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Thursday April 25, 2024
Wonders Mr. U.P. Basketball; Winners Announced

The Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association on Friday released the 2021 boys basketball All-U.P. teams. Iron Mountain's Foster Wonders was named Mr. U.P. Basketball. He was also runner-up for the Michigan Mr. Basketball award.

The Escanaba Eskymos were the large school Team of the Year. with senior Erik Victorson making the Dream Team and Carter Hudson making the First Team. Iron Mountain Coach Bucky Johnson was named the D1-3 Coach of the Year, and his Mountaineers were the Division Three Team of the Year.

In Division Four, Jaden Borseth of Ewen-Trout Creek was the Player of the Year, and Rudyard's Jim Suggitt was the Coach of the Year. The Bulldogs were the D-4 Team of the Year.

The award winners:
 
Mr. U.P. Basketball: Foster Wonders, Iron Mountain, 6-5, Sr.
 
Division 1-3 Player of the Year: Foster Wonders, Iron Mountain, 6-5, Sr.
 
Division 4 Player of the Year: Jaden Borseth, Ewen-Trout Creek, 6-3, Jr.
 
Division 1-2 Team of the Year: Escanaba
 
Division 3 Team of the Year: Iron Mountain
 
Division 4 Team of the Year: Rudyard
 
Division 1-3 Coach of the Year: Bucky Johnson, Iron Mountain
 
Division 4 Coach of the Year: Jim Suggitt, Rudyard
 
 
Dream Team
 
Foster Wonders, Iron Mountain, 6-5, Sr.
 
Kam Karp, Marquette, 6-1, Sr.
 
Jaden Borseth, Ewen-Trout Creek, 6-3, Jr.
 
Erik Victorson, Escanaba, 6-0, Sr.
 
Zach Carlson, Westwood, 5-9, Jr.
 
 
Division 1-3 First Team
 
Carter Hudson, Escanaba, 6-7, Sr.
 
Justin Nelson, West Iron County, 6-8, Sr.
 
Cam Ballard, Gladstone, 6-2, Sr.
 
Eli Luokkala, Negaunee, 6-5, Sr.
 
Lincoln Sager, Marquette, 6-2, Sr.
 
 
Division 1-3 Second Team
 
Aiden Bellisle, Menominee, 6-1, Jr.
 
Johnny Schutz, Jeffers, 6-2, Jr.
 
Ricky Brown, Iron Mountain, 6-0, Sr.
 
Colin Hudson, Escanaba, 6-7, Jr.
 
Ty Lotterman, Marquette, 6-4, Sr.
 
Bryce Pietrantonio, Iron Mountain, 6-1, Sr.
 
Zach Beckman, Westwood, 6-0, Jr.
 
Trenton Wood-Keshick, Bark River-Harris, 6-3, Sr.
 
Jonny Ingalls, St. Ignace, 5-9, Fr.
 
Christian Hocking, Jeffers, 6-4, Sr.
 
 
Honorable mention: Cole Bracket, Kingsford, Sr.; Cooper Conway, Menominee, 6-5, Jr.; Brandon Frazer, Escanaba, 5-11, Sr.; Reid Hill, Gwinn, 6-1, Sr.; Nick Javurek, Bark River-Harris, 6-1, Sr.; Jayce Kipling, Ishpeming, 6-2, Jr.; Brody Kopp, Kingsford, Sr.; Von Lyons, Ironwood, 6-0, Jr.; Nick Nora, Kingsford, 5-8, Soph.; Ely North, St. Ignace, 5-11, Fr.; Nick Javurek, Bark River-Harris, 6-1, Sr.; Logan Parolini, Norway, 5-10, Sr.; Hunter Potier, Gladstone, 6-3, Jr.; Brady Schultz, Menominee, 6-3, Jr.; Joey Stein, Bark River-Harris, 6-0, Sr.; Nathan Thomson, West Iron County, 6-0, Sr.; Carter Zawacki, Bark River-Harris, 6-2, Sr.; Vinicio Febles, Sault Ste. Marie, 6-0, Sr.
 
 
Division 4 First Team
 
Logan Depew, Newberry, 5-11, Sr.
 
Davin Hill, Dollar Bay, 5-8, Sr.
 
EJ Suggitt, Rudyard, 6-0, Jr.
 
Luke Gorzinski, North Central, 5-9, Soph.
 
Connor LeClaire, Dollar Bay, 5-10, Sr.
 
 
Division 4 Second Team
 
Eric Abramson, Ewen-Trout Creek, 6-4, Jr.
 
Tate Besteman, Rudyard, 6-5, Jr.
 
Beau Koffman, Carney-Nadeau, 5-11, Sr.
 
Caleb Kohlmann, Cedarville, 6-0, Sr.
 
Lane Kortemeier, Bessemer, 6-4, Sr.
 
Mason Kudlick, Rapid River, 5-10, Sr.
 
Jack Matrella, Bessemer, 6-0, Jr.
 
Kane Nebel, Munising, 6-1, Soph.
 
Grady Newland, Brimley, 6-0, Jr.
 
Karl Rautiola, Chassell, 6-1, Jr.
 
 
Honorable mention: Keall Emmers, Forest Park, 6-1, Sr.; Grant Fountain, DeTour, 5-10, Sr.; Kyle Frusti, Superior Central, 6-0, Sr.; Ian Gorzinski, North Central, 5-10, Sr.; Travis Johnson, Big Bay de Noc, 6-1, Sr.; Bryce Kuehneu, Stephenson, 5-6, Sr.; Parker Maki, Superior Central, 6-0, Sr.; Maximus Mattson, North Dickinson, 5-8, Jr.; Cam Peterson, Rudyard, 5-10, Fr..; Jesse Sampson, North Central, 6-4, Soph.; Micah Bailey, Maplewood Baptist, 6-2, Sr.
 

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