Notebook: Area athletes earn all-conference honors

Three Rivers, Tri-County and Lincoln Trail recognize fall sports athletes

Princeton's Ellie Harp takes a shot against Hall Thursday night at Prouty Gym.

The Three Rivers, Tri-County and Lincoln Trail conferences recently announced their all-conference teams for girls volleyball and boys soccer.

Three Rivers East Girls Volleyball

Princeton senior Ellie Harp was one of five unanimous selections to the Three Rivers East All-Conference team.

Other unanimous selections were seniors Jamie Neumiller and Peyton Umstead and junior Lauren Abbott of league champ Erie-Prophetstown and Mendota junior Laylie Denault. Kewanee sophomore Macee Pickering and junior Kaylee Keegan of Erie-Prophetstown round out the first-team selections.

Princeton juniors Caroline Keutzer and Keighley Davis and Hall senior Kennedy Wozniak were named second-team all-conference.

Honorable mention honors went to Princeton junior Kathy Maciczak and Hall senior Maggie Hoscheid and sophomore Kaitlyn Coutts.

Tri-County Girls Volleyball

Henry-Senachwine senior Lauren Harbison was named as the TCC Player of the Year, and classmate Kaitlynn Anderson was named as the TCC Defensive Player of the Year.

Other first-team selections are seniors Lanie Olson and Audrey McNabb of league champ Seneca, Malayna Pitte of Woodland and Avery Durdan of Marquette and sophomore Anna McGlasson of Midland.

St. Bede seniors Ashlyn Ehm and Sadie Koehler received honorable mention. The Bruins tied for third place at 6-3.

For Putnam County, freshman Myah Richardson was named to the second team, while senior Maggie Spratt received honorable mention. The Panthers finished 3-6.

Lincoln Trail Girls Volleyball

Bureau Valley placed two girls on the All-Lincoln Trail Conference Girls Volleyball team in its first season, with senior Kinley Canady and sophomore Libby Endress both earning second-team honors.

The Storm finished 6-5 in league play.

Annawan senior Bella VanOpdorp was selected to the first team.

Three Rivers Boys Soccer

Princeton and DePue-Hall players received All-Three Rivers Conference recognition on the soccer pitch.

Princeton seniors Asa Gartin and Chase Sims along with DePue-Hall junior Gabriel Cano were named first-team all-conference.

Second-team honors went to seniors Osvaldo Morales and Iian Bardot of DePue-Hall, while Princeton senior Izaiah Smallwood and Landon Davis picked up honorable mention.

League champ and state finalist Mendota had seniors David Casas and Johan Cortez unanimously picked to the first team. They were joined on the first team by sophomore teammates Cesar Casas and Isaac Diaz.

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