Top Green Bay area players to watch

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As the season rapidly approaches, I wanted to highlight several of the top returning players in the Green Bay area.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Bayport</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='736760' first='Melia' last='Lemorande'] 6-1 Sr. --2025 stats: 17.9 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 2.6 apg. Shot 41% from 3 and 82.5% from the free throw line. Ranked #6 in the class of 2026, Melia starts her senior season with 678 career points. Committed to Division 2 Maryville University in St. Louis. She also held several other Division 2 offers as well as a DI offer from UW-Milwaukee.  Looks to be full recovered from a torn ACL that ended her sophomore season early. Will be the offensive focal point, once again, for a very talented Bayport squad and should be in the running for all-state consideration.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='874380' first='Olivia' last='Williams'] 5-8 Jr.--2025 stats: 14.4 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 2.3 apg, 2.4 spg. Starts her junior season with 566 career points. Strong leader that does a little bit of everything to help lead a very talented Bayport squad.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='874389' first='Kailynn' last='Thompson'] 6-0 Soph.--2025 stats: 9.6 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 1.2 bpg. One of the top Sophomore post players in the state. Strong post game to go with an improving outside touch. Looks primed to make a nice jump, this season, and become a "double-double" machine.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Denmark</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='842232' first='Kiarrah' last='Micolichek'] 5-7 Sr.--2025 stats: 15.1 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 2.6 apg, 2.0 spg. Shot 89% from the free-throw line and 35% from 3. Starts her senior season with 887 career points and a 13.4 ppg average.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='878990' first='Allie' last='VanVonderen'] 5-7 Jr.--2025 stats: 14.1 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 1.6 apg, 2.2 spg. Shot 83.2% from the free-throw line and 34% from 3. Starts her junior season with 618 points. Tough, aggressive player that makes good things happen on both sides of the ball. Can score in many different ways and change the game with her defense.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='879637' first='Paige' last='Selner'] 5-9 Sr.--2025 stats: 9.1 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 1.5 spg. First-team all-conference defender.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>De Pere</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='772587' first='Abigail' last='Tassoul'] 5-5 Sr.--2025 stats: 12.5 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 3.9 apg. Prep Hoops #51 ranked senior starts her final season with 538 career points. Team-first lead guard who plays with good pace, is under control, and is equally capable of finding open teammates or calling her own number.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Notre Dame</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='842199' first='Kaia' last='Waldrop'] 6-0 Sr.--2025 stats: 16.2 ppg. Committed to NCAA Division II Grand Valley State University. Starts her senior season with 649 career points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='842209' first='Aspen' last='Abel'] 5-11 Sr.--2025 stats: 11.1 ppg. Led the FRVC shooting 49.3% from 3.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1275665' first='Destiny' last='Webster'] 5-8 Sr.--2025 stats: 10.1 ppg, 3.3 apg, 2.7 spg. Prep Hoops #52 ranked senior. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='874383' first='Brianna' last='Breese'] 6-0 Jr.--2025 stats: 9.3 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 1.0 bpg. Shot 57.4% from the floor. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Preble</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='874378' first='Brooklynn' last='Lucassen'] 5-8 Jr.--2025 stats: 10.1 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.1 spg. Shot 43.8 % from 3 and 82.6% from the free-throw line. Tallied 357 points in her first two seasons. #39 ranked junior who looks poised for a huge season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->