Stevens Point Area Senior High School (SPASH) senior guard Maggie Negaard and Amherst High School senior center Heather Pearson were both named All-State by the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA).

Stevens Point Area Senior High School (SPASH) senior guard Maggie Negaard (23) was named to the 2018 Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Division 1 All-State Team.
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A NCAA Division 1 Drake University recruit, Negaard was named to the WBCA Division 1 All-State Team, after she helped SPASH win a share of the Wisconsin Valley Conference (WVC) Title this season.

The 5-10 Negaard averaged 18.4 points, 4.7 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game this season for the Panthers and was also the co-WVC Player of the Year, along with D.C. Everest senior guard and fellow WBCA Division 1 All-State selection Taylor Petit.

Negaard was also named Fourth Team All-State by the Associated Press after she helped SPASH reach the Sectional Semifinals this season, where it fell to Kimberly to finish with a 22-3 record.

A NCAA Division III University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh recruit, Pearson was the lone unanimous selection on the 2018 WBCA Division 3 All-State, after she helped Amherst finish as the WIAA Division 3 State Runner-up.

Amherst High School senior center Heather Pearson (white) was a unanimous Division 3 All-State selection by the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) this season.
(John Kemmeter photo)

The 6-1 Pearson was the Central Wisconsin Conference (CWC) East Player of the Year this after she averaged 16.7 points, 9.5 rebounds, 2.3 steals and 2 blocks per game this season, as Amherst went 12-0 in the conference to win the CWC East Title outright.

Pearson was also an Honorable Mention All-State selection by the Associated Press, as she helped the Falcons reach the Division 3 State Championship Game, where they fell 63-55 to Marshall to finish 26-2 overall.

Senior wing and NCAA Division 1 University of Wisconsin-Green Bay recruit Hailey Oskey of Seymour was named the 2018 Miss Basketball Award winner by the WBCA, after she averaged 18.6 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals per game this season.