Great Northern Conference spring athletes honored
WAUSAU - Rachel Dallman's junior season with the Tomahawk softball team was a dominant one.
Dallman, Tomahawk's No. 1 starting pitcher, led the Great Northern Conference in both wins (eight) and strikeouts (97) and helped her team to a second-place finish in the conference standings.
Dallman also had a .303 batting average in conference play and for her performance was selected as the GNC softball player of the year. It's among the honors for GNC athletes as the all-conference teams for spring sports was recently released.
Dallman was joined by teammate Courtney Theiler among the 12 players named first team on the all-GNC softball squad, and Tomahawk's John Larson was selected as the top coach. Dallman was also one of five unanimous selections to the team.
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Antigo's Allison Kondzela, Medford's Victoria Lammar and Mosinee's Mckayla Garski were all unanimous selections as well along with Rhinelander's Makayla Kuester.
Kondzela was one of four Antigo players named to the first team as she was joined by teammates Abi Fleischman, Laurissa Belot and Alivia Weix.
Mosinee, the conference champions, had three first-team selections as Brooke Wierzbanowski and Jaycie Dulak also received the honor.
Rhinelander's Ivy Packard was named to the first team as well.
BASEBALL
Antigo's Austin Kirsch, who led the conference with a .553 batting average, was named the Great Northern Conference player of the year.
Kirsch was one of Antigo's four players who first team selection to the all-conference team in a spring season in which the Red Robins won the GNC title. Antigo's Scott Farmer was selected as the top coach.
Kirsch was a unanimous selection as a infielder and also voted to the first team as a pitcher as well. Teammate Matt Winter was a unanimous pick and fellow Antigo outfielder Matt Arndt was a first team selection as well. Catcher Garret Held rounds out Antigo's first-team honorees.
Mosinee's Ben Vandehey was a unanimous selection as an infielder and one of two first team selections for a team which reached the WIAA Division 2 state semifinals. Jace Baumann was named to the first team as well as a utility player.
Rhinelander had two unanimous selections in pitcher Brad Comer and outfielder Brad Quade. The Hodags' Easton Senorske and Jacob Demeyer were named to the first team at infield and utility, respectively.
Medford infielder Trenton Woebbeking was selected to first team as well.
GIRLS SOCCER
Rhinelander had four of the 11 players named first team all-conference, including GNC offensive player of the year Alayna Franson.
Franson, a junior, led the conference with 23 points and 72 goals and helped the Hodags to a 14-0 record in GNC play.
Rhinelander seniors Sydney Zettler nd Albiona Sabini were named to the first team along with junior Anna Sturzl.
Three players were unanimous selections to the all-conference team —Ashland's Sasha Voldberg, Lakeland's Sydney Ziebart and Northland Pines Lexi Smith.
Smith was one of three Northland Pines players named to the first team as Hadley Kruse and Anna Hartwig. Kruse, a junior, was selected as the GNC's defensive player of the year as well.
Newman Catholic senior Kate David was a first team selection as was Ashland junior Kaylee McPeak.
OTHER SPORTS
Antigo's Tyler Husnick was selected as the top singles boys tennis player in the GNC this spring, while the Red Robins' Ben Bartletti and Drew Schwarz were honored as the top doubles team.
Medford's Spenser Scholl earned the honor as the top boys golfer in the GNC this season and the Raiders' Dave Vaara received the coach of the year nod.
Lakeland's Kavanaugh FitzPatrick and Northland Pines' Gabrielle Herfindahl were selected as the GNC's boys and girls runner of the year for the conference track season.
Medford's Osy Ekwueme and Mosinee's Kiana Pugh were the boys and girls field athletes of the year, respectively.
Lakeland's Kevin Fitzpatrick received both the boys and girls track coach of the year honor.
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ALL-GNC BASEBALL
FIRST TEAM
P-Austin Kirsch, jr., Antigo; *Brad Comer, jr., Rhinelander. C-Garret Held, jr., Antigo. IF-*Austin Kirsch, jr., Antigo; Trenton Woebbeking, sr., Medford; *Ben Vandehey, jr., Mosinee; Easton Senorske, sr., Rhinelander. OF-Matt Arndt, sr., Antigo; *Matt Winter, jr., Antigo; *Brad Quade, jr., Rhinelander UT-Jacob Demeyer, jr., Rhinelander; Jace Bauman, sr., Mosinee.
*-unanimous selection
Player of the year: Austin Kirsch, Antigo
Coach of the year: Scott Farmer, Antigo
SECOND TEAM
P-Cody Urban, jr., Antigo; Brady Tatro, jr., Antigo. C-Jake Ruid, jr., Tomahawk. IF-Hunter Kirsch, sr., Antigo; Colin Meinert, sr., Antigo; Tate Olson, so., Lakeland; Jace Baumann, sr., Mosinee. OF-Jesse Armstrong, sr., Lakeland; Jacob Demeyer, jr., Rhinelander; Brady Tatro, jr., Antigo. UT-Justin Jarvensivu, sr., Tomahawk; Jesse Jankowski, sr, Antigo.
HONORABLE MENTION
P-TJ Ullius, sr., Lakeland; John McMurry, fr., Medford; Jace Baumann, sr., Mosinee; Zach Bednar, sr., Mosinee; Jacob Demeyer, jr., Rhinelander; Eli Wurl, jr., Tomahawk. C-Caleb Menzia, jr., Lakeland; Matt Olson, so., Mosinee; Tucker Wittkopf, so., Northland Pines. IF-Luke Schroeder, jr., Antigo; Zach Bednar, sr., Mosinee; Zach Ciran, jr., Northland Pines; Brad Comer, jr., Rhinelander. OF-Wade Farmer, jr., Antigo; TJ Ullius, sr., Lakeland; Ben Lindgren, jr, Medford; Alec Modrow, sr., Rhinelander.
