Looking Back and Ahead : Kishwaukee River Conference

Throughout the summer we will be providing a season recap of the girls high school conferences in Northern Illinois. The 2017-18 season recap will include team records , all conference selections, a season summary and a "Sneak Peek" as to what to look for in the 2018-19 season. This recap is for the KIshwaukee River Conference <strong>Season Summary </strong> Burlington Central won the conference with it's only loss in conference coming to Johnsburg early in the season. Marengo avenged both of it's losses to Burlington Central during the regular season by eliminating them from the State Tournament in a Regional Final thriller that went to overtime. Johnsburg and Woodstock both played the conference leaders tough and finished at .500 or above. <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Conference Records/Standings</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;">Burlington Central  11-1</p> <p style="text-align: center;">Marengo 10-2</p> <p style="text-align: center;">Johnsburg  9-3</p> <p style="text-align: center;">Woodstock 6-6</p> <p style="text-align: center;">Richmond Burton 3-9</p> <p style="text-align: center;">Woodstock North  2-10</p> <p style="text-align: center;">Harvard 0-12</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Returning All Conference Selections for the 2018-19 Season</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Burlington Central :</strong> <strong>Kathryn Schmidt/Junior</strong> - Elana Wells/Sophomore -</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Marengo:</strong> <strong>Marissa Knobloch/Senior</strong> - Hannah Ritter/Senior - Jordan Parker/Junior - <strong>Jennifer Heinberg/Sophomore</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Johnsburg -</strong> Megan Madsen/Senior - Morgan Madsen/Senior</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Woodstock -</strong> Emma Brand/Junior</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Richmond Burton -</strong> Kasey Miller/Senior</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Woodstock North -</strong> Taylor Prerost/Senior</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Harvard</strong> - Haily Hill/ Junior</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Bolded players</strong> are listed in the Prep Girls Hoops Top 100 rankings for their respective classes.</p> <p style="text-align: left;"><strong>2018-19 Season Sneek Peek  :</strong></p> Both Burlington Central and Marengo will return a number of starters from this season's teams, will be tough to beat and look to be among the conference leaders. Johnsburg and Woodstock both with a core of young players will compete with the rest of the conference to secure a spot in the top 4. <strong>2018-19 Stock Risers : </strong> <strong>Lauren Shaffer Harvard:</strong> A 5'5 junior guard , Shaffer is very quick with the ball, plays great defense and will be one of the conference best all around players. She will team up with All Conference selection Haily Hill to have one of the conferences best back courts and make the Hornets more competitive. <strong>Lauren Aubry Marengo:</strong> With all the talent the Indians have returning , Aubry a 5-7 senior wing player will be asked to do the little things that aren't often seen in the scorebook . Those aspects of her game along with having a talent level that enables her to score around the basket will make her a key player in the Indians ability to win close games this next season. <strong>Erin Lockwood Woodstock : </strong>At 6'2 Lockwood a junior post player, will be one of the tallest players in the conference this season. Her ability to finish around the rim consistently and become an aggressive rim protector will help the Blue Streaks improve and challenge for the conference title this season. Look for a Conference Preview and Coaches Interview for the KIshwaukee River Conference to be published in early October. &nbsp; &nbsp;