Sami Warwas

🏀🏃‍♀️5'9
Mountain Iron-Buhl |
MN Suns 17u aau
Forward/Guard

[Minnesota Suns @MNSunsbball]

Happy Father's Day! 🧡🏀

Thank you for the support, encouragement, sacrifices, and dedication you pour into your athletes and our program every day!! We appreciate everything you do behind the scenes to help our athletes grow on and off the court! Today we celebrate YOU!

[Minnesota Suns @MNSunsbball]

🏆 Congratulations to all of our Summer Xplosion Division Champions this past weekend!

Thank you to all the teams, coaches, athletes, and families who helped make it a great weekend of basketball!

⏭️ Up next for the girls: Suns Summer Jam! ☀️🏀

[Abby Notch @CoachNotch]

Newcomer Alert: @MJamesBball

The ceiling is high for this kid! A player who continues to grow, compete, and make an impact. Monet’s best basketball is still ahead of her, and she’s just getting started. ☀️🏀

Thank you, @AllyMcGinnis2 !!

[Sami Warwas @SamiWarwas]

@CoachNotch @MNSunsbball My gurls 🥺😍

[Abby Notch @CoachNotch]

Next up ✈️ Houston, Texas

@SelectEventsBB Session I for 2027s

Chasing growth and competing every possession 💪🏽

@SamiraT50268 @SamiWarwas @JulietteBrill @graceeernisse @SaraStern2027 @MJamesBball @Brynn_Verbout @Coach_Jas @MNSunsbball

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The Shootout - Minnesota

📍Shakopee HS

@SamiraT50268 @mariahsexton43 @SaraStern2027 @MJamesBball @Brynn_Verbout @SamiWarwas @JulietteBrill @graceeernisse @MNSunsbball @Coach_Jas

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MEET THE TEAM | Minnesota Suns 17U S40

Sami Warwas - @SamiWarwas
5’10 Guard
Mt. Iron-Buhl HS

Knockdown shooter with a high basketball IQ. Spaces the floor, makes the right reads, and plays the game with confidence and composure.

[Nickle Dickle Hoops @NickleDickleBB]

Congrats to MIB on the runner-up finish at State. Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s wins 80–63.
It might have been a different game if Izzy had been healthy.
Flashback picture here. Nickle Dickle Legends!

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Best of luck to all the teams represented at the 2026 Minnesota State High School League State Tournament! Also, a special shoutout to the Minnesota Suns athletes who earned a spot in the tournament!!

#SunsFamily
#GrindAndShine

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St. Kate’s MLK Day Classic: Top Performers, Pt. 1

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Click to view the article!
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[Sami Warwas @SamiWarwas]

After a great visit with @CoachEv_ and @OwenTheune. I am blessed to have received my first official offer from UW-Superior!
Go Jackets 🐝💛

[The Midwest Recruiting Resource @TheMRR7]

Minnesota Predictions:
[Click to see more about my favorite, leading contenders, sleepers, and young guns teams for Class A.]

Class A:
Favorite:
Sleepy Eye St. Mary's (@SESMKnights )
St. Mary's (30-4, #5) reached a state semifinal before falling to MACCRAY (25-6) and Goodhue (26-6, #1) in single-digit games to finish 4th. The Class A tournament should be very entertaining again this year with a large number of teams having the potential to take the championship, but St. Mary's returns their top 4 scorers, including one of the highest-scoring players in MN, in jrs @NDSUwbb commit @mmathiowetz3 (5'7"--33.6ppg, 8.3rpg, 4.7apg, 5.4spg) & Brynne Ibberson (5'8"--8.7ppg), soph Olivia Schieffert (5'8"--13.9ppg, 6.0rpg, 5.4apg), & sr @nataliebfischer (5'6"--9.4ppg). St. Mary's is in Section 2. [Mathiowetz earned MGBCA Class A All-State.]

