Six area high school girls basketball players were named to the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association all-state first team recently.
Neenah senior Rowan Klesmit and Kimberly juniors Ava Van Vonderen and Haylie Dulas were named to the Division 1 all-state team, with Xavier senior Brynn Krull earning all-state honors in Division 2.
Winneconne junior Grace Mitchell and St. Mary Catholic junior Autumn Crowe earned all-state honors in Divisions 3 and 4, respectively.
Klesmit, a Ms. Basketball semifinalist, averaged 21.5 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 2.4 steals in leading Neenah to sectional play. Van Vonderen and Dulas led the Papermakers to the Fox Valley Association title and a berth in the sectional semifinals.
Krull helped Xavier reach the D2 sectional finals and averaged 17.9 points, 5.4 rebounds, 2.4 steals and 1.9 assists.
Mitchell led Winneconne to a sectional final berth and averaged 17 points, 6.4 rebounds, 4 assists and 3.6 steals. Crowe helped St. Mary Catholic to the D4 state semifinals and led the Zephyrs in scoring (21.8), rebounds (8.7), steals (5.3) and assists (2.8).
Seven area players were honorable-mention all-state selections in their respective divisions: Neenah’s Ellie Buss (D1), Appleton North’s Tay Maass (D1), Hortonville’s Kardyn Peppler (D1), Appleton East’s Ella Sweeney (D1), Xavier’s Hailey Hafner (D2), Fox Valley Lutheran’s Kinley Peterson (D2) and Brillion’s Amaya Brooks (D3).
WBCA Division 1 all-state
Rowan Klesmit, sr., Neenah; Ava Van Vonderen, jr., Kimberly; Haylie Dulas, jr., Kimberly; Leah Awe, so., Stevens Point; Tessa Bryan, jr., Waunakee; Emma Close, sr., Wauwatosa East; Giselle Janowski, sr., Pewaukee; Maya Kovacic, sr., Brookfield East; Rita Kuepper, jr., Hartford; Natalie Kussow, sr., Arrowhead; Mikaia Litza, sr., Wauwatosa East; Nyajuanci Riak, so., Madison La Follette; Jada Seubert, jr., Stevens Point; Kaia Waldrop, sr., Notre Dame; Sidney Zehner, jr., Arrowhead.
Honorable mention: Ellie Buss, sr., Neenah; Tay Maass, sr., Appleton North; Kardyn Peppler, jr., Hortonville; Ella Sweeney, jr., Appleton East; Aspen Abel, sr., Notre Dame; Awut Alic, jr., Oshkosh North; Rihanna Barker, jr., Kenosha Bradford; Avery Blue, sr., Madison Memorial; Peyton Cochenet, so., Mukwonago; Ellie Deprey, sr., Wauwatosa East; Libby Gilmore, sr., Arrowhead; Kennedi Harden, jr., Madison Memorial; Alli Jirsa, sr., Verona; Vanessa Johnson, sr., Pewaukee; Bella Klages, sr., Hartford; Norah Kling, so., Eau Claire Memorial; Olivia LeBlanc, jr., Hudson; Melia Lemorande, sr., Bay Port; Graycin Phillips, sr., Waunakee; Kylie Pieper, sr., Pewaukee; Presly Samz, sr., Arrowhead; Teagan Schoenecker, sr., Oregon; Audrey Sellinger, sr., Wauwatosa East; Yana-Aaliyah Stevens, so., Janesville Craig; Macy Stremlow, so., Verona; Abby Tassoul, sr., De Pere; Destiny Webster, sr., Notre Dame; Olivia Williams, jr., Bay Port.
WBCA Division 2 all-state
Brynn Krull, sr., Xavier; Rowan Counsell, jr., Whitefish Bay; Nataya Donaldson, sr., Beaver Dam; Kyrin Lile, sr., Elkhorn; Anna Miller, jr., Edgewood; Sage Miskel, sr., Whitefish Bay; Kaelyn Nommensen, jr., Wisconsin Lutheran; Leah Nordin, sr., Shawano; Addison Schmidt, jr., Rice Lake; Adaline Sheplee, sr., Rice Lake; Alahnna Simpson, sr., La Crosse Central; Beanie Thompson, jr., Edgewood.
Honorable mention: Hailey Hafner, jr., Xavier; Kinley Peterson, fr., Fox Valley Lutheran; Kelly Boinski, sr., Catholic Memorial; Aubryn Clark, jr., Rhinelander; Taylor Gifford, sr., Waukesha West; Lilee Jackson, so., Pius XI Catholic; Emma Julka, sr., Beaver Dam; Macy Karl, so., Slinger; Nayeli Kilen, sr., Milton; Beth Langebartels, jr., Wisconsin Lutheran; Julia McRae, sr., New Berlin West; Jordan Ohman, jr., Menomonie; Chelinda Spector, jr., Pius XI Catholic; Cali Tagliapietra, jr., Grafton; Molly Walder, jr., West De Pere; Riley Ward, sr., Whitnall.