ALL-GNC SOFTBALL
FIRST TEAM
*Allison Kondzela, sr., Antigo; Abi Fleischman, sr., Antigo; Laurissa Belot, sr., Antigo; Alivia Weix, sr., Antigo; *Victoria Lammar, sr., Medford; *Mckayla Garski, sr., Mosinee; Brooke Wierzbanowskki, jr., Mosinee; Jaycie Dulak, sr., Mosinee; Ivy Packard, sr., Rhinelander; *Makayla Kuester, jr., Rhinelander; *Rachel Dallman, jr., Tomahawk; Courtney Theiler, jr., Tomahawk
Player of the year: Rachel Dallman, Tomahawk
Coach of the year: John Larson, Tomahawk
SECOND TEAM
Kendall Smith, jr., Antigo; Syerra Farah, sr., Lakeland; Hailee Clausnitzer, jr, Medford; Mackenzie Fries, jr., Medford; Miranda Rux, jr., Mosinee; Jayde Ganser, sr., Mosinee; McKInzey Johnson, so., Mosinee; Megan Soukup, jr., Mosinee; Ali Schikert, sr,, Rhinelander; Stephanie Kuester, jr., Rhinelander; Katy Volz, so., Tomahawk; Taylor Shilts, so., Tomahawk.
HONORABLE MENTION
Alayna Weix, so., Antigo; Lizzy West, jr., Antigo; Alison Peters, so., Antigo; Tatum Morris, fr., Lakeland; Maggie Buttkus, sr., Medford; Brooke Hintz, sr., Mosinee; Rhavyn Millis, jr., Northland Pines; Mikayla Evensted, so., Rhinelander; Lindsey Judes, sr., Rhinelander; Whitney Osero, so., Tomahawk.
ALL-GNC GIRLS SOCCER
FIRST TEAM
Handley Kruse, jr., Northland Pines; *Sasha Voldberg, sr., Ashland; Kaylee McPeak, jr., Ashland; *Sydney Ziebart, sr., Lakeland; Kate David, sr., Newman Catholic; *Lexi Smith, sr., Northland Pines; Anna Hartwig, sr., Northland Pines; Alayna Franson, jr., Rhinelander; Sydney Zettler, sr., Rhinelander; Albiona Sabani, sr., Rhinelander; Anna Sturzl, jr., Rhinelander.
*-unanimous selection
Offensive player of the year: Alayna Franson, Rhinelander
Defensive player of the year: Hadley Kruse, Northland Pines
SECOND TEAM
Abby Oettinger, sr., Rhinelander; Cassie Perry, jr., Ashland; Olivia Killian, jr., Lakeland; Riley Curtis, jr., Lakeland; Michelle Weinberg, sr., Mosinee; Jenny Hamilton, sr., Newman Catholic; Lauren Shields, fr., Newman Catholic; Kristin Schaars, fr., Northland Pines; Amy Camodeca, sr., Northland Pines; Lauren Groskopf, so., Northland Pines; Lauren Fabich, sr., Rhinelander.
HONORABLE MENTION
Sara Thums, so., Medford; Molly Brown, sr., Antigo; McKenzie Schroepfer, fr., Antigo; Sam Stegman, jr., Ashland; Lauren Chantelois, sr., Ashland; Abby Koehler, so., Ashland; Zoey Ziebart, jr., Lakeland; Camille Kich, sr., Lakeland; Sophia Pernsteiner, sr., Medford; Jamie Hendrickson, sr., Mosinee; Aili Makela, sr., Mosinee; Evita Duffy, jr., Newman Catholic; Sarah Sukanen, so., Newman Catholic; Jessi Boldebuck, sr., Northland Pines; Brooke Mork, so., Rhinelander. Isabelle Haverkampf, fr., Rhinelander.
ALL-GNC BOYS TENNIS
FIRST TEAM
Singles
No. 1- Tyler Husnick, Antigo. No. 2-Markus Johnson, Rhinelander. No. 3-Matt O'Melia, Rhinelander. No. 4-Russell Benoy, Rhinelander.
Doubles
No. 1-Ben Bartletti/Drew Schwarz, Antigo. No. 2-Jared Haug/Connor Young, Rhinelander. No. 3-Marshall Bessette/Logan Oestrich, Rhinelander.
Singles player of the year: Tyler Husnick, Antigo
Doubles players of the year: Ben Bartletti/Drew Schwarz, Antigo
Coaches of the year: Jake Bucki, Medford and Bob Heideman, Rhinelander.
SECOND TEAM
Singles
No. 1-Logan Wild, Rhinelander. No. 2- Vincent Yu, Lakeland. No. 3-Alec Veal, Medford. No. 4-Tommy Blink, Antigo.
Doubles
No. 1-Jared Fabich/Grant Gilbert, Rhinelander. No. 2-Cole Johnson/Collin Schedlbauer, Antigo. No. 3-Brody Bunnell/Jake Waters, Antigo.
HONORABLE MENTION
Singles
No. 1-Alec Shear, Medford. No. 2-Josh Brooks, Medford. No. 3-Tanner Stueck, Antigo. No. 4-Aric Van Order, Lakeland.
Doubles
No. 1-Jake Merrill/Carter Ray, Medford. No. 2-Charlie Branstetter/Trentin Messman, Medford. No. 3-Robert Hu/Jon Weigel, Medford.