NIC-10 MVPs and all-conference teams named for all 8 winter sports

Matt Trowbridge
Rockford Register Star
Auburn senior Rob Chaney, shown taking one of his frequent scoop shots against Boylan, was named NIC-10 boys basketball MVP.

NIC-10 coaches have finished picking their all-conference teams in all winter sports for the 2022 season. Here they are.

Boys basketball

MVP: Rob Chaney, Auburn

Coach of the Year: Todd Brannon, Belvidere North

Sportsmanship: Belvidere North

Boys basketball first team

Adrian Agee, Auburn, jr; Ethan Andre, North, jr; Rob Chaney, Auburn, sr; Mekhi Doby, Guilford, jr; Tristian Ford, Boylan, soph; Owen Hart, Hononegah, sr; Matthew Hoarde, East, jr; Jemere Jefferson, East, sr; Malachi Johnson, Guilford, soph; Randy Johnson, Jefferson, soph.

Special mention

Kaleb Dixon, Freeport, sr; Brennan Horton-Lee, Auburn, jr; Mike Jones, Auburn, soph; Braydon Savitski-Lynde, Hononegah, jr; Alex Wilson, Harlem, sr.

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Auburn senior Brooklyn Gray, shown driving against Hononegah's Carly LaMay, is a two-time NIC-10 girls basketball MVP.

Girls basketball

MVP: Brooklyn Gray, Auburn, sr

Coach of the Year: Jason Brunke, Hononegah

Sportsmanship: East

Girls basketball first team

Karley Colson, Jefferson, sr; Mya Davidson, Harlem, sr; Sydney Donaldson, Guilford, jr; Lily Esparza, Boylan, soph; Brooklyn Gray, Auburn, sr; Lindsey Knuth, Guilford, jr; Carly LaMay, Hononegah, sr; Maggie Schmidt, Boylan, jr; Crystal Sotelo, North, sr.; Haley Warren, Hononegah, sr.

Special mention

Julie Bailey, Harlem, sr; Kiara Brandon, Guilford, sr; Carlee Fridly, North, sr; Olivia Harter, Boylan, sr; Emma Pierson, Belvidere, fresh

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East junior Camden Taylor checks the clock after setting a sectional record in the 100 yard freestyle at Byron High School on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, in Byron.

Boys swimming

MVP: Camden Taylor, East, jr

Coach of the Year: Darryl McCabe, Hononegah

Sportsmanship: Jefferson

Boys swimming first team

Roko Petrovic, Auburn, jr; Brayden Atkisson, Belvidere Co-op, sr; Alex Hatch, Belvidere Co-op, jr; Jackson Hatch, Belvidere Co-op, jr; Tergel Myagmarsaikhan, Belvidere Co-op, jr; Vincent Maier, Boylan, sr; Mateus Trigo, Boylan, sr; Matt Dolan, Boylan, fresh; Mark Larson, Boylan, sr; Hunter Hinrichs, East, jr; Camden Taylor, East, jr; Alexander Wilson, Freeport, sr; Jeremy Mueller, Harlem, jr; Noah Hernandez, Harlem, jr.; Jack Kitzman, Hononegah, jr; Owen West, Hononegah, soph; Cale Miles, Hononegah, fresh; Davis Cass, Hononegah, sr; Vito Skominas, Hononegah, soph; Michael Long, Hononegah, jr; Logan Johnson, Hononegah, jr

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Special mention

Adrean Arreguin, Auburn, sr; Colten Pai, Belvidere Co-op, sr; Finn Enright, Boylan, sr; Nathan Anderson, Boylan, jr; Ben Bathje, East, sr; Josh Daggert, Freeport, sr; Jose DeLeon, Guilford, jr; Aiden Steingraeber, Guilford, sr; Tommaso Piva, Harlem, sr; Dylan Beilfuss, Hononegah, sr; Matthew Ekberg, Jefferson, jr

Freeport's Markel Baker, shown celebrating after winning the NIC-10 championships at Guilford High School on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022, claimed a sectional title and advanced to state this past weekend.

Wrestling

MVP: Markel Baker, Freeport, sr

Coach of the Year: Jakob Messink, Auburn

Sportsmanship: Auburn

Wrestling first team

Antonio Alvarado, North, 145 lbs, jr, 42-7; Markel Baker, Freeport, 126, sr, 27-0; Jake Bell, North, 195, sr, 36-5; Donald Cannon, East, 126, fresh, 29-7; Angelina Cassioppi, Hononegah, 106/100, fresh, 23-6; Marshal Cunz, Harlem, 152, sr, 23-9; Cadence Diduch, Freeport, 120/120, soph, 25-3; Jaylon Hail, Freeport, 145, sr, 21-6; Tarrone Jackson, Freeport, 152, sr, 27-6; Kamryn Labeau, North, 132, sr, 29-11; Ben Larsen, Harlem, 170, jr, 15-8; D’Marion Love, Auburn, 285, jr, 20-6; A.J. Piloni, North, 182, jr, 37-10; Joey Pineda, East, 220, sr, 31-6; Jacob Reddington, Freeport, 132, jr, 16-5; Lee Smith, Jr., East, 285, soph, 26-4; Brayden Teunissen, North, 106, fresh, 42-7; Tavione Wilson, North, 170, sr, 31-15; Peter Young, East,113,  jr, 20-10; Colin Young, North, 138, soph, 44-8; Sam Young, East, 138, sr, 25-9

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Special mention

Rose Cassioppi, Hononegah, 160/170, jr, 15-7; Connor Diemel, Hononegah, 120, fresh, 23-7; Karlondo, DuBoise, Jefferson, 195, soph, 18-9; Ethan Hagerman, Harlem, 126, soph, 22-9; T.J. Mitchell, North, 220, jr, 25-17; Andrew Redmon, Harlem, 182, soph, 19-8; Andrew Ryden, Harlem, 138, jr, 17-9; Kurt Smith, Hononegah, 160, fresh, 15-5; Netavia Wickson, Boylan, 132/135, soph, 14-12; Joseph Young, Auburn, 113, soph, 16-8; Koletyn Zanoni, Harlem, 113, fresh, 18-10

Hononegah's Charles Hunt has a unique two-handed bowling style and made first-team all-conference in the NIC-10.

