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By Paul Lecker
MarshfieldAreaSports.com
All five Auburndale starters and three players from Stratford were among those named to the 2014-15 All-Marawood Conference South Division Girls Basketball Team.
Auburndale junior Taylor Gotz was a first-team selection, while teammates Shannon Yahnke and Paiton Richardson were named to the second team. Allison Linzmeier and Cheyenne Karl earned honorable mention accolades.
Gotz and Yahnke each averaged 12 points per game, and Gotz was second in the conference in rebounding at 6.6 per contest.
“Taylor always gives great effort with relentless energy and has a great mindset,” Auburndale coach Scott Meidl said. “Shannon was a dominant force inside who has improved throughout her four years on varsity. She has a great attitude and is a leader on and off the court. Paiton’s ability to come off the bench and play like a starter allowed us to continue to be dominant inside throughout the game.”
Stratford junior Macie Frueh was a second-team pick, and fellow juniors Tianna Hughes and Savannah Schillinger were honorable mention choices. Frueh was third in the conference in scoring at 13.3 points per game.
Marathon’s Emily Kind and Morgan Rachu and Wisconsin Rapids Assumption’s Gena Grundhoffer and Macie Zurfluh were also chosen to the first team. Grundhoffer was named Player of the Year after leading the conference in scoring at 20.6 points per game.
2014-15 All-Marawood Conference South Division Girls Basketball Team
First team: *Gena Grundhoffer, jr., Wisconsin Rapids Assumption; *Macie Zurfluh, jr., Wisconsin Rapids Assumption; Taylor Gotz, jr., Auburndale; *Emily Kind, sr., Marathon; Morgan Rachu, jr., Marathon. (*unanimous selection)
Second team: Shannon Yahnke, sr., Auburndale; Paiton Richardson, jr., Auburndale; Natasha Hanke, jr., Marathon; Caitlin Deaton, so., Wausau Newman Catholic; Macie Frueh, jr., Stratford.
Honorable mention: Autumn Linzmeier, jr., Wisconsin Rapids Assumption; Olivia Skibba, jr., Wisconsin Rapids Assumption; Cheyenne Karl, sr., Auburndale; Allison Linzmeier, jr., Auburndale; Julia Anderson, jr., Marathon; Olivia Meurette, jr., Marathon; Lauren Fech, so., Wausau Newman Catholic; Laura Beilke, sr., Wausau Newman Catholic; Hannah Kloehn, jr., Northland Lutheran; Rebeka Edelburg, jr., Northland Lutheran; Jenna Hughes, jr., Pittsville; Kari Beckman, sr., Pittsville; Tianna Hughes, jr., Stratford; Savannah Schillinger, jr., Stratford.
Player of the Year: Gena Grundhoffer, Wisconsin Rapids Assumption.
Coach of the Year: Jeff Schneider, Marathon.