FRANKLIN — Jeff Kind continues to tinker.
Middleton’s girls basketball coach keeps mixing and matching, adjusting and fine-tuning.
And for the most part, it’s paying big-time dividends.
Middleton went to the power-packed Christine Rathke Memorial Tournament at Franklin last weekend and won two of three games.
The Cardinals dropped their tournament opener, falling 62-58 to Oshkosh Lourdes in overtime last Thursday. That sent Middleton to the consolation bracket.
There, Middleton cruised past Racine Case, 62-33, last Friday. The Cardinals then toppled host Franklin, 67-65, in the fifth place game last Saturday.
“I like where we’re headed,” said Kind, whose team is 8-2 overall and leads the Big Eight Conference at 6-0. “This is always a really good tournament and these are games we can certainly grow from.”
Cardinals junior forward Cole Jordee agreed.