Class AA Player of the Year and All-State Selections

If you are looking for suspense, mystery or intrigue, you have arrived at the wrong place today. When it comes to selecting the Prep Girls Hoops Class AA Player of the Year for 2021, there is absolutely zero drama. Congratulations to Gianna Kneepkens Gianna Kneepkens 5'11" | CG Duluth Marshall | 2021 State #86 Nation MN of Duluth Marshall, whose senior season in high school basketball goes into the history books as one of the greatest ever in the state of Minnesota.

Kneepkens has had a remarkable career, and her senior season was punctuated with multiple games in the 50-plus points range. It was the last game of her high school career, though, that will live on in the annals of Minnesota basketball as Kneepkens scored a state-record 67 points against Providence Academy. Gianna does so much more than score, of course. She is the consummate leader and teammate, with a skill set that extends deep and wide. But when you put up numbers like that in a televised state tournament game, you aren’t soon going to be forgotten.

Each of our five selections for the Class AA All State team have had incredible careers. Paige Meyer Paige Meyer 5'6" | PG Albany | 2021 State MN of Albany carried her team to a state championship in her final campaign. Miah Monahan Miah Monahan 5'8" | CG Glencoe-Silver Lake | 2021 State MN propelled Glencoe-Silver Lake to new heights. Maggie Czinano Maggie Czinano 6'1" | SF Watertown-Mayer | 2021 State MN of Watertown Mayer was remarkably consistent all season. And Ellie Colbeck Ellie Colbeck 5'9" | PG Fergus Falls | 2022 State MN was, as always, a resolute force at Fergus Falls. All five are Division 1 commits, which tells you all you need to know about their abilities.

One thing you’ll note about the Prep Girls Hoops All-State selections is the age of some of the players. We don’t care what grade a player is in; we care about how well they played. That’s why 7th grader Tori Oehrlein Tori Oehrlein 5'11" | CG Crosby-Ironton | 2026 State MN of Crosby-Ironton made our second team along with Addison Mack Addison Mack 5'9" | PG Minnehaha Academy | 2025 State MN of Minnehaha Academy. 7th grader Maddyn Greenway Maddyn Greenway 5'8" | PG Providence Academy | 2026 State MN of Providence Academy is among our honorable mentions.

Here are the rest of the Class AA All-State selections.

CLASS 2A ALL-STATE

First Team

• Gianna Kneepkens Gianna Kneepkens 5'11" | CG Duluth Marshall | 2021 State #86 Nation MN – senior, Duluth Marshall (Utah)
• Paige Meyer Paige Meyer 5'6" | PG Albany | 2021 State MN – senior, Albany (South Dakota State)
• Ellie Colbeck Ellie Colbeck 5'9" | PG Fergus Falls | 2022 State MN – junior, Fergus Falls (South Dakota State)
• Maggie Czinano Maggie Czinano 6'1" | SF Watertown-Mayer | 2021 State MN – senior, Watertown-Mayer (Minnesota)
• Miah Monahan Miah Monahan 5'8" | CG Glencoe-Silver Lake | 2021 State MN – senior, Glencoe-Silver Lake (Eastern Illinois)

Second Team

• Natalie Bremer Natalie Bremer 5'11" | CG Lake City | 2022 State MN – junior, Lake City
• Ivane Tensaie Ivane Tensaie 5'7" | CG Concordia | 2021 State MN – senior, Concordia Academy (ND Science)
• Tori Oehrlein Tori Oehrlein 5'11" | CG Crosby-Ironton | 2026 State MN – 7th grader, Crosby-Ironton
• Addison Mack Addison Mack 5'9" | PG Minnehaha Academy | 2025 State MN – 8th grader, Minnehaha Academy
• Macy Holtz Macy Holtz 5'7" | PG P-E-M | 2021 State MN – senior, Plainview-Elgin-Millville (MSU-Moorhead)

Honorable Mention

Abbie Riederer Abbie Riederer 5'8" | CG Mn Valley Lutheran | 2022 State MN (Minnesota Valley Lutheran), Maddyn Greenway Maddyn Greenway 5'8" | PG Providence Academy | 2026 State MN (Providence Academy), Sophi Hall Sophi Hall 6'1" | CG Holy Family | 2023 State MN (Holy Family), Ellie Hasz Ellie Hasz 6'0" | SF Pine City | 2021 State MN (Pine City/Mary), Lakesha Carter Lakesha Carter 5'6" | CG Lake Crystal-Welcome | 2021 State MN (Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial/Gustavus), Maria Counts Maria Counts 5'11" | PF Providence | 2022 State MN (Providence), Grace Counts Grace Counts 6'1" | PF Providence | 2023 State MN (Providence), CJ Adamson CJ Adamson 5'9" | CG Rochester Lourdes | 2022 State MN (Rochester Lourdes), Katie Johnson (Perham/Valley City State), Lexiss Trygg Lexiss Trygg 6'2" | PF Virginia | 2021 State MN (Virginia/Jamestown), Hannah Hannuksela Hannah Hannuksela 5'8" | CG Mesabi East | 2021 State MN (Mesabi East/UW-Stout), Telia Graham Telia Graham 5'10" | SF Minnehaha | 2022 State MN (Minnehaha), Lexi Cloyd Lexi Cloyd 5'9" | CG Lake Crystal-Wel-Mem | 2021 State MN (Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial), Sophie Lahti Sophie Lahti 6'1" | SF Pine City | 2023 State MN (Pine City), Nicole Bowlin Nicole Bowlin 5'6" | PG Holy Family | 2022 State MN (Holy Family), Brigid Boyle Brigid Boyle 6'0" | SF St. Agnes | 2021 State MN (St. Agnes/Wayne State), Natalie Mikrot Natalie Mikrot 5'6" | CG Moose Lake-WR | 2022 State MN (Moose Lake-Willow River)