2025 IndyStar girls’ Indiana All-Stars named

 

2025 IndyStar girls’ Indiana All-Stars named
13 players selected for squad that will face Kentucky in June
           Thirteen players have been selected for the 2025 IndyStar Indiana Girls’ All-Stars, All-Stars game director Mike Broughton announced Friday (March 14).
           Those chosen to the team will play three games in June — one exhibition game against the Indiana Junior All-Stars as well as home-and-home contests against the Kentucky All-Stars.
           The players comprising 2025 Indiana Girls’ All-Stars, listed alphabetically, are Laila Abdurraqib of Lawrence Central, Addison Baxter of Columbia City, Ella Bobe of South Knox, Addie Bowsman of Twin Lakes, Avery Gordon of Brownsburg, Jacklynn Hosier of Alexandria, Kya Hurt of Lawrence North, Jaylah Lampley of Lawrence Central, Maya Makalusky of Hamilton Southeastern, Monique Mitchell of South Bend Washington, Meredith Tippner of Noblesville, Kaycie Warfel of Pendleton Heights and Brooke Winchester of Warsaw. Bowsman is injured and will not play in the games.
           The 2025 IndyStar Indiana Miss Basketball will come from among the above players and be announced later.
            The ’25 girls’ All-Stars have six players who have been a part of state championship teams (Abdurraqib, 2024 4A;  Bobe, 2025 2A; Hurt, 2025 4A; Lampley, 2024 4A;  Mitchell, 2022 3A; and Tippner, 2022 4A), four players who were named 2025 IBCA first-team Academic All-State (Baxter, Bobe, Tippner and Warfel) and one player who was chosen 2025 IBCA honorable mention Academic All-State (Gordon). There also are All-Star family ties for two of these players to previous All-Star squads — Hosier’s father, Mickey, was a 1996 All-Star; and Makalusky’s sister, Riley, was a 2023 All-Star.
           Stacy Mitchell of Warren Central has been named head coach of the 2025 girls’ All-Stars. He will be assisted by Brian Satterfield of Hamilton Southeastern and Kristi Sigler of Jennings County. Mitchell has compiled a 145-84 record in 10 seasons at Warren Central, including the 2018 Class 4A state title. Satterfield is 83-16 in four seasons as the HSE girls’ coach after posting a 322-151 mark in 20 seasons as the HSE boys’ coach. Sigler has a 132-86 ledger in nine seasons at Jennings County.
           The Junior-Senior exhibition game is set for June 4 at Greenfield-Central High School. The first game against Kentucky will be June 6 at Lexington Catholic High School. The final game against Kentucky will be June 7 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
           All three dates will be doubleheaders with the IndyStar Indiana Boys’ All-Stars, whose roster will be announced later. The roster for the Indiana girls’ Junior All-Stars were announced March 9. The roster for the Indiana boys’ Junior All-Stars will be announced later.
           The Indiana Junior All-Stars will play two girl-boy doubleheaders this year — June 1 against the Kentucky Junior All-Stars at Charlestown and June 4 against the Indiana seniors at Greenfield-Central.
           The Indiana All-Stars program was founded in 1939 when the Indiana Boys All-Stars played the state champion Frankfort Hot Dogs. The series with Kentucky began in 1940, and the girls’ portion of the All-Stars was added in 1976. The Junior All-Stars, boys and girls, were added in 1996. The All-Star senior girls have played Kentucky every year since 1976, except 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The All-Star senior boys have played Kentucky in all but three years since 1940 — 1943 (World War II), 1944 (World War II) and 2020 (COVID-19 pandemic).
            The Indiana Senior girls lead 55-41 in their series with Kentucky. The Indiana Senior girls lead 41-12 in games against the Indiana Junior girls. The Indiana Junior girls lead 12-1 in their series with Kentucky. The Indiana Senior boys lead 105-46 in their series with Kentucky. The Indiana Senior boys lead 42-11 in games against the Indiana Junior boys. The Indiana Junior boys lead 8-5 in their series with Kentucky.
