Panthers honored for successful season

Published by admin on Wed, 04/24/2019 - 1:47pm

The Monticello High School girls basketball awards event was held April 8 in the MHS Commons. Earning team awards, from left: Sydney Hansen, Maddie Fellinger, Carly Hayen, Jordan Kuper, Gabrielle Steiner and Tori McDonald. (Photos by Pete Temple)

Panther All-River Valley Conference players, from left: Sydney Hansen, Jordan Kuper and Maddie Fellinger.

The entire Panther team earned Academic All-Conference honors. Members are, first row from left: Lydia Recker, DeLainy Fellinger, Tori McDonald and Maddie Fellinger. Second row: Emily Schlarmann, Carly Hayen, Jordan Kuper, Gabrielle Steiner, Beka Prull, Karli Recker and Sydney Hansen.

Junior varsity team award-winners, from left: Bronwyn Hodge, Beka Prull, Lydia Recker, Emma Hynick, DeLainy Fellinger and Karli Recker.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
By: 
Pete Temple
Express Sports Editor

     A season that saw the Monticello High School girls basketball team finish with a 12-7 record was celebrated during the team’s awards banquet April 8 in the MHS Commons.

     Head coach Donnie Kremer praised the team’s steady improvement throughout the season.

     “Where we came from to where we ended up was totally different,” Kremer said.

     The team set school records for fewest turnovers in a season (243, breaking a record set in the 1988-89 season), and most rebounds in a game (56, at Camanche). Junior Jordan Kuper set a school season record for rebounds, averaging 11.2 per game.

     Kremer also noted that this year’s seniors had a combined 32-13 record over the past two seasons.

     “We lost two 1,000-point scorers (to graduation), and a lot of girls filled those roles,” Kremer said. “The team aspect of this group was unreal. It was one of the most team-oriented teams I’ve had.”

     The entire team was honored for being Academic All-Conference.

     Junior varsity coach Chuck Welsch talked about his team, which went 17-0 and averaged better than 38 points per game.

 

IGCA ALL-DISTRICT

     Jordan Kuper, junior.

ALL-REGION

     Jordan Kuper.

ALL-CONFERENCE

     Elite: Jordan Kuper.

     North Division Team: Maddie Fellinger, senior.

     Honorable Mention: Sydney Hansen, senior.

TEAM AWARDS

     Most Valuable: Maddie Fellinger.

     Most Improved: Tori McDonald, sophomore.

     Best Offensive: Jordan Kuper.

     Best Defensive: Sydney Hansen.

     Hustle Award: Gabby Guilford, sophomore.

     Sixth-Person Award: Carly Hayen, junior; Gabrielle Steiner, junior.

CAPTAINS’ AWARDS

     Maddie Fellinger, Sydney Hansen, Carly Hayen, Jordan Kuper.

JV TEAM AWARDS

     Most Valuable: Beka Prull, sophomore; Bronwyn Hodge, freshman.

     Most Improved: Emma Hynick, freshman.

     Best Offensive: Karli Recker, sophomore.

     Best Defensive: DeLainy Fellinger, sophomore.

     Ms. Hustle: Lydia Recker, freshman.

 

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