Delphos Jefferson’s Lyv Lindeman shoots against Ottoville’s Carly Thorbahn earlier this season. Lindeman is the D-III Player of the Year, while Thorbahn earned a second team selection in D-IV.
Richard Parrish | The Lima News
Delphos Jefferson’s Lyv Lindeman is the Division III Player of the Year and Crestview’s Cali Gregory is the Division IV Co-Player of the Year on the 2024 Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association All-Northwest Ohio girls basketball team, which was announced Wednesday.
Lindeman, a 5-7 senior guard, averaged 24 points, 6.4 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 4.8 steals this season and is the career scoring leader for the Wildcats (21-4). Jefferson won or shared four Northwest Conference championships and had 20 or more wins during her four years as a starter. She has signed with Tiffin University.
Gregory, a 5-10 senior guard/forward, averaged 19.4 points, 5.5 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 3.0 steals this season when Crestview (24-2) shared the NWC title with Delphos Jefferson. She is the career scoring leader at Crestview. She shared Player of the Year honors with Toledo Christian’s Kendall Braden.
Five other area athletes received first-team All-Northwest Ohio honors.
In Division II, Shawnee’s Grace Freiberger, a 5-7 senior guard who averaged 22.6 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 5.1 steals a game, is on the first team. She is the Western Buckeye League Player of the Year and has signed with the University of Toledo to play volleyball. Her 1,552 career points are a Shawnee girls record.
Ottawa-Glandorf’s Katie Kaufman and Allen East’s Rilynn Jones are also on the Division III first team.
Kaufman, a 6-0 senior center, averaged 13.1 points and 6.0 rebounds for the Western Buckeye League champion Titans (23-2), who have won at least a share of the WBL title eight times in the last nine seasons. Jones, a 5-7 junior guard, averaged 16 points and 3.7 steals a game for Allen East ( 21-3).
In Division IV, Columbus Grove’s Lauryn Auchmuty and Waynesfield-Goshen’s Tatelyn Faraglia are also first-team players.
Auchmuty, a 5-7 junior guard, averaged 20.4 points, 6.7 rebounds and 3.5 assists for Columbus Grove (20-5). She has scored more than 1,000 points as a junior. Faraglia, a 6-0 junior forward, averaged 18.6 points and 13.2 rebounds a game for Waynesfield-Goshen. She has been the Northwest Central Conference Player of the Year as a sophomore and junior.
Area players on the second team are: Lima Senior’s Maisie Strawser in Division I, Bath’s Claire Foust in Division II, Ottawa-Glandorf’s Karsyn Erford and Allen East’s Savana Brooks in Division III and Ottoville’s Carly Thorbahn in Division IV.
Area player on the third team are: Bath’s Anne Oliver in Division II and Leipsic’s Ava Henry in Division IV.
Ottawa-Glandorf coach Troy Yant shared the Division III Coach of the Year award with Castalia Margaretta’s Ray Neill.
Here is a complete list of the All-Northwest Ohio teams, including honorable mentions:
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2024 All-Northwest Ohio teams
DIVISION I
FIRST TEAM: Elise Bender, Whitehouse Anthony Wayne, 6-foot-1, junior, 23.1 points per game; Destiny Robinson, Fremont Ross, 5-7, sr., 16.0; Komara Sylvester, Toledo Start, 5-6, sr.,; 20.6; Brooke Bender, Whitehouse Anthony Wayne, 6-0, jr., 13.4; Mackenzie Royal-Davis, Toledo Whitmer, 6-0, sr., 11.8; Hayley Griggs, Perrysburg, 5-6, jr., 11.5; Madilyn Stechschulte, Findlay, 5-9, sr., 12.1.
SECOND TEAM: Carma Johnson, Fremont Ross, 5-8, sr., 10.9; Leah Pike, Whitehouse Anthony Wayne, 5-11, so., 12.6; Maisie Strawser, Lima Senior, 5-7, sr., 13.7; Mae Rameau, Sandusky, 5-2, jr., 16.0; Kelaysia Harris, Toledo Bowsher, 5-10, jr., 13.3; Jenna Clausius, Sylvania Northview, 5-8, so., 10.7; Chloe Kilbride, Perrysburg, 5-8, jr., 9.4.
