Ryan Murken

Your Prep Sports

The focus for Class 2A fifth-ranked Regina is on its postseason future beginning with a regional semifinal on Friday and as the Regals seek a second consecutive state tournament appearance.

On Wednesday four Regals were rewarded for their regular season performance.

Regina had four players named to the River Valley Conference South Division all-conference team when the league released its postseason honors.

Sophomore Morgan Miller and junior Alli Clark were each unanimous first-team picks in the RVC South Division and senior guard Grace Gaarde was a second-team pick for Regina which went unbeaten in conference play on its way to the South Division title.

Miller enjoyed a breakthrough sophomore season leading Regina in points (17.3), rebounds (5) and steals (3) and ranking second on the team with 4.2 assists per game.

The 5-foot-6 Miller shot 53 percent from the floor including 43 percent from 3-point range while ranking in the top three among RVC South Division players in points, assists and steals.

Clark averaged 14.7 points per game to go with 4.1 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.9 steals per game while shooting a team-best 55 percent from the field.

Gaarde earned second-team honors after averaging 9.5 points and 4 rebounds per game and leading Regina with 4.3 assists per game.

Ella McLaughlin was an honorable mention pick for Regina.

West Branch junior Kylie Pickett was named to the second team while senior Sadie Smith was an honorable mention pick for the Bears.

Pickett led West Branch with 10.7 points and 2.9 steals per game and also averaged 4 rebounds and 1 assist per contest.

River Valley Conference All-Conference Girls Basketball

South Division

First team – *Morgan Miller, Soph., Regina; *Alli Clark, Jr., Regina; *Amara Jones, Sr., Mid-Prairie; *Kelsey Joens, Sr., West Liberty; Finley Hall, Sr., West Liberty; Charlotte Brown, Sr., Wilton; Isabelle DeLong, Jr., Durant

Second team – Grace Gaarde, Sr., Regina; Landry Pacha, Sr., Mid-Prairie; Nora Pennington, Jr., Mid-Prairie; Pearson Hall, Soph., West Liberty; Sophia Buysse, Soph., West Liberty; Kyra Schaull, Soph., Tipton; Kylie Pickett, Jr., West Branch

Honorable mention – Ella McLaughlin, Soph., Regina; Lauren Thompson, Sr., Wilton; Carly Langenberg, Jr., Tipton; Savannah Meinert, Jr., Durant; Sadie Smith, Sr., West Branch; Brooklyn Buysse, Sr., West Liberty; Kylie Reinier, Sr., Mid-Prairie

Coach of the year – Daniel Herschberger, Mid-Prairie

North Division

First team – *Molly Roling, Soph., Cascade; *Alyssa Lux, Sr., Cascade; *Jayden Kuper, Soph., Monticello; *Aubrey Kroyman, Fr., Maquoketa; Kennedy Hermsen, Fr., Monticello; Ka’Lynn DeShaw, Sr., Bellevue; Kalesia DeShaw, Sr., Bellevue; Shelby Pirc, Sr., Dyersville Beckman

Second team – Devin Simon, Sr., Cascade; Brea Stahlberg, Sr., Monticello; Katie Roher, Sr., Monticello; Teagen Humphrey, Jr., Bellevue; Cora Wiedell, Fr., Maquoketa; Reese Osterhaus, Jr., Dyersville Beckman; Alyssa Fowler, Sr., Northeast; Emma Kjergaard, Soph., Northeast

Honorable mention – Jenna Lansing, Sr., Dyersville Beckman; Taryn Hoffman, Sr., Cascade; Reese Kuhlman, Jr., Maquoketa; Kate Sander, Jr., Anamosa; Leah Mengelson, Soph., Northeast; Keziah McQuillen, Jr., Monticello; Catherine Dunne, Soph., Bellevue; Celine Hermann, Jr., Camanche

Coach of the year – Mike Sconsa, Cascade

*-Unanimous selection

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