Teams

2006-2007 Breese Central High School Girls’ Team

Year Inducted: 2014

Category: Teams

Schools / Organizations: Breese Central High School

Head Coach:  Nathan Rueter

Team Record: 30-4 (IHSA Class A State Champions)

Biography: The Breese Central lady Cougars opened the 2006-07 campaign by winning the Greenville Tournament.  The Lady Cougars brought home the conference championship in the rugged Cahokia Conference with a perfect 10-0 record.  After struggling in the Mascoutah and Highland Tournaments, the Lady Cougars got hot down the stretch, winning their final 14 games.  Central defeated Carlyle HS 39-35 in the IHSA Vandalia Sectional Final.  Next, the the IHSA Super-sectional game, they put on a show by taking dow the #1 ranked (Olney) East Richland HS squad by an 86-59 score.  In the quarterfinal round of the IHSA Class A State tournament, they defeated St. Joseph-Ogden, 56-39.  Then, in the semifinals, they defeated (Melrose Park) Walther Lutheran HS by a score of 40-36.  In the title game, the Lady Cougars squared off agains a very talented Rochester squad.  Despite trailing by 6 at the half, the Lady Cougars came out on top, winning the IHSA Class A State Championship by a final score of 47-41.

Team Members in the Picture:

Back row (L to R): Manager Jamie Voss, Katie Robben, Katelin Wiegmann, Jessica Hemann, Cassandra Deiters, Christy Rolfingsmeyer, Britni Holtmann, Kati Scheer, and Manager Amanda Jackson.

Front Row (L to R): Tiffany Hilmes, KC Root, Courtney Strieker, Lauren Budde, Kelsie Netemeyer and Leann Voss.