            The third annual IndyStar Indiana All-Star “Futures Games” doubleheader will be June 2 at Fishers High School. The Futures Games will be a girls-boys doubleheader with Indiana-only squads of sophomores and freshmen in a North vs. South format. The Futures Games girls’ rosters were announced March 13. The Futures Games boys’ lineups will be announced later. The South boys lead the North 2-0. The North and South girls’ teams each is 1-1.
            The Indiana portion of the All-Star Games is organized and produced by the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association. The Indianapolis Star, with its IndyStar brand, is a title sponsor. Hoosier Shooting Academy is a presenting partner of All-Star Week, and Energy Systems Group is a presented partner of the June 8 All-Star doubleheader at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
            The IndyStar Indiana All-Star Team is selected through a balloting process of coaches and media overseen by game organizers from the IBCA. The top vote getter will be named Miss Basketball, and the remainder of the team is finalized by Broughton after observing numerous games and events throughout the season, conferring with coaches, school officials and media across the state. Broughton also reviews votes submitted by coaches and media who each could recommend up to 10 players.
            Those chosen as 2025 IndyStar Indiana Girls’ All-Stars are listed below alphabetically. Jersey numbers will be assigned later.
2025 IndyStar Indiana Girls All-Stars
Player, School, Ht., PPG, College Choice
Laila Abdurraqib, Lawrence Central, 5-8, 14.2, New Mexico
Addison Baxter, Columbia City, 5-9, 24.0, Butler
Ella Bobe, South Knox, 5-9, 19.4, Southern Indiana
^ Addie Bowsman, Twin Lakes, 5-7, 21.5 #, Saint Francis (Ind.)
Avery Gordon, Brownsburg, 6-6, 20.3, Purdue
Jacklynn Hosier, Alexandria, 5-9, 25.2, Vermont
Kya Hurt, Lawrence North, 5-8, 12.6, Illinois State
Jaylah Lampley, Lawrence Central, 6-2, 21.2, Mississippi State
Maya Makalusky, Hamilton Southeastern, 6-4, 22.1, Indiana
Monique Mitchell, South Bend Washington, 5-11, 18.2, Akron
Meredith Tippner, Noblesville, 5-10, 26.0, Miami (Fla.)
Kaycie Warfel, Pendleton Heights, 5-10, 23.3, Taylor (Ind.)
Brooke Winchester, Warsaw, 6-1, 13.0, Ball State
         Head coach: Stacy Mitchell, Warren Central
         Assistant coaches: Brian Satterfield, Hamilton Southeastern; Kristi Sigler, Jennings County
         ^ injured; unable to play in All-Star games (# PPG is from 2023-24)
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2024 IndyStar Indiana All-Star key dates
               Sunday, June 1 — Indiana Juniors vs. Kentucky Juniors at Charlestown High School (1 Pirate Place, Charlestown, IN 47111) — girls, 2:00 p.m. EDT; boys, to follow; admission, $10 per person at the door (adults, school-aged students; pre-school children are free).
                Monday, June 2 – Indiana All-Stars “Futures Games” doubleheader at Fishers High School (13000 Promise Rd., Fishers, IN 46038) – girls, 6:00 p.m. EDT, boys, to follow; admission, $10 per person at the door (adults, school-aged students; pre-school children are free).
                Wednesday, June 4 — Junior-Senior All-Star game at Greenfield-Central High School (801 N. Broadway St., Greenfield, IN 46140) — girls, 6:00 EDT p.m.; boys, to follow; admission, $10 per person at the door (adults, school-aged students; pre-school children are free).
                Friday, June 6 — Indiana at Kentucky at Lexington Catholic High School (2250 Clays Mill Rd., Lexington, KY 40503)  — girls, time, TBA; boys, to follow, time TBA. Ticket information, TBA.
                Saturday, June 7 — Indiana vs. Kentucky at Gainbridge Fieldhouse (125 S. Pennsylvania St., Indianapolis, IN 46204) — Senior girls, 5:00 p.m. EDT; Senior boys, to follow (about 7:30 p.m.). Ticket information, TBA.

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