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Riverdale defeated Bureau Valley 56-34 during the Thanksgiving Tournament on Wedenesday, Nov. 20, 2024 at Bureau Valley High School.

Here are five of the top girls basketball players to watch this season, including reigning SVM player of the year Camryn Veltrop of Morrison. Dixon, Eastland, Polo and Sterling also return standouts.

The Sterling girls basketball team looks to play fast and with depth, led by 6-foot-3 Illinois State signee Madison Austin. Here is a look at the Golden Warriors this season.

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Sterling hosts Knoxville to start their home season of girls basketball Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. Sterling took the win 57-36.

Coming off its first sectional title in more than 30 years, Dixon lost just three players off of that Elite Eight team and hope that postseason experience translates into success this season.

Sterling senior Madison Austin announced she will continue her academic and basketball career at Illinois State University after receiving about 18 offers.

The IHSA, Illinois State University and the Bloomington-Normal Area Convention and Visitors Bureau announced this week it has reached a five-year contract extension for the IHSA Girls Basketball State Finals to remain at CEFCU Arena.

Jon Henegar has been wanting to become a head basketball coach one day and he has found that opportunity at Bureau Valley. He was named as the Storm’s new varsity girls basketball coach at Wednesday’s board meeting, succeeding Matt Wasilewski, who resigned after three seasons.

Bickett said the new Storm varsity girls coach will be named at Wednesday’s board meeting and is someone who is well-versed with the area basketball scene and has coached against Bureau Valley for years.