We’ve got a whole bunch of good players all the way through our lineup. “The great thing about our team is that we don’t rely on one player. … Junior Callista Vande Berg leads the team in rebounds with 8.0 per game and averages 7.9 points.

… Sophomore Aubrey Leonard averages 9.5 points and leads the Spartans with 99 assists. … Sophomore Payton Morgan is averaging 10.6 points and has a team-high 65 made 3-pointers. Sophomore Tierney Madigan leads the Spartans in scoring (12.5) and averages 5.3 rebounds per game. MORE: A state-level gymnast and three standout basketball players: Vote for Oshkosh/Fond du Lac high school athlete of the week About the players … Laconia’s roster features only one senior (Reece Keel), along with four juniors, five sophomores and one freshman. … Laconia has won seven consecutive games heading into the semifinals. … The Spartans were co-champions of the Flyway Conference, sharing the title with Winnebago Lutheran. … The Spartans beat The Prairie School 71-59 in the Slinger Sectional final. The Spartans lost in the title game in 2019 and again last season, falling to undefeated Mineral Point 53-42. Laconia is making its third trip to state and is seeking its first state title. So as they’ve grown more comfortable in those roles and we’ve kind of been able to work our way through that, I think we’re in a spot where this season the journey’s been quite different, perhaps maybe a different kind of rewarding, but it’s all the same,” said Tim Aalsma, who has a record of 118-34 in six years as Waupun head coach. We have different kids that played different roles on last year’s team that have been asked to do a little bit more. Sometimes the growth and the maturity process just takes a little bit of time for kids to figure out. This year it’s more of, yeah, we wanted to do all of those same things again, but we had to find a way to get through it. That one was different in the fact that the expectations were quite high and they were there throughout the entire season. … Sophomore Rowan Harder is averaging 4.8 points per game but scored 18 points and had 14 rebounds in the sectional final victory.

… Junior Gracie Gopalan is averaging 9.3 points and leads the team in assists (140). She also leads the team in made 3-pointers with 55. … Sophomore Lydia Aalsma averages 14.2 points and 5.4 rebounds per game. She also has a team-best 63 blocked shots. Junior Kayl Petersen, a Marquette University commit, leads Waupun in scoring at 20.6 points and rebounding at 10.9 per game. … Waupun doesn’t have a senior on its roster, which features four juniors, four sophomores and five freshmen. … The Warriors were co-champions of the East Central Conference with Kewaskum. … Waupun advanced to state with a 50-40 victory over Prairie du Chien in the final of the Edgewood Sectional. The Warriors lost in the Division 2 semifinals in 1996 and won the title last year, beating Freedom 63-42. Waupun is making its third appearance at the state tournament.

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