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Four regulars return to WEM girls hoops team

MN South News - Staff Photo -

WEM varsity and junior varsity girls basketball team, front row, left to right: Inezsa Pope, Alix Velzke, Alenka Jans, Kaitlyn LaFrance, Addison Condon, Robynn Schwichtenberg, Brooklyn Novak, and Meghan Krystosek. Middle row, left to right: Meika Kystosek, Rachel Mielke, Kalyn Novak, MacKenzie James, Paetyn Judd, Bryella Pope, Kyeria Morris, Cori Johnson, Sydney Johnson, Stephanie Morris, and Harper Wilker. Back row, left to right: Assistant Coach Kari Roth, Assistant Coach Bruce Velzke, Head Coach Tobin Pope, Assistant Coach Autumn Taylor, and Assistant Coach Kristalyn Morris.

By:
Jay Schneider, lrlife@frontiernet.net

Four WEM girls basketball players who have played in 40 or more varsity games return to the 2025-2026 Buccaneer squad this winter.

The four include senior Addison Condon (72 games), senior Kaitlyn LaFrance (47 games), senior Alenka Jans (45 games) and junior Alix Velzke (44 games) return after playing many minutes over the last two seasons.

Condon is a returning First Team All-Gopher Conference selection who had a fantastic junior season, averaging 21.9 points per game. She also led the team with 351 rebounds, 77 steals, nine blocked shots and was second with 75 deflections.

LaFrance missed 10 games due to an injury but still ended up leading the team 75 three-pointers made and was second to Condon in scoring with an average of 13.5 points per game.

Jans average nearly...

To see more on this story pick up the November 27, 2025 print edition of the LifeEnterprise.