WBY Tourney in Burlington: Standouts, results

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Twety-four teams from throughout Wisconsin took part in the 14th annual Wisconsin Basketball Yearbook Summer Tournament held June 24-26 in Karcher Middle School and Catholic Central High School.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Following are some observations from the event:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Pool A Standings</strong><br>Burlington 3-1, Brookfield Academy 1-1, Racine St. Catherine's 1-1, East Troy 1-3, Muskego 1-3.<br><strong><br>Pool B Standings</strong><br>Kenosha Bradford 3-1, The Prairie School 2-2, Badger 1-1, Mukwonago 1-1, Greenfield 1-3. <br><strong><br>Pools A/B Most Valuable Player</strong><br><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2371709' first='Mikey' last='White Jr.'], 5-11, Sr., PG, Kenosha Bradford</strong><br>In the running for one of the absolute best perimeter shooters among all high school basketball players in Wisconsin, White is a true knock-down long-distance sniper. He went off for 29 points and seven three-point baskets in a win over Greenfield before sustaining a minor ankle injury. He came back later in the tournament to score 28 points with six triples in a narrow loss to Badger. White is an outstanding shooter, but he's also a very good ball handler who sees the floor and can get the ball to his teammates with his passing skill and ability to get around defenders to collapse a defense. A three-year varsity performer at Bradford, White averaged 18.4 points as a junior while helping coachg Greg Leech's squad to a 15-11 record. <br><br><strong>Pools A/B Breakout Performer</strong><br><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='3173773' first='Blake' last='Lindstedt'], 6-3, Sr., G/F, Mukwonago</strong><br>Lindstedt opened the eyes of college coaches attending the WBY Summer Tournament in Burlington with his impressive long-distance shooter, strong feel for the game and physical strength. The Mukwonago wing averaged 8.1 ppg as a junior at Mukwonago and appears poised to have an even better season in 2026-27. He had 17 points and five smooth three-point baskets in a one-point win over The Prairie School and added 14 points and three triples in a loss to Greenfield. <br><br><strong>Pools A/B All-Tournament Team</strong><br>[player_tooltip player_id='2508284' first='Dalton' last='Ahlensdorf'], 6-5, Sr., The Prairie School<br>[player_tooltip player_id='3680537' first='Omar' last='Aliesa'], 6-8, Sr., Brookfield Academy<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2330058' first='JJ' last='DeFranco'], 5-8, Sr., Muskego<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2140963' first='Nikola' last='Djilas'], 6-3, Sr., Brookfield Academy<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2635465' first='Brayden' last='Golabowski'], 6-4, Sr., East Troy<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2399552' first='Nolan' last='Helton'], 5-10, Sr., Kenosha Bradford<br>[player_tooltip player_id='3426360' first='Weston' last='Jooss'], 5-10, Jr., Badger<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2618915' first='Vincent' last='Kendall'], 6-3, Jr., Burlington<br>[player_tooltip player_id='3173773' first='Blake' last='Lindstedt'], 6-3, Sr., Mukwonago<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2304321' first='Emmett' last='Munson'], 6-3, Jr., Burlington<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2477553' first='Madden' last='Nye'], 6-3, Jr., Muskego<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2426416' first='Lucas' last='O'Brien'], 6-3, Sr., Greenfield<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2954990' first='Jayden' last='Phillips'], 5-10, Sr., Racine St. Catherine's<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2438999' first='Cameron' last='Polvi'], 6-0, Sr., East Troy<br>[player_tooltip player_id='3417396' first='Jaylyn' last='Rogers'], 6-8, Sr., Greenfield<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2834838' first='Connor' last='Sickler'], 6-8, Sr., East Troy<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2541803' first='Korben' last='Sugars'], 5-8, Soph., Racine St. Catherine's<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2508306' first='Ryan' last='Vanoss'], 6-5, Sr., The Prairie School<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2371709' first='Mikey' last='White Jr.'], 5-11, Sr., Kenosha Bradford<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2806069' first='Waylon' last='Woda'], 6-2, Jr., Mukwonago<br><br><strong>Pool C Standings</strong><br>Union Grove 4-0, Kingdom Prep Lutheran 3-1, Milwaukee Messmer 2-2, Shoreland Lutheran 1-3, Kenosha Tremper 0-4.<br><br><strong>Pool D Standings</strong><br>Neillsville 4-0, Kenosha St. Joseph 3-1, St. Francis 2-2, Catholic Central 1-3, South Milwaukee 0-4.