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North Linn’s Tate Haughenbury, Mike Hilmer honored by Tri-Rivers Conference
Haughenbury is the West Division Player of the Year, Hilmer its Coach of the Year as conference announces all-division teams
Feb. 18, 2023 3:45 pm, Updated: Feb. 19, 2023 1:28 pm
CEDAR RAPIDS — North Linn senior forward Tate Haughenbury has been named Tri-Rivers Conference West Division MVP, the conference announced Saturday.
Haughenbury, who is headed to Kirkwood Community College to play basketball, averaged 16.4 points, 7.1 rebounds and a division-best 5.6 assists per game for the Lynx, who are 22-0 and ranked second in Class 1A.
He is among a quartet of North Linn players named to the West Division first team. The others are junior Ty Pflughaupt, senior Ben Wheatley and sophomore Mason Bechen. Pflughaupt actually led the division in scoring (17.3 points per game) and rebounds (8.3).
Haughenbury, Pflughaupt and Wheatley are unanimous first-team picks, as is the dynamic Alburnett junior duo of Braydon Osborn and Jordan Caton. The Pirates are ranked No. 9 in Class 2A and, like North Linn, play in a district final game Tuesday night.
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Another unanimous selection is Maquoketa Valley senior Avery Holtz, a 1,000-point career scorer. The guard actually led division players in scoring in all conference games (including cross-divisional) with an average of 18.4 points per game.
Maquoketa Valley plays North Linn in a 1A district final Tuesday night.
Central City sophomore Matthew Klostermann are the other first-team West Division selections. North Linn’s Mike Hilmer is the division’s Coach of the Year.
In the East Division, Midland senior Zain Sauer and Lisbon junior Michael Gadberry are first-team selections. Easton Valley’s Carter Fuegen is the division Player of the Year and Isaac Sturm of Bellevue Marquette its Coach of the Year.
Here are the entire teams.
Tri-Rivers Conference West Division
First Team
- *Tate Haughenbury (North Linn), senior
- *Ben Wheatley (North Linn), senior
- *Ty Pflughaupt (North Linn), junior
- *Braydon Osborn (Alburnett), junior
- *Jordan Caton (Alburnett), junior
- *Avery Holtz (Maquoketa Valley), senior
- Mason Bechen (North Linn), sophomore
- Matthew Klostermann (Central City), sophomore
- Player of the Year — Haughenbury.
- Coach of the Year — Mike Hilmer (North Linn)
Second Team
- Tytan Bowers (Alburnett), senior
- Mason Neighbor (Alburnett), senior
- Mekhi Benton (Central City), junior
- Aiden Klostermann (Central City), sophomore
- Lane McShane (Maquoketa Valley), junior
- Kody Hoeger (Maquoketa Valley), junior
- Breckyn Betenbender (North Linn), junior
- Cade Sheda (Springville), senior
Honorable Mention
- Adam Neighbor (Alburnett), senior
- Isaiah Maker (Starmont), junior
- Brett Kane (Springville), senior
- Toby Grimm (Maquoketa Valley), junior
- Jake Van Etten (North Linn), sophomore
- Brayden Rickels (Central City), senior
- Cael Funk (Edgewood-Colesburg), senior
- Dalton Kortenkamp (East Buchanan), senior
Tri-Rivers Conference East Division
First Team
- *Hakeal Powell (Clinton Prince of Peace), sophomore
- *Marcus Blount (Clinton Prince of Peace), senior
- *Carson Fuegen (Easton Valley), senior
- *Spencer Roeder (Bellevue Marquette), sophomore
- Evan Scott (Bellevue Marquette), senior
- Zain Sauer (Midland), senior
- Michael Gadberry (Lisbon), junior
- Player of the Year — Fuegen.
- Coach of the Year — Isaac Sturm (Bellevue Marquette)
Second Team
- Jhikeith McGraw (Clinton Prince of Peace), junior
- Hayden Holdgrafer (Easton Valley), senior
- Caden Kettman (Bellevue Marquette), junior
- Kannon Still (Bellevue Marquette), junior
- Luke Czarnecki (Lisbon), senior
- Pedar Rohling (Calamus-Wheatland), junior
- Johny Armina (North Cedar), junior
Honorable Mention
- Cole VanderHeiden (Calamus-Wheatland), senior
- Brody Dehner (Clinton Prince of Peace), senior
- Cale Christ (Midland), junior
- Cohen Kamaus (Lisbon), senior
- Ivan Lant (Easton Valley), junior
- Isaac Brinker (Bellevue Marquette), junior
- Jayden Nabb (North Cedar), junior
*-Indicates unanimous selection
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After getting possession of the ball, North Lynn Lynx forward Tate Haughenbury (30) dunks the ball in the first quarter of the game against Alburnett at North Linn High School in Troy Mills, Iowa on Friday, January 20, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
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