The top players at the Lobos position camp put on a strong show, playing solid defense and shooting relatively well Thursday morning.
The players clearly were trying hard to stand out within the team dynamic. Most of the campers I talked list UNM among their top schools. Although the Lobos have recruited them, none had any firm scholarship offers. So this was one of their big chances to shine.
Amanda Best, who committed to the Lobos several months ago, faced the least pressure and didn't shoot as much as her teammates. A reader posting a question earlier on my blog asking which player was Amanda Best. She played on the white team and wore black baggy shorts and black shoes. She had dirty-blonde to light brown hair tied up and I think she wore a black head band. She pushed the ball up the floor late in the game for the white team.
The reporter's consensus on the sidelines is we need to encourage the coaches have numbers printed on both sides of camp practice jerseys so the players can be identified a little easier. Black shorts and black Nikes don't work so well as descriptions.
Another reader asked about the red-headed guard, and I think you were talking about Brittany Fiske from Loveland, Colo.
Latisha Adams of West Mesa High in Albuquerque seemed to have the strongest showing of local prospects, with crisp passing and a quick first step. Deeva Vaughn and Brenna Freeze obviously are very good too, but they didn't sparkle quite as much as they normally do in the scrimamge.
Fiske, Georgia Follmer, Cathy Cockrum and Kelsey Ansley were among many players who showed some skills that could translate well to the college level.
I'll have a lot more detail in a story that will be published in Friday's Trib.
In Thursday's paper, I had a story about the six newcomers -- five freshmen and junior transfer Amanda Adamson. You can check a story about Adamson I wrote earlier this month when she first transferred to the Lobos to get more details about her move.

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