concordia over Centralia Community College because she felt a four-year university was a better fit. She hopes to play shooting guard and study exercise science.

Graver is fifth in the Seamount with 17.9 points per game. Sophomore Aleisha Simpson is also having a strong season with 7.2 rebounds and 5.7 points per game.