Wisconsin high school girls basketball: Thanksgiving Events at KM and BC

Schedule and players to watch for events at Kettle Moraine and Brookfield Central

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Nov 26, 2025, 3:23pm
The top girls basketball Thanksgiving events in Wisconsin are at Kettle Moraine High School and Brookfield Central High School on Friday and Saturday (Nov. 28-29). 

You can find the schedule for both events, along with players to watch, below. 

The rankings included below are the MaxPreps Preseason rankings. The first WBCA/MaxPreps Coaches Poll will be on Tuesday, Dec. 2. 

Kettle Moraine Thanksgiving Classic at Kettle Moraine (Wales)

The Kettle Moraine Thanksgiving Classic features 27 games across the two days. Eight of the teams advanced to the WIAA state tournament last season, including defending state champions Kimberly (D1), Wauwatosa East (D2), and Oostburg (D3). The showcase has fifteen of the 20 teams ranked in the MaxPreps Preseason Top 10 rankings in Division 1 and 2 at the event. 

Top Players to Watch 
Tessa Bryan (2027, D-I offers), Rowan Counsell (2027, D-I offers), Haylie Dulas (2027, D-I offers), Giselle Janowski (2026, Wisconsin commit), Ady Ketterhagen (2026, UW-Green Bay commit), Kinsley Ketterhagen (2028, D-I offers), Rowan Klesmit (2026, Wright State commit), Natalie Kussow (2026, Minnesota commit), Kyrin Lile (2026, UW-Green Bay commit), Mikaia Litza (2026, DePaul commit), Anna Miller (2027, Wisconsin commit), Nyajuacni Riak (2028, D-I offers), Ella Sweeney (2027, D-I offers), Kaia Waldrop (2026, D-II Grand Valley State commit), Ava Van Vonderen (2027, D-I offers) 

Other Notable Players
Aspen Abel (2026), Natalie Backhaus (2026, D-II Sioux Falls commit), Ellie Buss (2026, D-II Maryville Unviersity commit), Rachael Chilicki (2026, D-I Mount St. Mary’s commit), Emma Close (2026, D-I Northern Illinois commit), Taylor Gifford (2026, D-II Northern Michigan commit),  Libby Gilmore (2026), Londyn Hollins (2028), Vanessa Johnson (2026, D-II Florida Southern commit), Riley Ketterhagen (2026, D-I UW-Green Bay commit), Bella Klages (2026, D-I California Baptist commit), Karina Klemz (2027), Rita Kuepper (2027, D-I UW-Milwaukee commit), Quinn Lodes (2028), Audrey Meudt (2026, D-III UW-Oshkosh commit), Sage Miskel (2026), Grace Mitchell (2027), Kaelyn Nommensen (2027, D-I offers), Graycin Phillips (2026, D-II Grand Valley State commit), Sophia Place (2027), Hayley Quinn (2026, D-II Augustana Unviersity commit), Presly Samz (2026, D-I Lipscomb commit), Abigail Tassoul (2026), Joscelyn Tewes (2026), Beanie Thompson (2027), Sidney Zehner (2027)

Friday, Nov. 28 - Games in west and east gyms 

11:40 a.m. - Divine Savior Holy Angels (Milwaukee) vs. Kettle Moraine (Wales)1:30 p.m. - Germantown vs. New Berlin Eisenhower 
2 p.m. - Slinger  vs. Madison La Follette   4:30 p.m. - D1 No. 3 Waunakee vs. D2 No. 5 Wisconsin Lutheran (Milwaukee)
6 p.m. - River Falls  vs. Fond du Lac 
6 p.m. - Hudson vs. D2 No. 3 Whitefish Bay 
7:30 p.m. - D2 No. 1 Edgewood (Madison) vs. D1 No. 5 Hartford 

