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This was from a Harlan Daily Enterprise story



Anyone curious about the 2018 Miss Basketball race need to look no further than a Kentucky Premier practice this summer. Most of the favorites are one of the organizatio's' AAU teams, playing this weekend at the Run for the Roses Tournament in Louisville.
The Kentucky Premier-Miley team (led by Berea College coach Trent Miley) features the top three juniors in last year's Lexington Herald Leader all-state first team — state champion Mercer County's Seygan Robins, Harlan County's Blair Green and Sacred Heart's Grace Berger. All three have already committed to Division I schools with Robins headed for Louisville, Green going to Kentucky and Berger to Indiana. Ashland's Mykasa Robinson, slowed last year by an injury, and Male's CInja Harbison were third-team all-staters last year and are also members of the Kentucky Premier-Milby team.
Harlan County's Kaylea Gross, a third-team all-state senior center, has also had a busy summer as a member of another Kentucky Premier team, this one led by Mercer County coach Chris Souder. That team also features Owsley County second-team all-state center Macie Gibson.
"As a coach, I really support any of my players that want to play on a travel team. It's totally a parent and player decision, but it's important to play with good travel program that can offer players opportunities to develop their game, play high level competition and have a chance to showcase their talent in front of college coaches," said Harlan County coach Debbie Green. "I think it's great to get kids out of their comfort zone playing with new players. The pace is faster often with a 30-second shot clock. It really gives you a good perspective on just how many good players are out there."
Green's team, 22-3 during the season, is playing this weekend in the Run for the Roses tournament in Louisville, then will leave for Chicago on Saturday to play in the Nike Nationals. They will play in Maryland later in the month and close the summer in Lexington.