Butler County’s girls basketball 2026 all-stars: Madison Romanovich POTY, first team and more
Madison Romanovich is the blueprint of what her teammates and future Slippery Rock girls basketball players aspire to be.
“Starting as a freshman, and kind of developing, and then really taking off her junior year,” Rockets coach Jeff Steele said. “And then what she was able to accomplish this year, the kids really got to see that growth, especially some of the ones that are close in age.
“Our crowds at the end of the year, even in our tournament games, it was awesome to see the young kids and the young girls there. She’s certainly the reason for that.”
For her impact on her program, Romanovich has been voted as the 2025-26 Butler Eagle Girls Basketball Player of the Year.
“I wouldn’t be able to do it without my teammates and everything,” Romanovich said. “It just really makes me happy to see where the program is going and how much we’ve accomplished in the past two years.”
Romanovich is considering playing college basketball at John Carroll or Point Park, “but I’m kinda still looking,” she said.
Dorothea Epps, Seneca Valley: After earning the WPIAL Section 1-6A crown last season, Epps’ Raiders shared it with Pine-Richland this season. Seneca Valley went 14-8 this season and is 19-1 in conference play over the past two.
“I’m just honored with the coach of the year, because it’s a reflection of our entire program,” Epps said. “We’ve been building and building, and it especially says something about our players, I think, because they worked incredibly hard all year long. ... For me, it’s about the kids — and it always will be.”
Seneca Valley also downed Pine-Richland for its first playoff win in 20 years.
“This just represents where our program is going,” Epps said.
Meet the rest of the Butler Eagle’s girls basketball all-stars of the 2025-26 season, including first team and honorable mentions, listed alphabetically:
Madison Romanovich, sr., G, Slippery Rock: Romanovich was the heart and soul for Slippery Rock’s crew, which has made a resurgence over the past two seasons.
She put up 22.4 points, seven rebounds and four assists per game this season, leading Slippery Rock to its second appearance in the PIAA Class 4A postseason in a row.
Alexis Cashdollar, sr., G, Mars: Cashdollar, who will join Wake Forest as a preferred walk-on, was the focal point for Zach Stitt’s team this season, bucketing 19.5 points per game. She also ripped down an average of 7.8 rebounds and dished out 1.3 assists.
Maddy Dehart, sr., F, Union/A-C Valley: As a senior, Dehart surpassed 1,000 points and 800 rebounds for her career. She averaged over 17 points and 12 rebounds per game this season.
“(She) has been a leader for our team on both sides of the ball and also off the court,” Falcon Knights coach Kelli Kifer said.
Natalie Hambly, sr., G, Seneca Valley: Hambly departs from the Raiders basketball program as its all-time leading scorer, a distinction she earned in January. Throughout the campaign, she posted 13.4 points and three assists per outing. Hambly was also tapped as a Big 56 first-teamer.
Reece McFadden, so., G, Seneca Valley: McFadden paced the Raiders with 14 points per game this season while posting an average of three rebounds and 2.8 assists, as well.
“(She) played all five positions this year against top-caliber opponents,” Epps said of the Big 56 first-teamer.
Naomi Venesky, sr., F, Karns City: Venesky surely put her stamp on the Gremlins’ program. A 1,000-point scorer, she was the leader of Steve Andreassi’s collective this season.
Venesky, who was named KSAC MVP, poured in 16.4 points per game and also averaged 7.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 2.8 steals.
Brady Wehner, jr., G, North Catholic: Wehner, another Butler County-area star who eclipsed 1,000 career points this season, shot 37% from the field and 79% from the free throw line.
Wehner also posted 12.4 points per game for the Trojanettes, which reached the second round of the PIAA Class 4A playoffs.
Cecilia Christy, sr., G/F, Mars; Hanna Dailey, sr., G, Karns City; Nia DiSanti, sr., G, Freeport; Neah Ewing, sr., G, Knoch; Brielle Jordan, jr., G, Slippery Rock; Emily Matz, jr., F, Moniteau; Eva Stutz, jr., G, Butler; Sam Weir, so., G, North Catholic
