A mix of bad luck scheduling wise with the winter weather has had an unusually long layoff going for the Pella basketball teams. The Dutch haven’t competed in varsity action since they both took on Pella Christian on Friday, January 5th, with blizzards, heavy snow, and wind chill postponing contests with DCG, Des Moines Christian, and Indianola in the meantime. Pella Head Coach Derek Schulte is looking forward to finally removing some of the negatives they had down the stretch against the ranked Eagles. Both the boys and girls are scheduled to return to the court Friday at Norwalk, which can be heard on 92.1 KRLS.