by Photo by Christine Dort Photography
The 10th grade class around Northeast Ohio for women’s basketball is perhaps the strongest it has ever been. It is loaded with Pagan from Avon, Bruder, Dewey and Lang from River, along with Butera from Strongsville, Sophie Spade from Padua, Elle Lakios from Magnificat, Booke Schroader from North Ridgeville, Grace Largent and Emma Schaefer from Olmsted Falls just to name a few of many.
When it comes to the SWC however, no one does it better then Berea-Midpark Titan Regan Braaten.
At 18.8 points a game along with 5.2 rebounds per night to go with a relentless work ethic and incredible fire, Berea-Midpark Titan Regan Braaten has been named our 2025 SWC Sophomore of the Year.
Regan Braaten of Berea-Midpark is an absolute stud, and the simple fact that she is still just a sophomore, is darn right scary! She has basketball in her blood and a fiery competitive spirit that is hard to ignore. There isn’t a shot she cannot make and one that she is not afraid to take. Braaten is that teammate you want on your team in crunch time.
Berea-Midpark has already added five wins to their season total from a year ago, and all indications are that there are more on the way. I truly believe that if given the chance she can play and also cover all 5 positions on the court. She is strong, can drive to the hole or step back and nail a three, she can also cross you over if given the isolation to do that. Braaten is just a straight up baller!
I spoke with her head coach Kevin McNamara who had this to say about the rising star, “Regan is a two time captain and has the greatest work ethic I’ve ever seen as a coach in my 21 years of coaching basketball. As she takes the next steps in her game she will evolve into one of the greatest Titans to wear the uniform.”
We at Kee On Sports are excited to see just how far Regan can go as an SWC MVP Award is not to far away.
