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It’s been a busy year for boys athletes across Manitowoc and Sheboygan counties in 2025.
Here is a list of the top 23 boys athletes, in alphabetical order.
I’ll be focusing on the athletes top accomplishments, not necessarily every sport they competed in or accolade they received.
At the bottom of the list will be a poll to choose who you feel was the best of 2025.
The poll will be open one week until Dec. 31 at noon.
Vote for the Lakeshore Elite 2025 boys athlete of the year
Banko finished second at 175-pounds at the WIAA Division 3 state wrestling tournament.
Breitenbach was first team all-Division 4 by the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association for the Kohler boys basketball team, averaging 17.7 points and 6.9 rebounds per game.
Cardenas was honorable mention all-state by the Wisconsin Soccer Coaches Association after finishing second in the state with 102 points and his 40 goals were tied for fifth.
Cortez was honorable mention all-state by the WSCA for the Golden Raiders boys soccer team.
Cowley earned first team all-Division 4 honors by the WBCA, averaging 18.5 ppg, 7.7 rpg and 5.4 apg.
Dailey earned a bronze medal at 190 at the WIAA Division 2 state wrestling tournament.
Dirkse, the 2025 Lakeshore Elite boys soccer player of the year, tied for 16th in the state in goals with 31. No goal was more important though than the state-championship winner in double overtime of the Division 4 state title game. He was also honorable mention all-state by the Wisconsin Soccer Coaches Association. In basketball in the winter, Dirkse was honorable mention all-state in Division 3 according to the WBCA. He averaged 22 ppg, 7.3 rpg and 6.5 assists per game.
More Lakeshore Elite: Who made the 2025 Lakeshore Elite boys soccer team and was POTY?
Feldmann won a trio of state title at the WIAA Division 3 state track and field championships for the Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah boys track and field team. The 2025 Lakeshore Elite boys track and field athlete of the year won gold in the 200-meter dash with a record time of 21.69 seconds. He also established new records in both the 110 hurdles (14.32) and 300 hurdles (37.83).
Grunewald averaged 20.4 ppg, 7.8 rpg and 4.6 apg en route to being named first team all-Division 4 by the WBCA.
[IMG alt="Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah High School’s Brody Feldmann clears the final hurdle in the Division 3 boys 300-meter hurdles during the second day of the 2025 WIAA state track and field meet on Saturday, June 7, 2025, at Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Feldmann won the race with a time of 37.83 seconds.
Tork Mason/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin"]https://media.zenfs.com/en/herald-times-reporter/5ec2ceb0ea5a08f223a6425027893e39[/IMG]
Kienbaum won the WIAA Division 2 state wrestling championship at 190, defeating Two Rivers’ Max Matthias 12-9 in sudden victory. He was the 2025 Lakeshore Elite boys wrestler of the year.
Kleppin was honorable mention all-state as an infielder by the Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association.
Leibham shot a 12-over, 156 at the WIAA Division 3 state tournament to finish tied for third overall and secure a bronze medal.
Matthias second at the WIAA Division 2 state wrestling tournament at 190, losing the championship match to Kienbaum.
Miller, the 2025 Lakeshore Elite football player of the year, was honorable mention all-state among the large schools by the WFCA as a running back. He ran for over 1,600 yards with 27 touchdowns en route to being named the ECC Offensive Player of the Year. He also had 80 total tackles and 10 tackles for loss and was the ECC Linebacker of the Year as well.
More Lakeshore Elite: Who made the 2025 Lakeshore Elite football team and was POTY?
Moore placed third at the WIAA Division 2 swimming and diving championships in diving with a score of 341.70.
Onesti placed 10th in the WIAA Division 3 state cross country meet with a time of 16 minutes and 43.9 seconds.
Pyles placed third to win the bronze medal in the shot put with a distance of 57-feet and 8.5 inches at the WIAA Division 2 state track and field meet.
Sand was honorable mention all-state as a pitcher by the WBCA after having a 2.32 earned run average with 98 strikeouts to 21 walks in 60 1/3 innings pitched.
