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By Paul Lecker
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Auburndale duo named to Marawood South girls first team
Auburndale seniors Taylor Gotz and Paiton Richardson were among the five players selected to the first team of the 2015-16 All-Marawood Conference South Division Girls Basketball Team, as voted on by the seven conference coaches.
Gotz was one of four unanimous first-team picks after finishing third in the conference in scoring at 15.2 points per game. She also was second in assists at 3.0 per game and averaged six rebounds a contest for the Apaches, who tied Wisconsin Rapids Assumption and Marathon for the conference title with a 10-2 record. Gotz finished her career with 894 points, 560 rebounds, 202 steals, and 193 assists.
“Taylor has continued to dominate in all areas of the game, leading the team in rebounds, assists and steals, while also scoring more than 350 points,” Auburndale coach Scott Meidl said. “She is a senior who leads by example in the way she plays every single night.”
Richardson finished second in scoring at 16.3 points per game and also averaged six rebounds a game for Auburndale. She ended her career with 814 points and 319 rebounds.
Joining the two Apaches on the first team were Wisconsin Rapids Assumption’s Gena Grundhoffer, who was named Player of the Year, and Macie Zurfluh, and Marathon’s Morgan Rachu.
“Paiton is definitely the most improved basketball player I have seen,” Meidl said. “She finally got her chance to start this year and took full advantage. Her ability to use both hands in the post allowed here to be more effective on the offensive end.”
Stratford senior guard Savannah Schillinger was second-team selection after leading the conference in 3-point percentage (37.3), finishing second in 3-pointers made with 24, and finishing fourth in scoring at 13 points per game.
Auburndale’s Sylviann Momont and Allison Linzmeier, and Stratford’s Sammy Griesbach and Andie Zuelke were among the honorable mention selections.
2015-16 All-Marawood Conference South Division Girls Basketball Team
First team: *Gena Grundhoffer, sr., Wisconsin Rapids Assumption; *Macie Zurfluh, sr., Wisconsin Rapids Assumption; *Taylor Gotz, sr., Auburndale; *Morgan Rachu, sr., Marathon; Paiton Richardson, sr., Auburndale. (*unanimous selection)
Second team: Olivia Meurette, sr., Marathon; Jayci Blume, sr., Marathon; Lauren Fech, so., Wausau Newman Catholic; Rebekah Edelberg, sr., Northland Lutheran; Savannah Schillinger, sr., Stratford.
Honorable mention: Macyn Krings, Wisconsin Rapids Assumption; Olivia Skibba, Wisconsin Rapids Assumption; Sylviann Momont, Auburndale; Allison Linzmeier, Auburndale; Julia Anderson, Marathon; Amanda Kind, Marathon; Signe Fronek, Wausau Newman Catholic; Taylor Jankowski, Wausau Newman Catholic; Hannah Kloehn, Northland Lutheran; Jenna Hughes, Pittsville; Miranda Ortner, Pittsville; Sammy Griesbach, Stratford; Andie Zuelke, Stratford.
Coach of the Year: Scott Meidl, Auburndale.
Player of the Year: Gena Grundhoffer, Wisconsin Rapids Assumption.
Marawood South boys team features four seniors
Auburndale sophomore Caleb Weinfurter and Stratford senior Derrick Schmidt were named to the second team of the 2015-16 Marawood Conference South Division Boys Basketball Team.
Weinfurter led Auburndale in scoring at 10.8 points per game and hit a team-high 29 3-pointers in conference play.
Schmidt led Stratford in scoring (13 points per game) and rebounding (7 per game), where he finished second in the conference.
Auburndale’s Christian Firnstahl and Dylan Peplinski, and Stratford’s Ethan Nagel and Nick Stoflet were among the honorable mention choices.
Marathon’s Xavier Lechleitner and Wausau Newman Catholic’s Dane Fronek were named Co-Player of the Year and were among the five first-team all-conference selections.
Joining them on the first team were Preston Wirkus of Marathon, Joe Grundhoffer of Wisconsin Rapids Assumption, and Jake Allind of Pittsville.
2015-16 All-Marawood Conference South Division Boys Basketball Team
First team: *Xavier Lechleitner, sr., Marathon; *Preston Wirkus, sr., Marathon; *Dane Fronek, sr., Wausau Newman Catholic; *Jake Allind, Pittsville; Joe Grundhoffer, so., Wisconsin Rapids Assumption. (*unanimous selection)
Second team: Jake Gajewski, sr., Wausau Newman Catholic; Matthew Carlson, jr., Pittsville; Caleb Weinfurter, so., Auburndale; Brady Baltus, sr., Wisconsin Rapids Assumption; Derrick Schmidt, sr., Stratford.
Honorable mention: Trevor Newton, Wisconsin Rapids Assumption; Jake Sullivan, Wisconsin Rapids Assumption; Dylan Peplinski, Auburndale; Christian Firnstahl, Auburndale; Karter Underwood, Marathon; Ryan Gassner, Marathon; Bailey Lemke, Wausau Newman Catholic; Jason Tubbs, Wausau Newman Catholic; Jacob Price, Northland Lutheran; Noah Panzer, Northland Lutheran; Aidan Masanz, Pittsville; Paul Downs, Pittsville; Ethan Nagel, Stratford; Nick Stoflet, Stratford.
Coach of the Year: Adam Jacobson, Marathon.
Co-Players of the Year: Xavier Lechleitner, Marathon, and Dane Fronek, Wausau Newman Catholic.