MARCH 25, 2009 - INTER-COUNTY LEADER - NEWS SECTION - A - PAGE 19
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Fifth-Annual All-Leader girls basketball teams by Brenda Sommerfeld and Marty Seeger LEADER LAND – This year’s AllLeader girls basketball teams were no easier to pick than any other season has been. The one thing that was easy to decide was to pick our local state-qualifying coach, Ryan Karsten, for first-team coach. Karsten spoke of the seven girls who played for him regularly after each game. The top three Dragon scorers, sisters Janey and Carley Emery and Ashley Guevara, received recognition on our
first team and the other four athletes, Haily Mulroy, Meghan Baasch, Jamie Fischbach and Sarah Howe, got honorable mentions for their great season, making it all the way to Madison. This is Janey Emery’s second year as our most valuable player. Emery not only led the Siren team in stats but continued this season to show her team leadership and would make a great addition to any team. The Rookie of the Year was given to the Saints starting freshman, Sarah Petznick. Petznick showed great potential as St. Croix Falls point guard. She
helped the Saints take second place in the West Lakeland Conference. The other three members of the first team, Marissa Campeau, Kortney Morrin and Becca Anderson, were in the top five leading scorers of the West Lakeland Conference. All three were top performers. Watch for both Campeau and Morrin next year. Our second-team coach, Marty Messar, gets credit from us for taking a 5-16 record team last season, up to 11-10 this season. The Cardinals received third in the conference under Messar’s direction and with the help of Morgan
Denny and Taryn Pilz. Luck sophomore Morgan Denny receives most improved after making all-conference this year and averaging 9.1 points per game this season, compared to last year’s 2.5. In order to give several area athletes the applause they deserve for all of their hard work over the last months, we picked two players from each of the other area teams beside our state-going Siren team. Thanks to all the coaches, athletes and fans for your help in covering all of our seven schools over the past season.
First team coach, players, MVP and rookie
Coach Ryan Karsten Siren
Most Valuable Janey Emery Siren
Forward Ashley Guevara Siren
Center Marissa Campeau St. Croix Falls
Forward Kortney Morrin Grantsburg
Guard Carley Emery Siren
Guard Becca Anderson Frederic
Rookie Sarah Petznick St. Croix Falls
Second team coach, players and most improved
Coach Marty Messar Luck
Forward Rose Kopecky Webster
Center Megan Anderson Frederic
Forward Becca Milligan Unity
Guard Taryn Pilz Luck
Guard Michelle Gibbs Webster
Guard Cailin Turner Unity
Most Improved Morgan Denny Luck
Jenny Benoy St. Croix Falls
Amanda Larson St. Croix Falls
Reba Smallwood Webster
Brittany Burrow Webster
Honorable mentions
Ana Miller Frederic
Chrissy Chenal Frederic
Sarah Wald Grantsburg
Gabrielle Witzany Grantsburg
Melissa Jenssen Luck
Aleah Lemieux Luck
Honorable mentions
Haily Mulroy Siren
Meghan Baasch Siren
Jamie Fischbach Siren
Sarah Howe Siren
Annie Confer Unity
Elizabeth Ebensperger
Unity
SPORTS RESULTS DEADLINES: WEDNESDAY - MONDAY: 1 p.m. the following business day. TUESDAY: 7 a.m. on Wednesday. Missed deadlines mean no coverage that week! S P O R T S N E W S O R S C O R E S T O R E P O R T ? • P H O N E : 7 1 5 - 3 2 7 - 4 2 3 6 • FA X : 7 1 5 - 3 2 7 - 4 1 1 7 • E - M A I L : m s e e g e r @ c e n t u r y t e l . n e t