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Sarah Durand was named a First Team pick when the National Junior College Athletic Association Division III womens basketball AllAmerica selections were announced Thursday for the 2013-14 season. A 6-0 sophomore center from Warren. Durand helped lead Northland Community and Technical College to its first NJCAA national title this winter. Tiffany Gehl of Minnesota West, a 5-11 sophomore forward, was also a First Team All-America selection.
NJCAA D-III All-America
Jorde Hutton of Thief River Falls returned this shot during the Prowlers 2014 boys high school tennis home
opener Thursday a double-dual that included Detroit Lakes and Crookston on the Franklin Middle School courts.
Second outing of the 2014 season for the Thief River Falls boys high school tennis team produced a second double-dual sweep for the Prowlers. After beating East Grand Forks and Moorhead by identical 4-3 scores in a Tuesday season opener indoors at Choice Health & Fitness in Grand Forks, N.D., Thief River Falls made its home debut Thursday with matching 6-1 wins over Detroit Lakes and Crookston. Playing 8-game pro-set matches, the Prowlers lost a pair of decisions at No. 1 singles, but won elsewhere. Thief River Falls coach Joe Wasfaret used the same line-up against the Lakers and Pirates. In singles, that included Hunter Blowers, Jorde Hutton, Ethan Johnson and Brady Nessen at 1through-4, respectively. The doubles combinations were Isaac Olson-Devin Hutton at No. 1; Nick Onkka-Isaac Dvergsten at No. 2; and Carter Onkka-Michael Magnusson at No. 3.
TRF 6, Detroit Lakes 1
n First Team - Marya Trapp, 6-0 freshman foward, Brookdale (N.J.); Tiffany Gehl, 5-11 sophomore forward, Minnesota West; Sarah Durand, 6-0 sophomore center, Northland; Marquiesha Grant, 5-8 sophomore guard, Rock Valley (Ill.); Regina Steele, 5-11 sophomore center, Sullivan County (N.Y.). n Second Team - Olivia Antilla, Anoka-Ramsey; Jasmine Canady, Jefferson (N.Y.); Fredi Lawson, Massasoit (Mass.); Quorea Pearyer, Middlesex County (N.J.); Kadriana Howard, West Georgia Tech. n Third Team - Kamari Talley, Camden County (N.J.); Monae Abrams, Fulton-Montgomery (N.Y.); Ashley McHenry, Milwaukee Area Tech; Jebria Smith, Montgomery (Md.); Amanda Hoover, Roxbury (Mass.). n Honorable mention - Maria Loughlin, Anoka-Ramsey; Hivelize Escobar, Bronx (N.Y.); Alyssa Crosby, Jefferson (N.Y.); Erika Richards, Rockland (N.Y.); Kelsey Walthall, West Georgia Tech.
Seniors were given special plaques at the Thief River Falls girls high school basketball banquet. Courtney Amirayan (left) and Brooke Yaggie (right) received the awards from head coach Jeff Loe (center).
Singles - 1. Alex Fondrick (DL) def. Hunter Blowers 8-3; 2. Jorde Hutton (TRF) def. Caleb Howard 80; 3. Ethan Johnson (TRF) def. Chandler Hanks 8-0; 4. Brady
Nessen (TRF) def. Austin Nelson 87 (7-3). Doubles - 1. Isaac Olson-Devin Hutton (TRF) def. Luke Eggebraaten-Colton Friesen 8-0; 2. Nick Onkka-Isaac Dvergsten (TRF) def. Dylan Bremseth-Jon Richards 8-3; 3. Carter Onkka-Michael Magnusson (TRF) def. Rok Juricic-Tucker McDermond 8-0. Singles - 1. Bobby Tiedemann (Crookston) def. Hunter Blowers 8-
Nick Onkka showed concentration on his face as he made a return shot during the Thief River Falls boys high school tennis home opener Thursday. Onkka and Isaac Dvergsten were teamed at No. 2 doubles.
3; 2. Jorde Hutton (TRF) def. Andy Gregg 8-0; 3. Ethan Johnson (TRF) def. Matt Garmen 8-4; 4. Brady Nessen (TRF) def. Harrison Bjorgo 8-4. Doubles - 1. Isaac Olson-Devin Hutton (TRF) def. A.J. BiermaierKal Salentiny 8-3; 2. Nick OnkkaIsaac Dvergsten (TRF) def. Jacob Roesch-Jake Widseth 8-6; 3. Carter Onkka-Michael Magnusson (TRF) def. Jordan Bengston-Elijah Phaiah 8-6.
TRF 6, Crookston 1
tany Kasprick, Grace Thompson and Karlee Jorgenson. Rest of the juniors on hand are Morgan Martell, Jordyn Coltom and Nykasya Williams. The sophomores in the program are Juliet Tunberg, Mattlyn Erickson, Alexis Lane, Carly Lunsetter, Gillian Trudeau, McKayla Erickson and Savannah Peralta. Freshmen out for the sport include Kora Torkelson, Alexis Dennis, Allison Okeson, Annah Harder, Claire Mattson, Erin Kraemer, Gabriel Holte, Grace Matter, Kaitlyn Molstad, Macie Kezar, Madison Poole and Mariah Nelson. We will need a few new girls to replace Crystal Amundson and Julie Martinson, who were three-year starters, noted Rogalla. We have some girls who are very talented at those positions; we just need to get them comfortable with the speed of the game at the varsity level. The Prowlers, weathered out in four of their first five playing dates, had a 1-2 opening week. They made a belated debut Thursday at (Continuned on Page 2)
was one of the teams top defenders; Yaggie finished as the schools all-time scoring leader with 2,085 points. Obviously we are going to miss Courtney and Brooke, acknowledged Loe. It will especially be a tough task to fill Brookes shoes, but I think we can do it by committee. Brekke, Tadych and Biermaier will be returning starters in 2014-15. We bring back three very experienced and talented girls, pointed out Loe. What a great base to build around. All of them averaged double (Continued on Page 2)
A special presentation went to Brooke Yaggie during the Thief River Falls girls high school basketball banquet that recognized the 2,085 points she scored during her four years with the Prowlers varsity a school record total. Yaggie was also introduced as a Minnesota Girls Basketball Coaches Association Class AAA allstate selection, academic all-state and Miss Basketball candidate.
Prowlers earning All-Northwest Conference honors this winter were recognized during the Thief River Falls girls high school basketball banquet. The group includes, from left, Courtney Amirayan, honorable mention; Brooke Yaggie, all-
conference, co-Player of the Year; Jenna Tadych, all-conference; Meleah Biermaier, all-conference; and Madison Brekke, honorable mention. (Submitted banquet photos).