Local athletes don All-State  and All-Star teams

By Jon Malavolti
and Sue Teggart
C & G Sports Writers

With another softball season officially in the books, it’s time to congratulate the players and coaches who shined during the regular season and received All-Conference honors in their respective divisions. League, Most Valuable Player and Coach of the Year honors were also awarded.

Names of the honorees were provided in a season-ending report. In some instances, grades were not listed.

Red Division
Fair Haven Anchor Bay captured the Red Division title, posting 9-1. Romeo High (7-3) finished second, followed by Macomb Dakota (6-4), Utica Stevenson and Clinton Township Chippewa Valley, which tied at 4-6, and Utica Eisenhower  (0-10).

Anchor Bay pitcher Olivia Nicholas was voted Most Valuable Player, while Anchor Bay coach Len Perkins was voted Coach of the Year.

All-Conference selections are Nicholas, junior Lauren Podgorski, and sophomores Kasey McKay and Jenna Morisette, Anchor Bay; seniors Kaitlyn Downey and Kayla Provo, and sophomore Erica Manduzzi, Dakota; junior Shanyn McIntyre, and sophomores Rachael Gabrielson and Taylor Waters, Romeo; sophomores Taylor Roberts and Leah Fifer, Chippewa Valley; senior Morgan Gregorich and junior Shelby Spano, Stevenson; and senior Meghan Klakulak, Ike.

White Division
St. Clair High ended up on top of the division after finishing 9-1.

Marine City took second at 8-2, followed by Utica High (7-3), St. Clair Shores Lake Shore (3-7), Grosse Pointe North (2-8) and Utica Henry Ford II (1-9).

Lake Shore’s Erika Lozon won the MVP award, while St. Clair’s Kevin Mahn was voted Coach of the Year.

All-Conference honorees are Amanda Tackaberry, Brianna Schmid, Lindsey Taylor, Jesse Thueme, St. Clair; Tori Wesley, Paige Thayer and Jordan Mathison, Marine City; Katy Studnicki, Kayla DeWitt and Autumn Fettog, Utica; Erika Lozon and Dani Reveley, Lake Shore; Michelle Perna and Amy Zaranek, North; Lindsay Dodson, Ford.

Blue Division
Port Huron Northern and St. Clair Shores Lakeview tied for the MAC Blue title after posting 8-2 records; Macomb L’Anse Creuse North followed at 7-3. Fraser High finished fourth at 4-6, followed by Marysville High (2-8) and Warren Cousino (1-9).

Lakeview senior Melissa Lovati was voted MVP, while Port Huron Northern’s Derek Arena was voted Coach of the Year.

All-Conference selections are senior Sam Lindsey, junior Sarah Carson, sophomore Chelsea Koehn and freshman Sarah Hall, PHN; seniors Lovati and Kelly Martz, junior Ali Lince and sophomore Lauren Berra, Lakeview; senior Chelsea Roggenbuck, and sophomores Jordan Bennett and Ashley Dunford, LCN; senior Katie Kloosterboer and Bryana Opalewski, Fraser; senior Stacie Miller and sophomore Emma Cook, Marysville; and junior Samantha Tremmel, Cousino.

Silver Division
Warren Woods Tower repeated as division champs after going 9-1.

Center Line High was next up in the standings after a 7-3 finish, followed by Sterling Heights High (6-4), Madison Heights Lamphere (4-6), St. Clair Shores South Lake (3-7) and Eastpointe East Detroit (1-9).

Tower’s Shelby Weeks won MVP honors; Lamphere’s Don Mullen was voted Coach of the Year.

All-Conference honorees are Weeks, Katie Welk, Rebecca VanDosen and Hayley Wrinkle, Tower; Gabe Lucido, Alex Dina and Melissa Mowinski, Center Line; Laura Douglas, Allison Erickson and Melissa Wilson, Sterling Heights; Shannon Bush and Kristyn Wrobleski, Lamphere; Leigh Slater and Sebrina Cosky, South Lake; Caitlin Carter, East Detroit.

Gold Division
Harrison Township L’Anse Creuse captured the MAC Blue title after posting a 9-1 record. Roseville High followed at 7-3. Warren Mott finished third at 6-4, followed by Port Huron High (5-5), Grosse Pointe South (3-7) and Warren Lincoln (0-10).

L’Anse Creuse junior Michelle Tononi was voted MVP, while Lancers coach Lisa Downey won the Coach of the Year award.

All-Conference selections are juniors Tononi, Cayla Kordalski, sophomore Katie Hoepner and freshman Monica Hassig, L’Anse Creuse; senior Erica Martin, junior Angela Martin and sophomore Amanda Schankin, Roseville; juniors Catherine Rayos, Sarah Vella and Shelby Boyd, Mott; senior Shelby Baker and sophomore Maegan Murphy, Port Huron; junior Emily Wybo and freshman Gretchen Shirar, South.

Bronze Division
Clawson High went a perfect 8-0 to capture the division crown.

Madison Heights Madison followed at 5-3, followed by Clinton Township Clintondale (4-4), Warren Fitzgerald (3-5) and New Haven High (0-8).

Clawson’s Lisa Shumaker took home the MVP award; Clawson’s Ray McMann was voted Coach of the Year.

All-Conference honorees are Shumaker, Amie Curpuz, Brianna Anglemier and Carolyn Levasseur, Clawson; Erin Sweeney, Cassandra Mingo and Kari Klobucher, Madison; Sabrina Kogelman, Sandra Simpson and Jerilynn Spears, Clintondale; Samantha Fyfe, Samantha Miloser and Arden Sarver, Fitzgerald.

You can reach Sports Writer Jon Malavolti at jmalavolti@candgnews.com or at (586) 498-1040.

You can reach Sports Writer Sue Teggart at steggart@candgnews.com or at (586) 279-1107.

Photo by Erin Sanchez
Clintondale junior outfielder Jerilyn Spears was selected to the MAC Bronze Division’s All-Conference team.