All-Marawood winter teams announced
WISCONSIN RAPIDS - The Assumption boys basketball team earned a share of the Marawood Conference South Division title this year, and Joe Grundhoffer was a pivotal reason for the Royals success.
The junior averaged a double-double in conference play with 17.5 points per game and a Marawood South-best 10.75 rebounds per game. For his performance he was named the conference player of the year
Grundhoffer's teammate,Trevor Newton, a Royals senior, and Marathon’s junior Donavon Free were named to the all-Marawood South first team as well. Newton led the conference in assists (69), while Free was fourth in scoring (15.58 ppg).
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Assumption and Marathon tied for the conference title with a 10-2 mark in Marawood South play.
Caleb Weinfurter was a unanimous selection to the South Division team. The Auburndale senior was led the conference in free throw percentage (85.7 percent) and was second in assists (47).
Matthew Carlson also was a unanimous selection to the all-Marawood South team. The senior led Pittsville with 14.67 points and 6.75 rebounds per game.
Prentice senior Drew Rohde was a unanimous selection and the Marawood North boys basketball player of the year as well as he led the conference in scoring (21.58 ppg) and was third in rebounding (7.92 rpg).
Edgar had two players named to the first team. Senior Alec Hafferman was a unanimous selection for the second straight year as he led the conference champion Wildcats in scoring (12.42 ppg), His teammate, Tyler Engel, led the conference in assists with 53.
Cade Rose was a unanimous selection to the all-Marawood North team for the second straight year and a first team selection for the third time. The Phillips senior led the conference in rebounds with 122 and was fourth in scoring. He was the lone player to average a double-double in conference action this season (13.83 ppg and 10.17 rpg).
Christian Armstrong was named to the all-Marawood North first team for the first time. The Chequamegon senior was second in conference scoring with 20.08 ppg.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Newman Catholic's Lauren Fech, who was selected to the second team last year, was named the player of the year. The Cardinals standout was second in conference scoring (13.0 ppg) behind junior teammate and fellow first-team honoree Signe Fronek (13.83 ppg).
Amanda Kind was a unanimous selection as the senior led conference-champion Marathon in rebounds with 7.0 per game, third best in conference, while averaging 10.25 ppg.
Stratford had two unanimous selections to the all-Marawood North team with seniors Andie Zuelke and Sammy Griesbach. Zuelke led the conference in rebounds (8.25 rpg), while Griesbach led in assists (57). Zuelke was fourth conference scoring with 12.42 ppg.
Edgar's Macey Wirkus earned her third straight all-Marawood North first team selection, while Prentice's Caelyn Ulrich and Rib Lake's Katie Cardey both picked up their second. The three girls, along with Athens' Kenadi Diedrich, were all unanimous selections this year.
Cardey, who was an unanimous selection last year as well, was named the Marawood North player of the year. The Rib Lake senior led the conference in scoring (17.83 ppg).
Ulrich, a junior at Prentice, led the conference in steals with 61. Wirkus, a senior at Edgar, led the conference in shooting percentage (60 percent) and rebounding (8.92 rpg).
Abbotsford senior Sadie Gundersonand junior Dylana Schreiner earned first team honors as well. Gunderson led the conference in assists (50), while Schreiner’s team-high 14.67 ppg was fourth-best in conference.
ALL-MARAWOOD CONFERENCE
BOYS BASKETBALL
SOUTH DIVISION
FIRST TEAM
*Joe Grundhoffer, jr., Assumption; Trevor Newton, sr., Assumption; *Caleb Weinfurter, sr., Auburndale; Donavon Free, jr., Marathon; *Matthew Carlson, sr., Pittsville.
*-unanimous selection
Player of the year: Joe Grundhoffer, Assumption
Coach of the year: Gary Weisenbeck, Assumption
SECOND TEAM
Jake Sullivan, jr., Assumption; Nathan Stoffel, jr., Marathon; Carter Hanke, so., Marathon; Braxton Resch, sr., Newman; Aiden Masanz, sr., Pittsville.
