Girls basketball: NLS Wildcats aim for another banner year

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• He has an all-time coaching record of 1,095-195.
• His coaching staff for the 2025-26 season features his son Joey Dreier, Margaret Essler and Lynnette Beuning."We return a few players with a lot of varsity experience and we will also have some newcomers who will be getting a lot of minutes and opportunities," assistant coach Joey Dreier said. Ayla Caskey will be key for the Wildcats, who graduated foundational players including Ava Carlson, an All-Area First Team selection, and Dakota Rich, an All-Area Second Team pick. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementCaskey, a 5-foot-7 guard, is coming off an All-Area Honorable Mention junior year.
• The senior averaged 13.0 points, 3.6 assists, 3.5 steals and 2.8 rebounds per contest. The only other starter back is senior Katelyn Delzer, a 5-11 center. Her and Caskey are fresh off a successful volleyball season where the Wildcats advanced to the Class AA state tournament for the second consecutive year and the sixth time in school history. Taylor Munsch and Roxanne Klein, both seniors who were impactful off the bench last season, are poised to have increased roles in their final seasons for NLS. Munsch is a 5-7 guard who scored a team-best 30 points in the Wildcats' season-opening 72-50 victory against Morris/Chokio-Alberta on Nov.
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• Klein is a 6-0 center. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementMunsch also helped pace the girls' cross-country team to the Class A state title on Nov.