WJHS girls basketball | Team of the Week
- January 25, 2024
The Republic-Times Team of the Week is the Waterloo Junior High School girls basketball team. The Bulldogs defeated Belleville Central, 31-8, to win a Southern Illinois Junior High School Athletic Association Class L regional title and advance to the SIJHSAA state tournament at Rend Lake College that took place Saturday. WJHS came out on the losing end of a 40-26 contest against Carterville Junior High School at the state tourney to finish the season at 14-13. Pictured, front row, from left, are Kendyl Rader, Cayla Zavorka, Nichole Gum, Bella Riesing, Kaidyn Moore and Calista Brown; back row: Coach Jim Rader, Tess Nobbe, Addy Juelfs, Catherine Otten, Emery Bockhorn, Paige Koch, Lizzie Davis and Jordyn Keller.