Schad took third at 120 to leave the WIAA Division 2 state wrestling tournament with a bronze medal.
Schultz, the 2025 Lakeshore Elite boys basketball player of the year, became the all-time leading scorer in Plymouth history in 2025. He was first team all-Division 2 after averaging 28.3 ppg, 7.1 rpg and 4.3 apg.
The senior was first team all-state at pitcher by the WBCA after going 5-2 with a .714 ERA. He struck out 48 batters and walked just 10 in 43 1/3 innings pitched. In addition to the all-state honors, he was first team all-Northeast district by the WBCA, named the Fox River Classic Conference co-player of the year while making unanimous first team all-FRCC as a pitcher and first team as an infielder. As a hitter, he batted .328 with 17 runs scored and 10 RBIs in 74 plate appearances and 58 at bats.
Terrazas won a pair of medals at the WIAA Division 1 swimming and diving championships, taking silver in the 500 freestyle (4:37.98) and bronze in the 200 freestyle (1:38.77).
Velzke won a pair of medals at the WIAA Division 3 state track and field meet, earning silver in the 1,600 (4:18.09) and bronze in the 800 (1:55.40).
Contact Tom Dombeck at 920-686-2965 or [email protected]. Follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, at @Tom_Dombeck.
This article originally appeared on Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter: Vote in the Lakeshore Elite boys athlete of 2025 poll
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Here is a list of the top 23 boys athletes, in alphabetical order.
I’ll be focusing on the athletes top accomplishments, not necessarily every sport they competed in or accolade they received.
At the bottom of the list will be a poll to choose who you feel was the best of 2025.
The poll will be open one week until Dec. 31 at noon.
Vote for the Lakeshore Elite 2025 boys athlete of the year
Nash Banko, class of 2025, Oostburg
Banko finished second at 175-pounds at the WIAA Division 3 state wrestling tournament.
Max Breitenbach, class of 2025, Kohler
Breitenbach was first team all-Division 4 by the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association for the Kohler boys basketball team, averaging 17.7 points and 6.9 rebounds per game.
Diego Cardenas, jr., Kohler
Cardenas was honorable mention all-state by the Wisconsin Soccer Coaches Association after finishing second in the state with 102 points and his 40 goals were tied for fifth.
Aaron Cortez, sr., Sheboygan North
Cortez was honorable mention all-state by the WSCA for the Golden Raiders boys soccer team.
Donovan Cowley, sr., Roncalli
Cowley earned first team all-Division 4 honors by the WBCA, averaging 18.5 ppg, 7.7 rpg and 5.4 apg.
Sawyer Dailey, sr., Plymouth
Dailey earned a bronze medal at 190 at the WIAA Division 2 state wrestling tournament.
Cade Dirkse, sr, Oostburg
Dirkse, the 2025 Lakeshore Elite boys soccer player of the year, tied for 16th in the state in goals with 31. No goal was more important though than the state-championship winner in double overtime of the Division 4 state title game. He was also honorable mention all-state by the Wisconsin Soccer Coaches Association. In basketball in the winter, Dirkse was honorable mention all-state in Division 3 according to the WBCA. He averaged 22 ppg, 7.3 rpg and 6.5 assists per game.
More Lakeshore Elite: Who made the 2025 Lakeshore Elite boys soccer team and was POTY?
Brody Feldmann, class of 2025, Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah
Feldmann won a trio of state title at the WIAA Division 3 state track and field championships for the Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah boys track and field team. The 2025 Lakeshore Elite boys track and field athlete of the year won gold in the 200-meter dash with a record time of 21.69 seconds. He also established new records in both the 110 hurdles (14.32) and 300 hurdles (37.83).
Trent Grunewald, class of 2025, Howards Grove
Grunewald averaged 20.4 ppg, 7.8 rpg and 4.6 apg en route to being named first team all-Division 4 by the WBCA.