<br><br><strong>Pools C/D Title Game</strong><br>Union Grove 56, Neillsville 37. Leading Scorers: [player_tooltip player_id='3585746' first='Tyler' last='Johnson'] (UG) 15, [player_tooltip player_id='3218078' first='Jacob' last='Goessl'] (UG) 15, [player_tooltip player_id='2821523' first='Caden' last='Tajnai'] (UG) 13, [player_tooltip player_id='2933170' first='Micah' last='Ziebell'] (N) 16, [player_tooltip player_id='2890145' first='Jackson' last='Schruth'] (N) 8. <br><strong><br>Pools C/D Most Valuable Player<br>[player_tooltip player_id='3585746' first='Tyler' last='Johnson'], 6-5, Jr., F, Union Grove</strong><br>A small forward with eye-popping hops, a steady mid-range game and the ability to defend with his length and shot blocking, Johnson led the way for Union Grove, which went 5-0 and won the Pools C/D championship. Coming off a strong junior season where he averaged 14.4 points per game, Johnson had some crowd-pleasing dunks, some impressive mid-range jump shots and several transition baskets for the Broncos. Johnson can rebound due to his verticality and runs the floor exceptionally well. Adding some strength and willingness to go inside and mix it up with physical frontline performers might be the next step in the development of one of the best players in the Southern Lakes Conference. <strong><br><br>Pools C/D Breakout Performer<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2487657' first='Sam' last='Fait'], 6-4, Sr., G, Catholic Central</strong><br>Fait's maturity as a player and leader for Catholic Central over the past 12 months has been outstanding. Known as purely a scorer as a freshman and sophomore, Fait expanded his game last winter and in the spring with the [program_tooltip program_id='2480703' first='24:' last='UP'] club program to include facilitating for his teammates. His willingness to give up the ball and trust his teammates at Catholic Central has definitely helped others in the program, most particularly [player_tooltip player_id='2968601' first='Wyatt' last='Leiting'], advance their games. Of course, Fait can still put the ball in the basket as he went for 28 points, four triples and dunk in a win over South Milwaukee. Fait is receiving plenty of interest from NCAA Division II and III programs with Carroll University and Whitewater among the early favorites for the gifted backcourt performer. <br><br><strong>Pools C/D All-Tournament Team</strong><br>[player_tooltip player_id='3020507' first='Stefano' last='Belle'], 5-11, Soph., Kenosha Tremper<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2814373' first='Cornell' last='Clark'], 5-8, Jr., Kingdom Prep Lutheran<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2487657' first='Sam' last='Fait'], 6-4, Sr., Catholic Central<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2354009' first='Reymundo' last='Garibay'], 5-11, Jr., Kenosha St. Joseph<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2405555' first='Josh' last='Green'], 6-1, Sr., St. Francis<br>[player_tooltip player_id='3019743' first='Lavant' last='Johnson'], 6-4, Jr., Kingdom Prep Lutheran<br>[player_tooltip player_id='3585746' first='Tyler' last='Johnson'], 6-5, Jr., Union Grove<br>[player_tooltip player_id='3022247' first='Josiah' last='Jones'], 6-0, Sr., South Milwaukee<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2933163' first='Zion' last='Jones'], 5-10, Sr., Neillsville<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2508296' first='Christopher' last='Kenesie'], 6-0, Sr., Kenosha St. Joseph<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2968601' first='Wyatt' last='Leiting'] 6-2, Sr., Catholic Central<br>[player_tooltip player_id='3166842' first='Aiden' last='Malliet'], 6-7, Jr., Shoreland Lutheran<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2872551' first='Manny' last='Matos'], 5-8, Sr., South Milwaukee<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2401618' first='Eric' last='McCray'], 5-10, Jr., Kenosha St. Joseph<br>[player_tooltip player_id='3187464' first='Aaidyn' last='Orr'], 6-6, Jr., Kingdom Prep Lutheran<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2125768' first='Ryan' last='Papka'], 6-0, Sr., Kenosha Tremper<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2724938' first='Landon' last='Rakestraw'], 5-9, Jr., Neillsville<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2831276' first='John' last='Roehl'], 6-3, Sr., Shoreland Lutheran<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2821523' first='Caden' last='Tajnai'], 6-2, Jr., Union Grove<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2837946' first='Colten' last='Tajnai'], 6-3, Sr., Unon Grove<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2508293' first='Delvito' last='Velazquez'], 5-10, Sr., Milwaukee Messmer<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2892040' first='E'lonte' last='Wright'], 6-8, Sr., St. Francis<br>[player_tooltip player_id='3680557' first='Corey' last='Yateman'], 6-2, Soph., Milwaukee Messmer<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2933170' first='Micah' last='Ziebell'], 6-5, Sr., Neillsville</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->