All-SPVA basketball teams selected

Basketball coaches in the SPVA have made their selections for the boys and girls all-conference teams. 

On the boys’ side, sophomore Hunter Garner was named to the second team.

On the girls’ side, juniors Danielle Burge and Hannah Kempf received honorable mention. 

If this serves as an indicator of the future, five freshman girls made all-conference—three on the first team and one on both the second and honorable mention teams. 

A full list of the teams is as follows: 

Boys

First Team—Jack Heiss, St.Pats, sophomore; Luis Garza Bridgeport, junior; Tayton Schuster Sutherland, senior; Cayden Spearman, Hershey, junior; Mason Nordhausen Chase County, junior.

Second Team—Dolan Branch, St. Pats, senior; Hunter Garner, Perkins County, sophomore; Kobe Clevenger, Chase County, senior; Jade Paxton, Sutherland, senior; Taylor Jablonski, Chase County, senior.

Honorable Mention—Beau Hanks, Kimball, senior; Brendan Walker, Kimball, senior; Brayden Tyan, Kimball, senior; Charles Aufdenkamp, St. Pats, senior; Bennett Bauerle, Chase County, senior; Thomas Gosnell Hershey, junior; Sage Young, Hershey, junior; Braxten Swires, Bridgeport, sophomore; Cole Faessler, Bridgeport, junior.

GIRLs

First Team—Mallie McNair, Chase County, senior; Ruthie Loomis-Goltl, Bridgeport, freshman; Tonja Heirigs, St. Pat’s, freshman; Bryn McNair, Chase County, freshman; Jocylin Sellers, St. Pat’s, senior.

Second Team—Shayda Vaughn, Hershey, sophomore; Sydney Nein, Bridgeport, junior; Tahlia Steinbeck, Hershey, freshman; Alexis Richmond, Chase County, junior; Kate Stienike, St. Pat’s, sophomore.

Honorable Mention—Mackenzie Liakos Bridgeport, freshman; Varsha Huebbner, Hershey, senior; Sydney Biesecker, Kimball, junior; Meghan Spicer, Kimball, junior; Carli Wurdeman, Kimball, senior; Kinsey Skillstad, St. Pat’s, senior; Danielle Burge, Perkins County, junior; Hannah Kempf, Perkins County, junior; Faith Stewart, Sutherland, sophomore.