AAU Awards: 2026 All Stars & Most Valuable Player

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>AAU Awards: 2026 All Stars &amp; Most Valuable Player</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>What a year it has been for [player_tooltip player_id='252381' first='Maddyn' last='Greenway']. In the spring she led Providence Academy to a high school Class 2A state championship. Then, playing one year up, she directed a truly outstanding North Tartan 2025 Nike squad to an AAU state championship and a string of stellar tournament performances. Meanwhile, the dynamic point guard has been collecting high-major collegiate offers from coast to coast. Now we are happy to add one more award to Maddyn's trophy case: 2026 AAU Player of the Year.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Maddyn's accomplishments are well-known. Ditto for her prodigious skill set, fierce competitive nature, relentless work ethic and excellent leadership skills. As she has grown and filled out physically, Greenway has become even more of a force. The 2025 North Tartan group is loaded with high-end prospects from [player_tooltip player_id='296513' first='Bree' last='Bowman'] to [player_tooltip player_id='262910' first='Tori' last='Schlagel'] to [player_tooltip player_id='212489' first='Sophie' last='Hawkinson'] and more but it is Maddyn who led the way all summer long.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Of course Greenway wasn't the only player to earn accolades this AAU season from the Class of 2026. [player_tooltip player_id='205310' first='Tori' last='Oehrlein'] of Minnesota Suns 2024 Blue Star had a stellar summer and [player_tooltip player_id='478350' first='Kate' last='Amelotte'] of North Tartan Nike emerged as a top-shelf prospect in the class. [player_tooltip player_id='478351' first='Dalia' last='Thornton-Fay'] of Minnesota Stars Nilsen was outstanding, as was point guard [player_tooltip player_id='458302' first='Abbie' last='Pietila'] of Minnesota Fury Blue. Those five are First Team selections. Here are all of the 2026 honorees. Incidentally, these All-Star picks are for Minnesota-based players only. Obviously <strong>Lele Bell</strong> and <strong>Maggie Fricke</strong> had an incredible summer for Minnesota Stars Hill but the two North Dakotans are not eligible for our Minnesota All-Star teams.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>FIRST TEAM</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><li>[player_tooltip player_id='478350' first='Kate' last='Amelotte'] – forward, North Tartan Nike (Wayzata)</li><li>[player_tooltip player_id='252381' first='Maddyn' last='Greenway'] – guard, North Tartan 2025 Nike (Providence Academy)</li><li>[player_tooltip player_id='205310' first='Tori' last='Oehrlein'] – guard, Minnesota Suns 2024 Blue Star (Crosby-Ironton)</li><li>[player_tooltip player_id='458302' first='Abbie' last='Pietila'] – guard, Minnesota Fury Blue (Delano)</li><li>[player_tooltip player_id='478351' first='Dalia' last='Thornton-Fay'] – guard, Minnesota Stars Nilsen (Roseville)</li></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>SECOND TEAM</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><li>[player_tooltip player_id='478363' first='Maddy' last='Blaylark'] – guard, Minnesota Stars Hill (DeLaSalle)</li><li>[player_tooltip player_id='344332' first='Kate' last='Holmquist'] – guard, North Tartan Nike (Maple Grove)</li><li>[player_tooltip player_id='478362' first='Morgan' last='Korf'] – guard, Inspired Athletics (Pelican Rapids)</li><li>[player_tooltip player_id='339175' first='Brooklyn' last='Lewis'] – guard, Minnesota Rise (New Ulm)</li><li>[player_tooltip player_id='362575' first='Callie' last='Oakland'] – forward, Minnesota Fury Blue (St. Croix Lutheran)</li></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>THIRD TEAM</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><li>[player_tooltip player_id='478364' first='Brynn' last='Liebfried'] – forward, Metro Stars (Orono)</li><li>[player_tooltip player_id='339179' first='Brylee' last='Miller'] – guard, Minnesota Rise (Fairmont)</li><li>[player_tooltip player_id='471360' first='Mya' last='Moore'] – guard, North Tartan Nike (Orono)</li><li>[player_tooltip player_id='478365' first='Audrey' last='Schmidtke'] – guard, Crossfire Schmitdke (Lakeville South)</li><li>[player_tooltip player_id='458305' first='Audrey' last='Shindelar'] – guard, Southern Minnesota Fury (Stewartville)</li></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>HONORABLE MENTION</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><li>[player_tooltip player_id='478366' first='Riley' last='Ang'] – guard, Crossfire Schmidtke (Rosemount)</li><li>[player_tooltip player_id='455051' first='Vivian' last='Carter'] – forward, Minnesota Fury Blue (Holy Angels)</li><li>[player_tooltip player_id='478373' first='Chloe' last='Carlson'] – guard, Starks Elite (Hermantown)</li><li>[player_tooltip player_id='280354' first='Tucker' last='Downs'] – guard, Minnesota Rise (Mankato West)</li><li>[player_tooltip player_id='478374' first='Betsy' last='Gillette'] – guard, Air Minnesota (Hayfield)</li><li>[player_tooltip player_id='478390' first='Sinae' last='Hill'] – guard, Minnesota Stars Hill (Minneapolis Southwest)</li><li>[player_tooltip player_id='344333' first='Cail' last='Jahnke'] – guard, North Tartan Nike (St. Michael-Albertville)</li><li>[player_tooltip player_id='478375' first='Kadence' last='Pearce'] – guard, Minnesota Stars Nilsen (Ogilvie)</li><li>[player_tooltip player_id='478376' first='Anna' last='Saari'] – guard, Starks Elite (Duluth Marshall)</li><li>[player_tooltip player_id='252383' first='Lanelle' last='Wright'] – guard, North Tartan 2025 Nike (Minnetonka)</li></ul> <!-- /wp:list -->