Coyotes look to be competitive this season

Tim Brunelle is entering his tenth year as the coach of the Pawnee Coyotes boys basketball team.

Coming off an 8-12 performance from last season, Brunelle said there are still areas of the game his team needs to improve upon. It’s a trend that he has seen over his tenure at Pawnee High School.

“Last year was an improvement over the year before and so on,” he said. “We were playing a lot of sophomores last season and we’re looking to improve on that this coming season.”

Injuries are another of Brunelle’s concerns, as well as shoring up his team’s fundamentals.

“We need to...