THIRD TEAM: Kennedy Lacey, Ashland, 5-9, fr., 15.8; Lyndi Wolf, Fremont Ross, 6-2, jr., 9.8; Camryn Cox, Ashland, 5-11, so., 10.9; Jada Shoup, Toledo Whitmer, 5-10, sr., 10.5; Lola Thompson, Bowling Green, 5-8, sr., 11.3; A’Leah Hodges, Holland Springfield, 5-4, sr., 12.0; Nina Sims, Toledo Notre Dame, 5-9, jr., 8.3; Katelyn Stechschulte, Findlay, 5-10, sr., 8.0.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Elise Bender, Whitehouse Anthony Wayne.
COACH OF THE YEAR: Jami Carter, Whitehouse Anthony Wayne.
HONORABLE MENTION: Kalaia Taylor, Holland Springfield; Amiyah Coleman, Lima Senior; Natalie Back, Mansfield Madison; Chloe Ebeling, Mansfield Madison; Ra’Kiyah Carter, Sandusky; Khiay Rameau, Sandusky; Abbie Felske, Tiffin Columbian; Maggie Rannigan, Tiffin Columbian; Rachel Costanza, Toledo Bowsher; Aliyah Osei, Toledo Bowsher; Amira DuPree, Toledo Notre Dame.
DIVISION II
FIRST TEAM: Hailey Rees, Bellevue, 5-9, jr., 17.8; Eve Schwemley, Shelby, 5-7, jr., 14.1; Lauren Gerken, Findlay Liberty-Benton,22.0; Kailee Thiel, Bryan, 6-2, sr., 12.5; Brooklyn Vaughn, Toledo Central Catholic, 6-0, sr., 14.3; Breayah Jefferson, Toledo Rogers, 5-5, sr., 25.4; Grace Freiberger, Lima Shawnee, 5-7, sr., 22.6; DC Lanier, Port Clinton, 5-2, sr., 21.5.
SECOND TEAM: Abby Koenig, Norwalk, 5-5, jr., 12.4; Monetta Hilory, Mansfield Senior, 5-5, sr., 10.0; Makaree Chapman, Lexington, 5-9, jr., 13.5; Lryique Johnson, Fostoria, 5-8, jr., 14.2; Ella Voigt, Bryan, 6-2, sr., 10.0; Ni’Rah Clark, Toledo Rogers, 6-2, sr., 15.6; Corniya Clay, Toledo Central Catholic, 5-5, sr., 14.0; Claire Foust, Lima Bath, 6-1, sr., 12.0.
THIRD TEAM: Kaitlyn Turinsky, Bellevue, 6-3, so., 12.3; Camryn VanVlerah, Sandusky Perkins, 5-7, jr., 13.2; Kierstan Bradley, Mansfield Senior, 5-5, sr., 10.0; Ava Brown, Lexington, 6-2, so., 10.3; Corra Dehart, Findlay Liberty-Benton, 6-2, Fr., 8.5; Jade Latson, Toledo Scott, 5-10, so., 14.2; Anne Oliver, Lima Bath, 5-0, sr., 11.4; Scarlett Williams, Rossford, 5-6, 15.3.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Lauren Gerken, Findlay Liberty-Benton.
COACH OF THE YEAR: Todd Grosjean, Bryan.
HONORABLE MENTION: Annaleise Norris, Mansfield Senior; Serena Ramsey, Shelby; Paradise Jeru, Ontario; Kyeona Myers, Mansfield Senior; Juleah Windham, Mansfield Senior; Reese Rable, St. Mary’s Memorial; Ella Jacobs, St. Marys Memorial; Karma Williams, Fostoria; Addi Crow, Findlay Libery-Benton; Marah Smith, Bryan; Sophia rupp, Wauseon; Mackenzie Stasa, Wauseon; Chloe Cicero, Napoleon; Sadie Larrabee, Kenton; Kelsie Carlson, Lima Bath, Macee Heckathorn, Kenton; Jojo Knight, Elida; Lucy Porter, Maumee; Olivia Spencer, Port Clinton; Katie Shiets, Clyde; Kendall Zeiher, Sandusky Perkins; Kenzie Smith, Norwalk; Claire Bartlome, Vermilion; Audrey Turner, Bellevue; Brooke Brown, Bellevue; Tatum Jeffrey, Clyde
DIVISION III
FIRST TEAM: Lyv Lindeman, Delphos Jefferson, 5-7, sr., 24.2; Grace Walton, Upper Sandusky, 5-2, jr., 14.3; Kayla Buehler, Pemberville Eastwood, 5-7, sr., 18.0; Kelly Crites, Sherwood Fairview, 5-11, jr., 19.0; Rilynn Jones, Harrod Allen East, 5-7, jr., 16.3; Emerson Gray, Liberty Center, 5-7, sr., 16.0; Katie Kaufman, Ottawa-Glandorf, 6-0, sr., 13.1; Annika Labaki, Bellville Clear Fork, 5-6, sr., 10.5; Raegan Heck, Castalia Margaretta, 5-10, jr., 7.7.
