Wisconsin High School Basketball News

The Bulldogs beat Luxemburg-Casco, 53-45, on Saturday to take home the school's first WIAA Division 2 girls championship title, after twice losing to the Spartans during the regular season.

Dave Greschner Sports editor Six Rice Lake Warriors from six winter sports have been named to all-conference first teams in the Big Rivers.

The WIAA's annual meeting doesn't usually generate a whole lot of media interest, but this year figures to be different.

The Associated Press and the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Assn. both have the 6-foot-10 Ellenson on their first team.

New Berlin Eisenhower senior Reed Timmer earned NOW All-Suburban honors this season, the fourth season in a row he has been honored.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's all-area girls team is Whitefish Bay Dominican's Allazia Blockton, Divine Savior Holy Angels' Arike Ogunbowale, Racine Prairie's Gabbi Ortiz, Oak Creek coach Steve Hluchnik, Oak Creek's Stephanie Kostowicz and Arrowhead's Kelly Smith.

First of all, senior guard Sean Clarey has been named to the NOW All-Suburban Boys Basketball Team for the second year in a row.

Whitefish Bay NOW All-Suburban selection Joe Sherburne knew he had a good pedigree entering the storied world of North Shore basketball four years ago as a callow 6-3 freshman.

McGranahan's team went 5-5 last year and qualified for the WIAA Division 5 playoffs.

Dave Greschner Sports editor Six Rice Lake Warriors from six winter sports have been named to all-conference first teams in the Big Rivers.

The all-area basketball team: Sussex Hamilton's Brady Ellingson, Brookfield Central's Riley LaChance, New Berlin Eisenhower's Reed Timmer; Brown Deer coach Kelly Appleby, Milwaukee Hamilton's Kevon Looney and Whitefish Bay Dominican's Diamond Stone.

Riley LaChance tied Brookfield Central's singlegame conference scoring record, scoring 44 points in a 81-53 victory over West Allis Central on Thursday at Brookfield Central.

Shorewood sophomore forward and NOW All-Suburban girls basketball team selection Jada Stackhouse is proud to be part of history.

The Associated Press and the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Assn. both have the 6-foot-10 Ellenson on their first team.

"I just went up for a rebound, came down, and it buckled," said NOW Newspapers girls basketball Player of the Year Maya Jonas of Whitefish Bay of the second ACL injury on the same knee in less than two years on Feb. 25 midway through the Blue Dukes' nonconference loss to Kettle Moraine.

Just as the Franklin girls basketball team's upset of Oak Creek in the 2013 WIAA sectional semifinal was a catalyst for the Knights to go out and win this season's state championship, it was also a motivational tool for Saber forward Carly Graverson.

The Bulldogs beat Luxemburg-Casco, 53-45, on Saturday to take home the school's first WIAA Division 2 girls championship title, after twice losing to the Spartans during the regular season.

Taylor Higginbotham was the talent, the one that Germantown girls basketball coach Matt Stuve worried about when he implemented a high-pressure, fast-subbing, free-shooting Grinnell-style system two years ago.

Seymour star guard Sandy Cohen tweeted Monday he has recommitted to Marquette after exploring his options after Buzz Williams left the Golden Eagles for Virginia Tech last month.

Cameron got a game closer to the state girls' basketball tournament and, in fact, was one strong quarter away from reaching state for the first time ever.