The all-U.P. awards have also been released for the 2022-23 girls basketball season by the Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association. Four Alger County players were named to various teams across the region.
The highest ranking was Munising sophomore Bailey Corcoran who was named to the Division 4 second team. She had 13.1 points per game, 9.5 rebounds per game, and averaged at least one steal, block and assist per contest.
Superior Central’s Maddie Begovac was named special mention while Mustangs Monique Brisson and Emmy Crisp were named honorable mention.
The top award of Miss U.P. Basketball goes to Isabella Hebert of Hancock. The senior Bulldog nearly averaged a double-double with 18.6 points and 9.7 rebounds per game. She also led her team to the Division 3 title.
All-U.P. teams are divided between the Dream Team of the top 5 players in the region, then remaining players are divided into first, second, special mention (two or more votes for second team, but not enough to be named to second team) and honorable mention. Due to amount of schools, there is a class for MHSAA Divisions 1-3 and Division 4.
The UPSSA consists of 25 members of the sports media in the Upper Peninsula from television, radio and newspapers, providing weekly polls for football, basketball and volleyball starting in the 2023 season. The Munising Beacon became a voting member at the fall 2022 meeting and is the first voting member from Alger County in UPSSA history.
Miss Basketball: Isabella Hebert, Hancock Division 1-3 Player of the Year: Isabella Hebert, Hancock Division 4 Player of the Year: Leah French, Engadine Division 1-3 Coach of the Year: Mike O’Donnell, Negaunee Division 4 Coach of the Year: Tyler Larson, Baraga Division 1-2 Team of the Year: Sault Ste. Marie Division 3 Team of the Year: Hancock Division 4 Team of the Year: Baraga Dream Team: Isabella Hebert, Hancock, 5-9, Sr.; Ella Mason, Negaunee, 5-8, Jr.; Kate Borseth, Ewen-Trout Creek, 5-8, Sr.; Leah French, Engadine, 5-7, Sr.; Keira Maki, Escanaba, 5-10, Jr.
Division 1-3 First Team: Jenna Maki, Ishpeming, 5-10, Jr.; Claire Erickson, Sault Ste. Marie, 6-0, Sr.; Danica Shamion, West Iron County, 5-7, Jr.; Lauren Zawada, Bark River-Harris, Jr.; Mari Bink, Escanaba, 5-9, Sr.
Division 1-3 Second Team: Meghan Trewhella, Houhgton, 5-6, Sr.; Lena Pleaugh, Gwinn, 5-5, Sr.; Megan Marta, Westwood, 5-9, Jr.; Stella Wickstrom, Houghton, Sr.; Lillie Johnson, Gladstone, 6-0, Fr.; Anna Axtell, Menominee, 5-8, Jr.; Meghan MacPhee, Marquette, 5-9, Sr.; Kenzie Bell, Sault Ste. Marie, 5-7, Sr.; Nina Bower, Bark River-Harris, 5-8, Soph.; Anja Kleiman, Iron Mountain, 6-1, Sr.
Special Mention: Jenessa Eagle, Ishpeming, 5-7, Fr.; McKenzie Hoffmeyer, Bark River-Harris, 5-6, Jr.; Laura Innerebner, Sault Ste. Marie, 6-0, Sr.; Aubrey Johnson, Negaunee, 5-6, Soph.; Laina Kariniemi, Calumet, Jr.; Alaina Kowalski, Kingsford, 5-8, Jr.; Annika Peterson, Houghton, Sr.;
Honorable Mention: Laura Bracket, Kingsford, 5-9, Sr.; Gianna Coduti, Menominee, 5-10; Hanna Drifka, Menominee, 5-10, Jr.; Emma Ellis, Iron Mountain, 5-7, Sr.; Julia Ott, Marquette, 5-8, Sr.; Tia Schone, Gladstone, 5-6, Soph.
Division 4 First Team: Corina Jahfetson, Baraga, 5-3, Sr.; Makennah Uotila, Ontonagon, 5-8, Sr.; Emma Besonen, Ewen-Trout Creek, 5-1, Fr.; Grace Maule, Carney-Nadeau, 5-6, Sr.; Taylor Williams, Cedarville, 5-9, Sr.
Division 4 Second Team: Lauren Adams, Norway, Fr.; Bailey Corcoran, Munising, 5-9, Soph.; Ashlea Datto, Dollar Bay, 5-5, Sr.; Makenna Hendrickson, Baraga, Jr.; Emily Jokela, Lake Linden-Hubbell, 5-4, Soph.; Shae Linder, Carney-Nadeau, 5-7, Sr.; Micah Lindholm, North Dickinson, 5-7, Sr.; Chloe May, Maplewood Baptist, Jr.; Irelynd McGeshick, Ewen-Trout Creek, 5-10, Fr.; Madison Thurmes, Pickford, 5-6, Sr.
Special Mention: Addison Cullen, St. Ignace, 5-10, Soph.; Jillian Fraser, St. Ignace, 5-8, Soph.; Melissa Johnson, Stephenson, 5-6, Soph.; Autumn Trembley, Brimley, 5-5, Jr.; Hanna Vaughn, Ironwood, 5-1, Soph.; Maddie Begovac, Superior Central, 5-9, Sr.; Hannah Burklund, Norway, 5-4, Sr.
Honorable Mention: Monique Brisson, Munising, 5-5, Sr.; Andi Carlson, Norway, Sr.;
Emmy Crisp, Munising, 5-8, Jr.; Brooklyn Dompier, L’Anse, 5-7, Soph.; Kylie Michaelson, Baraga, Sr.; Cleo Milkey, Lake Linden-Hubbell, 5-8, Fr.; Lily Plowman, Cedarville, 5-10, Sr.; Elsie Williams, Forest Park, 5-5, Fr.
The All-U.P. teams had a strong local representation, with Bailey Corcoran leading the way with second team honors.
