Postseason Basketball Honors Announced

By Dillon Tabish, 3-13-12

Postseason high school basketball honors have been announced for Class AA and A.

Flathead’s George Sherwood and Glacier’s Ryan Edwards made the Class AA all-state team from the West. Glacier’s Nicole Heavirland was named all-state on the girls side.

In Class A, Columbia Falls had two all-state selections – Austin Barth and Parker Johnson. Also from Northwestern A, Gage Vasquez from Whitefish and Tyler Krell from Polson earned top honors. For girls, Riley Kenney from Polson was all-state along with Frenchtown’s Sarah Lester and Emma Oostdyk.

Coaches nominate their own players and then vote on the top 10. Coaches cannot vote for their own players.

The complete list of postseason honors are listed below. Class B has not been released yet.

Class AA
Boys
Western AA
All State/First Team All Conference
George Sherwood, Flathead, Senior
Ryan Edwards, Glacier, Junior
Riley King, Missoula Sentinel, Senior
Zach Peevey, Missoula Hellgate, Senior
Slaton Long, Helena Capital, Senior

Second-Team All Conference
Evan Epperly, Glacier, Sophomore
Kyle Griffith, Glacier, Junior
Matt McLean, Flathead, Senior
AJ Wilson, Helena Capital, Senior

Honorable Mention
Dylan Simac, Helena High, Senior
Brendan Jones, Missoula Hellgate, Junior
Brad Corntassel, Missoula Sentinel, Senior
Alec Bray, Missoula Sentinel, Senior

Girls
Western AA
All State/First-Team All Conference
Nicole Heavirland, Junior, Glacier
Elle Tinkle, Missoula Big Sky, Senior
Kyndal Williams, Helena High, Senior
DJ Reinhardt, Missoula Sentinel, Senior (Tournament MVP)
Kaitlyn Oliver, Helena High, Junior
Olivia Roberts, Missoula Sentinel, Sophomore

Second-Team All Conference
Cassidy Hashley, Sophomore, Glacier
Tess Brenneman, Flathead, Senior
Kaye Bignell, Helena Capital, Junior
Liz Harper, Missoula Sentinel, Junior
Jasyn Harper, Helena Capital, Senior
Julia Anderson, Helena Capital, Junior
Dani Baker, Missoula Big Sky, Sophomore

Honorable Mention
Emma Andrews, Flathead, Sophomore
Mallory Grimsrud, Helena High, Junior
Amanda Bear Medicine, Missoula Sentinel, Junior

Northwestern A
Boys
All State
Austin Barth, Columbia Falls, Senior
Gage Vasquez, Whitefish, Senior
Parker Johnson, Columbia Falls, Senior
Tyler Krell, Polson, Senior

First-Team All Conference
Austin Barth, Columbia Falls, Senior
Gage Vasquez, Whitefish, Senior
Parker Johnson, Columbia Falls, Senior
Tyler Krell, Polson, Senior
Anthony Correa, Columbia Falls, Senior
Jared Winslow, Libby, Sophomore

Second-Team All Conference
Austin Blank, Frenchtown, Senior
Luke Kazlauskas, Columbia Falls, Junior
Cooper Olson, Whitefish, Junior
John Chapman, Frenchtown, Sophomore
Zack Camel, Polson, Junior

Honorable Mention
Cody Fischer, Polson, Senior
Jace Kalbfleisch, Whitefish, Senior
Jake Slaybaugh, Whitefish, Junior
Daniel Lebsock, Frenchtown, Junior
Micah Germany, Libby, Senior

Girls
All State
Riley Kenney, Polson, Senior
Sarah Lester, Frenchtown, Senior
Emma Oostdyk, Frenchtown, Senior

First-Team All Conference
Riley Kenney, Polson, Senior
Sarah Lester, Frenchtown, Senior
Emma Oostdyk, Frenchtown, Senior
Kayla Blood, Frenchtown, Sophomore
Mariah Hamel, Polson, Senior
Madison Sandefer, Columbia Falls, Senior
Vanessa Stavish, Frenchtown, Sophomore

Second-Team All Conference
Haley Belgarde, Columbia Falls, Sophomore
Ashlee Brewer, Whitefish, Junior
Hope Burlage, Columbia Falls, Junior
Holly Jacobs, Frenchtown, Junior
Heidi Rausch, Polson, Junior
Kim Tangen, Libby, Senior

Honorable Mention
Mackenzie Banner, Polson, Junior
Anna DiGiallonardo, Polson, Junior
Abby Inderland, Frenchtown, Junior
Angel Lowry, Frenchtown, Senior
Cortney White, Columbia Falls, Senior

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