Boys bowling

MVP: Samuel Moran, Belvidere North

Coach of the Year: Larry Butterfield, North

Sportsmanship: Belvidere

Boys bowling first team

Samuel Moran, North, jr; Eric Roberts, Harlem, sr; Nathan Perkins, North, jr; Charles Hunt, Hononegah, soph; Devan Skridla, Guilford, jr; Ryen Apgar, Harlem, jr; Payton Woker, Freeport, fresh; Braden Schuld, Harlem, jr; Logan Daniels, Freeport, sr; Payton Alexander, Auburn, sr

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Special mention

Wayde August, Auburn, sr; Jake Hindenburg, Boylan, sr; Christian Bauer, Hononegah, jr; Kamdyn Raymond, Freeport, jr; Devin Titus, Harlem, fresh

Harlem's Paige Carpenter was named NIC-10 girls bowling MVP.

Girls bowling

MVP: Paige Carpenter, Harlem

Coach of the Year: Jim Heathscott, Harlem

Sportsmanship: Hononegah

Girls bowling first team

Paige Carpenter, Harlem, sr; Annemarie Ruzevich, Boylan, sr; Madison Davenport, Hononegah, jr; Hillery Dyson, Freeport, sr; Carolyn Richards, Harlem, sr; Hailee Kerr, Harlem, jr; Leann Severson, Guilford, jr; Mackenzie Wallace, East, sr.; Kyley Olson, Hononegah, jr; Alexis Aumann, Guilford, fresh

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Special mention

Savannah Mercado, Freeport, fresh; Cameron Plowman, Freeport, soph; Emilee Mullranin, Hononegah, fresh; Piper Ennett, Hononegah, soph; Cassidy Davenport, Hononegah, soph

The Belvidere North cheerleading squad, shown consoling each other after taking second in the co-ed division of the IHSA state tournament, placed five members on the NIC-10 first-team all-conference squad, including MVP Giannah Mable.

Cheerleading

MVP: Giannah Mabie, Belvidere North

Coach of the Year: Michaela Strick, Jefferson

Sportsmanship: Jefferson

Cheerleading first team

Giannah Mabie, North, sr., flyer; Erika Alms, North, sr., base; Elle Franta, North, jr., base; Abby Giesecke, North, sr, base; Joey Bucci, North, jr, base; Ashton Gustafson, Harlem, sr, back/flyer; Breanna Schaefer, Harlem, jr, back/base; Marissa Hyland, Harlem, soph, flyer; Jane Castillo, Harlem, soph, base; Mariah Sauter, Hononegah, sr, backspot; Cameron Snudden, Hononegah, sr, base/flyer; Michelle Perez, Hononegah, jr, flyer; Yadhira Gutierrez, Jefferson, sr, flyer/base; Kimi Jones, Jefferson, jr, base; Jocelyn Martinez, Jefferson, jr, flyer; Ethan Sund, East, sr, backspot; Adam Marshall, East, sr, backspot; Angelina Muniz, Boylan, soph, flyer

Special mention

Brooklyn Avery, Auburn, fresh; Jadyn Vail, Belvidere, sr, base/backspot; Annika Peterson, North, sr, flyer; Hope Johnson, Boylan, sr, base; Ziahiara Douglas, East, fresh, base; Damian Bell, Freeport, soph, backspot; Zaraya Davis, Guilford, fresh, base/tumbler; Chloe Anderson, Harlem, sr, base; Erin Johnston, Hononegah, soph, base; David Puckett, Jefferson, sr, back

Competitive dance

MVP: Zayda Davidson, Harlem

Coach of the Year: Tara Hersey, Freeport

Sportsmanship: Amber Russey, Auburn

Competitive first team

Zoe Shields, Harlem, soph; Kailey Jacobson, Harlem, soph; Kylar Raudonis, Harlem, soph; Reyna Aguilera, Harlem, sr; Zayda Davidson, Harlem, jr; Faith Wright, Freeport, sr; Nakia Jackson, Freeport, jr; Macy Barkley, Freeport, soph; Bre McCabe, Freeport, fresh; Isabella Garrelts, East, sr; Anna Gray, East, jr; Samantha Torres, East, jr; Emma Johnson, North, sr; Ella Larsen, North, sr; Cassandra Griffiths, North, jr; Tayden; Bertrand, Hononegah, sr; Ella Keener, Hononegah, sr; Alyssa Marzorati, Boylan, sr

Special mention

Daniella Lane, Auburn, jr; Tallory Wendell, Belvidere, sr; Kaira Anders, North, jr; Abby Stevens, Boylan, soph; Ella Gray, East, fresh; Mallory Nausner, Freeport, sr; Annika Swanson, Harlem, jr; Gabi Collier, Hononegah, soph; Karlee Zernicke, Jefferson, jr; Nataiza Davis, Guilford, sr

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