Girls Basketball Bracket Breakdown - Division 2 - Sections 1-2
With girls basketball playoffs starting on Tuesday, let’s take a look at the teams competing with the dream of bringing the Gold Ball back home at the end of the tournament. We’ll take a look at every team in the tournament, their ranking according to us at Zaleski Sports, and a key player to watch for each team.
*Stats Courtesy of Wissports*
*Team Records Courtesy of the WIAA*
*Zaleski Sports Rankings are from the complete regular season, including week after Bracket Release*
Section 1 (Final at Wausau East)
Sectional A (Semi at Menomonie)
(1) Menomonie Mustangs (21-3) – Zaleski Sports Rank: 3 – Big Rivers Champion
Opening matchup: Friday 2/23 vs winner of River Falls/Wausau East
Player to Watch: #2 Mary Berg, Sr (14.5 PPG, 2.1 Assists – 923 Career Points)
(2) Lakeland Thunderbirds (22-2) – Zaleski Sports Rank: 4 – Great Northern Champion
Opening matchup: Friday 2/23 vs winner of Merrill/Ashland
Player to Watch: #44 Kristina Ouimette, Jr (27.9 PPG, 7 Rebounds, 7.6 Assists, 4.3 Steals, 2.2 Blocks – 1,665 Career Points)
(3) Rice Lake Warriors (17-7) – Zaleski Sports Rank: 16 – 4th in Big Rivers
Opening matchup: Friday 2/23 vs winner of Medford/New Richmond
Player to Watch: #22 Elliana Sheplee, Sr (20.8 PPG, 8.1 Rebounds, 3.4 Steals – 1,518 Career Points)
(4) Mosinee Indians (16-7) – Zaleski Sports Rank: 22 – 3rd in Great Northern
Opening matchup: Friday 2/23 vs Hayward
Player to Watch: #23 Taelyn Jirschele, So (19.9 PPG, 4.1 Assists, 3 Steals)
(5) Hayward Hurricanes (17-7) – Zaleski Sports Rank: 30 – T-2nd in Heart O’North
Opening matchup: Friday 2/23 at Mosinee
Player to Watch: #35 Avery Poppe, Sr (16.5 PPG, 8.5 Rebounds, 4.6 Steals)
(6) Medford Raiders (12-12) – Zaleski Sports Rank: 32 – 4th in Great Northern
Opening matchup: Tuesday 2/20 vs New Richmond
Player to Watch: #10 Kayla Baumgartner, Fr (11.2 PPG)
(7) Merrill Bluejays (13-11) – Zaleski Sports Rank: 41 – 5th in Wisconsin Valley
Opening matchup: Tuesday 2/20 vs Ashland
Player to Watch: #14 Mia Ott, Sr (17.8 PPG, 7.7 Rebounds, 4.6 Assists, 3.4 Steals – 1,075 Career Points)
(8) River Falls Wildcats (11-13) – Zaleski Sports Rank: 43 – 5th in Big Rivers
Opening matchup: Tuesday 2/20 vs Wausau East
Player to Watch: #22 Jordan Schwantz, Sr (13.1 PPG, 6.6 Rebounds)
(9) Wausau East Lumberjacks (7-16) – Zaleski Sports Rank: 65 – 6th in Wisconsin Valley
Opening matchup: Tuesday 2/20 at River Falls
Player to Watch: #3 Claire Coushman, Sr (14.6 PPG)
(10) Ashland Oredockers (5-17) – Zaleski Sports Rank: 74 – T-7th in Heart O’North
Opening matchup: Tuesday 2/20 at Merrill
Player to Watch: #23 Hannah Bochler, Sr (12 PPG, 9 Rebounds, 2.9 Steals)
(11) New Richmond (0-23) – Zaleski Sports Rank: 83 – 8th in Big Rivers
Opening matchup: Tuesday 2/20 at Medford
Player to Watch: #24 Elle Covey, Sr (10 PPG, 7.4 Rebounds)
Sectional B (Semi at Shawano)
(1) Notre Dame Tritons (23-1) – Zaleski Sports Rank: 2 – Fox River Classic Champion
