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Marshfield juniors Alexis Straughan and Morgan Larson earned all-conference honors on the 2013-14 All-Great Northern Conference Girls Hockey Team.
Straughan was named as a second-team goalie, while Larson, a junior forward, was an honorable mention selection.
Larson ranked ninth in the conference in assists with nine and had a team-high 11 goals in 14 conference games this season for Marshfield, which finished with a 7-7 record.
Straughan ranked second in goals-against-avergae (1.50 per game) and first in save percentage (93.6) in the conference.
Northern Edge forward Katie Detert, a sophomore, was named the GNC Player of the Year, and Northland Pines’ Patrick Schmidt was chosen as the GNC Coach of the Year.
Detert was the only unanimous first-team selection.
2013-14 All-Great Northern Conference Girls Hockey Team
First Team
Goalie: Erin Sparks, fr., Tomahawk.
Defensemen: Lauren Smith, jr., Northern Edge; Erika Vallier, jr., Tomahawk.
Forwards: *Katie Detert, so., Northern Edge; Rachel Metz, sr., Point/Rapids; Amanda Sergent, fr., Northland Pines.
*Unanimous selection
Second Team
Goalie: Alexis Straughan, jr., Marshfield.
Defensemen: Jessica Roach, sr., Northland Pines; Nicole Nerva, jr., Tomahawk.
Forwards: Mandy Tomlinson, jr., Waupaca; Cali Sanborn, jr., Northland Pines; Kalie Ebert, jr., Northland Pines.
Honorable mention: Emily Bubla, jr., Point/Rapids; Elizabeth Lemke, sr., Medford; Isabelle Johnson, so., Lakeland; Marissa McPeak, so., Medford; Lindsey Steger, so., Northern Edge; Brianne Huettner, jr., Waupaca; Morgan Larson, jr., Marshfield; Hannah Beilke, jr., Point/Rapids.
Player of the Year: Katie Detert, Northern Edge.
Coach of the Year: Patrick Schmidt, Northland Pines.