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Ashley Green, 5-11 junior Katie Ellerson, 6-0 senior Anna Hahn, 6-0 junior Eliza Wortman, 6-2 senior More than 850 people cast more
Nicolet Muskego New Berlin Germantown than 2,100 votes for the NOW Player
NOW player of A returning NOW Eisenhower Returning NOW of the Year. Sue Finn of Wauwatosa
the year selection who will Helped Eisenhower selection set a was the voter who was randomly
averaged 16.0 play at DI University to the WIAA D2 title single-season selected to win a pair of lower-level
points per game of Evansville on by averaging a school record for Bucks tickets. Online totals account-
on 58 percent scholarship next fall team-high 14 points points (363) and ed for one-fifth of the final vote. This
shooting from … led NOW coverage area in and 5.6 rebounds. helped the Warhawks to a school- year’s top vote-getters were:
the field for the North Shore scoring with 16.7 points per game. … shot well from all over the field record 18 wins. … is school’s 1. Atkinson, Franklin, 539 votes
Conference champion Knights. … … averaged 6.9 rebounds and during the regular season: 50 all-time leading scorer with 949 2. Colla, Muskego, 443
hit 63 percent of her free throws added 27 assists, 24 steals and 16 percent from 2-point range points. … averaged 16.5 points 3. Merg, Greendale, 236
(61-of-97) and knocked down 14 blocks. … made 44.5 percent of (108-of-214), 40 percent from and 9.5 rebounds per game on 4. Green, Nicolet, 206
3s. … averaged seven rebounds, her baskets and was deadly from 3-point range (4-of-10) and a 44-percent shooting … a big hit 5. Luke, Oak Creek, 186
two assists and two steals a game the free-throw line at 83.3 percent whopping 85 percent from the from the foul line (110-of-144; 76
for a team that dominated the (100 of 120). … helped Muskego free-throw line (76-of-89). … also percent). … averaged 4.5 blocks HIGH HONORABLE
North Shore, winning every game win its second straight Southeast registered 1.8 assists, 1.5 steals per game with 30 steals and 17 MENTIONS
in double figures. … has beautiful Conference title (shared with and less than one (.9) turnover per assists. … scored 29 against
Racine Case). … coach Brian GUARD: Nicole Bauman, 5-10
perimeter stroke and a knack for contest. … sat out the equivalent top-ranked Nicolet in one tilt.
Hirtz called her one of the best sophomore, New Berlin Eisenhower
being in the right place at the right of four games because of
players he has ever coached. GUARD FORWARDS: Marley Blood, 6-4
time. … Had 34 points in an blowouts. … Woodland Black
senior, Brookfield East; Lauren
early-season win over Muskego. Division player of the year. Angela Rodriguez Hibbard, 6-2 senior, West Allis
5-9 senior Central; Janie Myles, 5-11 junior,
GUARD FORWARD Oak Creek
GUARD West Allis Central
Mary Merg, 5-7 senior Ashley Luke, 6-2 junior UW-Milwaukee CENTER: Stephanie Turner, 6-0
Taylor Atkinson, 5-8 junior Greendale Oak Creek recruit played in freshman, New Berlin West
Franklin Averaged 16 points Luke averaged 13.5 only 13 regular- COACHES: Steve Hluchnik, Oak
Set the school and 6.4 rebounds points and 10 season games. … Creek; Gary Schmidt, New Berlin
record for most per contest, rebounds per game, spent most of the Eisenhower; Matt Stuve,
free throws made including 21.4 the only player in second half of the season on the Germantown; Corey Wolf, Nicolet
in a game (18) and points per game the NOW area to sidelines with an ankle injury. …
most steals in a over the final seven. … sharp- average a double-double this only senior on the team. …
HONORABLE MENTIONS
game (13) and tied a school record shooting guard that can take it to season. … Relied upon heavily averaged 15.7 points per game,
with 34 points in a game. … the hoop as well. … played all 32 made 20 3-pointers and averaged GUARDS: Brittney Fair, 5-7
when teammate Angela Rodriguez
finished with averages of 12.4 minutes in 17 of her team’s 21 3.5 assists and 3 rebounds. … sophomore, Nicolet; Jackie Glaser,
went down with an injury. …
points, 6.1 rebounds, 4.0 steals regular season games. … was the had a season-high 31 points 5-3 senior, Wauwatosa West; Alexa
scored more than 19 points four
and 2.2 assists. … made a living focal point of most opposing against West Allis Central and 28 Herasimchuk, 5-8 senior, Whitefish
times and often guarded opposing
slashing to the hoop or getting out defenses but still had continued in a game against Racine Case. … Bay; Rachel Hoft, 5-8 senior,
teams’ best players. … according
on the break, but also got a lot of success, reaching double digits in was called the best player he has Germantown; Melissa Klemm, 5-6
to coach Steve Hluchnik, is being
second-chance looks because of points 17 times and leading her ever coached by Oak Creek coach senior, Germantown; Mehryn Kraker,
recruited by many DI colleges,
her rebounding skills, which team in scoring 17 times. … will Steve Hluchnik. … was injured 5-11 sophomore, West Allis Central;
including Iowa and several
included 58 (of 138 total) offensive play at UW-Whitewater next fall. Jan. 12 in warm-ups vs. Pius, but Hailey Kunz, 5-4 junior, New Berlin
Horizon League squads.
