Ryan Murken

Your Prep Sports

Liberty High picked up the biggest postseason win in program history securing its first state tournament appearance with a regional final victory.

On Wednesday morning the Lightning had players rewarded for their regular season performance.

Liberty High had six players earn Mississippi Valley Conference all-division honors when the conference released its postseason awards.

Junior forward Natalie Ramsey was a unanimous Mississippi Division first team selection and senior guard Maddie Casey joined Ramsey on the first team.

Ramsey averaged 22.8 points, 10.5 rebounds, 2.1 steals and 1.1 blocks per game while shooting 51 percent from the floor on her way to earning unanimous first-team honors.

Casey ranked second on the team with 12.9 points per game to go with 3.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game while earning first-team all-division honors.

Senior Janessa Mosley and sophomore Ava Casey were each named to the Mississippi Division second team while freshman Natalie Schechinger and junior Madi Meyer were honorable mention selections.

Ava Casey averaged 6.2 points, 2.2 rebounds and a team-high 4.6 assists per game while Mosley averaged 5.7 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2 assists per game.

West High had five players named to the Mississippi Division squad led by junior forward Grace Fincham who was a unanimous first-team pick.

Fincham led West High in scoring (16 ppg), rebounding (7.9 rpg) and steals (1.8 spg) and ranked second on the team with 3.2 assists per game while shooting 49 percent from the floor.

Sophomore Sasha Baldwin and junior Abby Neumiller were each named to the Mississippi Division second team.

Baldwin averaged 11.2 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.6 steals per game and led West High with 55 made 3-pointers.

Neumiller averaged 9.8 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game and ranked second on the team with 53 made 3-pointers.

Juniors Ava Frese and Kate Van Waning earned honorable mention honors for West High.

City High had four players selected to the Valley Division squad led by senior point guard August Palmer who was a unanimous first team pick.

Palmer led City High in scoring (14 ppg), rebounds (6 rpg) and steals (1.9) and ranked second on the team with 3 assists per game.

Sophomore Kaitlin Loria was named to the Valley Division second team.

Loria averaged 12 points, 6 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.1 steals per game.

Senior Emmy McComas and junior Tessa Driscoll earned honorable mention honors in the Valley Division.

Mississippi Valley Conference Girls Basketball Teams

Mississippi Division

First team – Ella Moser, Sr., Cedar Rapids Kennedy; *Bentley Dill, Fr., Cedar Rapids Kennedy; *Grace Fincham, Jr., West High; *Libby Fandel, Sr., Cedar Rapids Xavier; Madden Wilson, Jr., Cedar Rapids Xavier; Dreya Kern, Jr., Linn-Mar; *Natalie Ramsey, Jr., Liberty High; Maddie Casey, Sr., Liberty High

Second team – Lexi Moore, Sr., Cedar Rapids Kennedy; Kaitlyn Thole, Sr., Western Dubuque; Sasha Baldwin, Soph., West High; Abby Neumiller, Jr., West High; Liz Nielsen, Jr., Dubuque Senior; Janessa Mosley, Sr., Liberty High; Ava Casey, Soph., Liberty High; Hannah Thierer, Sr., Linn-Mar

Honorable mention – Samantha Dorrity, Fr., Cedar Rapids Xavier; Reese Komenda, Jr., Cedar Rapids Xavier; Alaina Canney, Jr., Cedar Rapids Kennedy; Alaysia Williams, Fr., Cedar Rapids Kennedy; Emerson McCormick, Soph., Linn-Mar; Maya Seim, Fr., Linn-Mar; Aliie Soppe, Sr., Western Dubuque; Lucy Ehlers, Sr., Western Dubuque; Maddie Hoffman, Sr., Dubuque Senior; Janina Williams, Jr., Dubuque Senior; Ava Frese, Jr., West High; Kate Van Waning, Jr., West High; Natalie Schechinger, Fr., Liberty High; Madi Meyer, Jr., Liberty High

Player of the year – Libby Fandel, Sr., Cedar Rapids Xavier

Coach of the year – Tom Lilly, Cedar Rapids Xavier

Valley Division

First team – *Nakia Ollivierre, Jr., Waterloo West; Emily Larsen, Jr., Cedar Rapids Prairie; Asia Beale, Sr., Cedar Rapids Prairie; KeaOnna Worley, Soph., Cedar Rapids Prairie; *Karis Finley, Jr., Cedar Falls; *Claire Lueken, Sr., Dubuque Wahlert; *August Palmer, Sr., City High; *Samantha Becker, Jr., Cedar Rapids Washington

Second team – Lillie Spicer, Soph., Cedar Rapids Jefferson; Sydney Feldhacker, Soph., Dubuque Hempstead; Ruth Tauber, Jr., Dubuque Wahlert; Kaitlin Loria, Soph., City High; Sira Doumbia, Soph., Cedar Rapids Washington; Lily Belle Barker, Jr., Cedar Rapids Washington; Brynlie Hadenfeldt, Jr., Cedar Rapids Prairie; Grace Hannam, Sr., Cedar Falls

Honorable mention – Ava Erger, Sr., Cedar Rapids Jefferson; Lily Ulrich, Sr., Cedar Rapids Jefferson; Neva’eh Diaz-Doolin, Sr., Cedar Rapids Prairie; Presley Estrada, Sr., Cedar Rapids Prairie; Emmy McComas, Sr., City High; Tessa Driscoll, Jr., City High; Mallory Tomkins, Jr., Dubuque Hempstead; Mara Hinz, Soph., Dubuque Hempstead; Gabbie Hanks, Sr., Cedar Falls; Sophie Stanic, Sr., Cedar Falls; Claire King, Jr., Dubuque Wahlert; Olivia Donovan, Sr., Dubuque Wahlert; Sydnie Wass, Sr., Waterloo West; Kingslee Thomas, Soph., Waterloo West; Hailey Becker, Jr., Cedar Rapids Washington; Elysionna Westerfield, Soph., Cedar Rapids Washington

Player of the year – Claire Lueken, Sr., Dubuque Wahlert

Coach of the year – Chris James, Cedar Rapids Washington

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