The 2010s were a big decade for girls high school basketball in Columbus.
Columbus North rose to statewide prominence with a Class 4A state championship in 2015, state runner-up finishes in 2012 and 2016 and another final four appearance in 2017. In all, the Bull Dogs won six consecutive sectional titles from 2012-17.
Meanwhile, Columbus East captured sectional championships in 2011 and 2018, recapturing some of the magic that sparked the Olympians to final four appearances and a state runner-up finish the previous decade.
Here are the players from The Republic area that make up The Republic All-Decade Girls Basketball team:
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Player of the Decade: Ali Patberg, Columbus North (graduation year 2015).
Patberg did it all over a four-year career that began with a state runner-up finish in 2012 and culminated in a state title in 2015. She established North career records with 2,026 points, 534 assists and 273 steals. As a senior in 2014-15, she set single-season records with 751 points (25.9 per game) and 176 assists (6.1 per game) in becoming the school’s first Indiana Miss Basketball and McDonald’s All-American.
Patberg began her college career at Notre Dame, where she suffered a torn ACL in preseason practice that caused her to miss her entire freshman season. She played in 22 games the next year before transferring to Indiana University. After sitting out the 2017-18 season because of the transfer, she led the Hoosiers in scoring and assists in earning second-team All-Big Ten honors last year and has led them to their highest ranking in school history this season.
Courtney Larson, Columbus North (2011)
Larson scored 1,018 points from 2007-11 and ranks third on North’s all-time lists for rebounds (630) and assists (329). She was an Indiana All-Star in 2011 and went on to play four years at Miami (Ohio).
Courtney Ogle, Columbus East (2012)
Ogle scored 869 points from 2008-12 and graduated as East’s all-time leader with 181 blocked shots. She went on to play four years at Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne.
Taylor Miller, Hauser (2012)
Miller, the Jets’ all-time leading scorer, earned Senior All-State honorable mention honors after averaging 24.3 points a game as a senior in 2011-12. She went on to play at Ball State.
Sasha Robinson, Brown County (2013)
Robinson averaged a double-double from 2009-13 for the Eagles with 11.0 points and 10.1 rebounds a game. She went on to play four years at University of Evansville.
Tayler Goodall, Columbus North (2014)
Goodall ranks fourth on North’s all-time scoring (1,291) and steals (254) lists and fifth in rebounds (576). She is second in career 3-pointers (144) and first in single-season 3-pointers with 73 in 2013-14, when she was an Indiana All-Star. She went on to play three seasons at Florida Gulf Coast.
Kelsey Cunningham, Columbus North (2014)
Cunningham ranks seventh on North’s all-time steals list (207) and eighth in assists (218). She went on to play four years at Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Allyson Bunch, Columbus East (2014)
Bunch set East’s single-game scoring record with 45 points as a sophomore. She finished with 1,210 career points, despite missing about half of her junior year with a torn ACL. She went on to play two years at IPFW.
Maliah Howard-Bass, Columbus North (2017)
Howard-Bass ranks second on North’s single-season (540) and career (1,409) scoring lists. She was an Indiana All-Star in 2017 and currently is a junior playing at Ball State.
Sydney Jaynes, Trinity Lutheran (2021)
Midway through her junior year, Jaynes has 982 career points and 549 career rebounds. She is being recruited by multiple Division I schools.
Koryn Greiwe, Columbus East (2022)
Only at the midpoint of her sophomore year, Greiwe has amassed 734 points. She currently ranks among the state leaders with a 21.2-per-game average.
