Sleepy Eye High School senior Kegan Heiderscheidt has been named to the Minnesota Basketball Coaches Association All-State Academic Team.
Kegan Heiderscheidt, Senior at Sleepy Eye High School, is one of 40 Seniors chosen in the state to participate in the MBCA All Star Basketball Series.
Girls Basketball All-Conference Tomahawk
2020-2021 season
All- Conference
Name School Grade Position
Madison Mathiowetz SESM 11 G
Sydney Windschitl SESM 12 G
Reagan Severson SESM 11 G
Allison Milbrandt BLHS 10 G
Madalynn Wulkan BLHS 11 G
Abbie Riederer MVL 11 G
Kadence Hesse SEPS 9 G
Courtney Wendt Springfield 12 F
Brooklyn Sturm Springfield 9 F
Sarah Franta Wabasso 12 G
Brynn Busse GFW 10 G
Honorable Mention All-Conference
Name School Grade Position
Kristi Kottke BLHS 9 G
Rachel Kottke BLHS 9 G
Kaylee Hunter MVL 11 G
Brea Mertz SEPS 9 F
Maddy Digmann Springfield 10 G
Lily Franta NUC 11 F
Megan Sandgren Cedar Mt. 11 F
COACH OF THE YEAR: Bruce Woitas-SESM
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Madison Mathiowetz-SESM
| 2020-21 Tomahawk All-Conference Boys Basketball Team | ||||
| Name | Hgt. | Year | Position | Team |
| Carson Domeier | 6-3 | 11 | Forward | Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s |
| Trent Steffensmeier | 6-0 | 11 | Guard | Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s |
| Kaleb Wait | 5-11 | 10 | Guard | Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s |
| Kyreis Harrison | 6-3 | 12 | Forward | Minnesota Valley Lutheran |
| Sam Knowles | 6-4 | 11 | Forward | New Ulm Cathedral |
| Will Carlson | 5-9 | 12 | Guard | Wabasso |
| Johnnie Ambrose | 6-1 | 12 | Guard | Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop |
| Mason Leonard | 6-4 | 12 | Forward | Springfield |
| Caden Kleinschmidt | 6-4 | 11 | Forward | Cedar Mountain |
| Braden McColley | 6-6 | 12 | Forward | Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart |
| Kegan Heiderscheidt | 6-7 | 12 | Guard | Sleepy Eye |
| Honorable Mention | Ht. | Year | Position | Team |
| Leyton Brau | 6-1 | 12 | Guard | Minnesota Valley Lutheran |
| Jevan Wilfahrt | 6-1 | 9 | Guard | New Ulm Cathedral |
| Isaac Kronback | 6-3 | 11 | Guard | Wabasso |
| Dominic Henrichs | 6-1 | 12 | Guard | Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop |
| Damian Hopp | 6-2 | 12 | Guard | Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop |
| Brendon Buerkle | 6-2 | 11 | Forward | Springfield |
| Dakota Pendleton | 5-10 | 10 | Guard | Cedar Mountain |
| Will Carlson, Carson Domeier, and Kegan Heiderscheidt are repeat selections | ||||
| from the 2019-20 team. | ||||
| Kegan Heiderscheidt is a three-time selection as he was also selected | ||||
| to the 2018-19 team | ||||
| Player of the Year — Carson Domeier of Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s | ||||
| Coach of the Year — Judd Walter of Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s | ||||
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Photos courtesy New Ulm Journal Travis Rosenau
April 7th
at Target Center
State Boys Basketball Semi-Finals
Hancock 65, St. Mary’s 53
MSHSL Summary
Hancock and Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s (20-4) traded baskets in the first half with four lead changes. Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s sophomore guard Kaleb Wait tied the score at 22 on a layup at 7:03 and the Knights went on an 11-2 run over the next five minutes. Hancock senior guard Preston Rohloff hit from behind the arc with 42 seconds left in the first half to pull the Owls within 34-29 at the break.
Both teams shot well from three-point range in the first half; Hancock went 4-of-9 (44.4 percent) and Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s hit 3-of-7 (42.9 percent).
Hancock (19-5) battled back in the second half with Rohloff tying the score at 39 on a jump shot at 14:27. The Owls built their lead steadily from there with junior center Matt Thompson adding a couple of statement dunks in the second half. His second put the Owls up 64-53 with 17 seconds left in the game.
Thompson and senior guard Kody Berget tallied 20 and 18 points, respectively, for Hancock. Berget scored all his points on 6-of-11 shooting from three-point range. Thompson also led the Owls with 19 rebounds. Wait paced Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s with 19 points and four steals. Junior guard Trent Steffensmeier added 17 points for the Knights.
Hancock advances with the 65-53 victory to face either Hayfield or Badger/Greenbush-Middle River for the Class A title. The championship game is scheduled for Saturday, April 10 at 1 p.m.
Photos Courtesy New Ulm Journal Travis Rosenau
April 6th
At Target Center
State Semi-Finals
BBE 51, St. Mary’s 50
MSHSL Summary
Sophomore guard Harley Roering scored her only points of the first half to give Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa a 21-17 advantage at 2:46. The Jaguars led 24-22 at the break.
Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s junior guard Madison Mathiowetz came out on fire early in the second half and pushed the score to 28-24 in favor of the Knights. But Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa senior guard Josie Knutson countered with back-to-back three-pointers to put the Jaguars back on top 30-27 at 12:40.
From there, the score went back and forth. Sophomore guard Abby Berge went 4-6 on free throws in the second half, giving Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa a 45-39 lead at 3:09. Less than a minute later, Berge drained a layup for a 47-45 advantage.
Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s senior guard Sydney Windschitl cut the lead to 48-47 on a layup with 25 seconds left in regulation, but Knutson pushed it back three after making two free throws at 0:21. With nine ticks left on the clock, Knutson was fouled by junior guard Reagan Severson and she made one free throw for the 51-47 lead. Mathiowetz raced down the floor, pulled up and hit a three-pointer as time expired, but the Jaguars escaped with the 51-50 win.
Senior forward Allissa Knight led Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa with 15 points and 10 rebounds and Knutson finished with 13 points. Mathiowetz led Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s with 23 points and sophomore forward Liz Schwint cornered 15 rebounds.
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa (23-1) will play Minneota for the Class A title at 1 p.m. on Friday, April 9. Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s finishes its season at 23-1.