Opening matchup: Friday 2/23 vs winner of Seymour/Fox Valley Lutheran
Player to Watch: #24 Gracie Grzesk, Sr (17 PPG, 7.1 Rebounds, 3.7 Assists – 1,733 Career Points)
(2) Marinette Marines (20-4) – Zaleski Sports Rank: 12 – North Eastern Conference
Opening matchup: Friday 2/23 vs winner of Pulaski/Antigo
Player to Watch: #15 Riley Kieffer, Jr (13.5 PPG, 4.6 Rebounds, 2.5 Steals)
(3) Rhinelander Hodags (16-8) – Zaleski Sports Rank: 26 – 2nd in Great Northern
Opening matchup: Friday 2/23 vs Green Bay Southwest
Player to Watch: #1 Aubryn Clark, Fr (20.5 PPG, 4.5 Rebounds, 6 Assists)
(4) New London Bulldogs (18-6) – Zaleski Sports Rank: 17 – 3rd in Bay
Opening matchup: Friday 2/23 vs Shawano
Player to Watch: #14 Shelby Glodowski, Sr (15.8 PPG, 7.6 Rebounds, 2.2 Steals)
(5) Shawano Hawks (16-8) – Zaleski Sports Rank: 28 – 5th in Bay
Opening matchup: Friday 2/23 at New London
Player to Watch: #14 Leah Nordin, So (22.2 PPG, 8.2 Rebounds, 4.1 Steals – 988 Career Points)
(6) Green Bay Southwest Fighting Trojans (15-9) – Zaleski Sports Rank: 36 – T-3rd in Fox River Classic
Opening matchup: Friday 2/23 at Rhinelander
Player to Watch: #10 Addison Pytleski, Sr (16.4 PPG, 7.7 Rebounds, 3.2 Steals – 1,233 Career Points)
(7) Pulaski Red Raiders (11-13) – Zaleski Sports Rank: 45 – 6th in Fox River Classic
Opening matchup: Tuesday 2/20 vs Antigo
Player to Watch: #34 Olivia Sprangers, So (10.8 PPG)
(8) Seymour Thunder (9-15) – Zaleski Sports Rank: 58 – 6th in Bay
Opening matchup: Tuesday 2/20 vs Fox Valley Lutheran
Player to Watch: #5 Keira VandeHei, Jr (10.9 PPG)
(9) Fox Valley Lutheran Foxes (9-14) – Zaleski Sports Rank: 56 – T-5th in North Eastern
Opening matchup: Tuesday 2/20 at Seymour
Player to Watch: #5 Lauren Movrich, Sr (9.1 PPG)
(10) Antigo Red Robins (6-17) – Zaleski Sports Rank: 67 – 5th in Great Northern
Opening matchup: Tuesday 2/20 at Pulaski
Player to Watch: #3 Tristin Arlen, Jr (13.5 PPG)
Section 2 (Final at Watertown)
Sectional A (Semi at Menasha)
(1) Beaver Dam Golden Beavers (18-6) – Zaleski Sports Rank: 5 – 2nd in Badger-Large
Opening matchup: Friday 2/23 vs winner of Port Washington/Plymouth
Player to Watch: #1 Gabby Wilke, Sr (16.7 PPG, 9.1 Rebounds, 1.6 Blocks – 1,089 Career Points)
(2) West De Pere Phantoms (18-6) – Zaleski Sports Rank: 8 – 2nd in Bay
Opening matchup: Friday 2/23 vs winner Slinger/West Bend West
Player to Watch: #2 Faith Walder, Jr (15.6 PPG, 3.4 Assists, 3.5 Steals)
(3) Watertown Goslings (15-9) – Zaleski Sports Rank: 23 – T-4th in Badger-Large
Opening matchup: Friday 2/23 vs Luxemburg-Casco
Player to Watch: #30 Drew Hinrichs, Sr (11.7 PPG, 5.8 Rebounds, 2.5 Steals – 995 Career Points)
(4) Menasha Bluejays (14-10) – Zaleski Sports Rank: 27 – 4th in Bay
Opening matchup: Friday 2/23 vs Ashwaubenon
Player to Watch: #21 Hannah Neubert, Jr (15.2 PPG, 11.6 Rebounds)
(5) Ashwaubenon Jaguars (13-11) – Zaleski Sports Rank: 39 – T-3rd in Fox River Classic
Opening matchup: Friday 2/23 at Menasha
Player to Watch: #23 Gianna Guarascio, Jr (13.4 PPG)
