Great Lakes Eight West lists All-Conference picks
Norway's Ross is top defensive player
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ESCANABA — The Great Lakes Eight West Conference released its All-Conference awards for the 2026 football season with Lake Linden-Hubbell named Team of the Year.
Norway’s Landon Ross, a senior, was named Defensive Player of the Year. Lake Linden-Hubbell’s Brady Axford, also a senior, was Offensive Player of the Year.
Joining Ross on the All-Conference First Team were Norway teammates Trent Martin and Kaleb LaPine.
Forest Park players named to the First Team were Dax Huuki, Vic Giuliani and Nick Stachowicz. North Central’s First Team selections were Kaden Malone, Myles Nehring, Pryor LaBonte and Lucas Garcia-Valencia.
The awards list follows:
Team of the Year: Lake Linden-Hubbell
Coach of the Year: Brett Gervais, Lake Linden-Hubbell
Offensive Player of the Year: Brady Axford, Senior, Lake Linden-Hubbell
Defensive Player of the Year: Landon Ross, Senior, Norway
All-Conference First Team
Quarterback: Jayden Verrett, Senior, Gogebic;
Running Back: Dax Huuki, Senior, Forest Park; Kaden Malone, Senior, North Central;
Wide Receiver: Trent Martin, Senior, Norway;
Offensive Hybrid: Vic Giuliani, Senior, Forest Park; Kaleb LaPine, Senior, Norway;
Offensive Line: Landon Ross, Senior, Norway; Myles Nehring, Junior, North Central; Josh Daavettila, Senior, Lake Linden-Hubbell;
Defensive Line: Myles Nehring, Junior, North Central; Nick Stachowicz, Junior, Forest Park;
Linebacker: Tyler Axford, Senior, Lake Linden-Hubbell; Brody Johns, Senior, Munising;
Defensive Backs: Brady Axford, Senior, Lake Linden-Hubbell; Pryor LaBonte, Junior, North Central; Cayden Harju, Senior, Gogebic;
Defensive Hybrid: Josh Daavettila, Senior, Lake Linden-Hubbell; Henry Jenkins, Senior, Gogebic;
All-Conference Second Team
Quarterback: Blake Lebo, Junior, Lake Linden-Hubbell;
Running Back: Levi Hauler, Junior, Munising; Derek Meyer, Junior, Ishpeming;
Wide Receiver: Riley Cretens, Senior, North Central;
Offensive Hybrid: Tyler Axford, Senior, Lake Linden-Hubbell; Brody Bobula, Junior, Ontonagon;
Offensive Line: Charlie Hainault, Junior, Lake Linden-Hubbell; Xavier Bannister, Senior, Ishpeming; Ethan Petersen, Senior, Munising;
Defensive Line: Cullen Gaboury, Sophomore, Ishpeming; Ethan Petersen, Senior, Munising;
Linebacker: Ryan Holmstrom, Senior, Ontonagon; Noah Starr, Senior, Forest Park;
Defensive Backs: Kaleb LaPine, Senior, Norway; Dax Kakkuri, Senior, Ishpeming; Kian Gauthier, Sophomore, Ishpeming;
Defensive Hybrid: Blake Tyner, Senior, Munising; Eli Brzoznowski, Senior, Forest Park;
All-Conference Special Teams
Kicker: Lucas Garcia-Valencia, Sophomore, North Central;
Punter: Kaleb LaPine, Senior, Norway;
Return Specialist: Kaden Malone, Senior, North Central;
All-Conference Honorable Mention
Alfred Milkey, Freshman, Lake Linden-Hubbell; Nick Bannister, Senior, Ishpeming; Marcus Annala, Junior, Ishpeming; Nate Pipkorn, Senior, North Central; Brody McBee, Junior, Forest Park; Noah Pearson, Senior, Norway; Tavvi Rooni, Junior, Gogebic; Jacob Hurst, Senior, Ontonagon; Brandon Boyak, Senior, Munising; Judd Justinak, Sophomore, Ironwood, Jameson Pisco, Sophomore, Ironwood;