SECOND TEAM: Savana Brooks, Harrod Allen East, 5-8, sr., 14.4; Paige Williamson, Rockford Parkway, 5-7, sr., 13.3; Makenna Moritz, Genoa Area, 5-9, fr., 13.0; Lexi Moore, Haviland Wayne Trace, 6-1, so., 10.0; Mel Blubaugh, Bellville Clear Fork, 5-8, jr., 9.5; Karysn Erford, Ottawa-Glandorf, 5-8, so., 12.8; Brook Dennison, Bucyrus, 5-8, sr., 12.6; Mira Holt, North Robinson Colonel Crawford, 5-7, jr., 11.1; Caroline Sheldon, Bucyrus Wynford, 5-3, fr., 12.4.
THIRD TEAM: Lilly Edwards, Castalia Margaretta, 5-5, sr., 6.3; Reese Bedingfield, Willard, 5-11, so., 11.4; Nova Okuley, Defiance Tinora, 5-6, jr., 11.0; Becca Wenning, Coldwater, 5-8, sr., 13.1; Anna Durliat, Van Buren, 5-8, sr., 11.1; Brooke Frombaugh, Bucyrus Wynford, 5-8, fr., 10.0; Allison Weithman, North Robinson Colonel Crawford, 5-5, sr., 7.0; Addison Kemery, Bucyrus, 5-8, sr., 10.3.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Lyv Lindeman, Delphos Jefferson.
COACH OF THE YEAR: Ray Neill, Castalia Margaretta; Troy Yant, Ottawa-Glandorf.
HONORABLE MENTION: Ayla Grandey, Bluffton; Amelia Ward, Eastwood; Cassidy Lane, Margaretta; Ellyse Schaefer, Margaretta; Karder Haas, Oak Harbor; Joslin Cain, Collins Western Reserve; Jessica Brown, Huron; Addie LaCivita, Huron; Ivy Kluding, Milan Edison; Jorja Byington, Milan Edison; Caitlyn Weaver, Willard; Charlee Forward, Archbold; Addison Ricker, Evergreen; Kayleigh Dunham, Paulding; Kylie Belcher, Bellville Clear Fork, Lily Cline, Ashland Crestview; Avery Shilling, Lakota; Autumn Schroeder, Northwood; Natalie Thompson, Northwood; Eliana O’Rourke, Toledo Ottawa Hills; Lily Berenzweig, Toledo Ottawa Hills; Claire Steinke, Coldwater; Makenna Huelskamp, Fort Recovery, Karlie Niekamp, Fort Recovery; Cali Wendel, Fort Recovery; Megan Hughes, Rockford Parkway; Marissa Middleton, Bucyrus; Ayla McKibben, Colonel Crawford; Cameron Eckert, Galion; Audrey Glew, Galion.
DIVISION IV
FIRST TEAM: Kendall Braden, Toledo Christian, 5-8, sr., 29.8; Lauryn Auchmuty, Columbus Grove, 5-7, jr., 20.4; Cali Gregory, Convoy Crestview, 5-10, sr., 19.4; Tatelyn Faraglia, Waynesfield-Gohsen, 6-0, jr., 18.6; Kynlee Phillips, Carey, 5-9, sr., 11.4; Grace Lamoreaux, Greenwich South Central, 5-8, sr., 11.2; Avae Unrast, Maria Stein Marion Local, 5-6, jr., 13.4; Aewyn McMichael, Antwerp, 5-5, sr., 16.5; Ally Schindler, Defiance Ayersville, 5-11, sr., 13.2; Alyssa Rishty, Tiffin Calvert, 5-11, jr., 18.9; Elly Evarts, Gibsonburg, 5-8, fr., 21.9; Maria Maringer, Danbury, 5-9, sr., 15.7.
