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Wisconsin Predictions: [Click to see more about my favorite, leading contenders, sleepers, and young guns teams for Division 4.] Division 4: Favorite: Regis (@RegisGBB ) Regis (19-7, #10) dropped a 6-pt decision to Fall Creek (20-6, #8) in a regional semifinal after splitting two close games with them during conference play. They return a strong core led by jr @CooperEllamay (5'6"--24.2ppg, 4.2apg, 5.3spg), who helped lead confrence rival McDonell Catholic to a division 5 state semifinal as a freshman, & sr Izzy Reichert (5'11"--9.4ppg, 4.7apg). 6'3" fr @EvelynBorch looks ready to make an immediate impact as well. Boyceville and Shell Lake are on the other side of their sectional. [Cooper earned WBCA D4 All-State.] . Leading Contenders: Dominican (@DominicanHS ) Dominican (17-9) lost to Kettle Moraine Lutheran (25-2, #1) in a division 3 regional final last year, but drop down to division 4 for this season. They return all but 25 points from last season, including srs @brooklynskye__ (5'5"--19.6ppg, 3.2spg), @kaelei_agee (5'10"--10.1ppg, 6.8rpg, 1.2bpg), & @Laylah_Bly (5'5"--8.3ppg), & jr @Linnaa15_ (5'6"--12.8ppg, 3.2spg). The move to division 4 shifts them out of a division 3 sectional that was brutal last year and into a sectional that appears to be quite wide open; Living Word Lutheran is also on their half of the sectional, while Lomira is in the other half. Manitowoc Lutheran (@mlhslancers ) Manitowoc Lutheran (25-3, #5) reached a sectional final last season before falling to eventual state runner-up St. Mary Catholic (26-4, #3), with whom they had split a pair of single-digit games in conference play. Although they graduate leading scorer Ginevra Ermis, they return a pair of double-digit scorers in srs Marissa Mehlhorn (5'8"--13.9ppg, 8.7rpg, 3.3apg, 4.0spg) & Makiah Krause (5'7"--12.4ppg, 5.2rpg, 3.1apg) to keep MLHS rolling. They share a half-sectional with Crivitz & Kewaunee. [Mehlhorn earned WBCA D4 All-State HM.] Pardeeville (@PASDbulldogs ) Pardeeville (22-5) lost in a sectional semifinal to Westfield (24-4, #7) last season. They return a veteran lineup that includes their top 4 scorers in srs @BlueDevilsWBB commit @Bronte011 (5'9"--18.1ppg, 6.4rpg, 3.5apg, 3.6spg), @Avawagnerbball (5'10"--16.1ppg, 11.1rpg, 1.9bpg), @LexHughes12 (5'4"--12.4ppg, 5.5rpg, 4.3apg, 4.8spg), & McKinley Becker (5'8"--6.3ppg). Deerfield resides in the other half of their sectional. [Hulberg earned WBCA D4 All-State HM.] . Sleepers: Deerfield Deerfield (22-4) fell by 8 to Cambridge in a regional final last year. They return their top 5 scorers and 6 players that averaged more than 6 points per game, including soph Sydney Loerke (6'1"--15.8ppg, 10.8rpg, 3.0apg, 1.9bpg) & Tia Anderson (5'7"--6.2ppg, 3.7apg), srs Emme Drobac (5'3"--10.9ppg) & @RoLasack32 (5'10"--8.8ppg), & jrs @miahab3318 (5'11"--8.3ppg, 6.6rpg) & Madilynn Ledbury (5'7"--6.7ppg). Pardeeville is in the opposite half of their sectional. [Loerke earned WBCA D4 All-State HM.] Kewaunee (@KSDStorm ) Kewaunee (21-5) dropped an OT decision to Manitowoc Lutheran (25-3, #5) in a sectional semifinal game. They return 6 of their top 8 scorers including a pair of double-digit scorers in srs @JadeKroll34 (5'9"--19.5ppg, 5.3rpg, 3.0spg) & Gabrielle Stangel (10.0ppg). They share a half-sectional with Crivitz and Manitowoc Lutheran. [Kroll earned WBCA D4 All-State HM.] Living Word Lutheran (@livingwordGball ) Living Word Lutheran (17-9) lost to Westfield (24-4, #7) in a regional semifinal. They return their entire roster from last season, including a trio of double-digit scorers in srs @kaleah_alles (5'8"--20.3ppg, 8.1rpg) & @LaneyWinkelmann (5'8"--18.8ppg, 7.7rpg, 4.0apg, 3.0spg, 1.2bpg), & jr @elainar34 (5'5"--11.6ppg, 5.4apg, 4.6spg). Raymond missed the end of last season with an ACL injury, but should give LWL an immediate boost when she returns. LWL shares a half-sectional with Dominican, while Lomira is on the other half. . Young Guns Teams: Boyceville (@BCSD_Pride ) Boyceville (12-13) lost in a regional semifinal to Shell Lake (23-3). They return all of their points from last season and their top 4 scorers were underclassmen last year in current sophs @brooklynt2810 (5'4"--14.2ppg, 3.0spg) & Blake Jeske (5'6"--10.2ppg, 5.8rpg) & jrs @malean_aubrey (5'6"--10.5ppg, 5.1rpg, 3.1spg) & Ellie Engeman (5'3"--5.6ppg). They will once again be in the same half-sectional as Shell Lake, while Regis is in the other half. Shell Lake (@shelllakeschool ) Shell Lake (23-3) fell by 6 to Colfax (17-9) in a regional final. They return their top 2 scorers, both of whom were underclassmen last year, in current jr Athena Lehmann (5'10"--17.6ppg, 6.4rpg, 3.3spg) & soph @QSchenkenberg (6'2"--14.1ppg, 11.1rpg). They share a half-sectional with Boyceville, while Regis looms in the opposite half. YGT HM: Crivitz (@CrivWolverines ) Crivitz (16-9) lost to Auburndale (21-5) in a regional semifinal. They return their top 3 scorers, all of whom were underclassmen last year, in current sophs Kiya Brand (5'5"--17.6ppg, 3.0apg, 5.6spg) & @Izzy_Weso34 (5'3"--5.9ppg, 5.6rpg), & fr Marli Meyers (6'0"--7.4ppg, 7.5rpg). Crivitz is in the same half-sectional as Kewaunee and Manitowoc Lutheran. Lomira (@FollowLions ) Lomira (17-9) lost to Pardeeville (22-5) in a regional final. They graduated 2 starters, but return the rest of their roster; their top 2 returning scorers were both freshmen last year in current sophs @JosieCh76875427 (5'6"--22.8ppg, 7.5rpg, 3.1apg, 3.5spg) & Kennedy Goebel (4.3ppg). Lomira is on the opposite half of the sectional from Dominican and Living Word Lutheran. [Christian earned WBCA D4 All-State HM.] Stats Source: WisSports . com