Celina's Liz Homan, 32, and Minster's Regan Arnold, 13, battle for a loose ball during their nonconference contest on Saturday afternoon. Celina won a defensive struggle, 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 . . .