Scouting Report: Dike-New Hartford-Hinton 2A Semis

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>CORALVILLE, Iowa - </strong>Top-seeded and two-time defending 2A state champion Dike-New Hartford advanced to another title match Wednesday with a straight-set victory against No. 4 Hinton. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here are some standouts from the semifinal contest. Please check out the site for a report I wrote earlier this week on Hinton as I'll be highlighting different players in this writeup: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"id":"block_63646237ffe1b","name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":242836,"_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Gabbie Friessen ","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2024 ","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'8u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"32564","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Hinton ","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Friessen fills a vital role for the Blackhawks with her all-court game. 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