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Last Season The 2021 could go down as one that many future seasons are measured against. Blessed with a loaded senior class, Pearl City became a major contender in the North for the first time in recent memory. More importantly, the success carried over into the post season where the Wolves claimed a Regional championship - and should have taken on Eastland in the Sectional finals if they hadn't run into a biased official who refused to call a fair game - giving Newark a win they didn't...
Last Season The true blessing of covering High School sports is when you witness something like what took place at River Ridge last season. Coming into 2021, nobody expected anything out of the Wildcats - they had gone winless - 0-10 in the Covid shortened spring season, and lost the last remaining strength of senior talent to graduation. But the major turn-around could be summed up in two words - Brittany Sinagra. The former Galena star took over as head coach of the Wildcats, and everything...
Last Season The 2021 season was a growing year for the Hornets. With head coach Nicole Busch stepping down to spend more time with her young children, Keri Werner returned to lead the Hornets from the bench. The team was fairly young, with only four seniors - and only three of them with extensive experience. (Jadyn Strang was a basketball star) And while Josie Korte was strong at the net, along with Kennedy Kudronowicz who earned a spot in the Spring All Star game in Lanark - the bulk of the...
Last Season The 2021 season for Stockton was like a rollercoaster of ups and downs as the Blackhawks got stung by the injury bug to bring them crashing back down to earth. The big hitters were the Haas cousins - Kenzie and Brynn. And while Kenzie was the big hitter who was more than deserving of her first team All-Conference selection - Brynn was a blocking machine at the net, who was more than capable of providing power at the net as well. But it was the match at Milledgeville, when freshman...
Last Season The Warren Warriors put on a good show in the 2021 season, but were limited in size - which made being truly competitive incredibly difficult. Claire Riedl was the only pure hitter with any experience on the roster, and while Cameron Kent brought a lot of senior leadership to the young squad, they were forced to play more of a defensive game as the young athletes on the roster developed. In the end, the Warriors lingered at the bottom of the NUIC West and made an early exit from the...
Okay, we've spent a lot of time taking a close look at every team in our coverage area, but how will they all stack up - not only against themselves, but other schools outside of our region? Glad you asked. NUIC SOUTH Fulton has the most returning talent and seems poised to claim the South Conference title. They could falter, and it won't be a run away, but ... Eastland lost a ton to graduation, but the Cougars have the deepest and richest tradition of anyone in the South. It might be seen as a...
