After competing in the Southcentral Conference basketball tournament this past weekend, members of Homer’s boys and girls varsity teams landed a few spots on the all-conference teams.
The Southcentral Conference Awards named players from Homer, Seward, Kenai, Houston, Anchorage Christian and Grace Christian schools to first and second all-conference teams.
For the boys, Homer’s Clayton Beachy was named to the first all-conference team, and Parker Lowney, Eyoab Knapp, River Mann were named to the second all-conference team, according to a release from Kenai Athletic Director Jesse Settlemyer. The boys’ Southcentral Conference tourney was held over the weekend at Kenai High School, while the girls’ tournament was held in Nikiski.
Houston Hawks coach Ted Van Dussen was named coach of the year, and the region’s most valuable player for the boys was Jaren Miller of Grace Christian.
For the girls teams, Homer’s Hannah Hatfield and Laura Inama landed on the first team all-conference, while Delilah Harris was named to the second team and Tonda Smude got honorable mention, according to a release from Nikiski Athletic Director Dylan Hooper.
Seward’s Curtis Berry was named coach of the year for the girls Southcentral Conference, and the region MVP was Anchorage Christian’s Sayvia Sellers.
Full all-conference awards are as follows:
Girls
Coach of the Year: Curtis Berry, Seward
Conference MVP: Sayvia Sellers, ACS
Girls 1st Team All-Conference
Tessa Binder, Grace Christian
Lillian Carstens, Nikiski
Mykaila Pickard, ACS
Emma Beck, Kenai
Lexi Seymore, Redington
Shelby Sieminski, Seward
Hannah Hatfield, Homer
Laura Inama, Homer
Sunny Pedebone, ACS
Logan Satathite, Kenai
Mikayla Johnson, ACS
Girls 2nd Team All-Conference
Anna Whitted, Houston
Katelyn Lemme, Seward
Twyla Anderstrom, Redington
Delilah Harris, Homer
Destiny Simmons, Redington
Bailey Epperheimer, Nikiski
Kinlee Jeffreys, Nikiski
Sarah Sorrells, ACS
Kennedy Wood, Grace Christian
Honorable Mention
Tonda Smude, Homer
Leiah Rusher, Houston
Savannah Stock, Nikiski
Hailey Stoker, Redington
Anevay Ambrosiani, Seward
Boys
Coach of the Year: Ted Van Dussen, Houston Hawks
Region MVP: Jaren Miller, Grace Christian
Boys 1st Team All-Conference
Luke Lentfer, Grace Christian
Josh Davis, ACS
Max Pfeiffenberger, Seward
Hayden Howard, Houston
Clayton Beachy, Homer
Matt Sanders, ACS
Sam Koster, Seward
JD McGee, ACS
Cody Wyrick, Houston
Maison Dunham, Kenai
Trey Ingalls, Seward
Boys 2nd Team All-Conference
Parker Lowney, Homer
Eyoab Knapp, Homer
Jaxon Trevithick, Grace
Cole Taylor, Houston
Caileb Payne, Nikiski
Logan Seymore, Redington
Braden Cork, Houston
Drew Handley, Nikiski
Lucas Tunseth, Kenai
River Mann, Homer