Who will be the top girls athlete for 2025-26 in Manitowoc, Sheboygan? Vote here

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Starting last August through the WIAA state soccer tournament this spring, there were plenty of standout girls athletes across Manitowoc and Sheboygan counties in the 2025-26 school year.

Here is a list of the top 42 girls athletes, in alphabetical order.

I’ll be focusing on 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 the entire school year.

The poll will be open one week until July 20 at noon.

Brooke Arnoldi, sr., Sheboygan Falls​

Arnoldi placed fourth in diving at the WIAA Division 2 state swimming and diving meet with a score of 349.70 for the Kohler/Lutheran/Falls girls swimming team.

Abigail Beaumont, jr., Sheboygan Falls​

Beaumont was honorable mention all-state in Division 2 by the Wisconsin Volleyball Coaches Association.

Maggie Behler, jr., Kohler​

Behler, the 2025 Lakeshore Elite girls cross country runner of the year, won the WIAA Division 3 title with a time of 18 minutes and 22.5 seconds. She also added a pair of state track and field medals, taking third in the 3,200-meter run (10:49.51) and sixth in the 1,600 (5:05.98).

Angie Bianchi, sr., Two Rivers​

Bianchi, the 2025-26 Lakeshore Elite girls wrestler of the year, placed second at 120-pounds at the WIAA state tournament.

Eva Boness, sr., Mishicot​

Boness was second team all-Division 2/3 by the Wisconsin Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association.

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Macy Bruggink, sr., Oostburg​

Bruggink made honorable mention all-state in Division 3 by the WVCA.

Ava Daggett, jr., Random Lake​

Daggett earned honorable mention all-Division 4/5 by the WFSCA.

Jenna Dirks, sr., Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah​

Dirks placed sixth in the discus with a distance of 127-feet and 6-inches at the WIAA Division 3 state track and field meet.

Juliana Doerner, so., Mishicot​

Doerner, the 2026 Lakeshore Elite girls track and field athlete of the year, won the 200 at the WIAA Division 3 meet in a state-record 24.04 seconds. She also added another state medal by taking fourth in the 100 (12.15).

Danika Eberhardt, jr., Random Lake​

Eberhardt earned honorable mention all-Division 4/5 by the WFSCA.

Gwenn Elliott, so., Kohler​

Elliott was first team all-state in Division 4 by the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association after averaging 23.5 points and 11.1 rebounds per game.

Arden Getschman, jr., Cedar Grove-Belgium​

Getschman had a terrific junior season for the Cedar Grove-Belgium soccer team. She was fourth in the state with 92 points, 10th with 35 goals and was third in the state with 24 assists.

Madyson Gutschow, sr., Kiel​

Gutschow was honorable mention all-state in Division 3 by the WVCA.

Nora Halverson, jr., Sheboygan Falls​

Halverson won a pair of state medals at the WIAA Division 2 state track and field meet. She earned bronze in the long jump with a distance of 18 feet and .25 inches while taking fourth in the triple jump (37-4.5).

Megan Hochkammer, sr., Valders​

Hochkammer earned honorable mention all-state honors by the WVCA in Division 3. She was also honorable mention all-state in Division 4 by the WBCA after averaging 17.8 ppg and 8.8 rpg.

Mollie Junk, jr., Manitowoc Lincoln​

Junk was named honorable mention all-state in Division 1 by the WVCA.

Ady Ketterhagen, sr., Oostburg​

Ketterhagen, the 2025-26 Lakeshore Elite girls basketball player of the year, was named first-team Division 3 and a finalist for the Ms. Basketball award by the WBCA. She averaged 20.4 ppg, 7.3 rpg and 3.5 steals per game for the state champions.

Kinsley Ketterhagen, so., Oostburg​

The sophomore was first team all-state in Division 3 by the WBCA after averaging 16.8 ppg and 3.5 spg for the state-champion Flying Dutchmen.

Riley Ketterhagen, sr., Oostburg​

Riley earned first team all-state honors in Division 3 by the WBCA after averaging 11.2 ppg and 4.9 assists per game.

