Gustafson, Allen Highlight All-UP Basketball Teams

The High School girls basketball All-U.P. Teams were announced Friday morning by the Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association.

St. Ignace's Linnie Gustafson was named Miss U.P. Basketball, and she was the Class A-B-C Player of the Year. Milly Allen of Chassell was named Class D Player of the Year.

Natalie Bartle of Negaunee, Madigan Johns of Ishpeming, and Taylor Opolka of Pickford joined Gustafson and Allen on the Dream Team.

Details follow below.

2018 ALL U-P TEAMS
 

Class C Team of the Year: St. Ignace

 

Class D Team of the Year: Chassell

 

Dream Team

Taylor Opolka, Pickford, 5-11, Sr., F

 

Class ABC First Team

Emily Coveyou, St. Ignace, 5-11, Jr., F

Madelyn Koski, Westwood, 5-6, Soph., G

Clara Johnson, Negaunee, 5-7, Sr., G

Mariah Austin, Ishpeming, 5-8, Sr., G

Kara Pietila, Houghton, 5-10, Sr., F

 

Class ABC Second Team

Riley Poupore, Iron Mountain, 5-7, Jr., G-F

Jordyn Kriegl, Kingsford, 5-5, Sr., G

Avery Ledy, Marquette, 5-11, Jr., F

Eden Golliher, West Iron County, 6-0, Soph., F

Mackenzie Kalchik, Sault Ste. Marie, 5-3, Sr., G

Tessa Leece, Westwood, 5-6, Soph., G

Lexi Chaillier, Escanaba, 5-5, Jr., G

Tierra Taylor, Gwinn, 6-0, Sr., C

Keisha Davis, St. Ignace, 5-9, Sr., F

Taylor Hunter, Gladstone, 5-8, Sr., F
 

Class D First Team

Sydney Danison, Chassell, 6-1, Sr., C

Kianne Wendt, Munising, 5-9, Sr., G-F

Elise Besonen, Ewen-Trout Creek, 5-3, Fresh., G

Aubrey Simmons, Engadine, 5-10, Sr., C

Mackenzie Barr, Cedarville, 5-8, Sr., 
 

Class D Second Team

JuliAnn Wickman, North Dickinson, 5-6, Sr., G

Jenna Pietila, Chassell, 5-5, Jr., G

Autumn Rasner, Stephenson, 5-3, Jr., G

Megan Robinette, Bark River-Harris, 5-9, Sr., F

Caroline Freel, Cedarville, 5-8, Jr., G

Bethany Baldwin, Watersmeet, 5-7, Sr., G

Brooke Dalgord, Big Bay de Noc, 5-9, Sr., F

Michaela Werner, Munising, 5-10, Jr., F

Meg Hokenson, Chassell, 5-7, Sr., G

Mercedes Simmons, Forest Park, 6-1, Soph., C

Sara Sivula, Carney-Nadeau, 5-7, Sr., G
 

Special mention (two or more votes)

Class ABC

Emma Anderson, Menominee, Fresh.; Harlee Froberg, Houghton, Sr.; Sydney Kivi, Marquette, Jr.; Taylor Mylly, Ironwood, Sr.; Chloe Sjoholm, Ishpeming, Sr..

 

Class D

Hailee Demers, Bark River-Harris, Jr.; Saundra Libertoski, Wakefield-Marenisco, Sr.
 

Honorable mention (less than two votes)

Class ABC

Erin Barrette, Menominee, Fresh.; McKenzie Boyd, Ironwood, Fresh.; Sarah Dix, L’Anse; Valeta Gage, Sault Ste. Marie, sr.; Kaitlyn Hardwick, Gladstone, Sr.; Nicole Kamin, Escanaba, Fresh.; Brooke Kriegl, Kingsford, Soph.; Anna Malmquist, West Iron County, Soph.; Abby Nelson, Negaunee, Jr.; Emily Nelson, West Iron County, Soph.; Renee Roberts, Kingsford, Sr.; Stasha Warchock, Marquette.

 

Class D

Darcy Bennin, Pickford, Soph.; Lauryn Bloniarz, Bark River-Harris, Jr.; Hannah Cross, Forest Park, Sr.; Sierra Debelak, Bark River-Harris, Soph.; Natalie Dombrowski, North Central, Sr.; Elizabeth Goodacre, Rapid River, Sr.; Taylor Honkala, Forest Park, Sr.; Martina Jahfetson, Baraga; Emily Johnson, Stephenson, Soph.; Taylor Manchester, Bessemer, Sr.; Grace May, Maplewood Baptist, Sr.; Cierra Molina, Rudyard, Jr.; Emma Rondeau, Superior Central, Sr.; Holli Stapleton, Big Bay de Noc, Jr.; Sophia Vaughn, Engadine, Soph.; Chloe Wells, North Central, Jr.