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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.…
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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 Lexie VanKekerix Lexie VanKekerix 5'10" | PF Rock Valley | 2021 State IA , who averaged 17 points and seven rebounds last year. Abby Heemstra Abby Heemstra 5'11" | SF Rock Valley | 2021 State IA and Madi Strubbe also return. Heemstra shot 48 percent from the field and 35.5 percent from the 3-point line.
Notable returners:
Lexie VanKekerix
Lexie
VanKekerix
5'10" | PF
Rock Valley | 2021
State
IA
– 17.0 PPG, 7.2 RPG, 1.7 APG
Abby Heemstra
Abby
Heemstra
5'11" | SF
Rock Valley | 2021
State
IA
– 13.5 PPG, 9.1 RPG, 1.3 APG
Madi Strubbe – 5.4 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 2.0 APG, 1.8 SPG
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 Reagan Barkema Reagan Barkema 6'0" | SF Roland-Story | 2022 State IA and Reece Johnson Reece Johnson 5'6" | PG Roland-Story | 2022 State IA return along with senior Madeline Morton Madeline Morton 5'7" | PG Roland-Story | 2021 State IA . 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:
Reagan Barkema
Reagan
Barkema
6'0" | SF
Roland-Story | 2022
State
IA
– 14.0 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 1.7 SPG
Reece Johnson
Reece
Johnson
5'6" | PG
Roland-Story | 2022
State
IA
– 9.6 PPG, 2.2 RPG, 2.0 APG, 1.6 SPG
Madeline Morton
Madeline
Morton
5'7" | PG
Roland-Story | 2021
State
IA
– 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 Hali Anderson Hali Anderson 5'6" | SG Saint Ansgar | 2021 State IA , Gracie Urbatsch Gracie Urbatsch 5'10" | PF Saint Ansgar | 2021 State IA and Brooklyn Hackbart Brooklyn Hackbart 5'11" | PF Saint Ansgar | 2021 State IA 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:
Hali Anderson
Hali
Anderson
5'6" | SG
Saint Ansgar | 2021
State
IA
– 16.4 PPG, 6.6 APG, 3.7 RPG, 3.6 SPG
Gracie Urbatsch
Gracie
Urbatsch
5'10" | PF
Saint Ansgar | 2021
State
IA
– 11.6 PPG, 5.8 RPG, 1.5 SPG
Brooklyn Hackbart
Brooklyn
Hackbart
5'11" | PF
Saint Ansgar | 2021
State
IA
– 11.5 PPG, 10.5 RPG, 1.5 SPG
Madison Hillman
Madison
Hillman
6'1" | PF
Saint Ansgar | 2023
State
IA
– 7.1 PPG, 4.8 RPG