We see it every year when Minnesota’s high school coaches announce their all-state teams in March. While the selections are always interesting – and very meaningful to the players – it is the omissions that annually jump out and poke us in the eye. While everything else seems different about high school basketball this season, some things never change. The most glaring omission this time around is freshman
Olivia Olson
Olivia
Olson
6'1" | CG
Benilde-SM | 2024
State
MN
of Benilde-St. Margaret’s along with 7th grader
Tori Oehrlein
Tori
Oehrlein
5'11" | CG
Crosby-Ironton | 2026
State
MN
of Crosby-Ironton.
In recent years when players have been left off the team it is usually for one of two reasons: Either the coach did not submit the nomination on time or the coach is not a member of the coaches association. Both are generally disqualifiers. That would not appear to be the case here according to the coaches involved. It seems impossible to me that the selection committee did not believe that Olson is among the top 33 players in class 3A. Ditto for Oehrlein in class 2A. Remarkable. If you read Prep Girls Hoops on even a casual basis then you are no doubt aware of what Olson and Oehrlein have done this season so I’ll spare you the details. Both should have been in the top 10 of their respective classes. Hands down. No questions asked. It's not even debatable in my opinion.
There also appears to have been some confusion among coaches about whether or not players in 7th and 8th grade are even eligible. The nomination form only gives the option of grades 9-12. That’s why
Maddyn Greenway
Maddyn
Greenway
5'8" | PG
Providence Academy | 2026
State
MN
of Providence Academy wasn’t nominated, although the 7th grader certainly deserved consideration. But 8th grader
Addison Mack
Addison
Mack
5'9" | PG
Minnehaha Academy | 2025
State
MN
of Minnehaha Academy did earn an honorable mention that is well-deserved.
Among the 9th-12th graders, one could certainly make a case in 2A for
Sophi Hall
Sophi
Hall
6'1" | CG
Holy Family | 2023
State
MN
of Holy Family and
Natalie Mikrot
Natalie
Mikrot
5'6" | CG
Moose Lake-WR | 2022
State
MN
of Moose Lake-Willow River. In 4A, the one obvious name missing is
Callin Hake
Callin
Hake
5'8" | PG
Chanhassen | 2022
State
# 64
Nation
MN
of Chanhassen (Nebraska). You could also make a case for
Ellie Buzzelle
Ellie
Buzzelle
5'9" | SG
Rogers | 2022
State
# 60
Nation
MN
of Rogers (Grand Canyon) and perhaps
Andrea Tribble
Andrea
Tribble
5'5" | CG
Cooper | 2021
State
MN
of Robbinsdale Cooper.
All I can say is the Prep Girls Hoops post-season high school all-state teams will look different when they are published the week after the state tournament ends. Our criteria is quite clear: If you play high school basketball you are eligible, and we could care less what grade you are in.
Now on to the coaches official selections. Among the 40 players chosen for top-10 selection there are 28 seniors and 12 juniors with no sophomores or freshmen at all.
CLASS 4A ALL-STATE
Sophie Hart
Sophie
Hart
6'4" | C
Farmington | 2021
State
# 44
Nation
MN
, senior, Farmington (North Carolina State)
Jenna Johnson
Jenna
Johnson
6'2" | PF
Wayzata | 2021
State
# 52
Nation
MN
, senior, Wayzata (Utah)
Adalia McKenzie
Adalia
McKenzie
5'10" | CG
Park Center | 2021
State
# 39
Nation
MN
, senior, Park Center (Illinois)
Alexis Pratt
Alexis
Pratt
5'5" | PG
Stillwater | 2021
