WWG earns five All-Conference selections
The Red Rock Conference announced its girls basketball All-Conference teams on Monday morning with Westbrook-Walnut Grove earning a conference-leading five selections between the 17-player first team and 11-player honorable mention list.
The conference also announced its All-Academic teams for boys and girls basketball as well as wrestling. All-Academic selections were awarded to seniors with a cumulative GPA of 3.6 or higher.
WWG seniors Izzy Klumper, Addeson Jenniges and Abby Wiggins each earned first-team honors. The Chargers’ three first-team selections trailed only conference and section champion Southwest Minnesota Christian’s four honorees.
Klumper scored 17.6 points per game on 38.8% from 3-point range. She also set the school record for career 3-pointers made.
Wiggins and Jenniges averaged 8.0 and 7.6 points per game respectively. Jenniges’ 88 assists on the year were also a team-high while Wiggins finished the season with 49 steals and 135 rebounds.
Riley Parker and Natalie Wahl each earned honorable mention nods for WWG. Wahl finished the season with a team-leading 55 steals while Parker’s 129 rebounds trailed only Wiggins and Leah Carter’s 181.
Russell-Tyler-Ruthton also earned a pair of All-Conference selections with seniors Gabi Borresen and Ally Nelson. Borresen dished out a team-high 66 assists on the season. She also added 37 steals and 94 rebounds.
Nelson was the Knights’ leading rebounder on the year with 124 boards while also averaging 7.2 points per game. She also added 26 steals and 10 blocks on the defensive end.
RTR and Red Rock Central each had an honorable mention in Tatum Hess and Taylor Lang while Jayda Hellewell and Abby Overman each received an honorable mention nod for Murray County Central in their senior seasons.
The Red Rock Conference will announce its boys teams after Russell-Tyler-Ruthton and Mountain Lake Area-Comfrey’s seasons conclude in the Class A state tournament.
ALL-CONFERENCE
SWMC
Jocelyn Baron, Sr.
Makenzie Pap, Sr.
Ana Veldkamp, Sr.
Madyson Fey, Jr.
WWG
Addeson Jenniges, Sr.
Izzy Klumper, Sr.
Abby Wiggins, Sr.
Edgerton
Alyda Vande Griend, Sr.
Alliot Fleischman, Jr.
HBC
Lanae Elbers, Sr.
Abbie Harris, So.
Olivia Deelstra, Fr.
Adrian-Ellsworth
Sadie Krahling, Sr.
Shandra, Cuperus, So.
RTR
Gabi Borresen, Sr.
Ally Nelson, Sr.
MLAC
Julia Brinkman, So.
Honorable mentions
Mya Vander Maten, SWC, Sr.; Riley Parker, WWG, Jr.; Natalie Wahl, WWG, Jr.; Mateya Gilbertson, Edgerton, Sr.; Brynn Rauk, HBC, Sr.; Katelyn Frodermann, AE, Jr.; Brylee Zebe, AE, So.; Tatum Hess, RTR, Sr.; Jayda Hellewell, MCC, Sr.; Abby Overman, MCC, Sr.; Taylor Lang, RRC, So.
ALL-ACADEMIC
Boys basketball
AE
Landon Leuthold
HLOF
Caleb Ethridge
Logan Gass
Sam Goedtke
Dustin Hakensis
Tim Salntiny
MLAC
Alex Karschnik
Grant Oakland
Ashton Toll
Kody Wassman
MCC
Ben Ahlers
Owen Gillette
RRC
Corey Arkell
Ashton Holmen
Jake Jackson
Jayden Lang
Austin Senst
Isaac Simonson
Tyler Therkilsen
RTR
Blake Christianson
Colby Frahm
Ben Guida
Isaac Norgaard
Drew Werkman
SWMC
Grant Busker
Aidan Schaap
Girls basketball
AE
Katie Buntjer
Destiny Dibbern
Sadie Krahling
Brooklyn Schock
Isabel Their
Edgerton
Mateya Gilbertson
HLOF
Iraish Hollahan
Hailey Vandenbosch
Olivia Wehking
HBC
Lanae Elbers
Larissa Steinhoff
Brynn Rauk
MLAC
Annika Brinkman
Alexis Romsdahl
MCC
Lily Daniels
Jayda Hellewell
Kylie Knakmuhs
Abby Overman
RRC
Ella Erickson
Addison Irlbeck
Mercedes Myers
RTR
Gabi Borresen
Madi Burns
Shae O’Leary
SWMC
Makenzie Pap
Myah Vander Maaten
Peyton Van Essen
Ana Veldkamp
WWG
Addison Jenniges
Isabel Klumper
Ella Knakmuhs
Amelia Sikel
Abby Wiggins
Wrestling
AE
Reese Morrison
F/MCC
Denver Ash
RRC
Quintyn Vold