Way Too Early 2026 Miss Basketball Preview

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With the AAU season underway and summer basketball around the corner, let's take a minute to look ahead to next high school season and do some early handicapping of the field for 2026 Miss Basketball award. Here's an early look at contenders for the award.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>The Favorite:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='494359' first='Sayler' last='Lowe'], Calloway County - Lowe led the Lady Lakers in nearly every statistical category and has been chosen as a Junior All Star. She checks a lot of boxes for voters and chances are good that Calloway will be very good next season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>The Second Favorite:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='376789' first='Ashlinn' last='James'], Assumption - Our top ranked 2026, Ashlinn has been an impact player for several years now and is one of the best guards in the midwest. She's already committed to Indiana and will be the leader of an Assumption roster that will threaten for a state title next season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Predicting Regional Players of the Year:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>1st Region - [player_tooltip player_id='494359' first='Sayler' last='Lowe'], Calloway County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2nd Region - [player_tooltip player_id='493155' first='Atylia' last='Green'], Henderson County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>3rd Region - [player_tooltip player_id='376799' first='Kennedy' last='Lane'], Daviess County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>4th Region - [player_tooltip player_id='1038042' first='McLaine' last='Hudson'], South Warren</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>5th Region - [player_tooltip player_id='418066' first='Destiny' last='Scott'], North Hardin</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>6th Region - [player_tooltip player_id='493154' first='Abby' last='Reitzel'], Mercy</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>7th Region - [player_tooltip player_id='376789' first='Ashlinn' last='James'], Assumption</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>8th Region - [player_tooltip player_id='376802' first='Madison' last='Young'], South Oldham</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>9th Region - [player_tooltip player_id='571230' first='Jaelyn' last='Jones'], Ryle</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>10th Region - [player_tooltip player_id='376806' first='Teigh' last='Yeast'], George Rogers Clark</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>11th Region - [player_tooltip player_id='494367' first='Hadley' last='French'], Madison Southern</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>12th Region - [player_tooltip player_id='1050997' first='Taylor' last='King'], Rockcastle County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>13th Region - [player_tooltip player_id='897386' first='Lauren' last='Partin'], Lynn Camp</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>14th Region - [player_tooltip player_id='1093165' first='Taylor' last='Couch'], Perry County Central</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>15th Region - [player_tooltip player_id='376765' first='Kylie' last='Alvin'], Pikeville</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>16th Region - [player_tooltip player_id='419638' first='Naomi' last='Maynard'], Raceland</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->