Riverside, Rock Valley, Rockford, Roland-Story, Saint Ansgar

Dana Becker

December 14, 2020 @ 08:15 AM

Riverside Bulldogs 4-19 last year 9 returning players Riverside picked up a pair of wins late last season to get to four on the year. The Bulldogs graduated their leading scorer and rebounder, but do have junior Franee Maher back. Maher posted nearly five points and over four rebounds per game last year. Eight other players with varsity experience will be counted on for production as well. Notable returners: Franee Maher - 4.9 PPG, 4.6 RPG Emily Brown - 5.2 PPG, 6.1 RPG   Rock Valley Rockets 9-16 last year 12 returning players After winning at least 10 games for seven consecutive seasons, Rock Valley slipped to 9-14 a year ago. The Rockets will be banking on a large senior class to get them back into form. That includes leading scorer [player_tooltip player_id="131226" first="Lexie" last="VanKekerix"], who averaged 17 points and seven rebounds last year. [player_tooltip player_id="165031" first="Abby" last="Heemstra"] and Madi Strubbe also return. Heemstra shot 48 percent from the field and 35.5 percent from the 3-point line. Notable returners: [player_tooltip player_id="131226" first="Lexie" last="VanKekerix"] - 17.0 PPG, 7.2 RPG, 1.7 APG [player_tooltip player_id="165031" first="Abby" last="Heemstra"] - 13.5 PPG, 9.1 RPG, 1.3 APG Madi Strubbe - 5.4 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 2.0 APG, 1.8 SPG   <hr /> Rockford Warriors 4-17 last year 8 returning players Just three years removed from going 20-4 and finishing off a run of four consecutive seasons with at least 17 wins, Rockford dipped to 4-17 a year ago. The Warriors graduated their two leading scorers and rebounders, leaving Gabby Keith among the top returning players. Keith scored five points per game last year, shooting nearly 31 percent from the floor. Notable returners: Gabby Keith - 5.0 PPG, 1.7 RPG Wylinn Schmidt - 2.4 PPG, 1.9 RPG Chloe Rooney - 4.9 PPG, 2.0 RPG, 1.8 SPG   Roland-Story Norsemen 19-4 last year 10 returning players It has been a very strong run at Roland-Story for the past decade, including a 19-4 campaign a year ago. That team reached the regional champions in Class 3A, coming up just short vs. Jesup. Juniors [player_tooltip player_id="63571" first="Reagan" last="Barkema"] and [player_tooltip player_id="163353" first="Reece" last="Johnson"] return along with senior [player_tooltip player_id="64842" first="Madeline" last="Morton"]. Barkema shot almost 47 percent from the field, over 39 percent from the 3-point line and nearly 87 percent at the free throw line last year, scoring 323 points. Notable returners: [player_tooltip player_id="63571" first="Reagan" last="Barkema"] - 14.0 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 1.7 SPG [player_tooltip player_id="163353" first="Reece" last="Johnson"] - 9.6 PPG, 2.2 RPG, 2.0 APG, 1.6 SPG [player_tooltip player_id="64842" first="Madeline" last="Morton"] - 7.7 PPG, 1.9 RPG   Saint Ansgar Saints 22-3 last year 13 returning players Since going just 4-18 in 2016-17, Saint Ansgar has been on a roll. The Saints have won 13, 16 and 22 games, reaching the Class 1A state tournament semifinals a season ago. Seniors [player_tooltip player_id="131250" first="Hali" last="Anderson"], [player_tooltip player_id="164963" first="Gracie" last="Urbatsch"] and [player_tooltip player_id="131245" first="Brooklyn" last="Hackbart"] are among those returning who are looking for another trip to Wells Fargo Arena. Anderson scored over 16 points a night, shooting nearly 42 percent from the field. She also grabbed 10.5 rebounds per game. Notable returners: [player_tooltip player_id="131250" first="Hali" last="Anderson"] - 16.4 PPG, 6.6 APG, 3.7 RPG, 3.6 SPG [player_tooltip player_id="164963" first="Gracie" last="Urbatsch"] - 11.6 PPG, 5.8 RPG, 1.5 SPG [player_tooltip player_id="131245" first="Brooklyn" last="Hackbart"] - 11.5 PPG, 10.5 RPG, 1.5 SPG [player_tooltip player_id="160550" first="Madison" last="Hillman"] - 7.1 PPG, 4.8 RPG <hr />