With the 2025-26 girls basketball season starting across the state, here’s a look at the seasons ahead for teams across The Times coverage area.

Editor’s note: Season previews for Marquette , Ottawa and Streator ’s girls basketball teams appeared in separate articles.

Serena Huskers

Coach: Jim Jobst (8th season)

Last season: 24-8 overall, 7-0 Little Ten

Top returners: Kendall Whiteaker, F, sr.; Finley Jobst, G, jr.; Anna Hjerpe, G/F, jr.; Brynley Glade, G, jr.

Top newcomers: Alexa McNally, F, jr.; Parker Twait, F, so.; Thea Solbakken, F, jr.; Sage Mahler, G, jr.; Emily Hoffman, F, jr.

Worth noting: The Huskers have captured the last five Little Ten championships and haven’t lost a regular-season LTC contest since early in the 2019-20 season. Whiteaker (6.

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