3 Stormin' Pointers named to Wamac first team

Center Point-Urbana earned three first-team selections on the Wamac Conference West Division girls' basketball team, released Wednesday night by the league.

Senior Arika Wooldridge and sophomores Allie Wooldridge and Olivia Brecht were on the first unit.

The Stormin' Pointers shared the West Division title with Marion. Mia Laube and Chloe Rice represent the Indians on the first team.

Undefeated Western Dubuque, the top-ranked team in Class 4A, has two first-teamers in the East Division — UNI recruit Megan Maahs and Morgan Pitz. Mount Vernon also has a pair of first-teamers in Kaitlyn Volesky and Libby Ryan.

Western Dubuque and Marion and Class 4A state qualifiers. CPU and Mount Vernon qualified in 3A.

Corby Laube of Marion and Amy Ostwinkle of Western Dubuque are the divisional coaches of the year.

East Division

First Team (*unanimous)

*Megan Maahs, sr., Western Dubuque; *Morgan Pitz, jr., Western Dubuque; *Amanda Brainerd, sr., DeWitt Central; *Kaitlyn Volesky, sr., Mount Vernon; *Kristen Wegmann, sr., West Delaware; Libby Ryan, jr., Mount Vernon; Hannah Bluder, sr., Solon; Kylie Bildstein, jr., Dyersville Beckman.

Coach of the year — Amy Ostwinkle, Western Dubuque.

Second Team

Jessica Cartee, sr., Western Dubuque; Kali Roling, jr., DeWitt Central; Brittany McNamara, sr., DeWitt Central; Jacque Murray, sr., Mount Vernon; Josie Durr, jr., Solon; Haley Lyness, jr., West Delaware; Chiara Atienza, sr., Maquoketa; Abigail Dolphin, sr., Western Dubuque.

Honorable Mention (area only)

Meagan Norton & Sophie Wilt, Anamosa; McKenzie Arens & Brooke Lucas, Dyersville Beckman; Kailie Hazer & Catia Atienza, Maquoketa; Kristen Elliott & Hayley Corkin, Mount Vernon; Dakota Doyle & Nichole Oberthien, Solon; Kara Moorman & Kaitlyn Reth, West Delaware; Quinn Herbst & Blair Burds, Western Dubuque.

West Division

First Team (*unanimous)

*Mia Laube, soph., Marion; *Chloe Rice, soph., Marion; *Allie Wooldridge, soph., Center Point-Urbana; *Arika Wooldridge, sr., Center Point-Urbana; *Alyssa Wiebel, sr., Benton Community; Maci Griffith, sr., Vinton-Shellsburg; Madie Bacon, sr., South Tama; Olivia Brecht, soph., Center Point-Urbana.

Coach of the year — Corby Laube, Marion.

Second Team

Caitlyn Smith, soph., Marion; Tristin Ludwig, sr., Independence; Erin Navara, jr., Clear Creek Amana; Tieranny Keahna, sr. South Tama; Leah Van Weelden, sr., Benton Community; Julie Hollensbe, sr., Williamsburg; LaMia Sisk, soph., Center Point-Urbana; Sarah Morkel, jr., Independence.

Honorable Mention (area only)

Jessica Heilman & Lea Brunssen, Benton Community; Payton Hasleiet & Sydney Boevers, Center Point-Urbana; Abbi Kinnaird & Natalia Turner, Clear Creek Amana; Lydia Butters & Chloe Henningsen, Independence; Maddie Knapp & Isabella Sade, Marion; Kallie Hala & Dani Stubbs, South Tama; Jarrica Speidel & Lydia Cornell, Vinton-Shellsburg; Amaleah Weldon, Williamsburg.

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