For the Whitehall varsity girls basketball team, this summer has been more about getting to know one another than wins or losses.

Even though they won four games in the Allentown Central Catholic Summer League, newly hired coach Dwight Repsher said the focus has been on getting to know his players.

"Winning games hasn't been the emphasis," said Repsher. "It's more about seeing what we have, seeing their personalities, working together."

Through that process, Repsher said that they've still been able to put in the work they needed.

"We've accomplished what we needed to accomplish," Repsher said.

He said he doesn't put a lot credence in the final results, but is more interested in the way they approach the game.

"We basically played and worked on fundamentals," said Repsher.

He said they didn't participate in the Lehigh Valley SportsFest, instead opting for some "open gyms" where they could continue working on their fundamentals. That way they can take their time and learn. He used the analogy of sitting in a math class, and if you pay attention every day, you'll be prepared come exam time.

"I've always believed in paying attention," said Repsher. It's about taking care of the little things and that will put you in a position to win."

There other foray into summer ball was participating in the Stellar Catch A Rising Star Basketball Tournament. The "Gold" squad lost to Parkland (Gray) and Bangor, while the "Maroon" team was defeated by Dieruff and Allen.

Once again, Repsher stressed that the results weren't the defining factor of their summer. He was implementing different line-ups and combinations, trying to see what worked and how the pieces fit.

"We tried to play people in different positions," said Repsher.

He said that they played everyone, keeping it rather vanilla as they played mostly man-to-man defense and just a few set plays.

"We just did the basic things," he said.

In the getting acquainted process, Repsher found some areas that stood out when assessing the summer.

"I liked our competitiveness and our willingness to change, and be coached," said Repsher.

He indicated that when someone new comes aboard, there can be resistance to change, but he hasn't been his experience with this group.

"It's a nice group of kids," said Repsher. "They want to compete and are not opposed to doing things differently to get better."