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Media Announces 2016-'17 Girls Basketball Awards
 MARQUETTE---The Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association met on Wednesday to pick its All-U.P. High School Girls Basketball Teams. The selections, done by media from across the U.P., were announced early Friday morning. 2016-17 All-U.P. Girls Basketball Team Dream Team Amber Huebner, Marquette, 5-8, Sr. Jordan Kraemer, Norway, 5-8, Sr. Taylor Bryant, Newberry, 5-6, Sr Frankie Mattson, Munising, 5-8, Sr. Olivia Vaughn, Engadine, 5-8, Sr. Class ABC First Team Hailey Wickstrom, Calumet, 6-3, Sr. Aleda Johnson, Negaunee, 5-6, Sr. Linnie Gustafson, St. Ignace, 6-1, Jr. Marissa Immel, Munising, 5-8, Sr. Sloane Zenner, Houghton, 6-0, Sr. Second Team Jen Brandt, Escanaba, 6-3, Sr. Jordan Belleville, St. Ignace, 5-6, Sr. Madigan Johns, Ishpeming, 5-8, Jr. Clara Johnson, Negaunee, 5-7, Jr. Emmy Kinner, West Iron County, 5-5, Sr. Mackenzie Kalchik, Sault Ste. Marie, 5-3, Jr. Jordyn Kriegl, Kingsford, 5-5, Jr. Bailey Froberg, L’Anse, 5-4, Sr. Marissa Maino, Ishpeming, 5-7, Sr. Maija Sebbas, Hancock, 5-8, Sr. Britta Grayvold, Norway, 5-6, Sr. (Note: There was a tie for the final Second Team spot, both made the team.) Class D First Team Carsyn Osterman, Baraga, 5-6, Sr. Julia Nordstrom, Jeffers, 5-8, Sr. Abby Nylund, Crystal Falls Forest Park, 5-6, Sr. Aubrey Simmons, Engadine, 5-10, Jr. Kayla Rambo, Pickford, 5-8, Sr. Second Team Bethany Baldwin, Watersmeet, 5-6, Jr. Hannah Cross, Crystal Falls Forest Park, 5-6, Jr. Elise Besonen, Ewen-Trout Creek, 5-2, 8th grade Becky Kolenda, Crystal Falls Forest Park, 5-7, Sr. Casey Mleko, Baraga, 5-4, Sr. Madison Wilkie, DeTour, 5-9, Sr. Milly Allen, Chassell, 5-6, Jr. Kelsey Boucher, Bark River-Harris, 5-0, Sr. Darienne Korpi, Wakefield-Marenisco, 5-7, Sr. Mackenzie Barr, Cedarville, 5-8, Jr. Special awards Class ABC Player of the Year: Jordan Kraemer, Norway Class D Player of the Year: Olivia Vaughn, Engadine Class ABC Coach of the Year: Carli Kelly, Norway Class D Coach of the Year: Roger French, Engadine Class AB Team of the Year: Houghton Class C Team of the Year: St. Ignace Class D Team of the Year: Engadine Special mention (players earning 2 or more votes) Class ABC Liz Farley, Westwood; Madelyn Koski, Westwood; Tawna Ryynanen, Houghton; Avrie Stewart, Menominee; Claudia Hale, Marquette. Class D Alexa Clouthier, Jeffers; Brooke Dalgord, Big Bay de Noc; Sierra Debelak, North Central; Justice Kinnunen, Baraga; Sara Sivula, Carney-Nadeau. Honorable mention (players earning fewer than 2 votes) Class ABC Mariah Austin, Ishpeming; Ashtyn Bell, Sault Ste. Marie; Taylor Brown, L’Anse; Mckenna Bryant, Newberry; Hannah Carlson, Kingsford; Taylor Hunter, Gladstone; Kara Pietila, Houghton; Allyssa Polley, Gladstone; Riley Poupore, Iron Mountain; Renee Roberts, Kingsford; Morgan Roman, Menominee; Maddy Willis, Escanaba; Eden Golliher, West Iron County. Class D Elizabeth Goodacre, Rapid River; Jenna Grabowski, Forest Park; Sarah Hanson, Mid-Peninsula; Taylor Opolka, Pickford; Megan Robinette, Bark River-Harris; Emma Rondeau, Superior Central; Erica Rubick, Rapid River; Cassidi Stannard, Bark River-Harris; Sophia Vaughn, Engadine; Hannah Lyons, Brimley, Autumn Rasner, Stephenson. |
