Congratulations to the Region boys and girls basketball players listed below who have been selected for First Team Academic All-State & Honorable Mention honors. For an athlete to qualify, they must be a senior, have a GPA of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale, a class rank in the upper 25% of one’s class and an SAT score of 1,100 (reading and math sections) or ACT score of 24.
BOYS
FIRST TEAM
Josh Clemens – Hebron
Dustin Hudak – Lowell
Tyler Zabrecky – Munster
HONORABLE MENTION
Nate Aerts – Valparaiso
Jared Armstrong – Washington Twp
Zack Cory – Lowell
Sam Decker – Crown Point
Jack Eaton – Chesterton
Adam Edwards – Lowell
Brandon English – Portage
Elias Gerodemos – Crown Point
Matt Hanlon – Crown Point
Eric Jerge – Munster
Chris Karakozis – Crown Point
Sam Krutz – Crown Point
Matt Kubiak – Hebron
Conrad Otterbacker – Valparaiso
Jake Spence – LaPorte
Colin Walls – Valparaiso
FIRST TEAM
Josh Clemens – Hebron
Dustin Hudak – Lowell
Tyler Zabrecky – Munster
HONORABLE MENTION
Nate Aerts – Valparaiso
Jared Armstrong – Washington Twp
Zack Cory – Lowell
Sam Decker – Crown Point
Jack Eaton – Chesterton
Adam Edwards – Lowell
Brandon English – Portage
Elias Gerodemos – Crown Point
Matt Hanlon – Crown Point
Eric Jerge – Munster
Chris Karakozis – Crown Point
Sam Krutz – Crown Point
Matt Kubiak – Hebron
Conrad Otterbacker – Valparaiso
Jake Spence – LaPorte
Colin Walls – Valparaiso
GIRLS
FIRST TEAM
Cat Cavinder – Kankakee Valley
Hannah Noveroske – Michigan City
Riley Ott – LaPorte
Michaela Schmidt – Highland
HONORABLE MENTION
Ariana Adam – Whiting
Kylee Barrett – Kankakee Valley
Jillian Burton – Washington Twp.
Morgan Crook – Marquette Catholic
Carly Dekock – Kankakee Valley
Stephanie Dijak – Lake Central
Jessica Gast – Valparaiso
Taylor Jaksich – Lake Central
Emmery Joseph – Marquette Catholic
Kaitlyn Kazmierzak – LaPorte
Madison Lakomek – Munster
Arizona Lenski – Andrean
Sarah Martin – Kankakee Valley
Haley Moore – Chesterton
Kate Pfister – Boone Grove
Madie Pfister – Boone Grove
Caitlyn Phillips – Crown Point
Sarah Richardson – Lowell
Morgan Rinkema – Highland
Claire Salyer – Marquette Catholic
Paige Sanborn – Crown Point
Marney Sisson – Chesterton
Aubrey Toppen – Kankakee Valley
Ellie VanDeel – Crown Point
FIRST TEAM
Cat Cavinder – Kankakee Valley
Hannah Noveroske – Michigan City
Riley Ott – LaPorte
Michaela Schmidt – Highland
HONORABLE MENTION
Ariana Adam – Whiting
Kylee Barrett – Kankakee Valley
Jillian Burton – Washington Twp.
Morgan Crook – Marquette Catholic
Carly Dekock – Kankakee Valley
Stephanie Dijak – Lake Central
Jessica Gast – Valparaiso
Taylor Jaksich – Lake Central
Emmery Joseph – Marquette Catholic
Kaitlyn Kazmierzak – LaPorte
Madison Lakomek – Munster
Arizona Lenski – Andrean
Sarah Martin – Kankakee Valley
Haley Moore – Chesterton
Kate Pfister – Boone Grove
Madie Pfister – Boone Grove
Caitlyn Phillips – Crown Point
Sarah Richardson – Lowell
Morgan Rinkema – Highland
Claire Salyer – Marquette Catholic
Paige Sanborn – Crown Point
Marney Sisson – Chesterton
Aubrey Toppen – Kankakee Valley
Ellie VanDeel – Crown Point