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The Elmore County boys basketball team plans to play fearless basketball this summer, according to coach Nathan Taylor. But this team still has a long road ahead of them before they can reach the level of fearless basketball and compete in the playoffs. 

Last season, the Wetumpka Indians could taste the playoff victory as they scored the game-winning touchdown with 40 seconds left to play. From one second to the next, the win that was seemingly already in their grasp, was snatched away as the officials called back the touchdown with a linema…

While I haven’t been in Elmore County for very long, I’ve quickly understood a few things about this community: y’all take high school sports seriously. That is one of the primary reasons why I’ve connected with this area of Alabama, a place that has few — if any — discernable commonalities …

This season the Wetumpka girls basketball team will be a force to reckon with. Despite being the reigning Class 6A Area 4 champions, the Indians still have something to prove. With coach Harriet Winchester behind them, the odds of another successful season are favorable. 

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