WIAA/WBCA Summer Slam: Team Notes | Prep Girls Hoops (2024)

There were plenty of teams in Appleton I hadn’t seen before and others I’d seen multiple times. Regardless, I want to talk about some teams I was impressed by at Summer Slam.

Fall Creek

The Crickets were a half of basketball away from making the state tournament this season but fell short. I thought Fall Creek played solid basketball when I saw them, and the most prominent change of all is Jasmin Heuer Jasmin Heuer 5'10" | SF Fall Creek | 2026 State WI ‘s willingness to step out and take more perimeter jumpers, which I talked about yesterday. They play a very up-tempo game, which has tended to help teams get further in the playoffs. Usually, better teams want more possessions to score more points, and the Crickets’ press will help them achieve that. I’d take them to get to Green Bay this Winter.

Edgewood

Losing Taya Fernandez will hurt more in the middle of a long season, but the Crusaders looked good in Green Bay. Anna Miller Anna Miller 5'8" | PG Edgewood | 2027 State WI and Erin Schauer Erin Schauer 5'9" | SF Edgewood | 2025 State WI thrived and made massive plays in competitive games, as they’ve shown in the past. Maren Schmotzer showed positive flashes and used her size and mobility to finish over smaller defenders. They have one of the more talented groups in D2 and should be a team that could make a run back to Green Bay but in D2 this season instead of D3.

Wauwatosa East

Kimberly

Not having any of the three kids who got significant minutes as lead guard bites. However, the Papermakers played excellent basketball each day. Ava Van Vonderen Ava Van Vonderen 6'0" | SG Kimberly | 2027 State WI took most of the minutes as a lead guard, and her skill helped her make things happen. They played the two other best teams in the gym at Summer Slam and made a solid account for themselves while shorthanded. Haylie Dulas Haylie Dulas 5'11" | SF Kimberly | 2027 State WI , Katelyn McGinnis Katelyn McGinnis 5'10" | CG Kimberly | 2025 State WI , and Raegan Krueger Raegan Krueger 6'1" | PF Kimberly | 2025 State WI all played well when I watched them play, and nobody will pick them to get out of their sectional, but don’t shut the door on that possibility. The Papermakers are still one of the deepest teams in the state and will add more newcomers from their youth program this season.