Previews: Northeast, Northwood-Kensett, Norwalk, OABCIG, Oelwein

<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Northeast Rebels</strong> 11-11 last year 12 returning players</p> A tough end to the year left Northeast with an 11-11 record last year. Emma Fowler, who averaged nearly 11 points, and Alexis Ehlers, who posted over nine, are back for the Rebels. Fowler also averaged seven rebounds a night and is joined by Neveah Hildebrandt and others. <p style="text-align: left;">Notable returners:</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Alexis Ehlers - 9.2 PPG, 2.2 RPG, 2.5 SPG Neveah Hildebrandt - 5.5 PPG, 2.3 RPG, 1.8 APG Emma Fowler - 10.7 PPG, 7.2 RPG, 1.5 SPG</p> &nbsp; <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Northwood-Kensett Vikings</strong> 2-20 last year 10 returning players</p> Ruthie Conlin, Carly Hengesteg and Olivia Stilley return for Northwood-Kensett, which looks to bounce back after a 2-20 season a year ago. The three were all starters and are joined by Emma Davidson, Marli Backhaus and Sydney Welch, who all played in several games last year. <p style="text-align: left;">Notable returners:</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Ruthie Conlin - 2.6 PPG, 3.6 RPG Carly Hengesteg - 4.7 PPG, 3.7 RPG Olivia Stilley - 2.5 PPG, 4.4 RPG</p> &nbsp; <hr /> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Norwalk Warriors</strong> 10-12 last year 9 returning players</p> Norwalk flirted with a winning season in 2019-20, coming up just short at 10-12 overall. The Warriors started slow before finding a groove behind the likes of returning players Bren Mortiz, [player_tooltip player_id="129035" first="Jocelyn" last="Bice"] and Olivia Johnson. All three scored over 138 points, with Moritz averaged 15 per game and Bice nearly 13. <p style="text-align: left;">Notable returners:</p> <p style="text-align: left;">[player_tooltip player_id="129035" first="Jocelyn" last="Bice"] - 12.7 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 2.0 SPG Bren Mortiz - 15.2 PPG, 7.9 RPG Olivia Johnson - 6.3 PPG, 6.5 RPG, 2.4 APG</p> &nbsp; <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>OABCIG Falcons</strong> 7-12 last year 12 returning players</p> Leading scorers Carly Murphy and [player_tooltip player_id="163357" first="Riley" last="Schiernbeck"] return for OABCIG as they look to build off a seven-win campaign. Murphy scored 12 points per game and Schiernbeck added 10.5. Schiernbeck, a junior, also led the team in rebounds with 131. They are part of a dozen returning players for the Falcons. <p style="text-align: left;">Notable returners:</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Anna Winterrowd - 6.1 PPG, 5.3 APG, 4.1 RPG, 2.4 SPG Carly Murphy - 12.0 PPG, 2.7 RPG [player_tooltip player_id="163357" first="Riley" last="Schiernbeck"] - 10.5 PPG, 6.9 RPG</p> &nbsp; <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Oelwein Huskies</strong> 0-22 last year 10 returning players</p> Oelwein will lean on returning players like Malayna Kiel and Emma Smock to get back into the win column this year. Kiel recorded 175 total points and Smock added 30, with Kiel also being the leading rebounder for the Huskies. Madeline McShane is another key piece back into the rotation. <p style="text-align: left;">Notable returners:</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Malayna Kiel - 8.0 PPG, 5.2 RPG Karlie Wegner - 3.2 PPG, 1.3 RPG</p> &nbsp; <hr /> <p style="text-align: left;"></p> &nbsp; <hr /> <p style="text-align: left;"></p>