Class A Player of the Year & All-State Team
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The first time I went to Sleepy Eye to watch Madison Mathiowetz Madison Mathiowetz 5'10" | CG Sleepy Eye St. Mary's | 2022 State MN play it was an ordeal, a treacherous drive on glare ice that had me thinking…
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Continue ReadingThe first time I went to Sleepy Eye to watch Madison Mathiowetz Madison Mathiowetz 5'10" | CG Sleepy Eye St. Mary's | 2022 State MN play it was an ordeal, a treacherous drive on glare ice that had me thinking several times that I should turn around and go home. But I had left the office early that day to make the trip and I was determined to get there even if it took me four hours to make the trek instead of the usual two, which it did. The journey was well worth it, though, as I saw Maddie score 50 points that night for tiny Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s (enrollment 75) making it obvious that this was a very special player.
The last time I saw Maddie play a high school game there was a lot of patience involved, too, only the delays came after the game, not before. It was at the Section 4A semifinal game a couple of weeks ago in St. Peter and SESM had just beaten their crosstown rivals from Sleepy Eye High School to advance to the Section final. I wanted to say a few congratulatory words to Maddie and wish her well. So did half of Southern Minnesota, it turns out. So I waited and waited as she posed for pictures with an endless array of people – some family, some friends, many just fans of her unmatchable career.
It was quite a scene, one that made it obvious what kind of impact Mathiowetz has had throughout her high school career, both on and off the court. Along the way she has rewritten record books, impacted countless lives, and changed a high school basketball program forever. Just to put a little frosting on her multi-layered cake before she joins South Dakota State this fall, we are pleased to select Maddie as our Prep Girls Hoops Class A Player of the Year.
RUNNER-UP
Jordan Zubich Jordan Zubich 5'11" | SG Mountain Iron-Buhl | 2024 State MN – 2024 guard, Mountain Iron-Buhl
There’s no question that Jordan is deserving of this award, too. I can’t imagine anyone would argue that. She carried her team to the State Tournament and led the Rangers in every aspect of the game. She set a state record for the most three-point baskets in a single season, further cementing her reputation as one of Minnesota’s top handful of long-bombers. And she demonstrated leadership and maturity throughout. Zubich is a complete player with a very bright future.
CLASS A ALL-STATE TEAM
1st team All-State
- Madison Mathiowetz Madison Mathiowetz 5'10" | CG Sleepy Eye St. Mary's | 2022 State MN – 2022 guard, Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s (South Dakota State)
- Taryn Frazer Taryn Frazer 5'4" | PG Cass Lake-Bena | 2022 State MN – 2022 guard, Cass Lake-Bena
- Natalie Rolbiecki Natalie Rolbiecki 5'10" | CG Minneota | 2022 State MN – 2022 guard, Minneota
- Jordan Zubich Jordan Zubich 5'11" | SG Mountain Iron-Buhl | 2024 State MN – 2024 guard, Mountain Iron-Buhl
- Kaitlyn Rohloff – 2025 guard, Hancock
2nd team All-State
- Emma Lade Emma Lade 5'9" | CG Mayer Lutheran | 2022 State MN – 2022 guard, Mayer Lutheran
- Hannah Compton Hannah Compton 5'8" | CG Legacy Christian | 2023 State MN – 2023 guard, Legacy Christian
- Sage Ganyo Sage Ganyo 5'4" | CG Mountain Iron-Buhl | 2023 State MN – 2023 guard, Mountain Iron-Buhl
- Kadence Hesse Kadence Hesse 5'10" | PG Sleepy Eye | 2024 State MN – 2024 guard, Sleepy Eye
- Kristen Watson Kristen Watson 5'6" | CG Hayfield | 2024 State MN – 2024 guard, Hayfield
Honorable Mentions
- Abby Berge – 2023 guard, Belgrade-Brooton-Elrosa
- Ava Butler Ava Butler 5'9" | SF Mountain Iron-Buhl | 2022 State MN – 2022 forward, Mountain Iron-Buhl (Mayville State)
- Coco Duininck Coco Duininck 5'7" | CG Central MN Christian | 2022 State MN – 2022 guard, Central Minnesota Christian
- Carlee Hanson – 2022 guard, Hancock
- Amira LaDuke Amira LaDuke 5'11" | PF Cass Lake-Bena | 2022 State MN – 2022 forward, Cass Lake-Bena
- River Landers River Landers 6'0" | SF Grand Meadow | 2022 State MN – 2022 forward, Grand Meadow (Northwestern-St. Paul)
- Destiny Piekarski Destiny Piekarski 5'10" | CG Littlefork | 2022 State MN – 2022 guard, Bigfork-Little Falls (Chaminade)
- Megan Salgado Megan Salgado 5'5" | CG New Life Academy | 2022 State MN – 2022 guard, New Life Academy (North Central)
- Aine Stasko Aine Stasko 5'10" | SF Hayfield | 2022 MN – 2022 forward, Hayfield
- Paige Ford Paige Ford 5'9" | PG Randolph | 2023 State MN – 2023 guard, Randolph
- Shelby Mortenson Shelby Mortenson 6'1" | PF Yellow Medicine East | 2022 State MN – 2023 forward, Yellow Medicine East
- Jordan Munson Jordan Munson 5'8" | CG Tracy Area | 2023 State MN – 2023 guard, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton
- Natalie Beaver Natalie Beaver 5'11" | PF Hayfield | 2024 State MN – 2024 forward, Hayfield
- Tresa Baumgard Tresa Baumgard 6'0" | PF Chisholm | 2024 State MN – 2024 forward, Chisholm
- Elizabeth Corley Elizabeth Corley 5'9" | CG United Christian | 2024 State MN – 2024 guard, United Christian
- Kristi Kottke Kristi Kottke 5'8" | CG Buffalo Lake-H-S | 2024 State MN – 2024 guard, Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart
- Rachel Kottke Rachel Kottke 5'8" | CG Buffalo Lake-H-S | 2024 State MN – 2024 guard, Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart
- Gabrielle Fineday Gabrielle Fineday 5'8" | SG Cass Lake-Bena | 2025 State MN – 2025 guard, Cass Lake-Bena
- Madelynn Luft Madelynn Luft 6'1" | PF Kerkhoven-M-S | 2025 State MN – 2025 forward, Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg
- Aubrey Morrison Aubrey Morrison 5'7" | CG Walker-H-A | 2025 State MN – 2025 guard, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley
- Karleigh Rohloff – 2025 guard, Hancock
Top photo: Madison Mathiowetz Madison Mathiowetz 5'10" | CG Sleepy Eye St. Mary's | 2022 State MN posed with her family last season.