Ryan Murken

Your Prep Sports

Led by Karsyn Stratton the Clear Creek Amana girls basketball program enjoyed a steady ascent the past four seasons punctuated by the first state tournament appearance in program history last week.

Stratton had her own individual career climb capped on Monday when she earned first-team all-state honors for the first time from the Iowa Girls Coaches Association.

A four-time all-state pick by the IGCA, Stratton was a third-team selection as a freshman before earning second-team honors each of the past two years.

Stratton was named to the Class 4A eight-member first team for the first time on Monday following a stellar senior season in which she ranked fourth in 4A in scoring while leading Clear Creek Amana to a school-record 19 wins and its first state tournament berth.

The 5-foot-8 Stratton averaged 21.2 points per game on 55 percent shooting this season, led the Clippers in assists (2.3) and steals (2.3) and ranked second on the team with 5.7 rebounds per game.

Stratton was one of three Your Prep Sports area athletes to earn first-team all-state honors joining City High senior Aubrey Joens and West Branch junior Sasha Koenig.

Joens earned all-state honors for the third consecutive season after being selected to the 5A first team for the second year in a row.

An Iowa State recruit, Joens ranked fourth in 5A in scoring at 20.2 points per game while shooting 47 percent from the floor and 83 percent from the free throw line.

Joens averaged 5.4 rebounds, 3 steals and 2.1 assists per game while helping City High to a 23-2 record and spot in the Class 5A state semifinals.

City High senior Rose Nkumu joined Joens in earning all-state honors for the third consecutive season.

A Class 5A second-team pick each of the past two years, Nkumu was a third-team selection this season after averaging 14.3 points per game on 54 percent shooting.

Nkumu led 5A with 5.6 assists per game and ranked second in 5A with 4 steals per contest.

West High junior Audrey Koch was named to the 5A second team to earn all-state honors for the second year in a row.

The 5-foot-10 Koch averaged 18.5 points while shooting 50 percent from the field and 81 percent from the free throw line to help West High reach the regional finals.

Koch averaged 5.9 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.4 steals per game.  

Koenig earned all-state honors for the IGCA for the first time after directing West Branch to a 21-4 record and a Class 2A state tournament berth.

The junior point guard led West Branch in scoring with 15.7 points per game and led all of Class 2A with 5.5 assists per game.

Koenig also averaged 3.6 rebounds and 3.5 steals per game on her way to first-team all-state honors.

Iowa Girls Coaches Association All-State Basketball Teams

Class 5A

First team – Caitlin Clark, Sr., West Des Moines Dowling; Katie Dinnibier, Jr., Waukee; Emerson Green, Sr., Cedar Falls; Aubrey Joens, Sr., City High; Grace Larkins, Jr., Southeast Polk; Mallory McDermott, Sr., Cedar Rapids Prairie; Maya McDermott, Sr., Johnston; Kendall Nead, Sr., Johnston

Second team – Nyamer Diew, Sr., Sioux City East; Hannah Stuelke, Soph., Cedar Rapids Washington; Meg Burns, Sr., Ankeny Centennial; Halli Poock, Fr., Waterloo West; Anaya Barney, Jr., Cedar Falls; Audrey Koch, Jr., West High; Caroline Waite, Jr., Ames; Sidney McCrea, Sr., Cedar Rapids Prairie

Third team – Rose Nkumu, Sr., City High; Maya Gyamfi, Sr., Urbandale; Jada Gyamfi, Soph., Urbandale; Payton Kelderman, Jr., Waukee; Alex Honnold, Sr., West Des Moines Valley; Kayla Pitz, Sr., Ankeny; Ashley Iiams, Jr., Ames; Sadie Powell, Sr., Cedar Rapids Kennedy

Coach of the year – Chad Jilek, Johnston

Class 4A

First team – Grace Boffeli, Sr., North Scott; Caitlynn Daniels, Sr., Cedar Rapids Xavier; Anna Deets, Sr., Mason City; Abbie Draper, Jr., Waverly-Shell Rock; Katie Keitges, Sr., Knoxville; Kayba Laube, Sr., Marion; Karsyn Stratton, Sr., Clear Creek Amana; Megan Witte, Sr., Council Bluffs Lewis Central

Second team – Madison Camden, Soph., Glenwood; Presley Case, Sr., North Scott; Kenzie Foley, Sr., Sergeant Bluff-Luton; Ryley Goebel, Soph., Center Point-Urbana; Ava Hawthorne, Soph., Gilbert; Molly Ihle, Jr., Ballard; Adrianna Katcher, Sr., Center Point-Urbana; Taylor Veach, Soph., Central DeWitt

