Athlete of the Week: Abbi Mader, Tippecanoe

There are too many favorite memories for Abbi Mader to single out just one from her 2025-26 season. As for herself, she easily was a standout in her final game of the year. Mader is a sophomore basketball player at Tippecanoe. In a Division III tournament game against Chaminade Julienne on March 3, she scored a game-high 27 points, shot 11-for-15 from the floor and 3 of 7 from three, and grabbed four rebounds. For her efforts, Mader was named the Dayton Daily News Athlete of the Week for March 2 through March 8, earning the honor through reader voting at DaytonDailyNews.com.ExploreNominate your athlete for the Dayton Daily News Athlete of the Week “It was cool that people thought of me...