State
MN
, senior, Stillwater (Omaha)
Tamia Ugass
Tamia
Ugass
6'3" | C
Roseville | 2021
State
MN
, senior, Roseville (Louisiana State)
Amaya Battle
Amaya
Battle
5'10" | PG
Hopkins | 2022
State
# 29
Nation
MN
, junior, Hopkins
Mara Braun
Mara
Braun
5'11" | CG
Wayzata | 2022
State
# 21
Nation
MN
, junior, Wayzata (Minnesota)
Mallory Heyer
Mallory
Heyer
6'1" | PF
Chaska | 2022
State
# 36
Nation
MN
, junior, Chaska (Minnesota)
Kiani Lockett
Kiani
Lockett
5'9" | PG
Minnetonka | 2022
State
MN
, junior, Minnetonka
Maya Nnaji
Maya
Nnaji
6'4" | PF
Hopkins | 2022
State
# 7
Nation
MN
, junior, Hopkins
Honorable Mention
Nia Holloway
Nia
Holloway
6'0" | PF
Eden Prairie | 2022
State
# 45
Nation
MN
(Eden Prairie/Minnesota),
Taylor Woodson
Taylor
Woodson
6'0" | PF
Hopkins | 2023
State
# 28
Nation
MN
(Hopkins),
Lilly Meister
Lilly
Meister
6'2" | PF
Rochester John Marshall | 2022
State
# 55
Nation
MN
(Rochester John Marshall/Indiana),
Anna Miller
Anna
Miller
6'2" | C
Rochester Mayo | 2021
State
MN
, Rochester Mayo (Drake),
Molly Lenz
Molly
Lenz
5'8" | CG
Eden Prairie | 2023
State
MN
(Eden Prairie),
Kaylee Van Eps
Kaylee
Van Eps
5'11" | SF
Chaska | 2021
State
MN
(Chaska/Lehigh),
Desiree Ware
Desiree
Ware
5'8" | CG
Minnetonka | 2022
State
MN
, Minnetonka (Alabama-Birmingham),
Paige Kindseth
Paige
Kindseth
5'10" | CG
Farmington | 2021
State
MN
(Farmington/Presbyterian),
Jade Hill
Jade
Hill
5'8" | PG
Mpls. South | 2021
State
MN
(Minneapolis South/St. Thomas),
Jenna Guyer
Jenna
Guyer
6'2" | C
Centennial | 2021
State
MN
(Centennial/Green Bay),
Jordyn Lamker
Jordyn
Lamker
6'0" | SF
Maple Grove | 2021
State
MN
(Maple Grove/St. Thomas),
Johanna Langbehn
Johanna
Langbehn
6'2" | C
Elk River | 2021
State
MN
(Elk River/St. Thomas),
Amber Scalia
Amber
Scalia
5'9" | CG
Stillwater | 2022
State
MN
(Stillwater),
Helen Staley
Helen
Staley
6'0" | PF
Rosemount | 2021
State
MN
(Rosemount/Oakland),
Kendal Cox
Kendal
Cox
5'9" | CG
St. Michael-Albertville | 2021
State
MN
(St. Michael-Albertville/Winona State),
Emma Miller
Emma
Miller
5'1" | PG
STMA | 2022
State
MN
(St. Michael-Albertville),
Kylie Baranick
Kylie
Baranick
5'4" | CG
Maple Grove | 2021
State
MN
(Maple Grove/Gustavus),
Mikayla Aumer
Mikayla
Aumer
5'9" | CG
Cambridge-Isanti | 2022
State
MN
(Cambridge-Isanti),
Sophie Haydon
Sophie
Haydon
6'2" | PF
Minnetonka | 2021
State
MN
(Minnetonka/George Washington),
Logan Anderson
Logan
Anderson
5'8" | SF
Forest Lake | 2021
State
MN
(Forest Lake),
Jodi Anderson
Jodi
Anderson
5'11" | CG
Centennial | 2021
State
MN
(Centennial/North Dakota),
Kennedy Sanders
Kennedy
Sanders
5'8" | CG
Chaska | 2023
State
MN
(Chaska),
Peyton Blandin
Peyton
Blandin
5'8" | SG
Farmington | 2021
State
MN
(Farmington/Southwest Minn. State),
Nunu Agara
Nunu
Agara
6'1" | PF
Hopkins | 2023
State
# 32
Nation
MN
(Hopkins),
Cassidy Carson
Cassidy
Carson
6'0" | CG
Eastview | 2021
State
MN
(Eastview/South Dakota)
CLASS 3A ALL-STATE
Julia Bengtson
Julia
Bengtson
5'10" | PG
Becker | 2021
State
MN
, senior, Becker (Eastern Illinois)
Megan Gamble
Megan
Gamble
5'10" | SF
Becker | 2021
State
MN
, senior, Becker (Concordia-St. Paul)
Jordyn Hilgemann
Jordyn
Hilgemann
5'10" | SF
Marshall | 2021
State
MN
, senior, Marshall (Northern State)
Mataya Hoelscher
Mataya
Hoelscher
5'5" | CG
Alexandria | 2021
State
MN
, senior, Alexandria (Concordia-Moorhead)
Mackenzie Jones
Mackenzie
Jones
5'9" | SF
Willmar | 2021
State
MN
