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INA Announces 2011 All-State Selections for Girls Basketball

 

The Iowa Newspaper Association announced its 2011 All-State Girls Basketball teams for Class 4A, 3A, 2A and 1A Tuesday, naming Kiah Stokes of Linn-Mar as “Miss Basketball.” The University of Connecticut signee averaged 25.0 points and 14.9 rebounds per game as the Lions finished 22-3 and reached the class 4A semifinals. In her career, the 6-foot-3 post registered 1,704 points, and a state-high 515 blocks. Linn-Mar was 94-7 with four state tournament appearances, including a championship in 2010, during her career.

 

Sports writers in attendance to select the teams were: Jim Gries, Oskaloosa Herald; Bethany Kroeze, LeMars Daily Sentinel; Jesse Geleynse, LeMars Daily Sentinel; Larry Peterson, Creston News Advertiser; Matt Coss, Muscatine Journal; Lori Wiser, Ocheyedan Press-Melvin News; Charley Townsley, Tama News-Herald; Aaron Brenner, Quad-City Times; John Jenson, Grundy Register; Mike Oeffner, Harlan Newspapers; Ross Thede, Marshalltown Times-Republican; Doug Dornath, Marengo Pioneer-Republican; Beth Lutgen, Dyersville Commercial; Jeff Webster, Perry Chief; Ryan Kronberg, Charles City Press; Jeff Linder, Cedar Rapids Gazette; Mark Pawlak, Marshalltown Times Republican; Matt Gengler, Missouri Valley Times; Kevin White, Omaha World-Herald; Barry Poe, Sioux City Journal; Ross Eberhart, DeWitt Observer; Scott Spurgeon, Bloomfield Democrat and Greg Grabianowski, Algona Upper Des Moines.

 

 

 

First Team – Class 1A

Front line

Mackenzie Morrison    

Martensdale-St. Mary’s

6-4

Sr.

Front line

Kadie Subbert    

Stanton

5-11

Sr.

Front line

Kailey Kladivo    

North Tama    

6-1

Jr.

Back court

Kalli Richardson    

Northeast Hamilton    

5-3

Sr.

Back court

Amber Quick    

Lamoni 

5-8

Sr.

Back court

Paige Daugherty    

Bellevue Marquette Catholic    

5-8

Sr.

Utility

Jessica Balek    

Mason City Newman    

6-0

Jr.

Utility

Erica Dreckman    

Marcus-Meriden Cleghorn    

5-6

Jr.

 

Second Team – Class 1A

Front line

Megan Gilbert    

Tripoli 

6-0

Jr.

Front line

Katie Dentlinger    

Coon Rapids-Bayard    

5-10

Jr.

Front line

Aimee Osborne    

Sidney

6-1

Sr.

Back court

Sarah Mallen    

West Hancock    

5-2

Jr.

Back court

Sam Norris    

Martensdale-St. Mary’s

5-5

Sr.

Back court

Paige Heesch    

Woden-Crystal Lake-Titonka    

5-4

Sr.

Utility

Melissa Greve    

Ar-We-Va    

5-10

Sr.

Utility

Amber Goraczkowski    

North Sentral Kossuth    

6-0

Sr.

 

Third Team – Class 1A

Front line

Katie Isenhour    

Prince of Peace

5-8

Sr.

Front line

Caila Raymond    

Bedford

5-11

Jr.

Front line

Dani Kock

Ar-We-Va    

5-10

Jr.

Back court

Mallory Boyle    

North Mahaska    

5-11

So.

Back court

Kelcie Bormann  

Preston

5-6

Sr.

Back court

Courtney Burr    

Lone Tree    

5-11

Sr.

Utility

Brianna James    

Lynnville-Sully    

5-9

Jr.

Utility

Whitney Vander Maten    

Boyden-Hull    

5-6

Jr.

 

First Team – Class 2A

Front line

Maddie Oliver   

Roland-Story   

6-1

Sr.

Front line

Kaylee Blake   

IKM-Manning   

6-0

So.

Front line

Katelyn Kragt   

Sioux Center   

6-1

Sr.

Back court

Jessie Pauley   

OA-BCIG   

5-11

Jr.

Back court

Karen Hutson   

Logan-Magnolia   

5-10

Sr.

Back court

Becca Pennington   

Mount Ayr   

5-7

Sr.

Utility

Alyssa Johnson   

Estherville-Lincoln Central   

6-2

Jr.

Utility

Maggie Marnin   

West Central Valley   

6-3

Sr.

 

Second Team – Class 2A

Front line

Madi Drees   

Kuemper Catholic   

5-11

Jr.

Front line

Abbie Wooten   

Maquoketa Valley   

5-10

Sr.

Front line

Leah Miller   

Lawton-Bronson   

6-1

Jr.

