CHEBOYGAN – You can get a lot done in a three-hour session, and Cheboygan girls basketball coach Walter Hanson certainly did during the first day of a new season for his program.

From passing drills, to 5-on-5 action, all the way to hard running at the end, every Cheboygan player got after it in Day 1 of tryouts on Wednesday, Nov. 19.

As the Chiefs prepare for the 2025-26 campaign, here’s a few takeaways and reactions .

Experience will be vital

What the Chiefs won’t lack is experience, as they’ll return several starters from last season, including junior Cloee Rupp, who earned all-Northern Shores Conference first team honors in 2024-25.

Rupp, along with seniors Olivia Patrick, Addison Ptasnik and Jaelyn Wheelock, who’s making a return following a long-term knee injury, the Chiefs

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