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2017-18 area girls’ basketball all-conference, all-metro teams

Feb. 21, 2018 10:29 am, Updated: Feb. 22, 2018 2:00 pm
2017-18 area girls' basketball honor teams, as submitted to The Gazette:
All-Metro
First Team (*unanimous)
*Chloe Rice, sr., Marion
*Caitlynn Daniels, soph., Xavier
*Hailey Dolphin, sr., Kennedy
Kayba Laube, soph., Marion
Sarah Schmitt, jr., Prairie
Mallory McDermott, soph., Prairie
Sammy Mia, jr., Washington
Player of the year — Dolphin
Co-coaches of the year — Corby Laube, Marion; Josh Bentley, Prairie
Second Team
Mia Laube, sr., Marion
Sidney McCrea, soph., Prairie
Erica Oler, sr., Jefferson
Jayla Johnson, sr., Washington
Riley Wright, fr., Marion
Megan Murphy, sr., Linn-Mar
Amelia Ivester, sr., Xavier
Honorable Mention
Marion — Caitlyn Smith, sr.; Ella Van Weelden, fr.; Linn-Mar — Ally Johnson, sr.; Macey Miller, jr.; Xavier — Emily Jasper, jr.; Libby Arnold, soph.; Jefferson — Jenna Griffith, soph.; Kaylee Donner, jr.; Kennedy — Olivia Hellweg, sr.; Auddie Alepra, jr.; Washington — Caitlyn Riley, jr.; Vanessa Eniola, sr.; Prairie — Rachael Kilpatrick, jr.; Halle Person, sr.
MVC Mississippi Division
First Team (*unanimous)
*Logan Cook, sr., Iowa City West
*Caitlynn Daniels, soph., Cedar Rapids Xavier
*Na'Tracia Ceasar, jr., Waterloo West
Rachael Saunders, sr., Iowa City West
Erica Oler, sr., Cedar Rapids Jefferson
Krystal Tranel, sr., Dubuque Wahlert
Kerris Roberts, jr., Waterloo East
Player of the year — Cook
Coach of the year — B.J. Mayer, Iowa City West
Second Team
Cailyn Morgan, jr., Iowa City West
Emma Cook, jr., Iowa City West
Lauren Zacharias, jr., Iowa City West
Emily Jasper, jr., Cedar Rapids Xavier
Amelia Ivester, sr., Cedar Rapids Xavier
Lauren Conrey, soph., Waterloo West
Megan Murphy, sr., Linn-Mar
Honorable Mention
Cedar Rapids Jefferson — Jenna Griffith and Kaylee Donner. Cedar Rapids Xavier — Libby Arnold and Maria Steffen. Iowa City West — Paige Beckner and Audrey Koch. Linn-Mar — Ally Johnson and Macey Miller. Dubuque Wahlert — Alli Kutsch and Maria Klein. Waterloo East — Amanee Clark and DeNae Nash. Waterloo West — Jada Draine and Aleah Cook.
All-Academic (area only)
Cedar Rapids Jefferson — Erica Oler and Kaylee Donner. Cedar Rapids Xavier — Paige Diebold and Caitlin Kramer. Iowa City West — Rachael Saunders and Logan Cook. Linn-Mar — Ally Johnson and Alexa Mindrup.
MVC Valley Division
First Team (*unanimous)
*Ashley Joens, sr., Iowa City High
*Rose Nkumu, soph., Iowa City High
*Emerson Green, soph., Cedar Falls
*Hailey Dolphin, sr., Cedar Rapids Kennedy
Mallory McDermott, soph., Cedar Rapids Prairie
Sarah Schmitt, jr., Cedar Rapids Prairie
Cynthia Wolf, sr., Cedar Falls
Kamryn Finley, sr., Cedar Falls
Player of the year — Joens
Co-coaches of the year — Bill McTaggart, Iowa City High; Gregg Groen, Cedar Falls; Josh Bentley, Cedar Rapids Prairie
Second Team
Paige Rocca, soph., Iowa City High
Kiana Barney, sr., Cedar Falls
Madison Fleckenstein, jr., Dubuque Hempstead
Sammy Mia, jr., Cedar Rapids Washington
Aubrey Joens, soph., Iowa City High
Anaya Barney, fr., Cedar Falls
Sidney McCrea, soph., Cedar Rapids Prairie
Morgan Krug, sr., Dubuque Hempstead
Honorable Mention
Cedar Falls — McKenna Gleason and Grace Burken. Cedar Rapids Kennedy — Olivia Hellweg and Auddie Alepra. Cedar Rapids Prairie — Rachael Kilpatrick and Halle Person. Cedar Rapids Washington — Jayla Johnson and Vanessa Eniola. Dubuque Hempstead — Riley Kay and Kaylie Springer. Dubuque Senior — Alli Udelhofen and Sachi Biehl. Iowa City High — Samantha Greving and Ella Cook
All-Academic (area only)
Cedar Rapids Kennedy — Hailey Dolphin and Tessa Steffen. Cedar Rapids Prairie — Halle Person and Morgan Erickson. Cedar Rapids Washington — Sarah Altemeier and Aubrey Moore. Iowa City High — Ashley Joens and Virginia Muturi.