Back court

Jordan Henningsen   

Alta/Aurelia   

5-7

Sr.

Back court

Emily Kirchner   

Estherville-Lincoln Central

5-6

So.

Back court

Morgan VanDerSloot   

OA-BCIG

5-10

Jr.

Utility

Shannon Waring   

North Linn

5-9

Sr.

Utility

Megan Pieters   

AGWSR

6-1

Sr.

 

Third Team – Class 2A

Front line

Ashton Moody   

Hinton 

5-10

Sr.

Front line

Maci Robeoltman   

West Fork   

5-10

Sr.

Front line

Kaitlin Floerchinger   

Treynor 

6-0

Sr.

Back court

Jasmine Schelhaas   

Pella Christian   

5-6

Jr.

Back court

Olivia Sulentic   

I-35   

5-10

Jr.

Back court

Holly Halstead   

Hudson 

5-6

Sr.

Utility

Brooke Stahlberg   

Monticello 

5-7

Jr.

Utility

Ashley Zobel   

OA-BCIG   

5-9

Sr.

 

First Team – Class 3A

Front line

Taylor Greenfield

Ballard

6-2

Sr.

Front line

Taylor Dicus

Mount Vernon

6-2

Sr.

Front line

Jen Keitel

Central Clinton

6-2

Sr.

Back court

Lindsay Smith

Central Clinton

5-10

Sr.

Back court

Laura Ter Hark

Algona

5-5

Sr.

Back court

Ashton Yossi

Dallas Center-Grimes

5-8

Sr.

Utility

K.J. Veldman

Spirit Lake

5-6

So.

Utility

Mackenzie Bigbee

Williamsburg

6-0

Jr.

 

Second Team – Class 3A

Front line

Madison Baier

South Tama

6-4

Jr.

Front line

Melissa Youngblut

Davenport Assumption

5-10

Sr.

Front line

Betsy Thomas

Sergeant Bluff-Luton

5-9

Jr.

Back court

Madison Weekly

Benton Community

5-7

So.

Back court

Sammy Jensen

Ballard

5-5

Sr.

Back court

Cassidy Breon

Sergeant Bluff-Luton

5-8

Jr.

Utility

Alexis Conaway

MOC-Floyd Valley

5-11

Fr.

Utility

Taylor Shull

Mount Pleasant

5-9

Jr.

 

Third Team – Class 3A

Front line

Amanda Platte

Mount Vernon

6-1

Sr.

Front line

Aftin Phyfe

Waverly-Shell Rock

6-2

So.

Front line

Morgan Lucy

Glenwood

6-2

Jr.

Back court

Becca De Haan

MOC-Floyd Valley

5-7

Sr.

Back court

Abby Lasher

Charles City

5-6

Sr.

Back court

Danielle Moore

Davenport Assumption

5-7

So.

Utility

Jacie White

Harlan

5-10

Sr.

Utility

Claire Till

Dubuque Wahlert

6-0

Jr.

 

First Team – Class 4A

Front line

Kiah Stokes

Linn-Mar

6-3

Sr.

Front line

Virginia Johnson

Iowa City High

6-1

Sr.

Front line

Markisha Wright

Des Moines East

6-2

Sr.

Back court

Brittni Donaldson

Sioux City North

5-7

Sr.

Back court

Shronda Butts

Des Moines East

5-7

Sr.

Back court

Ally Disterhoft

Iowa City West

5-11

So.

Utility

Maddie Manning

Ankeny

6-1

Jr.

Utility

Tia Dawson

Cedar Rapids Washington

6-2

Sr.

 

Second Team – Class 4A

Front line

Jadyn Spencer

Waterloo West

5-11

Sr.

Front line

Megan Hayes

Bettendorf

6-2

Sr.

Front line

Nijay Gaines

Des Moines East

6-0

Sr.

Back court

Kyley Simmons

Lewis Central

5-7

Sr.

Back court

Jadda Buckley

Mason City

5-8

So.

Back court

Caitlin Ingle

Southeast Polk

5-8

So.

Utility

McKenzie Piper

Iowa City West

6-0

Jr.

Utility

Lizzy Stachon

West Des Moines Dowling

6-3

Sr.

 

Third Team – Class 4A

Front line

Summer Gordon

Sioux City North

5-10

Sr.

Front line

Jordan Gillenwater

Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln

5-11

Sr.

Front line

Stacy Clark

Pleasant Valley

6-1

Sr.

Back court

Jordan Johnston

Waterloo West

5-11

Sr.

Back court

Leti Lerma

Muscatine

5-9

So.

Back court

Payton Strawser

Pleasant Valley

5-9

Sr.

Utility

Laura Brewer

Waukee

5-10

Sr.

Utility

Courtney Strait

Cedar Rapids Kennedy

5-9

Jr.