Manning named South POY

The Southeast Iowa Super Conference released its All-Conference girls basketball teams on Thursday. Van Buren County led the Union coverage area with six players named to the squad, with junior guard Isabel Manning picking up Player of the Year honors in the South Division. Manning scored 17.4 points per game this season, second on the Warrior squad. She also pulled down 180 rebounds and dished out 76 assists, second on the team in both categories.

Manning was joined on the first team by teammates Taryn Scheuermann and Madison Bartholomew, both seniors. Scheuermann led the team with 20 points per game this season, second best in the South Division, finished third in the South Division with 195 rebounds, and led the entire state in blocked shots, with 142. Bartholomew scored 8.6 points per game and led the team with 112 assists.

Joining the Warrior trio on the first team was New London's Layney Loyd. She scored 13.6 points per game to lead New London, and finished tops in the South Division with 262 rebounds.

The Union area had two first-teamers on the North Division list. Pekin senior Emilee Linder and Winfield-Mt. Union junior Farrah Nelson each made the list.

Linder scored 11.1 points per game this season, second best on the Panther squad. She also finished second on the team with 34 assists. Nelson put up 6.6 points per game for the Wolves, led the squad with 196 rebounds and finished second on the team with 47 steals.

The Union area had nine players make the second-team lists, five in the North Division and four in the South Division.

In the North, Pekin sophomore Kerrigan Pope and junior Sophie Wittrock made the list, as did W-MU sophomore Jobey Malone, Highland senior Alyssa Brase and Hillcrest Academy junior Yani Gutierrez.

On the South side, Cardinal senior Maddie Cloke made second team, as did WACO junior Morgan Graber, Van Buren senior Grace Davidson and New London junior Marah Hartrick.

There were also 16 players named to the two honorable mention lists. The full list of SEISC All-Conference names can be found below.

SEISC NORTH DIVISION FIRST TEAM: Helaina Hillyard (12), Mediapolis (POY); Mackenzie Springsteen (12), Mediapolis; Eryka Dickey (12), Wapello; Holly Massner (12), Wapello; Emilee Linder (12), Pekin; Kylee Sanders (12), Louisa-Musactine; Hailey Sanders (12), Louisa-Muscatine; Farrah Nelson (11), Winfield-Mt. Union; Holley Johnson (12), Lone Tree.

SEISC NORTH DIVISION SECOND TEAM: Hallie Mohr (10), Mediapolis; Ruthie Jahn (12), Mediapolis; Sammy Ewart (11), Wapello; Kerrigan Pope (10), Pekin; Sophie Wittrock (11), Pekin; Jobey Malone (10), Winfield-Mt. Union; Maddie Jacque (11), Lone Tree; Alyssa Brase (12), Highland; Yani Gutierrez (11), Hillcrest Academy.

SEISC NORTH DIVISION HONORABLE MENTION: Olivia Moehle (12), Mediapolis; Lindsey Massner (10), Wapello; Madyson Reid (12), Wapello; Erika Coleman (11), Pekin; Sarah Eubanks (10), Pekin; Raegan Downing (11), Louisa-Muscatine; Jami Wilkerson (11), Winfield-Mt. Union; Kyndal Townsley (11), Winfield-Mt. Union; Josie Mullinnix (11), Lone Tree; Kasey Chown (10), Lone Tree; Haley Sweeting (12), Highland; Abigail Stransky (9), Highland; Esther Hughes (10), Hillcrest Academy; Olivia Carter (11), Columbus.

SEISC NORTH DIVISION COACH OF THE YEAR: Brandon Brown, Wapello.

SEISC SOUTH DIVISION FIRST TEAM: Taryn Scheuermann (12), Van Buren County; Isabel Manning (11), Van Buren County (POY); Katy Stephens (10), Notre Dame; Sydney Marlow (11), West Burlington; Annaka Harris (11), West Burlington; Mya Merschman (11), Central Lee; Layney Loyd (12), New London; Avery Hopper (12), Holy Trinity; Isabella Smith (12), Danville; Madison Bartholomew (12), Van Buren County.

SEISC SOUTH DIVISION SECOND TEAM: Maddie Cloke (12), Cardinal; Morgan Graber (11), WACO; Grace Davidson (12), Van Buren County; Rylie Todd (12), Notre Dame; Marah Hartrick (11), New London; Ashlyn Haas (12), Holy Trinity; Gbaby Deery (9), Notre Dame; Taylor Ackerman (12), Notre Dame; Samantha Dzawo (12), West Burlington.

SEISC SOUTH DIVISION HONORABLE MENTION: Alexia McClure (12), Cardinal; Rachel Lewman (12), Cardinal; Kaylynn Summers (12), Central Lee; Makayla Morrison (9), Central Lee; Ava Smith (10), Danville; Drew Fox (11), Danville; Claire Pothitakis (11), Holy Trinity; Kassi Randolph (10), Holy Trinity; Kara Krieger (12), New London; Addie Pry (12), New London; Hope Ward (12), Notre Dame; Reagan Engberg (10), Notre Dame; Chloe Davidson (12), Van Buren County; Salena Sayre (12), Van Buren County; Ellah Kissell (9), WACO; Maysan Lee (12), WACO; Leah Collier (11), West Burlington; Natalie Vandenberg (11), West Burlington.

SEISC COACH OF THE YEAR: Jim Myers, Notre Dame