For the first time since 2017, North’s boys basketball team won its Raider Shootout and had the most valuable player of the tournament.
Year in Review: 12 months of sports
JANUARY
Lutheran celebrates two milestones in a span of three days. First, girls basketball coach Mike Scheele picks up career win No. 100. Then Crusaders boys coach Nick Verhagen gets No. 200.
Hall of Fame calls Ladwig’s name
Craig Ladwig says he was “100% surprised” to learn he was going into the Badger State Tractor Pullers Hall of Fame.
Long-range is Leibham’s game
Lutheran boys basketball player Elliott Leibham made sure he really tied Jonah Jurss’ school record for most three-pointers in a game.
Siegl Scholarship is created
Glenn Siegl loved sports as long as he could.
He passed away at the age of 75 in July, and Dara and her daughter, Isabella, have created the Glenn Richard Siegl Memorial Scholarship for a Golden Raider who has demonstrated the qualities of good citizenship and student activity.
South looking for new coach
Needing to focus his time at home, Jason Harder has resigned as South’s football coach after six seasons at the helm.
Ertman shooting up Redwings’ all-time list
Having already set a school-record with eight 3-pointers in a girls basketball game last season, South’s Sierra Ertman is now moving up the all-time list of top long-range shooters in program history.
Heinen to play football at Taylor U.
Christian senior Noah Heinen has committed to play football at Taylor University.
North snaps runner-up skid at Plymouth
North’s boys swim team was able to do something this year that it hadn’t the previous four years with standout Will Hayon: win the Wildcat Invitational at Plymouth.
More changes to football conferences could be coming
North football coach Joe O’Brien says he’s happy to be in the Fox River Classic Conference.
Changes could be coming, however