GIRLS BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Lincoln Pius X

Lincoln Pius X Thunderbolts

Head Coach: Ryan Psota (7th Year)

Career Record: 125-26 (all at Pius X)

2023-24 record: 17-7

Returning starters/letterwinners: Keeleigh Knobbe, 5-11, sr., guard; Ava Markowski, 5-11, jr., guard/forward; Ellie Wells, 6-1, sr., forward; Kate Miller, 5-9, jr., forward; Hannah Bedient, 5-11, sr., guard; Austen Davis, 5-10, soph., guard; Kendal Heimes, 5-9, soph., guard; Macie Eidson, 6-3, sr., center; Tatum Heimes, 5-7, sr., guard; Hayden Harnisch, 6-1, jr, forward.

Season outlook:  Pius X is a very experienced team that may be a contender for a state title run, after coming down from Class A to Class B.  The Thunderbolts are a Top 3 type of ball club with a lot of length.  Knobbe, Markowski do have interest from some Division I schools, with offers from several Division II universities.