Third team – Jordan Cunningham, Sr., Dallas Center-Grimes; Abbie Hlas, Sr., ADM; Molly Hoekstra, Sr., Carlisle; Jenna Hopp, Fr., Glenwood; Elle Scarborough, Jr., Glenwood; Maggie Wilkins, Jr., Knoxville; Riley Wright, Jr., Marion; Britney Young, Sr., Waverly-Shell Rock

Coach of the year – TJ Case, North Scott

Class 3A

First team – Sara Faber, Sr., Clear Lake; Ellie Foster, Sr., Dike-New Hartford; Sharon Goodman, Sr., Crestwood; Jaedon Murphy, Sr., North Polk; JeMae Nichols, Jr., Cherokee; Maggie Phipps, Jr., North Polk; Ella Skinner, Sr., Sioux City Heelan; Kallyn Stumbo, Sr., Okoboji

Second team – Kelsey Fields, Jr., Creston; Abbey Holmes, Sr., Algona; Katie Knock, Sr., Dike-New Hartford; Mya Merschman, Jr., Central Lee; Brooklyn Meyer, Soph., West Lyon; Moriah Prewitt, Jr., Des Moines Christian; Janie Schoonhoven, Jr., Unity Christian; Katelyn Stanley, Sr., Sioux City Heelan

Third team – Reagan Barkema, Soph., Roland-Story; Magan Christopherson, Sr., Okoboji; Chloe Johnson, Sr., Red Oak; Jordan Kuper, Sr., Monticello; Sydney Marlow, Jr., West Burlington; Jaydan Nitchals, Soph., Estherville Lincoln Central; Haley Rasmussen, Jr., Atlantic, Jenna Twedt, Fr., Benton Community

Coach of the year – Darron Koolstra, Sioux City Heelan

Class 2A

First team – Sidney Brandau, Sr., Osage; Grace Flanagan, Sr., North Linn; Sasha Koenig, Jr., West Branch; Rachel Leerar, Jr., West Hancock; Chloe Lofstrom, Sr., North Union; Nicole McDermott, Sr., Cascade; Molly Schany, Sr., Emmetsburg; Taryn Scheuermann, Sr., Van Buren

Second team – Kylie Morrison, Sr., Logan-Magnolia; Payton Beckman, Soph., Panorama; Bailey Winter, Sr., MFL Mar-Mac; Amanda Chizek, Sr., West Hancock; Helaina Hillyard, Sr., Mediapolis; Mallory McCall, Jr., West Monona; Sam Stewart, Sr., Mount Ayr; Danie Johnson, Jr., Osage

Third team – Isabel Manning, Jr., Van Buren; Hayden Heimensen, Jr., Central Lyon; Brooke Zylstra, Sr., Boyden-Hull; Olivia Granstra, Sr., Western Christian; Elle Imler, Jr., Maquoketa Valley; Kinsey Scheffler, Sr., AHSTW; Kailey Jones, Jr., AHSTW; Skylar Dolphin, Sr., Cascade

Coach of the year – Brian Wheatley, North Linn

Class 1A

First team – Jayde Barto, Sr., Kingsley-Pierson; Audi Crooks, Fr., Algona Garrigan; Ella Larsen, Jr., Newell-Fonda; Allie Petry, Jr., Council Bluffs St. Albert; Macy Sievers, Soph., Newell-Fonda; Kassidi Steel, Sr., North Mahaska; Kori Wedeking, Sr., Clarksville; Shateah Wetering, Sr., Montezuma

Second team – Hali Anderson, Jr., Saint Ansgar; Jensen Archibald, Sr., Martensdale-St. Marys; Macy Emgarten, Soph., Exira-EHK; Hannah Erickson, Sr., Central Elkader; Taylor Harpenau, Soph., MMCRU; Molly Joyce, Fr., Algona Garrigan; Miranda Peters, Sr., Bellevue Marquette; Lauren Wilson, Soph., Springville

Third team – Maddy Duncan, Sr., Sidney; Danielle Hoyle, Jr., Paton-Churdan; Mallory Loftus, Sr., Lynnville-Sully; Abby Martin, Soph., Lamoni; Kaylyn Meyers, Jr., Algona Garrigan; Tori Michel, Sr., Bellevue Marquette; Megan Stuhr, Sr., Sigourney; Maggie Walker, Jr., Newell-Fonda

Coach of the year – Brandon Schwab, Algona Garrigan

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