regional girls basketball

ACKLEY – Maybe it was the good luck charm AGWSR coach Laurie Gann wore around her neck.

The necklace, supplied by senior forward MaKenna Kuper’s fourth-grade sister Kesley, was all part of a spirited outfit for Gann and the Cougars before the Class 1A Region 1 opening game on Thursday, Feb. 11.

Whatever it was, AGWSR (13-7) couldn’t have asked for a better start in an eventual 60-39 win over North Butler.