WBCA Division 3 all-state
Grace Mitchell, jr., Winneconne; Ariell Allen, jr., Milwaukee Academy of Science; Natalie Backhaus, sr., Wisconsin Dells; Samantha Davis, sr., Aquinas; Claudia Jenny, jr., Edgerton; Ady Ketterhagen, sr., Oostburg; Kinsley Ketterhagen, so., Oostburg; Riley Ketterhagen, sr., Oostburg; Brooklyn Luehring, so., Kettle Moraine Lutheran; Mya Mayer, so., Kettle Moraine Lutheran; Finley Morgan, jr., Laconia; Lexie Olmstead, fr., Lancaster.
Honorable mention: Amaya Brooks, sr., Brillion; Jazlyn Alwin, so., Wisconsin Dells; Hanna Bultman, sr., St. Thomas More; Laila Collier-White, sr., Racine St. Catherine’s; Zoe Dispennette, sr., St. Thomas More; Rianna Dye, jr., Platteville; Melaina Granquist, sr., Wittenberg-Birnamwood; Kourtlyn Guy, jr., Milwaukee Academy of Science; Paetyn Jirschele, so., Mosinee; Jayda King, so., Racine St. Catherine’s; Gracee Langer, sr., Edgerton; Hayden Lauer, jr., Kettle Moraine Lutheran; Violet Otto, sr., Prescott; Marti Rebman, sr., Edgerton; Avery Richard, jr., Platteville; Ashley Rowe, sr., Cuba City; Rory Salvesen, sr., Wittenberg-Birnamwood.
WBCA Division 4 all-state
Autumn Crowe, jr., St. Mary Catholic; Avalyn Albrecht, jr., Poynette; Josie Christian, so., Lomira; EllaMay Cooper, jr., Regis; Madi Davel, jr., Neillsville; Toria Devoe, sr., Belleville; Gwenn Elliott, so., Kohler; Ava Koch, sr., Omro; Jade Kroll, sr., Kewaunee; Kamryn Lecce, sr., Kenosha St. Joseph; Brooklyn Love, sr., Dominican; Molly Olson, sr., Albany/Monticello.
Honorable mention: Jordyn Bowe, sr., Colfax; Alecia Dahl, sr., Brodhead; Gemma Gardow, fr., Regis; Maddison Gratz, sr., Darlington; Jasmin Heuer, sr., Fall Creek; Megan Hockhammer, sr., Valders; Bronte Hulberg, sr., Pardeeville; Maddy Kabat, sr., Mineral Point; Makiah Krause, sr., Manitowoc Lutheran; Sydney Loerke, so., Deerfield; Emma Love, sr., Marathon; Marissa Mehlhorn, sr., Manitowoc Lutheran; Bridgette Mohns, jr., Cameron, Heidi Olson, so., Albany/Monticello; Carly Pankratz, jr., Stratford; Kensington Rosenow, sr., Mishicot; Addison Stoeckigt, sr., Howards Grove; Delaney Winkelmann, sr., Living Word Lutheran.
WBCA Division 5 all-state
Kylie Butler, sr., Argyle/Pecatonica; Mya Dernbach, sr., Almond-Bancroft; Izabel Durst, sr., Barneveld; Elly Gardner, fr., Columbus Catholic; Avery Glenz, jr., Eleva-Strum; Jordyn Jaglinski, sr., Assumption; Arabelle Kniseley, sr., Independence/Gilmanton; Emma Sampson, sr., Fall River; Ella Van Order, sr., Pacelli; Samantha Veldkamp, jr., Sheboygan Christian; Brooke Wellnitz, jr., Argyle/Pecatonica; Jaedyn Zdroik, jr., Pacelli.
Honorable mention: Maddea Brown, jr., Eleva-Strum; Haylee Ciesewski, jr., Pacelli; Natalie Fietz, sr., Fall River; Zami Gary, so., Madison Country Day; Bria Gruen, sr., Royall; Avery Hetfeld, jr., Webster; Nora Jensen, sr., New Auburn; Madelynn Medema, jr., Randolph; CeCe Mills, jr., Florence; Mya Moran, jr., Valley Christian; Kalli Nelson, fr., Solon Springs; Aaliyah Newby, sr., Almond-Bancroft; McKinley Russell, so., Shullsburg; Maddie Thomas, jr., Sheboygan Lutheran; Maddie Thomson, sr., Lena; Kylee Venner, jr., De Soto; Andrea Waldera, sr., Blair-Taylor.
This article originally appeared on Appleton Post-Crescent: Neenah’s Klesmit leads WBCA all-state girls basketball selections
Reporting by Ricardo Arguello, Appleton Post-Crescent / Appleton Post-Crescent
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