Four Norskies receive Badger-Large All-Conference recognition

The DeForest Norskies girls’ basketball team made a strong statement this winter, finishing their 2025-26 campaign with a 14-12 overall record.

But perhaps the most impressive part of the season is that their blossoming core is just getting started.

With the Badger-Large Conference announcing its All-Conference list this week, the Norskies saw four of their own receive such recognition.

All four of the student-athletes who found their name on the All-Conference list — Alexis Accuardi, Brinley Goninen, Allie Nordness and Addy Heuer — will return next season, positioning the Norskies to reach even greater heights next season.

Alexis Accuardi: First Team All-Conference

Alexis Accuardi showed why she was among the best in the Badger-Large Conference this season, averaging a near double-double, thanks to a team-high 14.5 PPG and 9.4 RPG.

The 6-foot-4 junior forward was a formidable three-level scoring threat all winter long, shooting at a 45.3 percent clip from the field and at an 81 percent clip from the charity stripe, both of which mark another team high for the Norskies.

Accuardi, who earned honorable mention All-Conference honors as a sophomore, notably broke the program’s single-game scoring record with 37 points on 12-for-18 shooting from the field during DeForest’s 69-47 win over McFarland in the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) Division II regional semifinals.

In addition to her scoring prowess, Accuardi averaged 2.7 BPG, 1.4 SPG and 2.1 APG.

Brinley Goninen: First Team All-Conference

Few players across the Badger-Large Conference could get hot from deep like Brinley Goninen.

This winter, the junior guard averaged 14.3 PPG, shooting at an efficient 36 percent clip from behind the arc. Goninen connected on 76 triples this season, knocking down three or more treys in 18 of DeForest’s 26 games — one of which included a white-hot 6-for-7 outing from deep during the Norskies’ win over Sun Prairie East.

Goninen, who received the honorable mention All-Conference nod during her sophomore year, increased her scoring average by over seven points per game, while also averaging 3.6 RPG, 3.0 APG and 2.0 SPG for the Norskies this season.

Allie Nordness: Honorable Mention All-Conference

Entering the 2025-26 high school girls’ basketball season, the DeForest Norskies were looking to fill the lead point guard role.

While only a sophomore, Allie Nordness stepped into the lead point guard role with authority, leading the Norskies in assists with an average of 4.6 APG.

She dished five or more assists 12 times this season, including a nine-assist outing during DeForest’s loss to Beaver Dam in late December.

In addition, the speedy-quick guard averaged 6.3 PPG, 3.1 RPG and 2.2 SPG for DeForest this winter.

Addy Heuer: Honorable Mention All-Conference

Addy Heuer took a significant step forward this season, increasing her scoring average from 3.1 PPG in 2024-25 to 8.8 PPG in 2025-26.

Another Norskie who was capable of getting hot from deep, the junior guard shot 31 percent from three and 40 percent from the field, boasting an effective field goal percentage of nearly 50 percent — the second-highest on the team, according to Bound Wisconsin.

Throughout the winter, Heuer delivered some notable performances, including a 22-point outing during DeForest’s win over Monona Grove, a 17-point outing during the Norskies’ win over Baraboo and a 16-point outing during DeForest’s win over Waukesha West in which she shot 7-for-10 from the field.

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COMPLETE 2025-26 BADGER LARGE GIRLS BASKETBALL ALL CONFERENCE LIST

1ST TEAM

Nataya Donaldson Beaver Dam Senior Unanimous

Alexis Accuardi DeForest Junior

Brinley Goninen DeForest Junior

Nayeli Kilen Milton Senior Unanimous

Kylee Buttchen Milton Junior

Sydney Glynn Monona Grove Senior

Teagan Schoenecker Oregon Senior Unanimous

Tessa Bryan Waunakee Junior Unanimous

Graycin Phillips Waunakee Senior

Audrey Meudt Waunakee Senior

HONORABLE MENTION

Baraboo–Maddison Litscher, Madilyn Gilbert

Beaver Dam–Emma Julka, Sheamarie Ashley

DeForest–Addy Heuer, Allie Nordness

Milton–Mady Vind, Sydney Grady

Monona Grove–Danielle Becker, Mikayla McQueeny

Oregon–Celia Mitchell, Niasia Niedziejko

Watertown–Meredith Schaller, Lydia Meyers

Waunakee–Keira Van Wie, Nora Meudt

ALL DEFENSIVE TEAM

Emma Julka Beaver Dam Senior

Nayeli Kilen Milton Senior

Niasia Niedziejko Oregon Senior

Teagan Schoenecker Oregon Senior

Graycin Phillips Waunakee Senior

PLAYER OF THE YEAR–TESSA BRYAN WAUNAKEE JUNIOR

COACH OF THE YEAR-MARCUS RICHTER WAUNAKEE