Wamac Conference East Division
First Team (*unanimous)
*Sydney Volkenant, sr., Anamosa
*Sophie Wilt, sr., Anamosa
*Lindsey Eimers, soph., Western Dubuque
McKenzie Maahs, sr., Western Dubuque
*Kristen Elliott, sr., Mount Vernon
Sammy Moss, jr., Mount Vernon
Tara Hansen, jr., Dyersville Beckman
Maggie Murphy, sr., DeWitt Central.
Coach of the year — Jack Leighty, Anamosa.
Second Team
Hannah Ambrosy, sr., Maquoketa
Brianna Smith, sr., Solon
Taylor Hinz, jr., Anamosa
Taylor Zumbach, jr., Anamosa
Karlie Fagan, jr., Western Dubuque
Lauren Collier, sr., West Delaware
Sydney Steffen, jr., Dyersville Beckman
Sydney Arens, jr., Dyersville Beckman
Honorable Mention
Anamosa — Taylor Zaruba and Maggie McQuillen. Beckman — Brooke Lucas and McKenzie Arens. Maquoketa — Nell Sybesma and Brie Bennis. DeWitt Central — Sydney Small and Alex Mohr. Mount Vernon — McKenzie Haryl and Noelle Ossenkop. Solon — Gabby Marty and Abby Smith. West Delaware — Brooke O'Connell and Kendra Offerman. Western Dubuque — Emma Baumhover and Chloe Baumgartner.
Wamac Conference West Division
First Team (*unanimous)
*Chloe Rice, sr., Marion
*Kayba Laube, soph., Marion
*Mia Laube, sr., Marion
*Allie Wooldridge, sr., Center Point-Urbana
Adrianna Katcher, soph., Center Point-Urbana
Callyn Fox, jr., Center Point-Urbana
*Jessica Musgrave, jr., South Tama
*Karsyn Stratton, soph., Clear Creek Amana
Coach of the year — Corby Laube, Marion
Second Team
Olivia Brecht, sr., Center Point-Urbana
Meagan Harvey, soph., Clear Creek Amana
Randi Wright, jr., Marion
Riley Wright, fr., Marion
LaMia Sisk, sr., Center Point-Urbana
Lucy Howes-Vonstein, fr., Vinton-Shellsburg
Kasi McWhorter, jr., Benton Community
Mary Puffett, soph., Independence
Honorable Mention
Benton Community — Laura Maschino and Mallory Thys. Clear Creek Amana — Jordan Neely and Andrea Roller. Center Point-Urbana — Karly Millikin and Sydney Boevers. Independence — Lydia Butters and Anna Ruffcorn. Marion — Sophie Willette and Leah Van Weelden. South Tama — Jaelin Berger and Sadie Smith. Vinton-Shellsburg — Taryn Sutton and Elly Gloede. Williamsburg — Emily Jensen and Charlotte Wetjen.
River Valley Conference
Elite Team
Abbie Ruggeberg, sr., Cascade
Nicole McDermott, soph., Cascade
Alex Wiese, jr., Iowa City Regina
Lauren Ries, sr., Monticello; Taylor McDonald, sr., Monticello
Camryn Reeg, sr., Bellevue
Tatum Koenig, sr., West Branch
Marly Bussa, sr., Camanche
Kourtney Drake, jr., Wilton
Addison Rath, sr., Mid-Prairie
Mary Crompton, sr., Iowa City Regina
North Division First Team
Darby Hawtrey, sr., North Cedar
Emma Kelchen, sr., Bellevue
Anne Ryan, sr., Cascade
Lea Lefubure, sr., Camanche
Rebecca Schroeder, sr., Bellevue
Giana Michels, jr., Bellevue
Tessa Fields, sr., North Cedar
Jordan Kuper, soph., Monticello
Maddie Fellenger, jr., Monticello
Maddi Parson, jr., Camanche
Leah Crock, sr., North Cedar
Co-coaches of the year — Mike Sconsa, Cascade; Glen Hay, North Cedar
South Division First Team
Kennedy Wallace, jr., Iowa City Regina
Sasha Koenig, fr., West Branch
Amanda Smith, jr., Tipton
Greyson Dumont, sr., Iowa City Regina
Emily Lange, jr., Wilton
Aubrey Putman, jr., Wilton
Shae Becker, jr., Mid-Prairie
Emily Hermiston, jr., Tipton
Kamryn Meyer, jr., Durant
Macy Akers, jr., West Liberty
Coach of the Year — Jarod Tylee, West Branch.
Northeast Iowa Conference
First Team
Shannon Pisney, sr., Crestwood
Ellie Friesen, sr., Crestwood
Sharon Goodman, soph., Crestwood
Isabel Leichtman, sr., New Hampton
Olivia Phillips, jr., Waverly-Shell Rock
Maddie Ahlstrom, jr., Waukon
Amber Rosenstiel, sr., Oelwein
Second Team
Emily Friesen, sr., Crestwood
Lauren Griffith, jr., Waukon
Britney Young, soph., Waverly-Shell Rock
Drew Becker, jr., Oelwein
Jodie Sindlinger, jr., Charles City
Lindsey McEnaney, sr., Decorah
Brynn Bodermann, sr., Crestwood.
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Cedar Rapids Kennedy's Hailey Dolphin grabs a rebound against Iowa City High on Dec. 1. Dolphin has been selected as the all-Metro girls' basketball player of the year. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)