Breakout Athletes: Dan Bingenheimer, Belvidere

The greatest pro basketball player in Boone County history was not even an all-conference player for the Bucs. Dan Bingenheimer was seventh in the BIG 9 in scoring at 16.6 points per game in 1980-1981 when he quit the team because of a dispute with the coach.

Bingenheimer enrolled at Wabash Community College and was persuaded to tryout. He ended up making the team and becoming a junior college All-American. That earned him a schoarlship to the University of Missouri.

University of Missouri Statistics
Year	G	Reb.	Ast.	Stls.	B.S.	Points	Avg.
1984-1985	32	144	58	36	20	238	7.4
1985-1986	35	229	69	42	46	534	15.3
Career	67	373	127	78	66	772	11.5
Notes: Played at Wabash Community College his first two years where he was a JUCO All-American

Pro Basketball Career
1986	Taken by Golden State in 4th round of NBA draft
1986-1987	France Third Division - Vendee Challans Basket
1987-1988	Spain First B Division - Metro Santa Coloma
1988-1989	Spain Liga ACB - Cajacanarias
1989-1990	Spain Liga ACB - Caja San Fernando
1990-1991	Spain Liga ACB - Caja San Fernando
1991-1992	Spain Liga ACB - Ferries Lliria
1992-1993	CBA - Quad City Thunder
1993-1994	CBA - Hartford Hellcats
1994-1995	Japan League - Isuzu Lynx
1995-1996	Japan League - Isuzu Lynx
1996-1997	Israel - Hapoel Jerusalem

Breakout Athletes: Amanda Levens, Belvidere

Belvidere Accomplishments
1993-1994	First Team All-NIC-9 in basketball.
1994	Honorable Mention All-NIC-9 in softball as a shortstop
1994-1995	First Team All-NIC-9 in basketball
1995	First Team All-NIC-9 in softball as a shortstop.
1995	Finished second in NIC-9 tennis doubles with Danielle Johnson.
1995-1996	First Team All-NIC-9 and conference MVP in basketball; averaged 21.8 points, 6.3 rebounds and 4 assists.
1996	First Team All-NIC-9 in softball as a shortstop
1996-1997	First Team All-NIC-9 and conference MVP in basketball; averaged 23 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists.
1997	Honorable Mention All-NIC-9 in softball as a shortstop.
Notes:	Belvidere went 105-20 in Levens' four years in basketball, advancing for to the super-sectional her final two years. Graduated with 2,078 points.

Old Dominion/Arizona State Statistics
Year	School	G	Reb.	Ast.	Stls.	Points	Avg.
1997-98	Old Dominion	29	27	13	8	89	3.1
1998-99	Old Dominion	32	65	79	35	213	6.7
2000-01	Arizona State	31	106	95	25	470	15.2
2001-02	Arizona State	33	112	145	31	550	16.7
Career		125	310	332	99	1,322	10.6
Notes:	Made NCAA Sweet 16 and won two Colonial Athletic Association championshps at Old Dominion. Led Arizona State to back-to-back NCAA appearances, First Team All-PAC-10 both season; Associated Press named her honorable mention All-American in 2002. Signed a free agent contract with Charlotte Sting of WNBA in 2002 but did not make regular season roster.

Breakout Athletes: Dale Greenlee, Guilford

Guilford Accomplishments
1968-1969	Honorable Mention All-Big Eight in basketball
1969-1970	Second Team All-Big Eight in basketball
1969-1970	Fifth in Big Eight in scoring at 17.7 points per game
1970	Honorable Mention All-Big Eight in baseball as a pitcher
1971	First Team All Big Eight in baseball as a pitcher

University of Kansas Statistics
Year	G	FG-FGA	Pct.	FT-FTA	Pct.	Reb.	Avg.	Points	Avg.
1972-1973	22	89-186	.478	21-28	.750	71	3.2	199	9.0
1973-1974	29	150-302	.497	43-48	.896	123	4.2	343	11.8
1974-1975	27	108-227	.476	35-43	.814	78	2.9	251	9.3
Totals	78	347-715	.485	99-119	.832	272	3.5	793	10.2
Notes: Played in two NCAA tournaments (1973-1974 and 1974-1975) and Final Four in 1973-1974.

Breakout Athletes: Chloe Howerth, Hononegah

Hononegah Awards
2011	Special Mention All-NIC-10 as an outfielder
2012	First Team All-NIC-10 as an outfielder
2013	First Team All-NIC-10 and conference MVP as a shortstop
2014	First Team All-NIC-10 and conference MVP as a shortstop
Notes:	Three-time NIC-10 batting champion. Hitting .569 as a freshman, .575 as a junior and .610 as a senior.