, senior, Willmar (Southwest Minn. State)
Addy Salzer
Addy
Salzer
5'10" | CG
Waconia | 2021
State
MN
, senior, Waconia (Iona)
Frankie Vascellaro
Frankie
Vascellaro
6'0" | SF
Holy Angels | 2021
State
MN
, senior, Holy Angels
Adeline Kent
Adeline
Kent
5'8" | CG
Becker | 2022
State
MN
, junior, Becker (Tampa)
Ella Runyon
Ella
Runyon
5'11" | CG
Hill-Murray | 2022
State
MN
, junior, Hill-Murray
Ronnie Porter
Ronnie
Porter
5'2" | CG
Como Park | 2022
State
MN
, junior, Como Park
Honorable Mention
Ava Stier
Ava
Stier
5'10" | PF
Waconia | 2022
State
MN
(Waconia),
Audrey Swanson
Audrey
Swanson
5'11" | SF
Waconia | 2022
State
MN
(Waconia),
Mya Suess
Mya
Suess
6'1" | PF
Kasson-Mantorville | 2021
State
MN
(Kasson-Mantorville),
Hope Dudycha
Hope
Dudycha
5'6" | CG
Austin | 2022
State
MN
(Austin),
Alyssa Stamer
Alyssa
Stamer
5'7" | CG
Hutchinson | 2022
State
MN
(Hutchinson),
Aby Shubert
Aby
Shubert
5'8" | CG
Kasson-Mant. | 2023
State
MN
(Kasson-Mantorville),
Briana Stoltzman
Briana
Stoltzman
5'8" | CG
Mankato West | 2021
State
MN
(Mankato West/Southwest Minn. State),
Laura Hauge
Laura
Hauge
5'9" | SG
St. Croix Lutheran | 2024
State
MN
(St. Croix Lutheran),
Lilli Mackley
Lilli
Mackley
5'11" | CG
Hill-Murray | 2021
State
MN
(Hill-Murray/Dakota State),
Bella Hartzel
Bella
Hartzel
5'8" | SG
Hill-Murray | 2021
State
MN
(Hill-Murray),
Courtney Nuest
Courtney
Nuest
5'8" | CG
Becker | 2021
State
MN
(Becker/Bethel),
Maren Westin
Maren
Westin
5'8" | CG
Becker | 2023
State
MN
(Becker),
Taryn Hamling
Taryn
Hamling
5'9" | PG
Grand Rapids | 2023
State
MN
(Grand Rapids),
Mia Huberty
Mia
Huberty
5'9" | CG
Big Lake | 2021
State
MN
(Big Lake/Upper Iowa),
Elly Schmitz
Elly
Schmitz
5'11" | SF
Hermantown | 2021
State
MN
(Hermantown/Sioux Falls),
Emily Wade (Bemidji),
Haley Hawkinson
Haley
Hawkinson
5'8" | CG
Hibbing | 2021
State
MN
(Hibbing),
Madelynn Young (Cloquet),
Sydney Runsewe
Sydney
Runsewe
5'8" | CG
DeLaSalle | 2022
State
MN
(DeLaSalle),
Lucia Hauge
Lucia
Hauge
6'0" | PF
St. Croix Lutheran | 2021
State
MN
(St. Croix Lutheran/UW-Eau Claire),
Champ Danso
Champ
Danso
6'0" | PF
Simley | 2022
State
MN
(Simley),
Emily Meier (Marshall),
Sacia Vanderpool
Sacia
Vanderpool
6'4" | C
Byron | 2021
State
MN
(Byron/Wisconsin)
CLASS 2A ALL-STATE
Ellie Colbeck
Ellie
Colbeck
5'9" | PG
Fergus Falls | 2022
State
MN
, junior, Fergus Falls (South Dakota State)
Maggie Czinano
Maggie
Czinano
6'1" | SF
Watertown-Mayer | 2021
State
MN
, senior, Watertown-Mayer (Minnesota)
Ellie Hasz
Ellie
Hasz
6'0" | SF
Pine City | 2021
State
MN
, senior, Pine City (Mary)
Gianna Kneepkens
Gianna
Kneepkens
5'11" | CG
Duluth Marshall | 2021
State
# 86
Nation
MN
, senior, Duluth Marshall (Utah)
Elisa Lodermeier , senior, Goodhue
Paige Meyer
Paige
Meyer
5'6" | PG
Albany | 2021
State
MN
, senior, Albany (South Dakota State)
Miah Monahan
Miah
Monahan
5'8" | CG
Glencoe-Silver Lake | 2021
State
MN
, senior, Glencoe-Silver Lake (Eastern Illinois)
Maia Peterson
Maia
Peterson
5'7" | PG
Stewartville | 2021
State
MN
, senior, Stewartville
Ivane Tensaie
Ivane
Tensaie
5'7" | CG
Concordia | 2021
State
MN
, senior, Concordia Academy (ND Science)
Natalie Bremer
Natalie
Bremer
5'11" | CG
Lake City | 2022
State
MN
, junior, Lake City
Honorable Mention
Addison Mack
Addison
Mack
5'9" | PG
Minnehaha Academy | 2025
State
MN
(Minnehaha),
Lakesha Carter
Lakesha
Carter
5'6" | CG
Lake Crystal-Welcome | 2021
State
MN
(Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial/Gustavus),
Maria Counts
Maria
Counts
5'11" | PF
Providence | 2022
State
MN
(Providence),
Greta Tollefson (Pelican Rapids),
Macy Holtz
Macy
Holtz
5'7" | PG
P-E-M | 2021
State
MN
(Plainview-Elgin-Millville/MSU-Moorhead),
Emma Borowicz
Emma
Borowicz
5'8" | SG
Crookston | 2021
MN
(Crookston),
CJ Adamson
CJ
Adamson
5'9" | CG
Rochester Lourdes | 2022
State
MN
(Rochester Lourdes),
Anna Stephenson (Pelican Rapids),
Katie Johnson (Perham/Valley City State),
Lexiss Trygg
Lexiss
Trygg
6'2" | PF
Virginia | 2021
State
MN
(Virginia/Jamestown),
Hannah Hannuksela
Hannah
Hannuksela
5'8" | CG
Mesabi East | 2021
State
MN
(Mesabi East/UW-Stout),
Haley Garman
Haley
Garman
6'0" | PF
Redwood Valley | 2021
State
MN
(Redwood Valley/UW-Stout),
Telia Graham
Telia
Graham
5'10" | SF
Minnehaha | 2022
State
MN
(Minnehaha),
Karli Nixon (Crosby-Ironton),
Lexi Cloyd
Lexi
Cloyd
5'9" | CG
Lake Crystal-Wel-Mem | 2021
State
MN
(Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial),
Sophie Lahti
Sophie
Lahti
6'1" | SF
Pine City | 2023
State
MN
(Pine City),
Sarah Lenz
Sarah
Lenz
5'8" | SG
Belle Plaine | 2021
State
MN
(Belle Plaine/Jamestown),
Nicole Bowlin
Nicole
Bowlin
5'6" | PG
Holy Family | 2022
State
MN
(Holy Family),
Sydney McCann (Litchfield),
Avery Koenen (Montevideo),
Cate Moe
Cate
Moe
5'11" | SF
Blake | 2021
State
MN
(Blake),
Brigid Boyle
Brigid
Boyle
6'0" | SF
St. Agnes | 2021
State
MN
(St. Agnes/Wayne State),
Lauren Johnson (Belle Plaine)
CLASS 1A ALL-STATE
Faith Alberts
Faith
Alberts
6'0" | PF
Parkers Prairie | 2021
State
MN
, senior, Parkers Prairie (Concordia-St. Paul)
Ellie Dague
Ellie
Dague
5'10" | CG
Henning | 2021
State
MN
, senior, Henning (North Dakota State)
Abby Hennen
Abby
Hennen
5'9" | CG
Minneota | 2021
State
MN
, senior, Minneota
Allisa Knight
Allisa
Knight
5'11" | PF
Belgrade-B-E | 2021
State
MN
, senior, Belgrade-Bruton-Elrosa (MSU-Moorhead)
Maren Narem , senior, Southwest Minn. Christian
Megan Oswald
Megan
Oswald
5'10" | PF
Blooming Prairie | 2021
State
MN
, senior, Blooming Prairie (Jamestown)
Taylor Schuck
Taylor
Schuck
5'7" | CG
Heritage | 2021
State
MN
, senior, Heritage Christian (Northwestern-St. Paul)
Taryn Frazer
Taryn
Frazer
5'4" | PG
Cass Lake-Bena | 2022
State
MN
, junior, Cass Lake-Bena
Madison Mathiowetz
Madison
Mathiowetz
5'10" | CG
Sleepy Eye St. Mary's | 2022
State
MN
, junior, Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s
Natalie Rolbiecki
Natalie
Rolbiecki
5'10" | CG
Minneota | 2022
State
MN
, junior, Minneota
Honorable Mention
Emma Geiwitz (Houston),
Bobbie Bruns
Bobbie
Bruns
5'7" | CG
Blooming Prairie | 2022
State
MN
(Blooming Prairie),
Abbie Theusch (Alden-Conger),
Megan Erickson (Randolph),
Ellie Buchholtz (Kingsland),
Sydney Windschitl (Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s),
Toryn Richards (Waterville-Elysian-Morristown),
Brielle Bartelt
Brielle
Bartelt
5'6" | PG
Waterville-E-M | 2021
State
MN
(Waterville-Elysian-Morristown/Iowa Lakes),
Taryn Rauk (Hills-Beaver Creek),
Marissa Radtke
Marissa
Radtke
5'6" | SG
Lester Prairie-HT | 2021
State
MN
(Lester Prairie/Northern State),
Morgan Chmielewski (Mayer Lutheran/St. Bens),
Emma Lade
Emma
Lade
5'9" | CG
Mayer Lutheran | 2022
State
MN
(Mayer Lutheran),
Rylie Hirschey (Pine River/Backus),
Destiny Piekarski (Littlefork-Big Falls),
Riley Mooney (Stephen Argyle),
Sienna Olson (Red Lake Falls),
Clara Girdler (Red Lake Falls)