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Dyersville Beckman has good first foray into the River Valley Conference
Blazers win North Division, Michael Molony division Coach of the Year
Feb. 17, 2023 1:52 pm
CEDAR RAPIDS — Dyersville Beckman’s first season in the River Valley Conference resulted in a North Division championship. And now a Coach of the Year honor and a unanimous first-team all-division player honor.
Beckman’s Michael Molony has been named North Division Coach of the Year in boys’ basketball, the conference announced Friday. He has guided the Blazers to a 15-6 overall record going into their Class 2A district game Friday night at home against Denver.
Senior forward Padraig Gallagher is the unanimous first-team player. He is averaging 22 points and 8.8 rebounds per game.
The terrific guard-forward duo of Tate Petersen and Preston Ries of Monticello join Gallagher as unanimous first-teamers. Ries led the division with a scoring average of 24.3 points and rebound average of 10.4, while Petersen led the division in assists per game (5.5).
Bellevue’s Jensen Wedeking, Cascade’s Jackson Lieurance and Maquoketa’s Tye Hardin were other unanimous first-team picks, with Lieurance just a sophomore. Zane Witt of Camanche and Robert Paulsen of Bellevue join those six on the first team.
Wilton’s Robert Klunder is the RVC South Division Coach of the Year. His Beavers won the division.
Wilton senior Caden Kirkman, Durant senior Nolan DeLong and West Branch junior Holden Arnaman are first-team players of the unanimous-pick variety. They are joined on the first team by Wilton senior Aidan Walker, West Branch junior Reese Trepanier, Iowa City Regina junior Drew Streb and Mid-Prairie’s Camron Pickard.
Below are the entire All-RVC teams.
North Division
First Team (*-Denote unanimous selection)
- *Padraig Gallagher (Dyersville Beckman), senior
- *Tate Petersen (Monticello), senior
- *Preston Ries (Monticello), junior
- *Jensen Wedeking (Bellevue), senior
- *Jackson Lieurance (Cascade), sophomore
- *Tye Hardin (Maquoketa), junior
- *Zane Witt (Camanche), senior
- *Robert Paulsen (Bellevue), senior
- Coach of the Year — Michael Molony (Dyersville Beckman)
Second Team
- Eli Kluesner (Dyersville Beckman), junior
- Hunter Putman (Bellevue), junior
- Carson Lambert (Monticello), sophomore
- Cole McDermott (Cascade), senior
- Tyler Hinz (Maquoketa), junior
- Carter Meyer (Maquoketa), junior
- Damarion Honaker (Camanche), junior
- Clayton Meyerman (Northeast), junior
Honorable Mention
- Trent Arens (Dyersville Beckman), senior
- Cameron Casel (Bellevue), freshman
- Conley Schauf (Monticello), freshman
- Cass Hoffman (Cascade), junior
- Kasey Coakley (Maquoketa), senior
- Josh Wiersema (Camanche), junior
- Gavin Kramer (Northeast), sophomore
- Devin Brophy (Anamosa), senior
South Division
First Team
- *Caden Kirkman (Wilton), senior
- *Holden Arnaman (West Branch), junior
- *Nolan DeLong (Durant), senior
- Aidan Walker (Wilton), senior
- Reese Trepanier (West Branch), junior
- Drew Streb (Iowa City Regina), junior
- Camron Pickard (Mid-Prairie), senior
- Coach of the Year - Erik Klunder (Wilton)
Second Team
- Landyn Putman (Wilton), junior
- Jack McCullough (West Branch), senior
- Michael Martin (Iowa City Regina), junior
- Alex Bean (Mid-Prairie), senior
- Preston Daedlow (Tipton), junior
- Jayce McHugh (West Liberty), junior
- Garrett Hollenback (Durant), senior
Honorable Mention
- Caden Meyer (Durant), junior
- Dylan Henry (Mid-Prairie), junior
- Casen Reid (Wilton), junior
- Ty Nichols (Tipton), senior
- Ty Jones (West Liberty), senior
- Andy Henson (West Branch), senior
- Eddie Petersen (Iowa City Regina), junior
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Dyersville Beckman's Padraig Gallagher (21) looks to pass during the first quarter of their 2A quarterfinal game at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Tuesday, March 9, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
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