NIC-10 all-conference teams and awards for all nine sports in 2023 fall season
Here are all the all-conference teams for all nine NIC-10 fall sports, including MVP, Coach of the Year and sportsmanship awards for each sport. The awards were all chosen by vote of the coaches at their annual all-conference meetings.
FOOTBALL
Offensive MVP: Cole Warren, Hononegah, QB
Defensive MVP: Ryan Starck, Boylan, LB
Coach of Year: Brian Zimmerman, Hononegah
Sportsmanship: Freeport
First team offense
Leonard Spates (Aub) sr. WR, Santana English (Boy) sr. WR, Isaiah Houi (Hono) sr. WR, Javius Catlin (East) sr. RB, Jahmani Muhammad (Harlem) jr. RB, Nicol Bertolino (North) sr. RB, Chayce Nowling (Boy) sr. C, Sami Odeh (Free) OL, Isaak “Chuck” Smith (Hono) sr. OL, Drake Broege (Hono) OL, Danny Wenger (North) sr. OL, Cole Warren (Hono) sr. QB, Dedric Macon (Free) sr. WR, Patrick Dubose (Aub) sr. RB, Connor Dennis (Boy) sr. QB, Jason Dean (Belv) sr. WR.
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First team defense
Barron Sholl (Boy) jr. DL, Aundre Pilgrim (Hono) sr. DL, Abe Alvarado (Boy) sr. DL, James Benson (Guil) jr. DL, Michael Floryance (Hono) sr. DL, Ryan Starck (Boy) sr. LB, Dawson Holland (Free) sr. LB, Eric Roman (North) soph. LB, TJ Horton (Aub) sr. DB, Sonny Jass (Boy) sr. DB, Mason Catagerone (Boy) sr. DB, Messiah Tilson (Guil) soph. DB, Lashawn Gathright (Jeff) jr. DL, Chris Tolliver (East) Jr. DB, Jasper Jenkins (Aub) sr. LB, Kurt Smith (Hono) jr. LB, Ryan Starck (Boylan) sr. LB, Grant Nelson (Guil) sr. P, Alan Perez (North) jr. K.
Special mention
Josh Nabors (Aub) sr. DL, AJ Moore (Aub) sr. DB, Matthew Lasiowski (Belv) soph. TE, Austin Alonso (Boy) jr. RB, Mikey Hernandez (Boy) jr. DB, Cama’Jay Casson (East) jr. LB, Zach Matz (Free) jr. WR, Jayceon Scott (Guil) sr. C, Joe Holloway (Harlem) sr. DL, Andrew Redmon (Harlem) sr. LB, Greyson Motter (Hono) sr. RB, Gabe Kohl (Hono) sr. DL, Brayden Luellen (Jeff) sr. LB, Ethan Tuckley (North) sr. TE, Noah Rooney (North) soph. LB.
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BOYS GOLF
MVP: Cole Beto (Boylan), soph.
Coach of Year: Andy Werhane, Belvidere North
Sportsmanship: Harlem
First team all-conference
David Bertolasi (Belv) sr., Cole Beto (Boy) soph., Jack Carlson (Guil) sr., Jake Elliott (Harlem) soph., Max Lombardo (Guil) jr., Dillon Nebiu (North) soph., Zach Newcomer (Free) sr., Carson Rowe (North) sr., Landen Seymour (Hono) sr., Isaac Stewart (Boy) sr.
Special mention
Trevor Erickson (Guil) sr., Luke Koeller (North) jr., Ben Leake (North) jr., Andrew McCormick (North) jr., Evan Sayles (Hono) jr.
BOYS SOCCER
MVP: Heriberto Dominguez (Belvidere North), sr.
Coach of Year: Rick Mateus (Belvidere North)
Sportsmanship: Belvidere North
First team all-conference
Brayden Johnson (Belv) sr. F, Isaac Diaz (North) soph. Mid, Heriberto Dominguez (North) sr. Mid, Alan Perez (North) jr. Mid, Patricio Lopez (Boy) sr. G, Alvin Hernandez (Boy) soph. Mid, Juan Mendoza (Boy) sr. D, Reese Schlichting (Boy) jr. Mid, Aidan Aarli (East) jr. Mid, Max Krzeminski (Free) sr. D, Eric Ramirez (Guil) sr. Mid, Miguel Sandoval (Guil) sr. Mid, Sora Anucauskas (Har) sr. Mid, Stevan Ljubicic (Har) soph. Mid, Xavier Perez (Hono) sr. Mid, Alexis Buendia (Jeff) sr. Mid, Reynaldo Quesada (Jeff) sr. Mid.
Special mention
Rajabu Morisho (Aub) sr. Mid, Oscar Espinoza (Belv) jr. F, Kristan Vujicic (North) soph. F, Max Hernandez (Boy) jr. D, Jovanni Ortega (East) jr. D, Saidi Shabani (East) sr. D, Dylan Entrikin (Guil) sr. D, Mason Oberheim (Hono) jr. D, Jordan Reed (Jeff) jr. F.
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
MVP: Landon Bachta (Guilford), jr.
Coach of Year: Mark McLarty (Hononegah)
Sportsmanship: Harlem
First team all-conference
Landon Bachta (Guil) jr., Nicolo Altamore (Hono) sr., Jesse Kramer (North) jr., Landon Samuelson (Hono) soph., Camden Juno (Hono) jr., Leo Ramos (Harlem) jr., Nolan Coen (Boy) sr., Alex Bartch (Hono) sr., Anthony Avila (North) sr., Dylan Malmgren (Harlem) sr., Brandon Lawson (Guil) sr.
