Kelley named NLC Offensive, co-Defensive POY
FLORENCE, Wis. — After helping lead his team to the third round of the WIAA Division 5 boys basketball state playoffs and crossing the 1,000 point threshold at Florence High School, senior William Kelley dominated the Northern Lakes Conference awards when they were released on Friday.
Kelley was voted NLC Offensive Player of the Year as well as co-Defensive Player of the Year. He split the honor with Toby Volkmann of Three Lakes.
The awards didn’t stop there, though, and Kelley was also unanimously selected as a member of the All-Conference First Team.
Goodman/Pembine senior Ryan Ehlert was also voted to the NLC All-Conference First Team.
Florence senior Dustin Williams was voted to the All-Conference Second Team
Bobcats’ junior Logan Koski received an Honorable Mention selection.
The rest of the NLC awards, as voted on by coaches in the conference, are listed below.
Conference Champions: Three Lakes
Coach of the Year: Brad Volkmann, Three Lakes
Offensive Player of the Year: William Kelley, Florence
Co-Defensive Players of the Year: William Kelley, Florence; Toby Volkmann, Three Lakes
FIRST TEAM
Jaxon Keepers, Crandon, 11
Eugene Reinke, Elcho, 12
William Kelley, Florence, 12*
Ryan Ehlert, Goodman/Pembine, 12
Canton Chrisman, Laona/Wabeno, 09
Jared Kaufman, Three Lakes, 12*
Toby Volkmann, Three Lakes, 12
SECOND TEAM
Omar Bailey, Crandon, 12
Dustin Williams, Florence, 12
Cooper Albrecht, Laona/Wabeno, 09
Walker Winkelman, Laona/Wabeno, 10
Tyler Janikowski, Three Lakes, 12
HONORABLE MENTION
Matthew Jahnke, Crandon, 11
Nathan Visser, Elcho, 11
Logan Koski, Florence, 11
Preston VanZile, Laona/Wabeno, 12
LJ Terlizzi, Three Lakes, 12
* denotes unanimous vote
Daily News sports editor Sean Chase compiled this report.