(6) Luxemburg-Casco Spartans (10-14) – Zaleski Sports Rank: 49 – T-5th in North Eastern
Opening matchup: Friday 2/23 at Watertown
Player to Watch: #5 Brianna Bray, So (9.6 PPG, 1.7 Steals)
(7) Slinger Owls (8-16) – Zaleski Sports Rank: 62 – 6th in North Shore
Opening matchup: Tuesday 2/20 vs West Bend West
Player to Watch: #30 Ava Fahrenholz, Sr (10 PPG, 6.2 Rebounds)
(8) Port Washington Pirates (8-15) – Zaleski Sports Rank: 66 – 8th in North Shore
Opening matchup: Tuesday 2/20 vs Plymouth
Player to Watch: #33 Lillian Merow, Jr (12.5 PPG, 7 Rebounds, 1.2 Blocks)
(9) Plymouth Panthers (8-16) – Zaleski Sports Rank: 61 – 7th in East Central
Opening matchup: Tuesday 2/20 at Port Washington
Player to Watch: #21 Boden Budrecki, Sr (9.5 PPG, 4 Rebounds, 2.2 Steals)
(10) West Bend West Spartans (1-23) – Zaleski Sports Rank: 77 – 9th in North Shore
Opening matchup: Tuesday 2/20 at Slinger
Player to Watch: #22 Paige Guse, Jr (12.8 PPG, 5.7 Rebounds)
Sectional B (Semi at Waukesha South)
(1) Pewaukee Pirates (23-1) – Zaleski Sports Rank: 1 – Woodland-West Champion
Opening matchup: Friday 2/23 vs winner of Milwaukee Madison/Milwaukee Lutheran
Player to Watch: #43 Amy Terrian, Jr (19.5 PPG, 5 Rebounds, 3.1 Assists – 1,338 Career Points)
(2) Waukesha West Wolverines (15-9) – Zaleski Sports Rank: 13 – T-4th in Classic Eight
Opening matchup: Friday 2/23 vs winner of Milwaukee Vincent/New Berlin West
Player to Watch: #21 Jordan Fenske, Jr (18.9 PPG, 6 Rebounds)
(3) Grafton Black Hawks (16-8) – Zaleski Sports Rank: 20 – 4th in North Shore
Opening matchup: Friday 2/23 vs Wauwatosa West
Player to Watch: #5 Sarah Aleknavicius, Sr (15.3 PPG, 5.2 Rebounds, 4.3 Assists – 1,162 Career Points)
(4) New Berlin Eisenhower Lions (15-9) – Zaleski Sports Rank: 19 – 4th in Woodland-West
Opening matchup: Friday 2/23 vs Cedarburg
Player to Watch: #21 Mary Kowitz, Sr (13.1 PPG, 5.5 Rebounds)
(5) Cedarburg Bulldogs (11-13) – Zaleski Sports Rank: 40 – 5th in North Shore
Opening matchup: Friday 2/23 at New Berlin Eisenhower
Player to Watch: #24 Mary Stroebel, Sr (17 PPG, 5.9 Rebounds, 2.7 Steals)
(6) Wauwatosa West Trojans (12-12) – Zaleski Sports Rank: 38 – 7th in Greater Metro
Opening matchup: Friday 2/23 Grafton
Player to Watch: #5 Tailor Lawrence, Sr (17.1 PPG, 5.5 Rebounds)
(7) Milwaukee Vincent Vikings (9-8) – Zaleski Sports Rank: 54 – 3rd in Milwaukee City-Blue
Opening matchup: Tuesday 2/20 vs New Berlin West
Player to Watch: N/A
(8) Milwaukee Lutheran Red Knights (11-12) – Zaleski Sports Rank: 50 – 4th in Woodland-East
Opening matchup: Tuesday 2/20 vs Milwaukee Madison
Player to Watch: #21 Telia Greer, Sr (9.7 PPG, 10.9 Rebounds)
(9) Milwaukee Madison Knights (11-9) – Zaleski Sports Rank: 64 – 4th in Milwaukee City-Blue
Opening matchup: Tuesday 2/20 at Milwaukee Lutheran
Player to Watch: #5 Samara Anderson, Sr
(10) New Berlin West Vikings (8-16) – Zaleski Sports Rank: 57 – T-5th in Woodland-West
Opening matchup: Tuesday 2/20 at Milwaukee Vincent
Player to Watch: #45 Isabelle Freisleben, Jr (10.3 PPG, 7.1 Rebounds)