Monmouth Statistics and Awards
Year	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	Batting	Slugging
2015	44	143	33	47	0	17	.329	.385
2016	50	171	30	45	0	17	.263	.287
2017	56	188	29	55	0	15	.293	.362
2018	48	167	39	52	0	13	.311	.377
Career	198	669	131	199	0	62	.297	.351
Notes: Played and started every game in college. Second Team All-MAAC in 2017 and 2018.

1996 Girls Soccer

Standings
School	NIC-9	Overall
Rockford Boylan	8-0	14-8-2
Rockford Guilford	6-1-1	14-5-5
Belvidere	5-1-2	10-6-5
Rockton Hononegah	6-2	14-3-3
Rockford Auburn	4-4	10-11-3
Machesney Park Harlem	3-5	8-13-2
Rockford Jefferson	2-6	9-10-1
Rockford East	1-7	7-12-1
Freeport	1-7	2-15-3

First Team All-NIC-9
Player	School	Position
Brandy Gunderson (MVP)	Hononegah	Defender
Liz Gahl	Guilford	Defender
Sarah Roach	Boylan	Defender
Andrea Raleigh	Belvidere	Midfielder
Stephanie Wagner	Boylan	Midfielder
Kim Joseph	Guilford	Midfielder
Kris Twyning	Belvidere	Midfielder
Shannon Jarboe	Boylan	Forward
Valerie Zabawa	Harlem	Forward
Meredith Mufich	Guilford	Forward
Summer Perala	Guilford	Goalkeeper
Second Team
Hillary Reyenga	Belvidere
Mandy Derning	Auburn
Katie Danaher	Boylan
Jessica Lemke	Belvidere
Lindsay Whale	Jefferson
Kristen Tuminaro	Auburn
Rachel Lynde	Boylan
Jenny Sindermann	Jefferson
Marrissa Soderberg	Guilford
Terri Meyer	Belvidere
Third Team
Kristen Tryggestad	Guilford
Megan Klipp	Freeport
Tracy Joley	Boylan
Colleen Danaher	Boylan
Erin Reder	Boylan
Laura Jensen	Harlem
Lisa Walsh	Hononegah
Renee Markese	Boylan
Holly Melvin	Harlem
Sarah Berger	Guilford
Amy Hawkinson	Boylan
Honorable Mention
Amy DiGiovanni	Boylan
Carrie Ring	Boylan
Melissa Rach	Jefferson
Tammi Bronson	Hononegah
Trina Allen	Guilford
Julie Phillips	East
Kirsten Milton	Auburn
Sarah Dicaro	Hononegah
Aura Estrada	Auburn
Brienne Hornbeck	Hononegah
Mindy Metz	Belvidere
Kelly Barrowman	Auburn

1995 Girls Soccer

Standings
School	NIC-9	Overall
Rockford Boylan	8-0	16-7
Belvidere	7-1	16-2-1
Rockford Guilford	6-2	15-5-2
Rockton Hononegah	4-3-1	11-8-2
Freeport	4-3-1	10-11-2
Rockford Auburn	3-5	9-13-1
Rockford Jefferson	1-7	7-11
Machesney Park Harlem	1-7	4-13-2
Rockford East	1-7	3-15-2

