Two local athletes were named the best of the best in their respective sports as the Packerland Conference announced their All-Conference squads.
Gibraltar's Sam Lindenberg capture player of the year honors for boys' basketball. He joined Algoma's Carter Zimmerman and Peshtigo's Landon Lemke has unanimous first-team selections. Southern Door's Drew Daoust, Oconto's Kadin Baxter, and NEW Lutheran's Tristian Lynch joined them on the first team.
Kewaunee's Mitchell Thompson was named Packerland Conference Wrestler of Year after he made a run at state. Six Kewaunee wrestlers made the all-conference. Three from Southern Door and one from Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol also made the squad.
Sevastopol's Bailey Rikkola and Kewaunee's Taylor Schleis were named to the First Team All Packerland Conference basketball team for girls' basketball.
The full teams are listed below:
2021-22 BOYS BASKETBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
1ST TEAM
NAME SCHOOL YEAR
Drew Daoust Southern Door Freshman
Kadin Baxter Oconto Junior
Landon Lemke Peshtigo Senior Unanimous
Sam Lindenberg Gibraltar Senior Unanimous
Tristian Lynch NEW Lutheran-Providence Junior
Carter Zimmerman Algoma Senior Unanimous
2ND TEAM
NAME SCHOOL YEAR
Cameron Cullen Kewaunee Senior
Kaine Fort Peshtigo Junior
Jared Hawkey Southern Door Junior
Luke Krueger Oconto Senior
Elijah Meerstein NEW Lutheran-Providence Junior
Taylor Schaefer Southern Door Junior
HONORABLE MENTION
NAME SCHOOL YEAR
Trevor Ash Gibraltar Senior
Isaak Aune Sturgeon Bay Junior
Carter Bieri Sevastopol Senior
Christian Boyle Peshtigo Senior
Jack deYoung Sevastopol Senior
Lucas Dhein NEW Lutheran-Providence Senior
Will Friedenfels Gibraltar Junior
Christian Koch Oconto Senior
Preston Newton Sturgeon Bay Senior
Sawyer Pribek Kewaunee Junior
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
NAME SCHOOL YEAR
Sam Lindenberg Gibraltar Senior
2021-22 GIRLS BASKETBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
1ST TEAM
NAME SCHOOL YEAR
Lianna Baxter Oconto Senior Unanimous
Sydney Lund Peshtigo Senior Unanimous
Bailey Rikkola Sevastopol Junior Unanimous
Taylor Schleis Kewaunee Senior
Leah Schmidt NEW Lutheran-Providence Senior
Addisyn Viestenz Oconto Freshman
2ND TEAM
NAME SCHOOL YEAR
Toni Bortolini Kewaunee Senior
Naomi Rikkola Sevastopol Freshman
Andie Schar Gibraltar Freshman
Kendra Shimon Southern Door Freshman
Mykenzi Uhlers Kewaunee Senior
Ryley Zimmerman Algoma Sophomore
HONORABLE MENTION
NAME SCHOOL YEAR
Leah Allan Oconto Senior
Libby Ash Sevastopol Sophomore
Sierra Arneman Sturgeon Bay Senior
Sabrina Ferron Kewaunee Senior
Kiley Gaedtke Kewaunee Senior
Emma Gilligan Peshtigo Senior
Emily Kirchman Algoma Junior
Hannah Moe Oconto Senior
Sierra Slaby Algoma Freshman
Kyanne Wusterbarth Oconto Freshman
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
NAME SCHOOL YEAR
Lianna Baxter Oconto Senior
2021-22 WRESTLING ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
1ST TEAM
106 WEIGHT CLASS SCHOOL YEAR
Ethan Suennen Peshtigo Freshman Unanimous
113 WEIGHT CLASS SCHOOL YEAR
Cameron Ambrosius Southern Door Freshman Unanimous
120 WEIGHT CLASS SCHOOL YEAR
Isaac Benz Kewaunee Sophomore Unanimous
126 WEIGHT CLASS SCHOOL YEAR
Reese Yunke Peshtigo Sophomore Unanimous
132 WEIGHT CLASS SCHOOL YEAR
Ethan Brissette Peshtigo Sophomore Unanimous
138 WEIGHT CLASS SCHOOL YEAR
Max Severin Kewaunee Senior Unanimous
145 WEIGHT CLASS SCHOOL YEAR
Thomas Grosbeier Southern Door Senior Unanimous
152 WEIGHT CLASS SCHOOL YEAR
Patrick Haese Sturgeon Bay-Sevastopol Freshman Unanimous
160 WEIGHT CLASS SCHOOL YEAR
Hayden Jeanquart Southern Door Sophomore Unanimous
170 WEIGHT CLASS SCHOOL YEAR
Kemper Robinson Kewaunee Sophomore Unanimous
182 WEIGHT CLASS SCHOOL YEAR
Logan Steinhorst Kewaunee Senior Unanimous
195 WEIGHT CLASS SCHOOL YEAR
Mitchell Thompson Kewaunee Junior Unanimous
220 WEIGHT CLASS SCHOOL YEAR
Ezra Ducat Kewaunee Junior Unanimous
285 WEIGHT CLASS SCHOOL YEAR
Connor Thomas Peshtigo Sophomore Unanimous
WRESTLER OF THE YEAR
NAME SCHOOL YEAR WEIGHT CLASS
Mitchell Thompson Kewaunee Junior 195