The Kewaunee girls basketball team begin their march toward the Resch Center on Friday with a meeting at home against familar tournament foe Valders.

 

The Storm enter the matchup on a five-game winning streak having last lost against Seymour on February 5th. They were a perfect 14-0 in the Packerland Conference and four of their five losses were by no more than seven points. Jade Kroll, who captured the program's all-time scoring record earlier this year, leads the team in scoring (23 ppg) and rebounding (5.4 rpg).  Summer Walechka has been a jack of all trades for the Storm as she is in the top three for scoring (9.6 ppg), rebounding (4 rpg), and assists (3.4 apg). 

 

Listen to our interview with head coach Lynn Geier here

 

The Vikings have won three of their last five games, including a 60-27 victory over Roncalli in their tournament opener on Tuesday. In that game, the VIkings' defense held the Jets to just 25 percent shooting from the field. They are led by Megan Hochkammer, who nearly averages a double-double a game with 16.7 ppg and 9.0 rpg. She also leads the team in assists with 3.8 apg. 

 

Since Kewaunee's senior class lost to Valders in 2023 by 24 points, the Storm have won three of the last four meetings, including a split in tournament games. Last year, the Storm came back to beat the Vikings 49-46 to capture the regional title a year after losing to Valders in the tournament 41-40. Earlier this season, Kroll scored 18 points and Braelyn Chevalier added 16 points to spoil a double-double by Hochkammer (19 points, 11 rebounds)  and lead the Storm past the Vikings 56-48. 

 

Tim Kowols will have the call on 96.7 WBDK beginning at 6:45 p.m. with the pregame show followed by the opening tip at 7 p.m.