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Who are the best South Bend-area HS athletes this century? Here's the school-by-school list

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The 2023-24 school year marked the 25th Indiana High School Athletic Association sports season of the 21st century. To celebrate this milestone, the South Bend Tribune is publishing stories throughout July listing the 10 best athletes from each Saint Joseph County high school of the past quarter century, plus neighboring New Prairie.

Schools must have been IHSAA members the entire 21st century so far, so Trinity at Greenlawn and South Bend Career Academy will not appear on the list.

Below is where you can find links to all the stories we've written in the series. This will be updated each time a new list is published:

LaVille High School, Lakeville

LaVille quarterback Joe Ciesielski hands the ball off during the first quarter of play against the Southwood in this 2003 file photo at LaVille.

LaVille:Who are the best LaVille High School athletes this century? Here's 10 to consider

Glenn High School, Walkerton

John Glenn’s Cecelia Delinski smiles after winning the 100-meter hurdles during the girls sectional track meet Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at Mishawaka High School.

John Glenn:Meet the 10 best John Glenn High School athletes of the last 25 years

New Prairie High School, New Carlisle

New Prairie's Abby Robakowski smiles after hitting a home run during the New Prairie vs. Marian softball game Monday, April 25, 2022 at Marian High School.

New Prairie:Plenty of star athletes have come through New Prairie the last 25 years. Here's the top 10

Marian High School, Mishawaka

Marian's Brian Florin lifts Demetrius Jackson as they celebrate after the 82-62 win over Andrean High School in the Class 3A Regional Championship game at Plymouth High School on Saturday, March 10, 2012.

Mishawaka Marian:How do you pick the top 10 Marian athletes of the last 25 years? Here's our list

South Bend Saint Joseph High School

Mary Cate Pruitt smiles after winning the 500 freestyle state title in the Indiana swimming state finals, Feb 9, 2019, in Indianapolis.

SB Saint Joseph:State champions fill up the Saint Joseph 10 best athletes of the 21st century list

Penn High School, Mishawaka

Penn's Markus Burton (3) cuts a part of the net after winning the Penn vs. Chesterton regional championship game Saturday, March 11, 2023 at Michigan City High School.

Penn:Mission Impossible: picking the 10 best Penn High School athletes of the last 25 years

Mishawaka High School

Mishawaka's Chris Harness runs for a touchdown during Friday's regional victory over Lowell.

More:Who are the best Mishawaka High School athletes of the last 25 years? Here's our list

South Bend Adams High School

Jessica Hull earned an impressive 16 varsity letters during her four years at South Bend Adams from 2005-09.

Meet the top 10 Adams athletes:Here's who the Tribune has as the 10 best South Bend Adams athletes of the last 25 years

South Bend Riley High School

Riley’s Blake Wesley (0) shoots against Gary West Side in the regional championship game Saturday, March 13, 2021 at Michigan City High School.

Riley's Top 10 athletes of this century:The best of the best athletes from South Bend Riley High School the last 25 years

South Bend Washington High School

Washington's Gehrig Dieter makes a touchdown catch against Morton's Alfred Dickey in South Bend's 33-20 win over Morton in regional playoffs at Morton on Friday, November 11, 2011.

More:How recent girls basketball success creates an expanded 'best of' list for Washington

South Bend Clay High School

Amanda Farrough placed at the state cross country meet and in two events at the track and field state finals in the 2012-13 school year for Clay High School.

More:As South Bend Clay High School bids adieu, here are its top athletes since 2000

Omissions

Zach Oakley was a prolific quarterback for Penn football in the early 2010s, including leading them to the state title game in 2013.

More:Acknowledging omissions from our 'best of last 25 years' series