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Kalli Knowles, sr., Plymouth​

Knowles was tied for eighth in the state in goals with 36 and ninth in points with 81 for the Plymouth girls soccer team.

Makiah Krause, sr., Manitowoc Lutheran​

Krause was named honorable mention all-state in Division 4 by the WBCA after she averaged 17.6 ppg, 3.2 apg and 3.7 spg.

Malasia Lee, jr., Two Rivers​

Lee took fourth in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.29 seconds at the WIAA Division 2 state track and field meet.

Eva Manzano, jr., Manitowoc Lutheran​

Manzano was fifth in the triple jump (36-1) at the WIAA Division 3 state track and field meet.

Maddison McDole, sr., Kiel​

McDole tied for 5th in the high jump (5-4) at the WIAA Division 2 state track and field meet.

Marissa Mehlhorn, sr., Manitowoc Lutheran​

Mehlhorn, a member of the state-champion volleyball team, was first team all-state in Division 3 by the WVCA. She was also honorable mention all-state in Division 4 by the WBCA for basketball, averaging 14.4 ppg, 8.3 rpg and 3.7 spg. The highlight of her basketball season though was becoming the program’s all-time leading scorer.

Lydia Neeb, sr., Sheboygan Christian​

Neeb made honorable mention all-state in Division 4 for the Eagles' volleyball team.

Liz Neils, Sr., Kiel​

Neils was honorable mention all-state in Division 3 by the WVCA.

Emjay Neumann, sr., Manitowoc Lincoln​

Neumann finished second at 114, losing the WIAA girls wrestling championship match to earn a silver medal.

Anna Olson, sr., Valders​

Olson earned honorable mention all-state by the WVCA in Division 3.

Sofia Rodriguez, sr., Sheboygan Christian​

Rodriguez earned honorable mention all-state honors in Division 4 by the WVCA for the Sheboygan Christian volleyball team.

Kensington Rosenow, sr., Mishicot​

Rosenow was named honorable mention all-state in Division 4 by the WBCA after averaging 19.6 ppg.

Ava Rothe, sr., Kiel​

The Kiel volleyball player made honorable mention all-state in Division 3 by the WVCA.

Taavi Saeger, sr., Kiel​

Saeger tied for second in the state with 52 goals this soccer season. She also led the state with 125 points and became the Raiders all-time points leader.

Gracie Schmidt, sr., Cedar Grove-Belgium​

The Cedar Grove-Belgium girls soccer player was fifth in the state in assists with 21 while her 91 points were fifth.

Clara Sieracki, sr., Valders​

Sieracki took sixth on the beam (9.0167) at the WIAA Division 2 state gymnastics meet.

Addison Stoeckigt, sr., Howards Grove​

Stoeckigt earned honorable mention all-state honors in Division 4 by the WBCA after she averaged 13.1 ppg and 8 rpg.

Mia Stolle, sr., Kohler​

Stolle earned a sixth-place medal at the WIAA Division 2 state swim meet in diving with a score of 337.55 for the Kohler/Lutheran/Falls co-op.

Ava Stuebs, jr., Manitowoc Lutheran​

Stuebs, the 2025 Lakeshore Elite volleyball player of the year, was named first team all-Division 3 by the WVCA.

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Chloe Thill, so., Random Lake​

Thill made second team all-Divisions 4/5 by the WFSCA.

Maddie Thomas, jr., Sheboygan Lutheran​

Thomas was chosen honorable mention all-state by the WBCA after averaging 13 ppg.

Samantha Veldkamp, jr., Sheboygan Christian​

Veldkamp was honorable mention all-state in Division 4 by the WVCA. She also made first team all-state in basketball after averaging 19.1 ppg and 11.6 rpg.

Abby Weidmayer, jr., Manitowoc Lincoln​

The Manitowoc Lincoln volleyball player was named honorable mention all-state in Division 1 by the WVCA.

Nora Williams, jr., Sheboygan Falls​

Williams won a pair of state medals at the WIAA Division 2 state swim meet, taking sixth in the 200-yard freestyle (1:58.04) and silver in the 500 freestyle (5:15.48).


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Contact Tom Dombeck at 920-686-2965 or [email protected]. Follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, at @Tom_Dombeck.

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