Prep Girls’ Basketball- With the Iowa girls’ high school basketball season coming to a close, it’s time to honor the best seniors in the state with the Larry Niemeyer All-Star game scheduled to be play at Cedar Fall High School on Saturday, March 14th, in an all-day event. Seven of our local athletes were picked to compete in the exhibition.
Class 2A
In Class 2A, Danville’s Alaina Gourley will be playing for the Gray Team with Rock Valley’s Jordan Te Grootenhuis acting as the coach. Gourley was a 1st Team All-Conference choice along with making the All-District team for southeast Iowa.
The senior averaged 17 points per game to go along with her 4.2 steals per game, which tied for first in the conference. Her 68.6% field goal percentage led the conference.
The Gray Team will play at 1 pm.
Class 3A
The Southeast Iowa Super Conference (SEISC) will be bringing a trio of players, including a pair of teammates, to Cedar Falls in Kenna Sandoval from Central Lee and Mediapolis’ Grace Holsteen and Ellah Wagenbach. Joining the trio will by Adalyn Long from Washington on the White Team, coach by Stephanie Dacey of Williamsburg.
Kenna Sandoval led the SEISC-South in points and rebounds per game, nearly averaging a double-double. The Hawk made the All-SEISC First Team.
Holsteen and Wagenbach were instrumental in the Bullettes’ first trip to the State Tournament since 2015, as they were both unanimous choices for the All-SEISC First Team along with Holsteen locking up Conference Player of the Year honors.
Washington’s Adalyn Long ranked 7th in the Southeast Conference (SEC) in points per game and 4th in assists per game. Along with All-SEC First Team honors, she also took home All-District for the southeast region.
The White Team will scrimmage at 10:30 am.
Class 3A/4A/5A
In a combination of the larger Class 3A schools and the two remaining classes, Burlington’s Mylee Stiefel and Keokuk’s Kendra Boatman will be playing for the same Gray Team under the direction of Chad Specht of Maquoketa and Nate Frese of Iowa City West.
The last two SEC Player of the Year award winners were once again jockeying to see who would claim their second nod this season with Boatman coming out on top as she led the conference in points, assists, and steals per game. Her 26.3 points per game ranked 4th in the state.
Stiefel was not that far behind, averaging 24.4 points per game, which ranked 8th in the state. The Grayhound also ranked 2nd in assists and 4th in steals per game. She did outpace Boatman in three pointers made per game with 3.6 on 33.5% shooting from beyond the arc.
The Gray Team will square off with the other select team at 9:15 am to tip-off the day.