HONORABLE MENTION
Brandon Birkhauser, sr., Assumption; Tyler Schmidt, jr., Assumption; Colton Wright, so., Auburndale; Luke Olsen, sr., Auburndale; Bryce Seubert, sr., Marathon; Cameron Schilling, so., Marathon; Alex Bollman, sr., Newman; Hadyn McKeough, sr., Newman; Jacob Price, sr., Northland Lutheran; David Burgess, jr., Northland Lutheran; Luke Denniston, jr., Pittsville; Donovan Grossman, sr., Pittsville; Vaughn Breit, fr., Stratford; Cole Hoffman, sr., Stratford.
NORTH DIVISION
FIRST TEAM
*Alec Hafferman, sr., Edgar; Tyler Engel, sr., Edgar; *Cade Rose, sr., Phillips; *Drew Rohde, sr., Prentice; Christian Armstrong, sr., Chequamegon.
*-unanimous selection.
Player of the year: Drew Rohde, Prentice
Coach of the year: Dave Huss, Edgar
SECOND TEAM
Tyler Kunze, sr., Abbotsford; Ethan Kramas, sr., Abbotsford; Josh Burish, jr., Edgar; Taylor Brayton, sr., Prentice; Levi Ewan, fr., Rib Lake.
HONORABLE MENTION
Ean Rau, jr., Abbotsford; Ben Weller, sr., Athens; Cameron Ford, fr., Athens; Cole Bay, sr., Chequamegon; Austin Hilgart, sr., Chequamegon; Nick Koller, sr., Edgar; Shawn Bunkelman, sr., Edgar; Collin Krause, jr., Phillips; Trace Brayton, so., Prentice; Brant Johnson, sr., Prentice; Carson Patrick, sr., Rib Lake; Nick Gerstenberger, fr., Rib Lake.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
SOUTH DIVISION
FIRST TEAM
*Lauren Fech, sr., Newman; *Amanda Kind, sr., Marathon; *Andie Zuelke, sr., Stratford; *Sammy Griesbach, sr., Stratford; Signe Fronek, jr., Newman.
*-unanimous selection
Player of the year: Lauren Fech, Newman
Coach of the year: Jason Vanden Elzen, Newman
SECOND TEAM
Stephanie Draeger, jr., Marathon; Gracie Wendels, sr., Assumption; Alysha Stieber, jr., Marathon; Kari Kreklau, fr., Northland Lutheran; Mackenzie Raab, so., Auburndale.
HONORABLE MENTION
Chrysten Linzmeier, jr., Assumption; Erin Sullivan, jr., Assumption; Hannah Bolder, jr., Auburndale; Marissa Ponshock, so., Auburndale; Brooke Balz, jr., Marathon; Karley Fischer, jr., Marathon; Julia Seidel, fr., Newman; Makayla Slaby, sr., Newman; Sidney Moore, jr., Northland Lutheran; Erin Gast, sr., Northland Lutheran; Skye Klein, sr., Pittsville; Anastasia Klein, so., Pittsville; Kaylee Hollatz, jr., Stratford; Taya Nett, jr., Stratford.
NORTH DIVISION
FIRST TEAM
Sadie Gunderson, sr., Abbotsford; Dylana Schreiner, jr., Abbotsford; *Kenadi Diedrich, so., Athens; *Macey Wirkus, sr., Edgar; *Caelyn Ulrich, jr., Prentice; *Katie Cardey, jr., Rib Lake.
*-unanimous selection.
Player of the year: Katie Cardey, Rib Lake
Coach of the year: Mike Wudi, Rib Lake
SECOND TEAM
Gabi Janke, jr., Athens; Morgan Edwards, sr., Phillips; Baily Burcaw, jr., Prentice; Gracie Weinke, jr., Rib Lake.
HONORABLE MENTION
Taygen Viegut, sr., Abbotsford; Kelsea Kollmansberger, sr., Abbotsford; Kierra Penney, jr., Athens; Kaylyn Schreiner, sr., Athens; Maggie Miller, jr., Chequamegon; Olivia Ocker, so., Chequamegon; Lindsey Schneeberger, sr., Edgar; Rachel Heiden, sr., Edgar; JoJo Baratka, sr., Phillips; Kristin Belan, sr., Phillips; Sheridan Kalander, sr., Prentice; Okaelyn Isaacson, fr., Prentice; Raejana Wright, so., Rib Lake; Hailey Wudi, jr., Rib Lake.