Area athletes earn All-State basketball honors
HARTINGTON — A trio of Cedar County boys basketball players and one local girl's basketball player have been deemed as some of the best in Nebraska.
All-State basketball selections were recently released by the Lincoln Journal Star, Omaha World Herald, and Huskerland Prep Report.
Wynot’s Katelyn Heine and Laurel-Concord- Coleridge’s Noah Schutte were both named First Team to their respective All-State squads.
LCC’s Izac Reifenrath and Cedar Catholic’s Matthew Becker also made All-State honors. Reifenrath was named First Team All-State by Huskerland Prep Report and Second Team All State by the Omaha World Herald
Becker was named Second Team All-State by the Lincoln Journal Star and Huskerland Prep Report.
The Lincoln Journal Star announced LCC’s Schutte was the honorary captain for the Class C2 First Team All-State Team.
Schutte was named alongside Ponca’s Carter Kings- bury, Centennial’s Jackson Hirschfeld, Yutan’s Brady Timm, and BRLD’s Lucas Vogt. The Omaha World Herald named these same five players to their Class C2 First Team All-State.
Schutte led the District Finalist Bears to a 22-5 record. Averaging a double-double, Schutte led his team with 24.2 points per game, 13.9 rebounds per game, and 2.4 blocks per game.
He was second on the team in steals and assists behind Izac Reifenrath. Reifenrath earned an Honorable Mention from the Lincoln Journal Star and made the Class C2 Second Team in the Omaha World Herald.
Cedar Catholic’s Matthew Becker made the Class C2 Second Team in the Lincoln paper and earned an Honorable Mention in the Omaha outlet.
Becker was one of two seniors for the Trojans, leading the team with 18.4 points per game, and 8 rebounds per game. He also was second in blocks, third in assists, and fth in steals.
Other Honorable Mention selections are listed below.
Cedar County girls did not see much love by the All-State selections, but a Wynot junior earned Class D2 First Team selections by all three state-wide publications.
Katelyn Heine was selected alongside BDS’s Regan Alfs, Humphrey St. Francis’ Allison Weidner, Sandhills/ Thedford’s Marlee Taylor, and CWC’s Taylor Peter.
Heine led her team with
11 points per game, and 2.7 steals per game. She was also second on the team in assists and blocks, and fth in rebounds for the state champion Lady Blue Devils.
Check the lists below to see what area athletes were selected for the All-State and All-State Honorable Mention teams.
Lincoln Journal Star Boys
C2 First Team
Noah Schutte, LCC
Carter Kingsbury, Ponca
Jackson Hirschfeld, Centennial
Brady Timm, Yutan
Lucas Vogt, BRLD
- Schutte named the honorary captain
C2 Second Team
Matthew Becker, Cedar Catholic
Kalen Dockweiler, South Loup
Garrett Nuss, Sutton
Gage Delimont, Ainsworth
Solomon Peitz, Wakefield
Honorable Mention
Cedar Catholic: Myles Thoene, Tate Thoene
Hartington-Newcastle: Shaye Morten, Sam Harms, Lincoln McPhillips
Laurel-Concord-Coleridge: Izac Reifenrath, Ty Erwin
Randolph: Carter Schnoor, Keaton Backhaus
Wausa: Tyson Kaiser
Wynot: None
Omaha World Herald Boys
C2 First Team
Lucas Vogt, BRLD
Carter Kingsbury, Ponca
Jackson Hirschfeld, Centennial
Noah Schutte, LCC
Brady Timm, Yutan
C2 Second Team
Izac Reifenrath, LCC
Drake DeMasters, Bridgeport
Solomon Peitz, Wakefield
Dylan Beutler, BRLD
Garrett Nuss, Sutton
Honorable Mention
Cedar Catholic: Matthew Becker, Myles Thoene, Tate Thoene, Brady Steffen
Hartington-Newcastle: None
Laurel-Concord-Coleridge: Ty Erwin
Randolph: None
Wausa: Tyson Kaiser
Wynot: None
Huskerland Prep Report Boys
C2 First Team
Lucas Vogt, BRLD
Carter Kingsbury, Ponca
Noah Schutte, LCC
Jackson Hirschfeld, Centennial
Izac Reifenrath, LCC
C2 Second Team
Matthew Becker, Cedar Catholic
Gage Delimont, Ainsworth
Brady Timm, Yutan
Solomon Peitz, Wakeield
Jackson McKenzie, Alma
Lincoln Journal Star Girls
D2 First Team
Allison Weidner, Humphrey St. Francis
Regan Alfs, BDS
Taylor Peter, CWC
Marlee Taylor, Sandhills/Thedford
Katelyn Heine, Wynot
Honorable Mention
Cedar Catholic: Brynn Wortmann, Jada Cattau, Maddie Wieseler, Abby Hochstein
Hartington-Newcastle: Abbe Morten, Willa Scoville, Belle Harms
Laurel-Concord-Coleridge: Lorna Maxon, Makayla Forsberg, Kinsey Hall
Randolph: Cindy Haselhorst, Emma Bermel, Carlie Nordhues
Wausa: None
Wynot: Shaelee Planer, Michaela Lange
Omaha World Herald Girls
D2 First Team
Katelyn Heine, Wynot
Regan Alfs, BDS
Allison Weidner, Humphrey St. Francis
Marlee Taylor, Sandhills/Thedford
Taylor Peter, CWC
Honorable Mention
Cedar Catholic: Brynn Wortmann, Jada Cattau, Maddie Wieseler, Abby Hochstein
Hartington-Newcastle: Abbe Morten, Willa Scoville, Belle Harms
Laurel-Concord-Coleridge: Lorna Maxon, Makayla Forsberg, Kinsey Hall
Randolph: Cindy Haselhorst, Emma Bermel, Carlie Nordhues
Wausa: None
Wynot: Shaelee Planer, Michaela Lange, Karley Heimes
Huskerland Prep Report Girls
D2 First Team
Allison Weidner, Humphrey St. Francis
Katelyn Heine, Wynot
Regan Alfs, BDS
Taylor Peter, CWC
Mary Nibbe, Red Cloud