PGH Wisconsin Division 5 All-State Team’s 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='876098' first='Jaedyn' last='Zdroik'], jr., Pacelli</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>G: [player_tooltip player_id='751245' first='Avery' last='Glenz'], jr., Eleva-Strum</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>G: [player_tooltip player_id='533073' first='Izabel' last='Durst'], sr., Barneveld</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>F: [player_tooltip player_id='874373' first='Brooke' last='Wellnitz'], jr., Argyle/Pecatonica</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>F: Mya Dernbach, sr., Almond-Bancroft</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Second Team</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>G: [player_tooltip player_id='767257' first='Kylie' last='Butler'], sr., Argyle/Pecatonica</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>G: [player_tooltip player_id='1236090' first='Elly' last='Gardner'], frosh., Columbus Catholic</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>G: Aaliyah Newby, sr., Almond-Bancroft</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>F: Ella Van Order, sr., Pacelli</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>F: [player_tooltip player_id='842237' first='Andrea' last='Waldera'], sr., Blair-Taylor</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Third Team</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>G: [player_tooltip player_id='842260' first='Jordyn' last='Jaglinski'], sr., Assumption</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>G: [player_tooltip player_id='992517' first='Zami' last='Gary'], soph., Madison Country Day</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>G: [player_tooltip player_id='888330' first='McKinley' last='Russell'], soph., Shullsburg</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>F: [player_tooltip player_id='1810083' first='Haylee' last='Cisewski'], jr., Pacelli</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>F: [player_tooltip player_id='877515' first='Samantha' last='Veldkamp'], sr., Sheboygan Christian</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Honorable Mention</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Michelle Hora, jr., Hillsboro</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Leah Lord, frosh., Prentice</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1135350' first='Kylee' last='Venner'], jr., De Soto</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1241336' first='Nora' last='Jensen'], sr., New Auburn</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Maddie Medema, jr., Randolph</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1267665' first='Kalli' last='Nelson'], frosh., Solon Springs</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1242892' first='Emma' last='Sampson'], sr., Fall River</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='874589' first='Natalie' last='Fietz'], sr., Fall River</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1231054' first='Ella' last='Thomson'], frosh., Lena</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lexi Tarman, jr., Turtle Lake</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='990394' first='Lexie' last='Zemlo'], soph., Randolph</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Avery Hetfeld, jr., Webster</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1417587' first='Aubrey' last='Schettle'], sr., Lourdes Academy</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1380629' first='Izzy' last='Holz'], soph., Columbus Catholic</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mya Moran, jr., Valley Christian</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Maddy Place, jr., Black Hawk</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Alyson Henschel, jr., Wild Rose</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cece Mills, jr., Florence</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Claire Beernsten, soph., Solon Springs</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Leire Sainz de Rozas, sr., Assumption</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>All Defensive Team</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>G: [player_tooltip player_id='533073' first='Izabel' last='Durst'], sr., Barnevld</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>G: [player_tooltip player_id='1135350' first='Kylee' last='Venner'], jr., De Soto</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>G: Mya Dernbach, sr., Almond-Bancroft</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>F: [player_tooltip player_id='874373' first='Brooke' last='Wellnitz'], jr., Argyle-Pecatonica</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>F: [player_tooltip player_id='842237' first='Andrea' last='Waldera'], sr., Blair-Taylor</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Player of the Year: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='533073' first='Izabel' last='Durst'], sr., Barneveld</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Defensive Player of the Year: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='842237' first='Andrea' last='Waldera'], sr., Blair-Taylor</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Breakout Player of the Year: </strong>Alyson Henschel, jr., Wild Rose</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Freshman of the Year: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1236090' first='Elly' last='Gardner'], frosh., Columbus Catholic</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Coach of the Year: </strong>Jim Myers, Barneveld</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->