[IMG alt="Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah High School’s Brody Feldmann clears the final hurdle in the Division 3 boys 300-meter hurdles during the second day of the 2025 WIAA state track and field meet on Saturday, June 7, 2025, at Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Feldmann won the race with a time of 37.83 seconds.
Tork Mason/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin"]https://media.zenfs.com/en/herald-times-reporter/5ec2ceb0ea5a08f223a6425027893e39[/IMG]
Ben Kienbaum, class of 2025, Kiel
Kienbaum won the WIAA Division 2 state wrestling championship at 190, defeating Two Rivers’ Max Matthias 12-9 in sudden victory. He was the 2025 Lakeshore Elite boys wrestler of the year.
Decker Kleppin, jr., Random Lake
Kleppin was honorable mention all-state as an infielder by the Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association.
Oliver Leibham, jr., Sheboygan Lutheran
Leibham shot a 12-over, 156 at the WIAA Division 3 state tournament to finish tied for third overall and secure a bronze medal.
Max Matthias, sr., Two Rivers
Matthias second at the WIAA Division 2 state wrestling tournament at 190, losing the championship match to Kienbaum.
Deven Miller, sr., Plymouth
Miller, the 2025 Lakeshore Elite football player of the year, was honorable mention all-state among the large schools by the WFCA as a running back. He ran for over 1,600 yards with 27 touchdowns en route to being named the ECC Offensive Player of the Year. He also had 80 total tackles and 10 tackles for loss and was the ECC Linebacker of the Year as well.
More Lakeshore Elite: Who made the 2025 Lakeshore Elite football team and was POTY?
Sawyer Moore, class of 2025, Kiel
Moore placed third at the WIAA Division 2 swimming and diving championships in diving with a score of 341.70.
Elliott Onesti, jr., Roncalli
Onesti placed 10th in the WIAA Division 3 state cross country meet with a time of 16 minutes and 43.9 seconds.
Christian Pyles, class of 2025, Two Rivers
Pyles placed third to win the bronze medal in the shot put with a distance of 57-feet and 8.5 inches at the WIAA Division 2 state track and field meet.
Nolan Sand, class of 2025, Mishicot
Sand was honorable mention all-state as a pitcher by the WBCA after having a 2.32 earned run average with 98 strikeouts to 21 walks in 60 1/3 innings pitched.
Logan Schad, jr., Kiel
Schad took third at 120 to leave the WIAA Division 2 state wrestling tournament with a bronze medal.
Kayden Schultz, sr., Plymouth
Schultz, the 2025 Lakeshore Elite boys basketball player of the year, became the all-time leading scorer in Plymouth history in 2025. He was first team all-Division 2 after averaging 28.3 ppg, 7.1 rpg and 4.3 apg.
Brayden Steinbecker, class of 2025, Manitowoc Lincoln
The senior was first team all-state at pitcher by the WBCA after going 5-2 with a .714 ERA. He struck out 48 batters and walked just 10 in 43 1/3 innings pitched. In addition to the all-state honors, he was first team all-Northeast district by the WBCA, named the Fox River Classic Conference co-player of the year while making unanimous first team all-FRCC as a pitcher and first team as an infielder. As a hitter, he batted .328 with 17 runs scored and 10 RBIs in 74 plate appearances and 58 at bats.
Aadin Terrazas, jr., Sheboygan North
Terrazas won a pair of medals at the WIAA Division 1 swimming and diving championships, taking silver in the 500 freestyle (4:37.98) and bronze in the 200 freestyle (1:38.77).
Jamison Velzke, class of 2025, Cedar Grove-Belgium
Velzke won a pair of medals at the WIAA Division 3 state track and field meet, earning silver in the 1,600 (4:18.09) and bronze in the 800 (1:55.40).
Contact Tom Dombeck at 920-686-2965 or [email protected]. Follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, at @Tom_Dombeck.
This article originally appeared on Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter: Vote in the Lakeshore Elite boys athlete of 2025 poll
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