Altamont's Grace Nelson dribbles to the paint during the Lady Indians Class 1A state third-place game on Thursday. Nelson, an Illinois State University recruit, led her team to a 64-56 victory with 39 points. The senior tallied 71 points and 23 rebounds in a single day in the two contest she played in at CEFCU Arena.
Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks
BEDFORD PARK - The Illlinois Basketball Coaches Association released this year's Class 1A all-state team selections today. Four area players, one senior and three juniors, earned a spot on the list. Salt Fork junior Alexa Jamison and Tuscola senior Sydney Moss were named to the Third Team. Macie Russell, also from Salt Fork, and Tuscola's Ava Boyer received Honorable Mentions. See the complete list of honorees from around the state below.
FIRST TEAM
(FIRST NAME LAST NAME, SCHOOL, YEAR)
Grace Nelson, Altamont, 12;
Amiah Hargrove, Christopher, 12;
Gracie Furlong, Galena, 11;
Addie Hefel, Galena, 12;
Abby Compton, Goreville, 12;
Lily Luczkowiak, (Glasford) Illini Bluffs, 12;
Alayna Kraus, Okawville, 12;
Whitney Sullivan, Orangeville, 12;
Stacie Vonderheide, (Effingham) St. Anthony, 12;
Shelby Bowman, (Biggsville) West Central, 12
SECOND TEAM
(FIRST NAME LAST NAME, SCHOOL, YEAR)
Kennedy Quinn, Abingdon-Avon, 9;
Kaylee Celus, Annawan, 12;
Kenzie Kassing, (Mt. Sterling) Brown County, 9;
Addison Lucht, Cissna Park, 10;
Paityn London, (Freeport) Aquin, 9;
Addison Fair, Gardner South Wilmington, 12;
Tiara Williams, (Chicago) Morgan Park Academy, 9;
Soraya Parker, (Rockford) Lutheran, 10;
Nancy Ruholl, (Effingham) St. Anthony, 10;
Ali Bosnich, (Peru) St. Bede, 12
THIRD TEAM
(FIRST NAME LAST NAME, SCHOOL, YEAR)
Ava Heinz, Brimfield, 11;
Dayana Haslett, Brownstown-St Elmo, 9;
Lauren Flowers, Carrollton, 12;
Grace Bishop, (Albion) Edwards County, 10;
Sami Oller, (Glen Carbon) Father McGivney, 12;
Anna Herrmann, Hinckley Big Rock, 10;
Alyson Murphy, Mt. Pulaski, 10;
Madisyn Wienstroer, Okawville, 12;
Raeyn Obermeier, Okawville, 12;
Laney Cahoon, Orangeville, 11;
Elaina Rager, Pecatonica, 11;
Alexa Jamison, (Catlin) Salt Fork, 11;
Lucy Corley, (Decatur) St. Teresa, 11;
Sydney Moss, Tuscola, 12;
Bryleigh Fox, W. Central (Winchester/Bluffs), 12
HONORABLE MENTION
(FIRST NAME LAST NAME, SCHOOL, YEAR)
Hailey Redding, Abingdon-Avon, 11; Taylor Jahn, Ashton Franklin Center, 12; Lexi Seabaugh, Brownstown-St Elmo, 12; Audrey Gilman, Calhoun-Brussels, 11; Macee Rodman, Cowden-Herrick, 11; Lola Nussmeyer, (Albion) Edwards County, 10; Savannah Lynch, (Elgin) St. Edward, 9; Mae Herman, Elmwood, 12; Brea Suits, Goreville, 11; Josie Hughes, Havana, 12; Josie Armstrong, Hume-Shiloh, 12; Ilana Schwartz, (Skokie) Ida Crown, 12; Grace Groezinger, Lena Winslow, 12; Molly Buckles, LeRoy, 12; Landry Smith, Lewistown, 12; Haylee Campbell, Neoga, 12; Brynn Richards, Neoga, 11; Lily Craig, (Ottawa) Marquette, 12; Emily Dana, Peoria Heights, 12; Brianna Brodie, Princeville, 12; Macie Russell, (Catlin) Salt Fork, 11; Paisley Twait, Serena, 12; Makayla McNally, Serena, 12; Angelina Ippolito, (Kincaid) South Fork, 10; Ava Boyer, Tuscola, 11; Saniyya Harvey, (Melrose Park) Walther Christian, 11; Kennady Anderson, (Kewanee) Wethersfield, 12; Grace Lizak, (Des Plaines) Willows Academy, 11; and Jase Burkett, Woodlawn, 12.
Urbana - The roster of players for the 2024 Illinois All-State girls basketball team for Class 1A was released yesterday. Alexa Jamison, a 5-6 junior from Salt Fork, and Tuscola's 5-10 junior Sydney Moss earn votes to receive an honorable mention.
The Illinois Media is a group consisting of sportswriters and broadcasters from different parts of the state. They selected five players for the first team and five players for the second team in each class. The players have received five points for a first-team vote and three points for a second-team vote.
Below are the all-staters from Class 1A.
Malia Fairbanks, Phillip Hartke and Grace Renfrow are three of 32 members of the junior class who achived a grade point average of 3.75 or better at Unity High after the first semester. Forty-eight students from the class of 2024 will also be recognized as high honors students on January 26 along with the entire list of students below who made the honor roll or attained high honors status from their efforts between August 19 and December 22.
Students earning a GPA of 3.20 to 3.74 are recognized as honor students.
