The Clarksville girls basketball team earned their most wins since the 2022-23 season (16-8) as they finished the year at 16-8 overall and finished runner-up in the Iowa Star Conference North to 1A state tournament qualifier Dunkerton.
The Indians as a team ranked second in the Iowa Star North in points scored, points allowed, assists, steals, field goal percentage and defensive rebounds per game. Head Coach Ross Timmermans put the team’s standing at the state level into perspective.
“There’s probably three different tiers. We were in that middle tier to closer to the top. It depended on what kind of defense we were going to see. If we were to play man to man and matchup against any other team in the state, we’ve got a shot,” says Timmermans. “It’s tough when every night you go out and you compete against a team that’s equal to you or better than you. They’re throwing jump defenses at you, trying to take away Paige and trying to take away Hannah. It becomes a challenge. A really fun season. I’m thankful for the work that these girls put in.”
Class 1A Northeast All-District Honorees Paige Kampman and Hannah Wangsness helped set the tone for the team in record breaking fashion on both ends of the floor.
“Starters as freshman all the way through. Multiple broken records at the top of the record boards all time. Hannah, 919 total rebounds in her career, first all time. Second is 704. She just crushed that record. I think Hannah finished second all time in steals and third in assists all time here at Clarksville. Paige broke every scoring record. I think maybe the only record that she didn’t break was three pointers in her career. Super proud of what those seniors were able to do. Great leaders, great humans.”
Kampman concluded the regular season as the conference leader in scoring with 22.8 points per game and three pointers made per game with 2.8. Wangsness concluded the regular season as the conference leader in assists with 6.1 per game and ranked second in the conference in rebounds with 11 and steals with 4.3 per game.
The Indians after graduating Kampman, Wangsness and Sydney Lovrien are projected to return nine players next season.
