The Providence girl’s basketball team won a District Championship last year and surprised a lot of people by making it all the way to the Regional Finals in District 3A. It was no surprise to them though, as they had an experienced squad, and had been building up to this point to become a championship caliber team.

The Stallions return most of that same experience with seniors.

SG/PG, Ella Ortman= 5’7

PG/SG, Abby Kanady- 5’8

PF, LillieBeth Novak- 5’11

G, Emily Shami- 5’7

They hope to end their senior season with a bang by making it to the Final Four and bringing a championship back home to Jacksonville. They are led by an experienced coach in Gigi Bistrow, who picked up her 500th win last season. They are one of the best teams in Northeast Florida, who have been under the radar. However, after such a successful season in 2021-2022, this year they won’t sneak up on anyone in 2022-2023.

Schedule:

DateOpponentResult
11/124:30pTrinity Catholic (Ocala, FL)Game Details: Pre season classic(L) 49 – 43
11/156:00pTrinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville, FL)Location: Trinity Christian AcademyPreview Game
11/187:00pBartram Trail (St. Johns, FL)Location: Providence SchoolPreview Game
11/193:00pMadison County (Madison, FL)Location: Providence SchoolPreview Game
11/227:30pTrinity Catholic (Ocala, FL)Location: Trinity Catholic High SchoolPreview Game
11/297:00pOrange Park (Orange Park, FL)Location: Orange Park High SchoolPreview Game
12/27:00pLincoln (Tallahassee, FL)Location: Providence SchoolPreview Game
12/35:00pTrenton (Trenton, FL)Location: Providence SchoolPreview Game
12/67:00pCreekside (St. Johns, FL)Location: Creekside High SchoolPreview Game
12/97:00pBolles (Jacksonville, FL)Location: Providence SchoolPreview Game
12/167:00pHilliard (Hilliard, FL)Location: Hilliard High SchoolPreview Game
1/67:00pLincoln (Tallahassee, FL)Location: Lincoln High SchoolPreview Game
1/712:00pChiles (Tallahassee, FL)Location: Chiles High SchoolPreview Game
1/107:30pPonte Vedra (Ponte Vedra, FL)Location: Ponte Vedra High SchoolPreview Game
1/127:00pEpiscopal School of Jacksonville (Jacksonville, FL)Location: Episcopal School of JacksonvillePreview Game
1/137:00pHawthorne (Hawthorne, FL)Location: Providence SchoolPreview Game
1/177:00pBishop Snyder (Jacksonville, FL)Location: Providence SchoolPreview Game
1/207:30pRidgeview (Orange Park, FL)Location: Ridgeview High SchoolPreview Game
1/276:00pThe Rock (Gainesville, FL)Location: Providence SchoolPreview Game
1/285:30pMunroe (Quincy, FL)Location: Providence SchoolPreview Game
About the author

Coach Patrece was born and raised in Jacksonville, FL. She has over 25 years of experience playing and working in the sports industry. Her love for sports was cultivated at a young and she played several while in middle and high school. Coach Patrece attended Florida State University where she obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Sport Management and served as a team manager and assistant equipment manager for the Women's Basketball team. She then became head JV coach for girls' basketball at Robert E. Lee High School and later worked with the semi-pro team the Florida Lady Knighthawks in various roles.