Celina's Candra Francis, 11, and Kelsey Waterman, right, trap Minster's Kara Monnin, 12, during their nonconference contest at the Fieldhouse on Saturday afternoon. Celina slipped past Minster, 39-33.

It was a defensive struggle, but Celina shot slightly better than Minster and key free-throw shooting down the stretch gave the Bulldogs a 39-33 win over the Wildcats at the Fieldhouse on Saturday afternoon. The Bulldogs improv . . .