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North Fayette Valley TigerHawks 11-11 last year 13 returning players Following an 11-win campaign, North Fayette Valley returns leading scorers Abby Reichter Abby Reichter 5'6" | PG North Fayette Valley | 2021 State IA , Emma Ney and Kenlin Schmitt…
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11-11 last year
13 returning players
Following an 11-win campaign, North Fayette Valley returns leading scorers Abby Reichter Abby Reichter 5'6" | PG North Fayette Valley | 2021 State IA , Emma Ney and Kenlin Schmitt Kenlin Schmitt 5'9" | PF North Fayette Valley | 2022 State IA . Reichter knocked down over 32 percent of her 3-point attempts, scoring 318 points. Ney averaged nearly 10 per game and Schmitt contributed eight. Schmitt and Reichter are also the top rebounders back for the team.
Notable returners:
Abby Reichter
Abby
Reichter
5'6" | PG
North Fayette Valley | 2021
State
IA
– 14.5 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 3.1 SPG, 2.9 APG
Alyssa Bohr – 7.7 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 2.5 APG, 2.3 SPG
Emma Ney – 9.9 PPG, 2.5 RPG, 2.5 APG
Kenlin Schmitt
Kenlin
Schmitt
5'9" | PF
North Fayette Valley | 2022
State
IA
– 8.1 PPG, 6.7 RPG
North Iowa Bison
0-22 last year
6 returning players
North Iowa will look to get into the win column this season with six players returning from a year ago led by Emma Duve and Leah Kramersmeier. Duve started 15 games and played in all 22 with Kramersmeier starting three and also seeing action in every contest. Hannah Boekleman, Elizabeth Beenken, Elise Hinders and Gracie Westfall are also back.
Notable returners:
Emma Duve – 1.5 PPG, 1.5 RPG, 1.0 APG
Leah Kramersmeier – 2.9 PPG, 3.4 RPG
North Linn Lynx
25-2 last year
10 returning players
It was another memorable winter for North Linn a year ago, as the Lynx cruised past Osage for the Class 2A state championship. That group was dominated by seniors including Grace and Abby Flanagan Abby Flanagan 5'10" | SF North Linn | 2020 State IA . Ellie Ware Ellie Ware 6'0" | C North Linn | 2021 State IA returns after posting over 11 points and nearly seven rebounds per game to lead the way this year. She is joined by Ellie Flanagan Ellie Flanagan 5'7" | SF North Linn | 2023 State IA , who played in all 27 games and started three.
Notable returners:
Ellie Ware
Ellie
Ware
6'0" | C
North Linn | 2021
State
IA
– 11.4 PPG, 6.7 RPG, 1.0 BPG
Ellie Flanagan
Ellie
Flanagan
5'7" | SF
North Linn | 2023
State
IA
– 3.6 PPG, 1.1 RPG
Chloe VanEtten – 5.3 PPG, 3.6 RPG
North Mahaska Warhawks
20-3 last year
8 returning players
After starting the year 0-2, North Mahaska reeled off 20 consecutive wins before coming up short of a Class 1A state appearance with a loss to Martensdale-St. Mary’s in a regional final. The Warhawks will need several players to step into new roles, but do return Layla Hargis. The junior had 97 rebounds last year. Addie Schilling, Kaitlyn VanDonselaar, Breanna Fogle and a handful of others are also back.
Notable returners:
Addie Schilling – 4.0 PPG, 1.7 RPG
Layla Hargis – 6.3 PPG, 4.4 RPG
Breanna Fogle – 2.7 PPG, 2.7 RPG