As voted by the NEIC coaches:
1st Team
Mary Halvorson Sr Waukon
Abby Lasher Jr Charles City
Mollie Sir Sr Cresco
Ashley Kavorik Sr Cresco
Jessica Stika Sr Cresco
Alex Jipson Sr Oelwein
Moran Lonning Jr Decorah
2nd Team
Logan Hjerleid Sr Waukon
Kristyna Herman Jr Waukon
Maddie Forsyth Sr Charles City
Megan McDonough Sr Decorah
Sam Cuvelier Sr Decorah
Liz Moeror Jr Waverly Shell Rock
Olivia Kreiner So Cresco
Honorable Mention:
Tatum Meyer Sr Waukon
Emily Novotny Sr Cresco
Lisa Berns Jr Charles City
Carissa Berger Sr Waukon
J. Westondorf Jr Waverly Shell Rock
Logan Worden Jr Oelwein
Raelyn Webster Fr New Hampton
Now for my opinion and NEIC conference picks:
1st Team:
Mary Halvorson
Abby Lasher
Molly Sir
Tatum Meyer
Maddie Forsyth
Jessica Stika
Logan Hjerleid
2nd Team
Alex Jipson
Olivia Kreiner
Kristyna Herman
Moran Lonning
Carissa Berger
Ashley Kavorik
Jordon Reiser
Honorable Mention :
Megan McDonough
Lisa Berns
Logan Worden
Liz Moeror
Sam Cuvelier
Jordon Westondorf
Raelyn Webster
It looked to me as the for the most part the coaches in the NEIC voted by scoring average for the most part and I know that my picks may look a bit “homerish” but its my blog and I think the real voting is more anti Waukon overall than I am playing Homer.
How can a team that goes 24-0 in conference over two years (the same team) only get one player on 1st team? Every other team in the NEIC was AT LEAST 0-4 some were 0-5 including districts over the last two years to the same exact players?
Move Ups:
Maddie Forsyth: Leading rebounder in conference, and 5th in scoring. A true banger inside and plays with good intensity. I thought she was a lock for first team.
Tatum Meyer in my opinion was the biggest overlook. For a gaurd to LEAD the conference in Assists and Steals manage to distribute the ball to the other main 5 or 6 players night in and night out, and gaurd the other teams 1st or second option night in and night out and goes 24-0 in conference deservers first team in my book.
Logan Hjerleid– 9.6 points a game, better than average stats in rebounding, assists and steals and Almost always gaurds the other teams #1 threat. Hjerleid held down the likes of Sir, and Lasher (auto first team picks in my book) on a nightly basis
Carissa Berger – was down in points some this year but some of that was due to other Indians stepping up their scoring more from the past season which really averaged out the rest of the Indian scoring . Creates pure havoc in the open floor whenever the ball is loose and if there was a “forced turnover” catergory she would be right at the top in the conference. I’d also like to ask the coaches who voted which one of them wouldn’t take her and instantly put her in their starting lineup??
Jordon Reiser – has been so consistant coming off the Indian bench and being instant offense, and doing from the post or wing. Has shored up the Indians outside attack and gives them a real threat (somthing that plagued them last season at times) Again I can’t see another coach in the confernce saying she couldn’t start on their team.
Tough cuts: Lonning is definatley a great player but only averaged 4 more points a game than Meyer and her team was not even .500 on the season, was held in check by the likes of Hjerleid and Meyer in 5 games the last two seasons
Kavorik also a great gaurd, but was less than average vs the Indian’s, again held down by Hjerleid and Meyer in 4 wins the last two seasons.
Alex Jipson was near the top of conference in scoring and shot the most free throws. She is a tough player but didn’t have enough help to be great. She was getting many of her points when the game was already over, driving to the basket looking for any contact she could find. In my opinion she could start on every other team in the conference besides the Indians but was held in check vs Waukon and her team only won 4 games all season.
Feel free to comment yourselves. This was not meant to belittle any other players in the confernce just my opinion.