Sports
Meet the 2023-24 UPSSA All-UP girls basketball team
MARQUETTE — The Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association voted on the All-U.P. girl’s basketball honors and award winners on April 1 on the campus of Northern Michigan University.
The full list of awards, as voted by the UPSSA, are below.
Major Awards
Ms. UP Basketball: Ella Mason, Negaunee
Division 1-3 Player of the Year: Ella Mason, Negaunee
Division 4 Player of the Year: Jenna Maki, Ishpeming
Division 1-3 Coach of the Year: Mike O’Donnell, Negaunee
Division 4 Coach of the Year: Ryan Reichel, Ishpeming
Division 1-2 Team of the Year: Negaunee
Division 3 Team of the Year: Bark River-Harris
Division 4 Team of the Year: Ishpeming
Dream Team
Lillie Johnson, Gladstone, 6-0, Soph.
Ella Mason, Negaunee, 5-8, Sr.
Jenna Maki, Ishpeming, 6-0, Sr.
Keira Maki, Escanaba, 5-10, Sr.
Danica Shamion, West Iron County, 5-8, Sr.
Jenessa Eagle, Ishpeming, 5-7, Soph.
Division 1-3 First Team
Anna Axtell, Menominee, 5-8, Sr.
Lauren Zawada, Bark River-Harris, 5-10, Sr.
Megan Marta, Westwood, 5-8, Sr.
Caitlyn Storm, Calumet, 5-7, Sr.
Aubrey Johnson, Negaunee, 5-7, Jr.
Division 1-3 Second Team
Piper Bell, Sault Ste. Marie
Eva Gerard, Houghton, 5-10, Jr.
Kyley Elmblad, Marquette, 6-0, Sr.
McKenzie Hoffmeyer, Bark River-Harris, 5-5, Sr.
Danielle Lund, Manistique, 5-9, Sr.
Alaina Kowalski, Kingsford, 5-9, Sr.
Callie Rajala, Negaunee, 5-8, Sr.
Lexi Olson, Westwood, 5-5, Jr.
Christina Bower, Bark River-Harris, 5-9, Sr.
Anna Bortolini, Kingsford, 5-7, Jr.
Special Mention
Brianna Anderson, Marquette, 6-0, Jr.; Gianna Coduti, Menominee, 5-11, Soph.; Grayson Lamarche, Escanaba, 6-0, Jr.; Tia Schone, Gladstone, 5-5, Jr.; Leah Goodreau, Manistique, Jr.
Honorable Mention
Aubree Blackburn, Marquette, 5-8, Jr.; Makayla Delmont, Gwinn, 5-10, Fresh.; Izzie Marta, Westwood, Jr;
Division 4 First Team
Emily Jokela, Lake Linden-Hubbell, 5-5, Jr.
Lauren Adams, Norway, 5-7, Soph.
Emma Besonen, Ewen-Trout Creek, 5-1, Soph.
Jillian Fraser, St. Ignace, 5-8, Jr.
Emersyn Crisp, Munising, 5-7, Sr.
Division 4 Second Team
Makenna Hendrickson, Baraga, 5-7, Sr.
Autumn Tremblay, Brimley, 5-6, Sr.
Chloe May, Maplewood Baptist, 5-9, Sr.
Cleo Milkey, Lake Linden-Hubbell, Soph.
Grace Maule, Carney-Nadeau, 5-5, Sr.
Bree Besonen, Ewen-Trout Creek, 5-4, 8th
Addison Cullen, St. Ignace, 6-0, Jr.
Mya Hemmer, Ishpeming, 6-2, Soph.
Lucie Rabachova, Newberry, 6-1, Sr.
Bailey Corcoran, Munising, 5-10, Jr.
Special Mention
Rachel Johnson, Mid Peninsula, 5-6, Sr.; Sammy Johnson, Superior Central, 5-4, Sr.; Kadie Kaukola, Ishpeming, Sr.; Grace Kliekamp, North Central, 5-5, Sr.; Ceara LeBlanc, Brimley, 5-5, Sr.; Mylee Londo, L’Anse, 5-7, Jr.; Irelynd McGeshick, Ewen-Trout Creek, 5-10, Soph.; Camryn Pederson, Big Bay de Noc, 5-3, Sr.; Brooke Stanislawski, Bessemer, 5-5, Sr.; Hanna Vaughn, Ironwood, 5-1, Jr.
Honorable Mention
Mary Cavagnetto, Norway, 5-6, Jr.; Carine Cole, Wakefield-Marenisco, 5-5, Soph.; Lyric Collins, Pickford; Emily Delfavero, Wakefield-Marenisco, 5-4, Soph.; Brooklyn Dompier, L’Anse, 5-7, Jr.; Melissa Johnson, Stephenson, 5-6, Jr.; Jaycee Larson, Baraga, 5-6, Sr.; Mariska Laurilla, Carney-Nadeau, 5-8, Jr.; Jaelyn Novascone, Ironwood, 5-9, Soph.; Brooke Portice, Pickford, Jr.; Kara Roberts, Baraga, 5-5, Soph.; Adriana Ruleau, Stephenson, 5-7, Jr.; Kelsie Smith, Carney-Nadeau, 5-5, Sr.; Adelyn Swain, Dollar Bay, 5-8, Sr.; Elsie Williams, Forest Park, 5-6, Soph.; Allie Whalen, Newberry, 5-6, Jr.