Wisconsin High School Championships Recap

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The high school state series in Wisconsin has finally come to a close. Here's a recap of what turned out to be an exciting weekend in Milwaukee. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='148494' first='Cora' last='Erickson'] Scores Hat Trick in 5-1 Championship Rout</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cedar Grove-Belgium completed their unbeaten season with a whopping 5-1 win in the D4 championship vs The Prairie School. [player_tooltip player_id='148494' first='Cora' last='Erickson'] took responsibility for all five goals. Scoring three times while making two assists. She showed an outstanding ability to break off defenders with excellent speed and terrific ball-control. Dribbled past the GK for a tap-in to secure the hat-trick. Additionally, GK [player_tooltip player_id='182181' first='Aubrey' last='Johnson'] made nine saves while failing to concede in open play. Erickson finished with 66 goals this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Oregon Gets Revenge - Secures D2 Championship</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>After falling to Whitefish Bay in last years D2 championship, Oregon got their revenge in an exciting 1-0 win over the Dukes. Addison Werth's 50th-minute goal was the difference maker in that game. Before that, they knocked off River Falls 3-0. In what was a tight 1-0 game. Katelyn Studebaker scored her 12th goal of the season on a breakaway before Reese Richardson slammed the door shut a few minutes later.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Paige Kurtz Anchors Plymouth in Goal for D3 Title</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2025 GK Paige Kurtz has put her name on the map after a critical performance in the D3 state championship game vs Catholic Memorial. She made six saves while conceding only once and showed excellent work with both her reflexes and footwork to help secure the title. Plymouth routed Rice Lake 4-0 in the first game before winning 2-1 in the championship. Melina Knowles broke the tie with 10 mins to go on a top-shelf blast.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Muskego Three-Peats</strong>,<strong> Ending a Legendary Career for Sikorski</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>If my stats are correct, Anna Sikorski is the only player in state history to win four consecutive state championships while playing for two different schools. And they were all at the D1 level. They faced the #4 seed Kimberly in the championship game. After falling behind 1-0 early, Sikorski tied things up in the 51st minute before Klara Muench scored the eventual game-winner with eight minutes left. Sikorski finished her senior season with 34 goals and is arguably the most decorated high school athlete in the history of Wisconsin sports. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->