West Iron senior Nelson earns West PAC honors
IM’s Lofholm, Wykons’ Malmquist recognized in league’s Iron Division
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COVINGTON -- West PAC Iron Division champion Westwood won the special honors when the league announced its girls basketball awards upon completion of their meeting at Hardwood Steakhouse.
Senior guard Tessa Leece was named Player of the Year and Kurt Corcoran the Coach of the Year for the Patriots, who finished the regular season with 18-2 overall and 11-1 league records.
Leece also earned a berth on the league's Defensive Team.
The West PAC's nine schools named an overall Dream Team and Defensive Team, then Iron and Copper Division First teams and honorable mentions.
West Iron County senior center Emily Nelson was named to the Dream Team, and the Defensive team, as was Calumet junior guard Ellie Djerf.
Also making the Dream Team were Negaunee sophomore center Alyssa Hill, Gwinn senior guard Marissa Delmont and Westwood senior guard Madelyn Koski.
First Team Iron Division selections included Reagan Lundholm, senior guard of Iron Mountain, and Anna Malmquist, senior guard, West Iron County.
Others on the Iron Division's First Team, including two forwards from Westwood -- sophomore Natalie Prophet and senior Karlie Patron.
The other Iron first-teamers are Negaunee senior guard Chloe Norman, Gwinn senior guard Emily Curtice and Ishpeming senior guard Emma Poirier.
First Team, Copper Division was Maryellen Trewhella, junior guard, Houghton; D'Andra Kero, senior forward, Hancock; Jana Loukus, sophomore guard, Calumet; Marybeth Halonen, sophomore forward, Calumet
Norman and Curtice also joined Leece on the league Defensive Team.
Named Iron Division honorable mention was Claire Mongrain, junior guard, Iron Mountain. Other honorable mentions were Ishpeming junior guard Madisyn Mead, Gwinn junior forward Tianna Taylor and Negaunee senior guard Bree Giotto.
Named Honorable mention in the Copper Division was Jordan Shamion, junior forward, West Iron County. The other honorable mentions in the Copper were Stella Wickstrom, freshman forward, Houghton; Taylor Sebbas, senior forward, Hancock and Lizzie Torola, sophomore center, Calumet.