Basketball Hall of Fame

The Limestone girls swept through the 1992 regular season with a 26-0 record. The team was Mid-Illini Conference champs, Limestone Tournament champs, and Dixon Tournament champs. The girls advanced to the title game with wins over Bloomington (68-54 in the super sectional), Buffalo Grove (74-47 in the quarterfinals) and LaGrange Lyons (52-50 in overtime in the semifinals). The only loss came in the championship game against Chicago Marshall 48-46. The girls set several records, especially in 3-point shooting at the state tournament. Tammy Van Oppen was chosen Illinois Ms. Basketball for the season. Jenny Koeppel, Tammy Van Oppen and Jamie Broadstone all went on to play Division I basketball. Rounding out the starting lineup was Wendy Reeves and Melissa Shryock. Coached by John Gross, the Limestone girls were noted for their trademark tenacious defense.

Pictured:

Front row: Jennifer Doyle, Mgr.; Jennifer Koeppel; Melanie Herring; Kim Lord; Janet Carlson, Mgr.; Jessica Gross, Mgr.
Middle row: Kenneth Baker, Asst. Coach; Sarah Dancey; Wendy Reeves; Stacy Reynolds; Sue Hoak; Delisa Krause; Peggy Gross, Asst. Coach
Back row: Russ Wittmer, Scorer; Rob Wittmer, Mgr.; Jenette Hinrichsen; Jamie Broadstone; Tammy VanOppen; Melissa Shryock; Andy Trotter, Asst. Coach; John Gross, Head Coach