Special mention
Riddock Blakeney (Guil) jr., Zachary Rediger (North) soph., Parker Lipinski (Harlem) soph., Bryce Mahnacky (Hono) sr., Joseph Fiorenza (Boy) jr., Nick Tyrcha (Harlem) jr.
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
MVP: Reese Kohnle (Boylan) jr.
Coach of Year: Andrew Wozniak (Boylan)
Sportsmanship: Harlem
First team all-conference
Reece Kohnle (Boy) jr., Kylie Simpson (Hono) soph., Madison Harmsen (Guil) sr., Johanna Hawley (Boy) jr., Natalie Tekampe (Boy) jr., Nina Fiore (Belv) sr., Allyson Niedfeldt (Hono) sr., Haylee Gallas (North) soph., Isabelle Molitor (Hono) sr., Ava Galluzzo (Boy) fresh., Johanna Rudolph (Free) soph.
Special mention
Trinity Schindler (Harlem) soph., Lauren Johnson (Harlem) sr., Claire Johnson (Harlem) soph., Alyssa Pryor (North) sr., Sofia Kolkey (Guil) sr., Jocelyn Ayala (Boy) jr.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
MVP: Bree Messenger (North), sr.
Coach of Year: Amanda (Carlson) Hicks, North
Sportsmanship: Hononegah
First team all-conference
Lili Fox (Hono) soph. OH, Sierra Koeller (North) sr. S, Delaney Molloy (Belv) sr. L, Samantha Matzl (North) sr. L, Courtney McWilliams (Hono) jr. S, Bree Messenger (North) sr. OH, Anna Ptacin (Hono) sr. MB/RS, Eileen O’Brien (Guil) fresh. S, Lily Shields (Boy) jr. S, Olivia Tremud (North) sr. S/RS.
Special mention
Brooke Boettcher (Har) sr. M, Riley Johnson (North) sr. RS, Margaret O’Brien (Guil) soph. OH, Maggie Sternquist (Belv) jr. OH, Kylie Swenson (North) jr. OH.
GIRLS SWIMMING
MVP: Avery Miles (Hononegah), jr.
Coach of Year: Brian McGuire (Hononegah)
Sportsmanship: Harlem
First team all-conference
Avery Miles (Hono) jr., Lydia Nordgren (Hono) sr., Hannah King (Guil) soph., Zoe Shields (Harlem) sr., Ruby Esparza (Boy) soph., Jocelyn Rumage (Hono) soph., Madisyn Engelhardt (Hono) jr., Faith Anderson (Belv) jr., Amelia Bronnimann (Hono) sr., Jada Veer (Free) jr., Ava Hayes (Aub) sr., Myah Matthews (Free) jr., Lucy Fey (Boy) soph., Ellie Logli (Belv) soph., Linnea Cagnoni (Guil) sr., Briane Mitchel (Aub) soph., McKenna Gaines (Belv) jr., Alaina Neumann (Guil) sr., Eve Stovall (Harlem) fresh., Gracie Wang (Hono) jr., Ella Roxworthy (Aub) jr.
Special mention
Emily Kastner (Hono) sr., Sophia Huff (Harlem) jr., Tori Buchia (Free) soph., Caelyn Adams (Aub) sr., Ella Gray (East) jr., Madison Murray (Guil) jr., Madison Kiley (Boy) fresh., Chloe Sanford (Belv) jr., Telmuun Myagmarsaikhan (Belv) jr., Lea Schmitt (Harlem) sr., Camryn Gorham (Free) soph.
GIRLS GOLF
MVP: Eva Greenberg (Boylan), sr.
Coach of Year: Bobby VanSistine (Boylan)
Sportsmanship: Harlem
First team all-conference
Eva Greenberg (Boy) sr., Ava Kalt (Boy) jr., Demi Hampilos (Boy) soph., Emma Pierson (Belv Co-op) jr., Leah Rudesill (Belv. Co-op) jr., Leah Hunter (Rockford co-op) jr., Bella Rosado (Rockford co-op) sr., Maddie Midgett (Hono) sr., Alicia Wallin (Hono) fresh., Eva Perez (Harlem) sr.
Special mention
Sarah Hansen (Belv. Co-op) sr., Maddy Johnson (Rockford Co-op) jr., Bella Luetke (Harlem) fresh., Samera Norton (Rockford Co-op) jr., Delenie Palmer (Rockford Co-op) sr.
GIRLS TENNIS
Singles MVP: Avery Trapp (Auburn), jr.
Doubles MVP: Addysen Feng and Rebecca Wang (Auburn), both seniors
Coach of Year: David Woosley (Guilford)
Sportsmanship: Belvidere North
First team all-conference
Avery Trapp (Aub) jr., Addysen Feng (Aub) sr., Rebecca Wang (Aub) sr., Elizabeth Fitzgerald (Boy) sr., Isabelle Grisanzio (Boy) sr., Lizzie Abbott (North) sr., Leilani Mora (North) fresh., Mackenzie Larson (Guil) sr., Laci Belknap (Guil) jr., Amelia Runne (Guil) sr., Alexis Whitman (Guil) sr., Elle Loch (Hono) jr.
Special mention
Varshitha Reddy (Aub) sr., Eh Htoo (East) sr., Habiba Kamel (Guil) sr., Ana Besevic (Harlem) soph., Maya Hargraves (Harlem) sr., Olivia Robinson (Hono) sr.
Contact: mtrowbridge@rrstar.com, @matttrowbridge or 815-987-1383. Matt Trowbridge has covered sports for the Rockford Register Star for over 30 years, after previous stints in North Dakota, Delaware, Vermont and Iowa City
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