'What a ride;' awards close Panthers' season

Published by admin on Thu, 05/12/2022 - 8:37am

All-conference Panthers, from left: Preston Ries, Tate Petersen, Trey Kuper, Peyton Schilling and Caleb Sauser. The Panthers held their end-of-season awards event April 30. (Photos by Pete Temple)

Earning team awards, from left: Trey Kuper, Preston Ries, Tate Petersen, Caleb Sauser and Ian Temple.
BOYS BASKETBALL
By: 
Pete Temple
Express Sports Editor

   “What a ride they took us on.”

   With that, Monticello boys basketball coach Tim Lambert summed up the 2021-22 season during the team’s awards event April 30 in the Monticello High School Commons.

   The Panthers qualified for the State Boys Basketball Tournament for the third straight year, reaching the Class 2A semifinals before falling to eventual champion Rock Valley.

   The team also won the River Valley Conference North Division title for the third consecutive year, with a 17-2 record, and went 22-4 overall.

   “Nobody picked us as a team to watch, nobody thought we would win the conference, but we believed it,” Lambert said.

   The Panthers were successful in other ways. Academically, the team had a cumulative grade-point average of 3.7. Also, the junior varsity team went 12-8.

   A list of awards follows.

 

Boys basketball

2021-22 awards

IPSWA ALL-STATE

     Tate Petersen, junior, first team; Preston Ries, sophomore, third team.

IOWA RIVALS ALL-STATE

     Tate Petersen, junior; Preston Ries, sophomore.

PREP HOOPS ALL-STATE

     Tate Petersen, junior; Preston Ries, sophomore.

IBCA TEAM FIRST AWARD

     Lucas Bartachek, senior; Grant Hospodarsky, senior; Eian Weber, senior.

ALL-SUBSTATE

     Tate Petersen, junior; Preston Ries, sophomore.

ALL-CONFERENCE

     Elite team: Tate Petersen, junior; Preston Ries, sophomore.

     North Division Team: Trey Kuper, senior; Peyton Schilling, sophomore.

     Honorable Mention: Caleb Sauser, senior.

TEAM AWARDS

     Co-Most Valuable Player: Tate Petersen, junior; Preston Ries, sophomore.

     Co-Most Improved Player: Trey Kuper, senior; Ian Temple, junior.

     Best Offensive Player: Tate Petersen, junior.

     Best Defensive Player: Caleb Sauser, senior.

     Craig Welter Leadership Award: Tate Petersen, junior.

CAPTAIN’S AWARDS

     Caleb Sauser, senior; Tate Petersen, junior; Preston Ries, sophomore.

ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE

     Seniors: Grant Hospodarsky, Trey Kuper, Eian Weber.

     Juniors: Chesney Capron, Austin Kurt, Tate Petersen, Ian Temple.

     Sophomores: Preston Ries, Cole Welter.

     Freshmen: Carson Lambert, Jack Lambert.

 

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