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By Paul Lecker
MarshfieldAreaSports.com
Marshfield Columbus Catholic had three players selected to the 2022-23 All-Cloverbelt Conference East Division Girls Basketball Team, including first-team pick Jenna Kibbel.
Kibbel was one of six players and five seniors named to the first team, which was voted on by the eight conference coaches following the season.
Kibbel averaged 10.9 points per game for the Dons, who finished second in the conference at 10-4 (15-11 overall).
Also named to the first team were Colby senior Hayden Willner, Gilman senior Tatum Weir, and Neillsville seniors Delaney Rochester and Amelia Trunkel, and Neillsville junior Paris Opelt, who was named Player of the Year. Kibbel, Weir, Opelt and Trunkel were all first-team picks last season, while Willner and Rochester were second-team choices in 2021-22.
Opelt scored 18 points per game, pulled down seven rebounds per game, and made 57 3-pointers for Neillsville, which won the Cloverbelt East championship with a perfect 16-0 record and ended up 27-1 overall, losing in the WIAA Division 4 sectional final.
Columbus Catholic senior Hailey Zimmermann was a second-team selection after scoring 10.4 points per game this season.
Columbus Catholic freshman Hailey Klumb and Spencer freshman Autumn Davis were among the honorable mention choices. Davis topped Spencer in scoring at 14 points per game, while draining 43 3-pointers.
2022-23 All-Cloverbelt Conference East Division Girls Basketball Team
First team: Hayden Willner, sr., Colby; Jenna Kibbel, sr., Marshfield Columbus Catholic; Tatum Weir, sr., Gilman; Paris Opelt, jr., Neillsville; Delaney Rochester, sr., Neillsville; Amelia Trunkel, sr., Neillsville.
Second team: Hailey Zimmermann, sr., Marshfield Columbus Catholic; Danielle Mann, jr., Gilman; Avry Wuethrich, jr., Greenwood; Alyssa Zvolena, sr., Loyal; Sydney Subke, so., Neillsville; Reina Arndt, jr., Owen-Withee.
Honorable mention: Hailey Klumb, fr., Marshfield Columbus Catholic; Tysen Lindner, so., Greenwood; Sheila Tellock, jr., Loyal; Jess Kuhn, fr., Neillsville; Kendall Weiler, so., Owen-Withee; Autumn Davis, fr., Spencer.
Player of the Year: Paris Opelt, Neillsville.