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The Marawood Conference announced its all-conference basketball teams for the 2011-12 season over the weekend.
Auburndale junior Austin Hawkins was named the Marawood South boys player of the year after leading the conference in scoring (18.7 points) and finishing fourth in rebounding (6.6 per game).
Joining Hawkins on the first team were teammate Markus Kleifgen, who was fifth in scoring at 13.2 points a game, Stratford senior Derek Austin (fourth in scoring, 15.9 points per game), Edgar’s Caden Untiedt, and Marathon’s Collin Seubert.
Stratford senior Troy Mengel (eighth in scoring at 13.1 points per game, third in rebounding at 6.9 per game) was a second-team selection.
Among the honorable mention picks were Auburndale’s Isaac Castellano and Cale Weiler, and Stratford’s Greg Belter and Nolan Bargender.
Chad Weinfurter of conference champion Auburndale was named the Coach of the Year.
Auburndale’s Nicole Nikolay and Stratford’s Hannah Schmitt, both juniors, were named to the Marawood South girls all-conference team.
They join unanimous choices Mary Sigler of Wisconsin Rapids Assumption, Holly Denfeld of Edgar and Player of the Year Sarah Connolly of conference champion Wausau Newman Catholic.
Schmitt finished sixth in the conference in scoring at 10.7 points per game. Nikolay was right behind in seventh at 10.0 points per game and was fifth in rebounding at 6.8 per game.. Connolly led the Marawood South in scoring at 15.9 points a game and 3-pointers with 25.
Stratford sophomore Brooke Schultze was a second-team choice and teammate Sara Griesbach was an honorable mention selection.
Schultze was fifth in scoring at 11.1 points per game and tied Schmitt as the conference’s top rebounders at 8.1 per game.
Auburndale’s Sam Karl also was an honorable mention pick.
Joe Birkhauser of Wisconsin Rapids Assumption was named Coach of the Year.
2011-12 All-Marawood Conference South Division Girls Basketball Team
First team: *Mary Sigler, so., Wisconsin Rapids Assumption; Nicole Nikolay, jr., Auburndale; *Holly Denfeld, jr., Edgar; *Sarah Connolly, sr., Wausau Newman Catholic; Hannah Schmitt, jr., Stratford. (*unanimous selection)
Second team: Hannah Skibba, jr., Wisconsin Rapids Assumption; Brianna Jehn, sr., Wausau Newman Catholic; Grace Kennedy, sr., Wausau Newman Catholic; Marissa Ortner, jr., Pittsville; Brooke Schultze, so., Stratford.
Honorable mention: Brittney Birkhauser, so., Wisconsin Rapids Assumption; Kallie Reinke, sr., Wisconsin Rapids Assumption; Sam Karl, sr., Auburndale; Faryn Wirkus, sr., Edgar; Jena Heidmann, sr., Edgar; Kayla Stanley, sr., Marathon; Rebecca Reiche, sr., Marathon; Daley Rupar, sr., Wausau Newman Catholic; Madison Tubbs, so., Wausau Newman Catholic; Brittanie Boeck, jr., Northland Lutheran; Morgan Thums, jr., Northland Lutheran; Hannah Marti, sr., Pittsville; Dallas Oates, sr., Pittsville; Sara Griesbach, sr., Stratford.
Player of the Year: Sarah Connolly, Wausau Newman Catholic.
Coach of the Year: Joe Birkhauser, Wisconsin Rapids Assumption.
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2011-12 Marawood Conference South Division Boys Basketball Team
First team: *Markus Kleifgen, sr., Auburndale; *Austin Hawkins, jr., Auburndale; Caden Untiedt, jr., Edgar; *Collin Seubert, jr., Marathon; *Derek Austin, sr., Stratford. (*unanimous selection)
Second team: Nick Buntrock, sr., Wisconsin Rapids Assumption; Vince Dinkel, jr., Marathon; Marcus Gabriel, so., Wausau Newman Catholic; Trail Pierce, jr., Pittsville; Troy Mengel, sr., Stratford.
Honorable mention: Brad Birkhauser, sr., Wisconsin Rapids Assumption; Zach Linzmeier, jr., Wisconsin Rapids Assumption; Cale Weiler, sr., Auburndale; Isaac Castellano, so., Auburndale; Will Hannemann, jr., Edgar; David Kornack, so., Edgar; Mitchell Seliger, sr., Marathon; Collin Schemenauer, sr., Marathon; Jacob Schneider, sr., Wausau Newman Catholic; Brody Lemke, so., Wausau Newman Catholic; Maarten Colby, jr., Northland Lutheran; Gideon Nelson, jr., Northland Lutheran; Brad Wesely, so., Pittsville; Sawyer Ladick, jr., Pittsville; Greg Belter, jr., Stratford; Nolan Bargender, jr., Stratford.
Player of the Year: Austin Hawkins, Auburndale.
Coach of the Year: Chad Weinfurter, Auburndale.