Basketball team votes to play after teammate's death
Last modified at 5:06 p.m. on Monday, January 24, 2000

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Lisa Garrett

By Mike Bockoven
The Independent

The Polk-Hordville High School girls basketball team voted today to play tonight's game after a teammate was killed in a traffic accident over the weekend.

 Lisa Garrett, a Polk-Hordville junior and the team's leading rebounder, was killed Saturday in a two-car crash outside of Hordville.

 "We had a meeting this morning, and we unanimously voted to play the game," coach Craig Brown said Monday afternoon. "Right now, I don't know how I feel about it. If we manage to get dressed tonight, I'll consider that a minor miracle."

 The Wildcats are scheduled to play Hampton tonight as part of the Crossroads Conference tournament in York.

 Two passengers in the car Garrett was driving, her sister Lindsay Garrett, 14, and Corinna Vrbka, 12, were injured in the collision.

 Lindsay Garrett was treated and released from Aurora Memorial Hospital. Vrbka remained in critical condition Monday at BryanLGH Medical Center West in Lincoln, a hospital representative said. 

Bruce Bedient, the driver of the other car, was in fair condition Monday at BryanLGH Medical Center West with chest bruises. His wife, Carol, was treated and released from Aurora Memorial Hospital on Saturday.

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