Fifteen Arlington, Blair and Fort Calhoun High School basketball players were recently named to the All-Eastern Midlands (EMC) and Nebraska Capitol Conference (NCC) teams.
Four Eagles, four Pioneers and seven Bears were recognized.
Bouwman, Timm headline NCC
Fort Calhoun junior Grayson Bouwman and Arlington freshman Emme Timm claimed first-team honors from the NCC.
Bouwman led the Pioneers — and Washington County — with a 17.1 points per game scoring average, shooting at a 83-percent clip from the foul line. He pulled down 4.4 rebounds, passed his way to 3.3 assists and accumulated 1.7 steals per game, too.
Timm, meanwhile, started her high school career with a 10.3 scoring average. The ninth-grader also notched an Eagles-best five assists per game to go with 4.8 rebounds and 2.9 steals. She shot 45 percent from the field.
FCHS' Bria Bench and AHS' Britt Nielsen, meanwhile, were second team NCC honorees on the girls' side. Bench scored a team-best 12.9 points per game with 6.8 rebounds, while Nielsen averaged 11.2 and 5.4, respectively.
The Pioneers Ella Bouwman and Dala Drowne, and Arlington's Macy Wolf claimed honorable mention as well. The Eagles' Trent Koger was an honorable mention recipient on the boys' side, too, finishing with a 12.8 scoring average.
Kay, Sullivan and Johnson lead BHS honorees
Three Blair basketball players received outright All-Eastern Midlands Conference designations.
Greyson Kay represented the boys' squad with a 12.9 scoring average. He also averaged 3.7 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.5 steals per game as a senior.
Sophomore Addie Sullivan and senior Kaitlyn Johnson, meanwhile, represented the BHS girls on their All-EMC team. Sullivan scored 12 points per game, while Johnson notched 9.8.
The Bears' Bo Meier (11.4 points and 5.4 rebounds), Crayton Macholan (7.6 points and 3.1 assists), Joslyn Policky (7.6 points) and Leah Chance (4.3 points) also claimed EMC honorable mention for their efforts during the 2022-23 season.
