PGH Wisconsin Division 1 All-State Teams and Individual Honors

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The season is over, and the marathon that started in November has been completed. Plenty of players have had excellent seasons. Over the next two weeks, we'll unveil All-State Teams for the 2025-26 season. Today, we will begin posting the All-State Teams along with other awards in each division. We will start with Division One and will lay the framework of what will be posted in each division. My logic with the first team to third team is to try to put together the best five players in each division, including three guards and two forwards, and the first team being the best five that I could put together in each division that, I believe, could beat any other five you could put together. I understand there will be some disagreement, but it is my opinion.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I will name a Player of the Year; that honor will go to the player who, I believe, played the most influential role in their team's success in their division.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Defensive Player of the Year will go to the player who, I believe, made the most significant impact on the defensive end of the floor.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Breakout Player of the Year will go to the returning player who, I believe, took the most prominent jump in production from last season to this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Freshman of the Year will go to the player who, I believe, played the most pivotal role for their team, competing at a high level in their first season of high school basketball.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Finally, Coach of the Year will go to the coach who, I believe, helped lead their program beyond my expectations based on all factors I can see from the outside, such as individual talent, injuries, and preseason expectations.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>First Team</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>G: [player_tooltip player_id='533057' first='Natalie' last='Kussow'], sr., Arrowhead</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>G: [player_tooltip player_id='764935' first='Jada' last='Seubert'], jr., Stevens Point</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>G: [player_tooltip player_id='400915' first='Mikaia' last='Litza'], sr., Wauwatosa East</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>F: [player_tooltip player_id='736760' first='Melia' last='Lemorande'], sr., Bay Port</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>F: [player_tooltip player_id='874372' first='Nyajuacni' last='Riak'], soph., Madison La Follette</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Second Team</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>G: [player_tooltip player_id='533085' first='Bella' last='Klages'], sr., Hartford</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>G: [player_tooltip player_id='533065' first='Rowan' last='Klesmit'], sr., Neenah</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>G: [player_tooltip player_id='536013' first='Giselle' last='Janowski'], sr., Pewaukee</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>F: [player_tooltip player_id='764903' first='Ava' last='Van Vonderen'], jr., Kimberly</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>F: [player_tooltip player_id='842199' first='Kaia' last='Waldrop'], sr., Notre Dame</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Third Team</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>G: [player_tooltip player_id='533074' first='Kardyn' last='Peppler'], jr., Hortonville</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>G: [player_tooltip player_id='751281' first='Rita' last='Kuepper'], jr., Hartford</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>G: [player_tooltip player_id='497476' first='Maya' last='Kovacic'], sr., Brookfield East</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>F: [player_tooltip player_id='1232213' first='Peyton' last='Cochenet'], jr., Mukwonago</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>F: [player_tooltip player_id='652141' first='Rachael' last='Chilicki'], sr., Mukwonago</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Honorable Mention</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='751246' first='Awut' last='Alic'], jr., Oshkosh North</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='992508' first='Macy' last='Stremlow'], soph., Verona</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='936786' first='Leah' last='Awe'], jr., Stevens Point</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='917003' first='Yana-Aaliyah' last='Stevens'], soph., Janesville Craig</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1173395' first='Norah' last='Kling'], soph., Eau Claire Memorial</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='751287' first='Tessa' last='Bryan'], jr., Waunakee</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='533075' first='Avery' last='Blue'], sr., Vel Phillips Memorial</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Abby Tassoul, sr., De Pere</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='764909' first='Haylie' last='Dulas'], jr., Kimberly</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='749048' first='Ella' last='Sweeney'], jr., Appleton East</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='751236' first='Alexis' last='Shelsta'], jr., Hartford</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='842209' first='Aspen' last='Abel'], sr., Notre Dame</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='509696' first='Emma' last='Close'], sr., Wauwatosa East</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='953285' first='Sydney' last='Glynn'], sr., Monona Grove</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='751284' first='Sidney' last='Zehner'], jr., Arrowhead</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='533082' first='Libby' last='Gilmore'], sr., Arrowhead</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Olivia Lablanc, jr., Hudson</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='454966' first='Ellie' last='Deprey'], sr., Wauwatosa East</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1275665' first='Destiny' last='Webster'], sr., Notre Dame</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='814306' first='Devin' last='Larson'], jr., Hudson</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>All Defensive Team</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>G: [player_tooltip player_id='400915' first='Mikaia' last='Litza'], sr., Wauwatosa East</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>G: [player_tooltip player_id='536013' first='Giselle' last='Janowski'], sr., Pewaukee</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>G: [player_tooltip player_id='764927' first='Kennedy' last='Ebben'], jr., Kimberly</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>F: [player_tooltip player_id='533082' first='Libby' last='Gilmore'], sr., Arrowhead</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>F: [player_tooltip player_id='1232213' first='Peyton' last='Cochenet'], soph., Mukwonago</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Player of the Year: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='400915' first='Mikaia' last='Litza'], sr., Wauwatosa East</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Defensive Player of the Year: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='533082' first='Libby' last='Gilmore'], sr., Arrowhead</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Breakout Player of the Year: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='992508' first='Macy' last='Stremlow'], soph., Verona</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Freshman of the Year:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='874401' first='Farrah' last='Danforth'], frosh., Neenah</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Coach of the Year: </strong>Marques Flowers, Vel Phillips Memorial</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->