Looking Back and Ahead : The Northern Lake County 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, top returning records , a season summary and a "Look Ahead"  as to what's in store for  the 2018-19 season. Below is the recap is for the Northern Lake County Conference <strong>Conference Summary 2017-18</strong> Grayslake Central and Grant shared the conference title with both teams having only one loss. The 4 teams next in line logged jammed the middle of the conference and had some really competitive games between them. During the state tournament Grayslake Central made it to the sectionals in Class 4A.  In Class 3A Lake advanced to the sectional semi finals and  Wauconda advanced to the regional final before being eliminated . <p style="text-align: center"><strong>Conference Standings </strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>Grayslake Central  13-1</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>Grant  13-1</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>Lakes  8-6</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>Grayslake North  7-7</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>Antioch 6-8</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>Wauconda 6-8</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>Round Lake 2-12</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>North Chicago 0-14</strong></p> <strong>A Look Ahead to 2018-19:</strong> The 2018-19 season conference race looks to be one with no clear favorite. Many teams will be returning their most talented players and a strong supporting cast around them. While Grayslake North and Grant appear to have a slight edge over the rest of the conference. Don't overlook  Grayslake Central , Lakes and Wauconda who all return plenty of talent to contend for a conference championship. &nbsp; <p style="text-align: center"><strong>Players to Watch in 2018-19 </strong></p> <strong>Kate Bullman Grayslake Central 6'1 Junior</strong> : Bullman is a guard/forward that is a scoring threat that can play with her back to the basket as well as on the perimeter . She is very athletic player and led the Rams in both scoring and rebounding this season. <strong>Sara Smith Lakes 5'8 Senior</strong> : A two year starter for the Eagles, Smith can play multiple positions on the court and uses her mid -range game to excel offensively and score in a variety of ways. <strong>Rosie Drevline Grayslake Central 5'7 Senior</strong> :  An excellent shooter from behind the arc,  Drevline can score in bunches and make plays when directing the Rams offense . She will be among the conference leaders in both points and assists next season. <strong>Piper Foote Antioch 5'5 Senior :</strong> An all around point guard, Foote excels on both ends of the court as she is considered one of the best defenders in the conference and has the ability to score in different ways . <strong>Kennedy Kiesgen Grant 5'9 Senior :</strong> Kiesgen is a very tough player as she competes on every possession , she led the Bulldogs in rebounding and like to score around the rim. <strong>Allie Tylka Wauconda 6'0 Senior :</strong>  With multiple Division 1 offers already , Tykla will be considered one of the top players in the conference this season . Her ability to play score from and play all the positions on the court will present many challenges for conference opponents next season. <strong>Savannah Guenther Grayslake North 5'10 Senior :</strong> A complete player , Guenther nearly averaged a double -double this season with 12 points and 8 rebounds per game.  This season she will see these stats increase while her Knights squad moves up in the conference standings. <strong>Diane Flade Round Lake 5'7 Senior</strong> : A pure shooter, Flade will be one of the most exciting players to watch in the conference next season as she has excellent vision with the ball and likes to play quick from baseline to baseline. <strong>Ally Mahinay Grant 5'10 Senior :</strong>  A 3 year starter for the Grant program  , Mahinay is a pure point guard who combines her scoring , passing and IQ to lead her teammates.  She is also an excellent outside shooter who made 39 3- pointers this season. &nbsp; <p style="text-align: center"><strong>Look for a full 2018 -19 conference preview for the the Northern Lake County Conference to be available this fall.</strong></p> &nbsp;