The WIAA girls basketball state tournament concluded Saturday at the Resch Center in Ashwaubenon.
State champions were crowned in five divisions – Arrowhead in Division 1, Whitefish Bay in Division 2, Oostburg in Division 3, Neillsville in Division 4 and Pacelli in Division 5.
Outside of Oostburg’s and Pacelli’s dominance in the D3 and D5 state title game respectively, each of the other three title games were decided by a combined 10 points, including a double-overtime classic in the D1 title game.
Here are 10 players who stood out on the big stage. Now it’s your turn to let us know who you think was the most valuable player of the state finals.
You can vote in our poll until Saturday, March 21 at 3 p.m. You can vote as many times as you like, but only once per hour per device.
Jaz Alwin, Wisconsin Dells
Alwin was one of the catalysts in the Dells’ 77-71 victory over Kettle Moraine Lutheran in the Division 3 state semifinal with 20 points and five rebounds. Then, she scored 20 of the Dells’ 37 points in the D3 title-game loss to unbeaten Oostburg.
Nataya Donaldson, Beaver Dam
Donaldson was a load to handle in the D2 state tournament, scoring 25 points with nine rebounds (five offensive) in Beaver Dam’s upset of top-seeded Rice Lake in the semifinals. She added a 14-point, 13-rebound double-double in BD’s one-point loss to champion Whitefish Bay in the title game.
Avery Glenz, Eleva-Strum
Glenz had a team-high 19 points with six rebounds in Eleva-Strum’s 70-54 D5 state semifinal victory over Fall River. She added 12 points, eight rebounds and three assists in the title game defeat to Pacelli.
Ady Ketterhagen, Oostburg
One-third of the Ketterhagen trio helped finish off an undefeated back-to-back title-winning season. Ady Ketterhagen had 14 points, nine rebounds, four assists and four steals in Oostburg’s D3 state semifinal win over Mosinee. She scored 20 points with nine rebounds, three assists and three steals in the title game against Wisconsin Dells.
Natalie Kussow, Arrowhead
The 2026 Ms. Basketball award-winner scored 26 points with nine rebounds in a 72-49 victory over Pewaukee in the D1 state semifinals and then added 34 points, 10 rebounds and six assists in the double-overtime thriller over previously unbeaten Wauwatosa East in the title game.
Mikaia Litza, Wauwatosa East
Last year’s winner of this poll had another big weekend at state. Litza scored 14 points with eight assists in Tosa East’s nail-biting 62-58 victory over Notre Dame in the D1 semifinals. She fell just one assist short with 26 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists in the epic title-game rematch with Arrowhead the next night.
Eden Marg, Neillsville
Marg had nine points and six rebounds with three assists in Neillsville’s 58-31 rout of Lomira in the D4 state semifinals, but came up big in the title game against Albany/Monticello with a 16-point, 10-rebound double-double in a 43-40 victory that came down to the final seconds.
Molly Olson, Albany/Monticello
One-third of the Olson sisters led Albany/Monticello to the D4 state title game with a 14-point, four-assist, four-steal performance against St. Mary Catholic where she drew 12 fouls. She was one of four players who scored at least eight points in a three-point loss to Neillsville, while also getting a game-high six steals.
Madeline Volpe, Whitefish Bay
Volpe shot the lights out for eventual D2 state champion Whitefish Bay. She scored a game-high 23 points with four three-pointers on five attempts and four steals in a 78-42 blowout of Elkhorn during the semifinal round. In the title game win over Beaver Dam, Volpe added four more three-pointers on seven attempts in a 12-point, three-rebound, three-assist, two-steal performance.
Jaedyn Zdroik, Pacelli
After a 12-point, 11-rebound double-double in the D5 state semifinal victory over Barneveld, Zdroik upped her performance with a 20-point, 19-rebound, 10-assist triple-double to lead Pacelli to the state title against previously unbeaten Eleva-Strum.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Vote for the 2026 WIAA girls basketball state tournament MVP
Reporting by Michael Whitlow, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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