G I R L S B A S K E T B A L L

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The girls' basketball team starts off a new quarter with a pep cheer.

Front: Amy Downey, Suja Chacko, Carrie Mokry, Carol Willhelm, Aparna Parthasarathy, manager

Terri Willard. Middle: Coach Julie Freund, Denise Chatfield, Wendy Hansen, Jennifer Eichelberger,

Laura Radkiewicz, Lori Buetow, Geeta Gurnaney. Back: manager Jody Yates, Lonnie Kowalski,

Thandeka Chapman, Sal Schulze, Sarah Woolsey, Randi Stouffer, Diana Rios.

The IMSA girls' basketball team

ended with a surprising 13-4 season,

crushing the Streamwood Sabres 24-

16 in their last game.

Julie Freund, the girls' coach, had

some doubts at the beginning of the

season. "The first two weeks of prac–

tice were kind of nerve-racking." In

some cases she had to teach the basics

— dribbling, passing, and shooting to

some team members while being

careful not to bore the more expe–

rienced players. Fr eund 's doubts

were dispelled after the season's first

game. "When I saw them play West

Chicago, I knew that we had a good

team. They played as if they had

played together for years."

The winning season does not re–

flect on her coaching, Freund insist–

ed, but rather on the determination

and hard work of the team members.

The team also featured some excep–

tional players. "Amy Downey played

excellent defense; Laura Radkiewicz

was the ball handler; Sal Schulze had

a great outside shot; and Thandeka

Chapman had the inside moves."

Downey and Schulze were named co-

MVP's for the first-year team.

Next year, the IMSA girls' basket–

ball team will play varsity. Freund

said that competition at this level will

be tough and will require more hard

work, but she still expects the team to

do well.

IMSA

West Chicago

West Aurora

Wheaton Christian

Mooseheart JV

Elgin Acad. Varsity

Aurora Central

Rosary

East Aurora

Batavia

Girls Basketball

IMSA

Oswego

Rosary

Kaneland

Elgin Acad. Varsity

Hinck-Big Rock

Rockford Christ.

Mooseheart Varsity

Streamwood