First Team All-NIC-9
Player	School	Year	Pos.
Terri Meyers	Belvidere	Jr.	Goalkeeper
Molly Flynn	Harlem	Sr.	Goalkeeper
Anne Glees	Boylan	Sr.	Defender
Holly Palombi	Boylan	Sr.	Defender
Brandy Gunderson	Hononegah	So.	Defender
Liz Gahl	Guilford	So.	Defender
Jessica Lemke	Belvidere	Jr.	Defender
Andrea Raleigh	Belvidere	Jr.	Midfielder
Jennifer McCoy	Guilford	Sr.	Midfielder
Michelle Sacco	Boylan	Sr.	Midfielder
Marissa Soderberg	Guilford	Jr.	Midfielder
Dana Leighty	Guilford	Sr.	Forward
Angel Isaac	Auburn	Sr.	Forward
Kris Twyning	Belvidere	So.	Forward
Val Zabawa	Harlem	Jr.	Forward
Stephanie Wagner	Boylan	Jr.	Forward
Second Team
Jodi Gaspard	Guilford	Sr.	Goalkeeper
Jenny Crouse	Freeport	Sr.	Goalkeeper
Maida Ludwig	Freeport	Sr.	Defender
Mandy Derning	Auburn	So.	Defender
Katie Danaher	Boylan	So.	Defender
Hillary Reyenga	Belvidere	Jr.	Defender
Tracy Jolley	Boylan	Jr.	Defender
Susan Wagner	Freeport	Sr.	Midfielder
Sarah DiCarlo	Hononegah	Jr.	Midfielder
Kristen Tuminaro	Auburn	So.	Midfielder
Lisa Walsh	Hononegah	Jr.	Midfielder
Cara Dreibelbis	Freeport	Sr.	Midfielder
Shannan Jarboe	Boylan	Jr.	Forward
Jenny Sinderman	Jefferson	Jr.	Forward
Meredith Mutich	Guilford	Jr.	Forward
Deanna Trapp	Jefferson	Sr.	Forward
Megan Klipp	Freeport	So.	Forward
Honorable Mention
Tamara Bronson	Hononegah	So.	Defender
Katie Goethe	East	Jr.	Defender
Sherry Norman	East	Sr.	Defender
Allison Ramon	Belvidere	Fr.	Defender
Corinna Reyenga	Belvidere	Sr.	Forward
Faye Weldon	Hononegah	So.	Forward
Awards
MVP - Anne Glees, Boylan
Coach of the Year - Michelle Coole, Belvidere

2008 Girls Soccer

Standings
School	NIC-10	Overall
Rockton Hononegah	8-1	18-4-2
Rockford Boylan	8-1	15-4-3
Freeport	7-2	20-4-1
Rockford Guilford	7-2	12-8-1
Machesney Park Harlem	5-4	10-7-1
Belvidere	4-5	7-14-0
Belvidere North	3-6	4-7-1
Rockford Auburn	1-8	3-13-0
Rockford East	1-8	1-11-0
Rockford Jefferson	1-8	1-14-0

First Team All-NIC-10
Player	School	Year	Position
Courtney Shelton (MVP)	Hononegah	Sr.	Goalie
Kate Young	Hononegah	Sr.	Forward
Monica Barerra	Boylan	Sr.	Forward
Jessi Ditzler	Freeport	Sr.	Forward
Valeria Ptasinski	Harlem	Jr.	Forward
Sabrina Welcher	Hononegah	Sr.	Midfielder
Natalie Johnson	Hononegah	Jr.	Midfielder
Hope Stayer	Freeport	So.	Midfielder
Taylor Meyers	Boylan	Jr.	Midfielder
Taylor Reed	Boylan	So.	Midfielder
Elizabeth Kaluzinski	Belvidere	Jr.	Midfielder
Kristin Mortensen	Belvidere	Sr.	Midfielder
Caitlin Greene	Freeport	So.	Defender
Abby Dimodica	Freeport	Sr.	Defender
Sarah Harkness	North	Sr.	Defender
Nicole Suedbeck	Harlem	Jr.	Defender
Eric Eiss	Hononegah	Coach of the Year
Special Mention
Tanya Kahley	Jefferson	Jr.	Goalie
Bronwyn Williams	Auburn	So.	Midfielder
Lauren Waddell	North	Fr.	Midfielder
Lindsey Lundvall	Harlem	Sr.	Defender
Brittany Sula	East	So.	Goalie

Leading Scorers
Player, School	Goals	Assists	Points
Jessi Ditzler, Freeport	41	11	93
Kate Young, Hononegah	26	10	62
Michelle Lind, Boylan	26	6	58
Monica Barerra, Boylan	14	11	39
Jenny Wright, Freeport	11	11	33
Elizabeth Kaluzinski, Belvidere	12	3	27
Abby DiModica, Freeport	8	11	27
Ashley Botts, Boylan	8	10	26
Taylor Giedd, Hononegah	11	4	26
Danielle Gordon, Freeport	10	6	26
Taylor Meyers, Boylan	4	18	26
Hope Stayer, Freeport	9	6	24
Britni Holder, Freeport	10	3	23
Tyra Maher, Freeport	9	4	22
Karen Schappert, Boylan	8	5	21
Nicole Laman, Harlem	9	1	19
Olivia Ramirez, Guilford	8	2	18
Erin DiGiovanni, Boylan	7	4	18
Caitlin Greene, Freeport	6	7	18
Valeria Ptasinski, Harlem	7	3	17