rebounds. … shot 51 percent from played hurt a few days later and West; Maggie Mattiacci, 5-9 senior,
the floor (100 of 196). helped snap Muskego’s 25-game Brookfield Central; Sarah Mlachnik,
GUARD conference winning streak. 5-9 senior, Muskego; Laren
COACH OF THE YEAR Nashleanas, 5-5 senior, Brookfield
Erin Lueder, 5-10 senior
GUARD Brookfield Brian Hirtz HOW THEY ARE CHOSEN East; Chelsea Stingley, 5-4 junior,
Alyssa Colla, 5-10 junior Central Muskego Brown Deer; Jessica Switzer, 5-10
● NOW contacts all coaches in its
Muskego A three-time Greater The Warriors won junior, Whitefish Bay; Megan
coverage area and asks for
A perfect outside Metro Conference their second straight Tkachuk, 5-6 senior, New Berlin
nominations.
compliment to and NOW conference title Eisenhower; Mariah Weddle, 5-7
● That information is put on a ballot
Muskego’s inside All-Suburban under Hirtz, who sophomore, Brown Deer; Cydney
to which NOW reporters add their
game that featured selection. … was GMC’s was in his second Weisflog, 5-8 junior, Oak Creek
own first-hand impressions of
Katie Ellerson and co-player of the year. … ran the season as head coach of FORWARDS: Valerie Rose Agnello,
players. Each reporter votes for the
Rachel Neuberger. … turned up show for the Lancers from her Muskego. … He loaded up his 5-10 junior, Brookfield Central; Amy
10 players he feels should be on the
her game to the tune of 11.3 points point guard spot. … strength was nonconference schedule with Borkenhagen, 6-1 junior, Eisenhower;
team. The player with the most
on 41.5 percent shooting from the all-around play and excellent studs like Mukwonago, DSHA, Siena Mitman, 5-9 junior, Home-
points is named the Player of the
defense. … averaged 10.7 points, Nicolet and Vincent, and his stead; Kali Shandley, 5-10 senior,
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floor and 73.5 percent from the Year and the next nine players are
free-throw line. … made 22 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 2.6 Warriors responded by going 20-5 Eisenhower; Jesse Thomas, 6-1
also named to the team. Online
3-pointers and chipped in 3.8 steals during the regular season overall, including a win over senior, Brookfield Central; Jennifer
voting counts for 20 percent.
rebounds, 4.3 assists and 2.0 and led her team, which shared Vincent in February. … Warriors Wellnitz, 5-11 senior, West Allis Hale
● Those players receiving votes who
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steals. … is drawing interest from the conference title with DSHA, in were focused and determined and CENTERS: Alex Cohen, 6-5 junior,
do not make the team earn high
numerous DI schools with one points (236), assists (88) and Hirtz was a big reason why, even Nicolet; Rachel Neuberger, 6-2
honorable mention and those who
full-ride scholarship on the table. steals (57) and was second in though they fell short of school’s senior, Muskego
are nominated but don’t receive
rebounds (85). first-ever state trip. COACH: Corey Scheel, New Berlin
votes earn honorable mention.
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