Saturday, Nov. 29 - Games in west, middle, and east gyms 

11:30 a.m. - River Falls  vs. New Berlin West
11:40 a.m. - Racine Park vs. Kettle Moraine (Wales)
12:15 p.m. - New Berlin Eisenhower  vs. Slinger
1 p.m. - D2 No. 10 Elkhorn  vs. Waukesha West
1:30 p.m. - Madison La Follette  vs. Mukwonago 
2:30 p.m. - West De Pere (De Pere) vs. Hamilton (Sussex)
3 p.m. - Appleton East vs. Hudson  
3:30 p.m. - Oshkosh West vs. Oconomowoc 
4 p.m. - Sheboygan Falls vs. Germantown  
4:30 p.m. - D1 No. 10 Neenah vs. D1 No. 3 Waunakee
5:15 p.m.  - Homestead (Mequon) vs. Muskego 
5:45 p.m. - D3 No. 5 Winneconne vs. D3 No. 8 Wisconsin Dells 
6 p.m. - D2 No. 3 Whitefish Bay vs. D1 No. 1 Arrowhead (Hartland)
7 p.m. - D1 No. 5 Hartford  vs. D1 No. 7 Notre Dame Academy (Green Bay)
7:15 p.m. - D1 No. 6 Pewaukee vs. D3 No. 1 Oostburg 
7:30 p.m. - D1 No. 4 Wauwatosa East vs. D1 No. 2 Kimberly

Brookfield Central Thanksgiving Shootout at Brookfield Central 

The Brookfield Central Thanksgiving Shootout has 23 games over two days. 

Players to Watch 
Aspen Abel (2026), Ariell Allen (2027), Rihanna Barker (2027), Aniya Blackmon (2026), Kate Boinski (2026), Hanna Bultman (2026), Laila White (2026), Taylor Gifford (2026, D-II Northern Michigan commit), Ady Ketterhagen (2026, UW-Green Bay commit), Kinsley Ketterhagen (2028, D-I offers), Riley Ketterhagen (2026, UW-Green Bay commit), Nayeli Kilen (2026), Brynn Krull (2026), Brooklyn Love (2026), Brooklyn Luehring (2028), Mya Meyer (2028), Eden Mueller (2028), Maricella Rivera (2027), Dylan Romero (2026), Camryn Smith (2026), Chelinda Spector (2027), Amirah Taylor (2026), Kaia Waldrop (2026, D-II Grand Valley State commit), Maddy Winter (2027)

Friday, Nov. 28 - Games in main and auxiliary gyms

9:45 a.m. - Salam (Milwaukee) vs. Milwaukee Reagan 
12:45 p.m. - D3 No. 1 Oostburg vs. D1 No. 7 Notre Dame Academy (Green Bay) 
1 p.m. - Cedarburg vs. D3 No. 7 St. Thomas More (Milwaukee)
2:30 p.m. - Union Grove vs. Bangor
2:45 p.m. - Lake Country Lutheran (Hartland) vs. Waterford 
4:15 p.m. - Brookfield Central vs. Waukesha West 
6 p.m. - D4 No. 2 Dominican (Whitefish Bay) vs. D2 No. 7 Milton
6:15 p.m. - Sun Prairie West vs. Greenfield
7:45 p.m. - Milwaukee Academy of Science vs. Milwaukee School of Languages

Saturday, Nov. 29 - Games in main and auxiliary gyms 

10:15 a.m. - D2 No. 8 Pius XI Catholic (Milwaukee) vs. East Troy
11:45 p.m. - D4 No. 2 Dominican (Whitefish Bay) vs. D2 No. 4 Xavier (Appleton)
1:30 p.m. - Greenfield vs. St. Catherine's (Racine)
1:45 p.m. - Cedarburg vs. D2 9 Union Grove
3:15 p.m. - Milwaukee School of Languages vs. Port Washington
5 p.m. – Franklin vs. Lake Country Lutheran (Hartland)
5:15 p.m. - Indian Trail (Kenosha) vs. Milwaukee Academy of Science
6:45 p.m. - Golda Meir (Milwaukee, Wis.) vs. South Milwaukee 

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