The Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association on Friday releeasesd its All-U.P. boys basketball teams. A group of 18 reporters from across the entire U.P. met earlier in the week in Marquette to make the selections. Westwood Patriots senior Ethan Marta was chosen as Mr. Basketball, along with being the Division 1-3 Player of the Year and member of the all-class Dream Team. Dollar Bay senior Liam Tourtillott was named the Division Four Player of the Year. All of the winners are posted below.
Major Awards
Mr. Basketball: Ethan Marta, Westwood
Division 1-3 Player of the Year: Ethan Marta, Westwood
Division 4 Player of the Year: Liam Tourtillott, Dollar Bay
Division 1-2 Team of the Year: Marquette
Division 3 Team of the Year: Menominee
Division 4 Team of the Year: Dollar Bay
Division 1-3 Coach of the Year: Sam Larson, Menominee
Division 4 Coach of the Year: Jesse Kentala, Dollar Bay
Dream Team
Ethan Marta, Westwood, 6-3, Sr.
Tanner Theuerkauf, Menominee, 6-3, Sr.
Vic Giuliani, Forest Park, 6-3, Jr.
Liam Tourtillott, Dollar Bay, 6-0, Sr.
Gunner Bennin, Pickford, 6-0, Sr.
Division 1-3 First Team
Terrence Nolan, Houghton, 6-0, Soph.
Lonnie Davey, Gladstone, 6-0, Jr.
Jack Kriegl, Kingsford, 5-11, Sr.
Ford Richardson, Marquette, 6-0, Sr.
Darrent Butler, Menominee, 6-2, Sr.
Second Team
Connor Fierstine, Marquette, 6-4, Sr.
John Wheeler, Ishpeming, 6-5, Sr.
Brayden Kassin, Iron Mountain, 6-2, Jr.
Nick Miskovich, Ironwood, 6-3, Sr.
Jett Buckley, Kingsford, 5-11, Jr.
Finley Johnson, Sault Ste. Marie, 6-0, Jr.
Alex Prins, Gladstone, 5-8, Soph.
Tristan Slater, Negaunee, 6-0, Sr.
Caden Balzarini, Westwood, 6-2, Sr.
Gionni McDonough, Bark River-Harris, 6-2, Jr.
Special Mention
Alex Hebert, Houghton, Jr.; Seth Oberlin, West Iron County, 6-6, Soph.; Hayven Sandoval-Nolde, Escanaba, 6-1, Jr.; Peter Torola, Calumet; Talan Woods, Menominee, 5-9, Jr.
Honorable Mention
Charles Baldridge, Iron Mountain, Jr.; Dylan Beal, Menominee, 5-11, Jr.; Brody Clements, Marquette, 6-3, Jr.; Braden Cooper, Escanaba; Brayden Derouin, Bark River-Harris, 6-0, Sr.; Ethan Gauthier, Negaunee, 6-2, Sr.; Easton Guenette, Negaunee, 6-0, Sr.; Will Inghram, Gladstone, 6-6, Soph.; Halen McCollum, Marquette, 5-10, Sr.; Pavel McCutcheon, Marquette, 6-7, Sr.; AJ Pizziola, Westwood, 5-10, Sr.; Jacob Ridl, Westwood, 5-10, Sr.; Louis Salmi, Westwood, 5-10, Sr.; Gabe Spear, Bark River-Harris, 6-4, Jr; Owen Olkkonen, Kingsford, Sr.
Division 4 First Team
Jaxon Clark, Rudyard, 6-1, Sr.
Baron Colbert, Dollar Bay, 6-3, Jr.
Daniel Connor, Baraga, Sr.
Lyle Price, Forest Park, 6-0, Fresh
Sam Lee, L’Anse, 6-2, Soph.
Second Team
Trenton Kramer, North Dickinson, Jr.
Trevor Barr, Cedarville-DeTour, 6-0, Jr.
Josh Daavettila, Lake Linden-Hubbell, Jr.
Dax Hukki, Forest Park, 6-0, Jr.
Chase Lane, Wakefield-Marenisco, 5-9, Jr
Logan Thiele, Newberry, 5-11, Jr.
Mac Collins, Pickford, 6-1, Sr.
Jack Nelson, Ontonagon, 5-10, Sr.
Andrew Charlebois, Superior Central, Jr.
Nolan Connaughton, Munising, 6-2, Sr.
Caden Chromy, Maplewood Baptist, 6-1, Jr.
Special Mention
Evan Arnold, St. Ignace, 6-2, Sr.; Joseph Fish, Baraga, Jr.; Caleb Kentala, Dollar Bay, Sr.; Spencer Kramer, North Dickinson, Sr.; Brayden Larson, Chassell, 5-10, Sr.; Kaden Malone, North Central, 5-9, Jr.; Drew Moser, Cedarville-De
Tour, Sr.; Jayden Verrett, Bessemer, 5-11, Jr.
Honorable Mention
Brooks Castle, North Central, 6-1, Sr.; Keegan Davidson, L’Anse, 6-0, Sr.; Easton Foucault, Baraga, Sr.; Leland Hollenbeck, Bessemer, 6-3, Sr.; Cooper Jones, Brimley, 6-2, Jr.; Brady Jungwirth, North Dickinson, Sr.; Ty King, North Dickinson, Sr.; Nathan Klein, Stephenson, 6-0, Jr.; Ryder Kroupa, Superior Central, Jr.; Talan Larson, L’Anse, 5-10, Soph.; Caden Lester, St. Ignace, Jr.; Kegan Martin, Newberry, 5-10, Sr.; Lane Olsen, Rapid River, 6-0, Jr.; Brock Pangrazzi, Wakefield-Marenisco, 6-4, Soph.; Asher Priebe, Stephenson, 5-7, Sr.; Chase Seeley, St. Ignace, Soph.; Izaiah Tarter, Forest Park, 6-1, Jr.; Carter Yiirs, Pickford, Jr.; Sam Beaver, Hannahville, 6-0, Sr.; Anthony Pineda, Norway, Sr.
