Taking a Look at the CSL Conference’s South Division

With the season now moving forward , I will start previewing conferences in the Northern Illinois area. In addition to the previews I will be creating articles that will highlight players from that conference. Next up is the CSL Conference's South division. 2017-18 Season Conference Standings Evanston 8-2 New Trier 8-2 Maine South 6-4 Glenbrook South  5-5 Niles West 3-7 Niles North  0-10 2018-19 Division Outlook/Team Capsules The 6 teams in the CSL South Division all play very good basketball . New Trier , Maine South and Evanston appear to be have slight advantage over the other teams in the conference race . However, don't count out Glenbrook South, Niles West and Niles North as to make some noise before the end of the season as they all have enough depth and experience to play be competitive in conference  Good Luck and Play Hard ! Niles North Vikings  Head Coach: Dan Paxson  Last year's record : 5-24 Last year's conference record 0-10 Coaches Comments/ Team Overview Key Returning Players :  We have several returning varsity players from last year. But, we return our best player in senior Lauren D'Souza. Lauren missed the entire season last year, so we are really excited about her return. Lauren can play multiple positions including Point Guard and she can also play in the low post. She has worked extremely hard in the off-season to prepare herself for her senior year. I know she is excited about the season! She is one of the most committed players I have ever coached in my 18 year coaching career. We will also be a fairly young team this year. Another returning varsity player this season is sophomore Albiona Ahmeti. Albiona played significant minutes last year as a freshman and has put in a lot of work this offseason. Albiona plays point guard and off-guard.  Key Newcomers:  As a program, we are excited about our freshmen class. And, our returning sophomore class is hungry and gave us a tremendous summer. One thing we should know about your team : Our varsity team will not have a lot of size this year, but we will work hard and be scrappy. We are emphasizing an offensive and defensive attack mentality and hope to get out and play with pace.   New Trier Trevians Head Coach: Teri Rogers  Last Season Overall Team Record : 24-6 Last Season Conference Team Record: 8-2 Key Returning Players : Colleen Condon, 5’10”, F, Senior Cassie Fix, 5’6”, G, Senior Rebecca Goldman, 5’9”, F, Senior Tinah Hong, 5’6”, G, Junior Jessica Kalis, 5’11”, G, Senior Taite Ryan, 6’0”, C, Senior Kate Sawdey, 5’8”, G, Senior Ava Zaslavsky, 5’3”, G, Junior Key Newcomers to the Varsity  : Liv Becker, 5’10”, F, Sophomore Team Strengths this season: Depth, scoring, versatility Team Weakness this season: Height     Evanston Wildkits  Head Coach :Brittany Johnson Last Season Overall Team Record : 20-9 Last Season Conference Team Record:8-2 Key Returning Players  : Kayla Henning  5’7  Guard Jr. Ambrea Gentle 6’2  Forward. Jr. Syann Holmes 5’11 Guard/Forward Sr.  Delaney Brooks 5’6 Guard Sr.  Tyler Mayne 5’7 Guard Jr.  Jayla Turchin 5’9 Guard Jr.  Amena Alexander 5’6 Guard Sr.  Team Strengths this season : This should be the best scoring team that Evanston has had in a while. We are also very deep as we have 9-10 players that could potentially start. Could be a different leading scorer every game Team Weakness this season : We are experienced in some positions but very inexperienced in others. Talented but must learn to play together. Missing our leading scorer from last season, should be back hopefully in December One thing that we should know about your team :  We should be very fun to watch Maine South Hawks Head Coach : Jeff Hartman  Last Season Overall Team Record : 21-11 Last Season Conference Team Record: 6-4 Key Returning Players : Nicole Scales: Senior guard, 5'7" Hannah Schilling:  Senior guard, 5'2"  Sophia Albano: Senior guard, 5'5" Unfortunately she will sit out the season with a knee injury.  She will continue her role on the team as a co-captain. Greta Miller: Junior forward, 5'10" Key Newcomers to the Varsity : Niamh Gardiner: Soph G/F, 5'9" Nicole Gardiner: Soph G/F, 5'9" Team Strengths this season :  senior leadership and experience, 3 point shooting, athleticism Team Weakness this season : lack of size One thing that we should know about your team : We will play extremely hard, especially defensively, every time we take the floor.     Niles West Wolves Head Coach :Kyle Braheny Last Season Overall Team Record : 12-15 Last Season Conference Team Record: 3-7   Key Returning Players: # Player Year Position Height 1 Bryanna Manogura Senior Guard 5’ 0” 3 Lidia Fakhoury Senior Guard 5’ 5” 12 Sam Galanopoulos Senior Guard 5’ 8” 20 Sidney Hines Senior Guard 5’ 8” 24 Sammie Simkins Senior Guard 5’ 6” 30 Jennifer Oribello Senior Guard 5’ 3” 45 Nerina Alic Senior Forward 6’ 1” 5 Loryn Howell Sophomore Guard 5’ 8” 10 Dahlia Maxwell Junior Forward 5’ 11” Key Newcomers to the Varsity : Lauren Brace Senior Forward Angelica Cirineo Sophomore Guard Gaby Goldman Senior Guard Coaches Comments/Team Overview Team Strengths this season : We are coming in this year with a very experienced team.  We are returning 9 varsity players. We have good team quickness and will look to play an up-tempo game.  We have strong guard play that will allow us to create opportunities to attack the basket and open up the perimeter for our strong shooters. Team Weakness this season : We will need to rebound the ball well to control the pace of the game we want to play.  We will need to play a full 32 minute game with more consistency. One thing that we should know about your team: The 2018-2019 varsity team has the skills and varsity experience to have a successful season.  We are returning 4 starters from last year’s team.