Previews: Ogden, Okoboji, Orient-Macksburg, Osage, Oskaloosa

<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Ogden Bulldogs</strong> 6-16 last year 9 returning players</p> Numerous key players have graduated leaving plenty of holes to be filled for Ogden on the hardwood this winter. Senior Reagan Church is one of the more experienced players coming back after posting five points per game on nearly 46 percent shooting from the field. Kaleigh Badker, Amber Braniff and Joelle Consier also have playing time under their belts. <p style="text-align: left;">Notable returners:</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Reagan Church - 5.0 PPG, 3.2 RPG Kaleigh Badker - 2.7 PPG</p> &nbsp; <p style="text-align: center;"><b>Okoboji Pioneers</b></p> <p style="text-align: center;">22-2 last year 8 returning players</p> A memorable season for Okoboji left them just a win away from reaching the state tournament. Now, the task at hand includes trying to replace key starters such as [player_tooltip player_id="134372" first="Magan" last="Christopherson"] and [player_tooltip player_id="134333" first="Kallyn" last="Stumbo"] from a team that won 22 games. Montana Wilson started 23 of 24 games as a sophomore and returns alongside Morgan Robinson, Megan Titterington, Ella Stoll, Shayla Baschke and Emma Larson. Okoboji made almost 36 percent of its 3-pointers last year and shot 44 percent from the field as a collective team. <p style="text-align: left;">Notable returners:</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Montana Wilson - 5.3 PPG, 6.0 RPG Shayla Baschke - 2.0 PPG, 1.0 RPG</p> &nbsp; <hr /> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Orient-Macksburg Bulldogs</strong> 10-12 last year 7 returning players</p> A number of close losses, along with a four-game losing skid to end the year, left Orient-Macksburg two games under the .500 mark. Caitlyn Gist will try to get them over that hump this winter. Gist returns after posting nearly eight rebounds a night. Cora Martin, Draven Pierce, Janesa Tonnberg and Christa Cass will try to help replace four graduated seniors. <p style="text-align: left;">Notable returners:</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Christa Cass - 1.0 PPG, 1.2 RPG Caitlyn Gist - 7.2 PPG, 7.9 RPG, 1.3 SPG </p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Osage Green Devils</strong> 24-3 last year 11 returning players</p> For the third consecutive season, and fifth time in the past six years, Osage eclipsed the 20-win mark. All that led to an appearance in the Class 2A state championship game, where they came up just short vs. North Linn. While [player_tooltip player_id="133976" first="Sidney" last="Brandau"] has graduated, the cupboard is far from bare with [player_tooltip player_id="13949" first="Dani" last="Johnson"] and [player_tooltip player_id="164952" first="Ellie" last="Bobinet"] set to lead the Green Devils. Johnson scored over 14 points and grabbed over six rebounds a night last year, with Bobinet adding almost 10 and three. <p style="text-align: left;">Notable returners:</p> <p style="text-align: left;">[player_tooltip player_id="13949" first="Dani" last="Johnson"] - 14.4 PPG, 6.6 RPG, 2.5 SPG, 2.3 APG [player_tooltip player_id="164952" first="Ellie" last="Bobinet"] - 9.9 PPG, 3.1 RPG, 1.9 SPG, 1.8 APG Katie Smith - 1.6 PPG</p> &nbsp; <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Oskaloosa Indians</strong> 1-20 last year 11 returning players</p> With just five wins in the past four seasons, Oskaloosa looks to make some positive steps in the right direction this winter. Leading scorer Amanda Fay is among those set to return along with Kaylee Johnson and Presley Blommers. Fay after nine points and seven rebounds to lead the team in both categories as a junior with Blommers adding almost six points per game as a freshman. <p style="text-align: left;">Notable returners:</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Amanda Fay - 9.1 PPG, 7.0 RPG, 1.0 APG Kaylee Johnson - 2.9 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 2.0 APG Presley Blommers - 5.9 PPG, 2.8 APG, 2.3 RPG</p> &nbsp; <hr /> <p style="text-align: left;"></p> &nbsp; <hr /> <p style="text-align: left;"></p>