SECOND TEAM: Kyleah Jones, Mansfield Christian, 6-0, sr., 12.4; Morgan Kern, McComb, 5-9, fr., 18.7; Ava Courtney, Arcadia, 5-10, sr., 9.7; Emilee Rowland, New London, 5-11, sr., 10.9; Chloe Homan, New Bremen, 6-0, sr., 12.3; Lydia Mescher, Minster, 5-10, sr., 8.6; Morgan Baumer, St. Henry, 5-7, so., 9,1; Alivia Farnham, Edgerton, 6-0, so., 16.3; Carys Crossland, Hamler Patrick Henry, 5-9, so., 12.1; Kelsie Bumb, Montpelier, jr., 11.0; Carly Thorbahn, Ottoville, 5-8, jr., 12.9.
THIRD TEAM: Jaylin Branham, Plymouth, 5-9, sr., 12.0; Kendyl Beverly, Greenwich South Central, 5-5, sr., 21.9; Taylor Craft, Defiance Ayersville, 6-1, sr., Ada Christman, Hamler Patrick Henry, 6-1, so., 8.9; Mia Miller, Sycamore Mohawk, 5-10, sr., 7.2; Olivia Schalk, New Riegel, 5-11, sr., 14.1; Emma Gregg, Kansas Lakota, 5-8, sr, 10.1; Jaz Morant, Gibsonburg, 5-8, sr., 9.8; Mariah Bonham, Mt. Blanchard Riverdale, 5-8, jr., 14.3; Ava Henry, Leipsic, 5-8, sr., 12.5; Riley Yost, Carey, 5-6, jr., 9.5; Caroline Rohrs, Antwerp, 5-4, jr., 13.6.
PLAYERS OF THE YEAR: Kendall Braden, Toledo Christian; Cali Gregory, Convoy Crestview.
COACH OF THE YEAR: Nathan Uhlenhake, St. Henry; Randy Baker, Arcandia; Eric Mitchell, New London; Bo Evarts, Gibsonburg.
HONORABLE MENTION: Ava Krueger, Monroeville; Addison Albers, New Knoxville; Addi Inskeep, Minster; Molly Wendel, St. Henry; Alexa Snay, Attica Seneca East; Ryen Smith, Old Fort; Cassidy Foos, Kansas Lakota; Nevaeh Metzger, New Washington Buckeye Central; Addy Colman, Arcadia; Lili Mundy, Arcadia; Nicole Nesby, Columbus Grove; Brooklyn Smith, Arlington; Kacey Like, McComb; Marissa Bonham, Riverdale; Mea Alexander, Arlington; Mara Simon, Vanlue; Rachel Reinhart, Carey; Chelcie McVetta, Cory-Rawson; Morgan McVetta, Cory-Rawson; Ava Huffman, Pandora-Gilboa; Kendyll Tolbert, Plymouth; Raegan Standridge, Mansfield Christian; Katie Griffey, Lucas; Angela Williams, Greenwich South Central; Grace Stieber, Monroeville; Gabi Cullen, Monroeville; Valery Henry, New London; Raeann Mitchell, New London; Alyssa Henry, New London; Chloe Smith, Norwalk St. Paul; Allison Dirksen, Maria Stein Marion Local; Annie Hemmelgarn, Minster; Anna Larger, Minster; Michaela Firks, New Bremen; Alexis Buschur, St. Henry; Leah Lefeld, St. Henry; Caroline Rohrs, Antwerp; Olivia Miller, Pettisville; Jada Uribes, Montpelier; Josie Granata, Mohawk; Gracie Clouse, Mohawk; Izzy Stockmaster, Seneca East; Caroline Kagy, Seneca East; Kate Coleman, Tiffin Calvert; Katie Dryfuse, New Riegel, Mackenzie Fortney, Old Fort; Sidney Brickner, Hopewell-Loudon; Aubrey Vitte, Lakota; Ava Neitzke, Toledo Christian; Reghan Markley, Toledo Christian; Emma Will, Delphos St. John’s; Keira Breese, Lincolnview; Ellie Kline, Crestview; Nicole Nesby, Columbus Grove; Heidi Keller, Spencerville; Meredith Bockrath, Kalida; Maddie Erford, Miller City; Jordan Schnipke, Miller City; Erica Thorbahn, Ottoville; Khaliah Luster, Cridersville Perry; Raegan Hutchison, Waynesfield-Goshen; Zyasija Scott, Cridersville Perry; Mary Hoersten, Cridersville Perry; Lexenna Lee, Cridersville Perry; Maggie Pothast, Fort Jennings; Maci Brown, Danbury; Kelly Uhinck, Danbury; Cam Quisno, Woodmore; Emma Kelbley, St. Joseph Central Catholic; Leah Hall, Gibsonburg; Grace Collene, Buckeye Central; Kennedi Sipes, Crestline.
