Previews: Northeast, Northwood-Kensett, Norwalk, OABCIG, Oelwein
Northeast Rebels 11-11 last year 12 returning players A tough end to the year left Northeast with an 11-11 record last year. Emma Fowler, who averaged nearly 11 points, and Alexis Ehlers, who posted over nine, are back for the…
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11-11 last year
12 returning players
A tough end to the year left Northeast with an 11-11 record last year. Emma Fowler, who averaged nearly 11 points, and Alexis Ehlers, who posted over nine, are back for the Rebels. Fowler also averaged seven rebounds a night and is joined by Neveah Hildebrandt and others.
Notable returners:
Alexis Ehlers – 9.2 PPG, 2.2 RPG, 2.5 SPG
Neveah Hildebrandt – 5.5 PPG, 2.3 RPG, 1.8 APG
Emma Fowler – 10.7 PPG, 7.2 RPG, 1.5 SPG
Northwood-Kensett Vikings
2-20 last year
10 returning players
Ruthie Conlin, Carly Hengesteg and Olivia Stilley return for Northwood-Kensett, which looks to bounce back after a 2-20 season a year ago. The three were all starters and are joined by Emma Davidson, Marli Backhaus and Sydney Welch, who all played in several games last year.
Notable returners:
Ruthie Conlin – 2.6 PPG, 3.6 RPG
Carly Hengesteg – 4.7 PPG, 3.7 RPG
Olivia Stilley – 2.5 PPG, 4.4 RPG
Norwalk Warriors
10-12 last year
9 returning players
Norwalk flirted with a winning season in 2019-20, coming up just short at 10-12 overall. The Warriors started slow before finding a groove behind the likes of returning players Bren Mortiz, Jocelyn Bice Jocelyn Bice 5'7" | PG Norwalk | 2022 State IA and Olivia Johnson. All three scored over 138 points, with Moritz averaged 15 per game and Bice nearly 13.
Notable returners:
Jocelyn Bice
Jocelyn
Bice
5'7" | PG
Norwalk | 2022
State
IA
– 12.7 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 2.0 SPG
Bren Mortiz – 15.2 PPG, 7.9 RPG
Olivia Johnson – 6.3 PPG, 6.5 RPG, 2.4 APG
OABCIG Falcons
7-12 last year
12 returning players
Leading scorers Carly Murphy and Riley Schiernbeck Riley Schiernbeck 6'2" | C OABCIG | 2022 State IA return for OABCIG as they look to build off a seven-win campaign. Murphy scored 12 points per game and Schiernbeck added 10.5. Schiernbeck, a junior, also led the team in rebounds with 131. They are part of a dozen returning players for the Falcons.
Notable returners:
Anna Winterrowd – 6.1 PPG, 5.3 APG, 4.1 RPG, 2.4 SPG
Carly Murphy – 12.0 PPG, 2.7 RPG
Riley Schiernbeck
Riley
Schiernbeck
6'2" | C
OABCIG | 2022
State
IA
– 10.5 PPG, 6.9 RPG
Oelwein Huskies
0-22 last year
10 returning players
Oelwein will lean on returning players like Malayna Kiel and Emma Smock to get back into the win column this year. Kiel recorded 175 total points and Smock added 30, with Kiel also being the leading rebounder for the Huskies. Madeline McShane is another key piece back into the rotation.
Notable returners:
Malayna Kiel – 8.0 PPG, 5.2 RPG
Karlie Wegner – 3.2 PPG, 1.3 RPG