Senior led Manawa to division title
By Greg Seubert
Not only did the Manawa boys’ and girls’ basketball teams win Central Wisconsin Conference North Division championships this season, the Wolves also had a player of the year as well as two coaches of the year.
Boys’ team coaches selected senior Jeven Sachtjen as the player of the year, while Troy Wiesner and Pat Collins were named the division’s boys’ and girls’ coach of the year, respectively.
Sachtjen joined teammates Josh Griesbach, and Mason Wiesner on the boys’ all-conference first team, while Ethan Wiesner made the second team,
Laynie Bessette made the girls’ first team, while Kaitlyn Miller made the second team and Kellynn Kaczorowski and Mikayla Wegener were named to the honorable mention team.
CWC North Division All-Conference Basketball Teams
Boys
First Team: Josh Griesbach*, senior, Manawa; Auggie Gavinski, junior, Northland Lutheran; Ezra Spencer, senior, Bowler; Mason Wiesner, sophomore, Manawa; Jeven Sachtjen, senior, Manawa.
Second Team: Gabe Gavinski, junior, Northland Lutheran; Dhonivan Hass, senior, Marion; Zach Fehrman, junior, Bowler; Justy Paiser, senior, Gresham; Ethan Wiesner, senior, Manawa.
Honorable Mention: Austin Hafermann, junior, Northland Lutheran; Branden Beechy, sophomore, Marion; Steven Parrott, senior, Tigerton; Jake Hoffman, sophomore, Gresham; Caleb Gustafson, sophomore, Wisconsin Valley Lutheran; Evan Graff, sophomore, Wisconsin Valley Lutheran; Christian Johnson, sophomore, Wisconsin Valley Lutheran.
Player of the year: Jeven Sachtjen, senior, Manawa.
Coach of the year: Troy Wiesner, Manawa.
Girls
First Team: Kari Kreklau, junior, Northland Lutheran; Cassidy Maroszek, senior, Wisconsin Valley Lutheran; Simeon Schult, senior, Wisconsin Valley Lutheran; Laynie Bessette, senior, Manawa; Raven Dewhurst, senior, Tigerton.
Second Team: Bridget Bazile, senior, Marion; Kaitlyn Miller, sophomore, Manawa; Monika Minniecheske, senior, Tigerton; Kayla Pecore, junior, Bowler; Valarie Cerveny, freshman, Gresham.
Honorable Mention: Brooke Neumann, sophomore, Northland Lutheran; Kellynn Kaczorowski, senior, Manawa; Mikayla Wegener, junior, Manawa; Jaidan Miller, senior, Tigerton; Jodi Wolf, senior, Bowler; Makayla Belongia, sophomore, Gresham.
Player of the year: Cassidy Maroszek, senior, Wisconsin Valley Lutheran.
Coach of the year: Pat Collins, Manawa.
* – Denotes unanimous selection.