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Leading Contenders:
MACCRAY (@MACCRAY2180 )
MACCRAY (25-6) lost to West Central (26-6, #9) in the state championship game. They return all but 2 players from last year's team, including a high-scoring pair in srs @MinnStWBB commit @brielle_jans (6'1"--27.6ppg, 12.6rpg, 6.1apg, 4.8spg, 1.7bpg) & @emma_thein47376 (6'--15.1ppg, 8.1rpg, 1.1bpg). MACCRAY is in Section 3 with Hills-Beaver Creek (23-7). [Janssen earned MGBCA Class A All-State.]

Mayer Lutheran (@mayerlutheran )
Mayer Lutheran (27-5, #4) lost to MACCRAY by 4 in a state quarterfinal before beating Sacred Heart (24-8) and dropping a 1-pt decision to Walker-Hackensack-Akeley (27-5) to finish 6th. They return all but 1 player from last year's squad, including their top 4 scorers in srs @Clara_Keaveny (5'9"--18.5ppg, 5.8rpg, 5.8apg, 4.3spg), @KeavenyIzzy (5'9"--16.4ppg, 5.2rpg, 3.3apg, 3.2spg), & Avery Arvig (5'10"--8.2ppg), & jr Hallie Hunter (6'--11.3ppg, 5.6rpg, 1.2bpg). Mayer Lutheran is in Section 4 with West Lutheran (20-8). [Clara Keaveny earned MGBCA Class A All-State, while Izzy Keaveny earned HM.]

Mountain Iron-Buhl (@MIBBASKETBALL )
Mountain Iron-Buhl (26-4, #2) lost to Cromwell-Wright (25-6) in a sectional final. They return their entire roster from last season, all but 3 of whom were underclassmen or middle schoolers, including sr @uwswbb commit @thomas2aniyah (5'4"--12.1ppg, 3.1apg, 3.1spg), jrs @annaneyens27 (5'6"--15.9ppg, 3.3apg), @SamiWarwas (5'9"--9.8ppg, 5.4rpg, 3.2apg) & @Paige_norman09 (6'--9.6ppg, 5.8rpg), soph @izzy_wiita (5'7"--12.3ppg, 4.0apg, 3.0spg), & fr @Thomas4Farrah (5'9"--7.7ppg). MIB has reached state 14 of the last 16 years and will be a heavy favorite in Section 7 this year.

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Sleepers:
Hills-Beaver Creek (@hbc_sports )
Hills-Beaver Creek (23-7) lost to eventual state runner-up MACCRAY (25-6) in a sectional championship game. No statistics are available for H-BC, however they return all but 2 players from last year's team, including srs @MMULancersWBB commit @ESammons94875 (6'), @Abbie_Harriss (5'6") & @izzzywyong (5'11"), & jr @oliviadeelstra (6'). They have plenty of height with sr Jayden Kueter (6'2") & jr @AvaSteinhoff (6') also on the roster. H-BC will once again be in Section 3 with MACCRAY.

Kelliher/Northome (@SchoolKelliher )
Kelliher/Northome (26-4, #6) lost to Sacred Heart (24-8) in a sectional final. They return all but 3 points from last season, including a trio of double-digit scorers in srs Kate Thayer (5'4"--25.8ppg, 9.4rpg, 4.4apg, 7.0spg), Kylee Binkley (5'7"--22.7ppg, 7.8rpg, 4.9apg, 5.9spg), & Allison Lundin (5'4"--13.9ppg, 5.5rpg, 5.2apg). K/N is in Section 8 with Sacred Heart and Climax/Fisher (8-19). [Thayer and Binkley earned MGBCA Class A All-State HM.]

Spring Grove (@sg_gbb )
Spring Grove (22-6) lost in a sectional semifinal to Grand Meadow (25-3). They return 8 of their top 9 scorers, including 3 double-digit scorers in srs @SiriKonkel (5'3"--14.1ppg), @KylieHammel (5'9"--13.7ppg), & @ksoiney23 (5'10"--13.5ppg). Spring Grove is co-oped with Mabel-Canton again this year & will be in Section 1, where defending sectional champion Goodhue (26-6, #1) has moved up to Class AA.

West Lutheran (@WestLutheran )
West Lutheran (20-8) lost in a sectional semifinal to conference rival United Christian (18-8). They return their top 5 scorers and 10 of their top 11 scorers, including a high-scoring pair of guards in sr @MarissaTusler (5'8"--21.1ppg, 9.9rpg, 5.2apg, 4.1spg) & soph @VedaMakepeace (5'4"--15.6ppg). They will once again be in Section 4 with conference rivals Mayer Lutheran (27-5, #4) and United Christian (who combined to hand them 5 of their 8 losses last season).

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Young Guns Team:
Hillcrest Lutheran
Hillcrest Lutheran (24-5, #10) was upset in a sectional semifinal by Underwood (24-6), a team that they had beaten twice by double-digits in conference play. No statistics are available, but they return sophs @ElsaRetzlaff10 (5'9") & Aaveah Stender (5'11"), & 8th grader @ElinRetzlaff (5'9"). In addition, sr @EllaKnutson2026 (5'8") returns to provide senior leadership. They will once again be in Section 6 with Underwood and state champion West Central (26-6, #9). [Knutson earned MGBCA Class A All-State HM.]

Sacred Heart
Sacred Heart (24-8) reached a state quarterfinal before dropping a 4-pt OT decision to Sleepy Eye St. Mary's (30-4, #5) and a consolation semifinal to Mayer Lutheran (27-5, #4). Minimal statistics are available, but it appears that they started 4 or 5 sophomores throughout the year and, in their 2 games at state, all of their points were scored by sophomores and freshmen, led by a pair of 6-footers in current jrs @alexisann_21 (6') & Lydia Riskey (6'). Sacred Heart is in Section 8 with Climax/Fisher (8-19) and Kelliher/Northome (26-4, #6))

YGT HM:
Climax/Fisher
Climax/Fisher (8-19) lost 54-47 in a round of 32 sectional game with Stephen-Argyle (9-17). They return their entire roster from last season and 10 of their 12 players were underclassmen or middle schoolers last year, including a pair of double-digit scorers in current jr Lucy Paulsrud (5'7"--14.9ppg, 1.6bpg) & 8th grader Brooklyn Hoffman (13.1ppg, 9.1rpg). In addition, they will receive a big boost from the return of soph @PeytonHoffman24 (6'--INJ (25.8ppg, 15.1rpg, 5.0spg, 2.4bpg as 8th grader)), who missed her freshman year due to injury. Climax/Fisher is in Section 8 with Kelliher/Northome (26-4, #6) and Sacred Heart (24-8).

Stats Source: MNGirlsBasketballHub . com

[EricJrAllStar @EricJrAllStar]

An intense game of runs but in the end @MIBBASKETBALL pulls away for the impressive victory!

@izzy_wiita was the catalyst on both sides of the ball and had her fingerprints all over this win! 🔥🏀

[Anna Neyens @annaneyens27]

After a great phone call with Coach Brandt, I am proud to announce that I have received an offer from Penn State Berks!! Go Lions!!🦁💙🤍
#uncommitted #blessed
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[Sami Warwas @SamiWarwas]

Highlight clip 24-25 -->pre ACL injury. #AllGlorytoGod as I am almost fully healed. Can't wait to get back on the court! 🏀💕
23' Class A state champion
24' Class A state runner-up
25' MVP awarded by teammates
25' All conference award

[Minnesota Jr. All-Star GBB @JrAllStarMN]

𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 📈

Check out our updated Minnesota Class of 2027 rankings! ⤵️
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😢im so proud of you

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[Anna Neyens @annaneyens27]

After a great conversation with coach @coachbrase and @CoachRose__ I am excited to announce that I have received an offer to go play at Cornell College! Go Rams!🐏💜
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