Chris Caporale, sports@wolfrivermedia.com
Two Shawano athletes, both in track, earned Bay Conference first-team honors in the spring sports season.
Seven Hawks were second-team selections, and 12 others received either third team or honorable mention selections.
Track
Payden Buck and Zeke Gueths were awarded first-team honors for winning the pole vault and discus, respectively, at the Bay Conference meet.
Kristina Kurtz (pole vault) and Erika Dunnam (shot put) were named to the second team.
Atty Wagner (high jump), Hannah Wendorff (pole vault) and the 1,600-meter relay team (Tori DePerry, Kylie Guenther, Cheyenne Knueppel, Carrie Young) were named to the third team.
Girls soccer
The girls soccer team had three second-team selections: Megan Klitzke, Sarah Dickmann and Colleen McFarlane.
Goalkeeper Carlie Hinnefeld and forward Morgan Klitzke were honorable mention selections for their work over the course of the spring, which ended with the team’s first WIAA regional title in program history.
Baseball
Shawano’s No. 1 pitcher, senior Nate Laude, was the team’s lone selection to the second team.
Junior Dylan Sumnicht, the second pitcher on the team, was among players accorded honorable mention.
Boys tennis
Seniors Kyle Easter and Joe Willkomm, the Hawks No. 1 doubles team to conclude the season, were chosen honorable mention selections to the all-Bay team.
Willkomm was Easter’s fourth teammate of the year.
Golf
Juniors Josh Mueller (second team) and Braxten Surber (honorable mention) were honored by the conference for their play this season.
The Hawks qualified for the WIAA Division 2 team sectional in Seymour.
All five varsity team members who competed in the sectional are set to return next spring.
Bay Conference
All-conference teams
Baseball
First team: Matt McNabb, West De Pere; Matt DeYoung, Xavier; Clayton VanLanen, Seymour; Dalton Knaack, Menasha; Evan Ostertag, Green Bay East/West; Kyle Wolf, New London; Dan Paulson, West De Pere; Sean Palubicki, Seymour; Kyle Kosobucki, West De Pere; Trent Bauer, Green Bay East/West; Reed Blake, Seymour; Max VanBoxel,* Green Bay East/West; Nate Mentzel, Menasha; Justin Kroll, Seymour.
Second team: Caleb Buboltz, West De Pere; Jared Anderson, Seymour; Jadin Sell, Menasha; Austin hanson, New London; Jakob Weisgerber, Xavier; Kyle Buhrandt, West De Pere; Brady Rasmussen, Menasha; Nate Laude, Shawano; Cole Nelson, West De Pere; Austin Marcks, Seymour; Zach Watzka, Green Bay East/West.
Honorable mention: Austin Williquette, Green Bay East/West; Mike Marson, West De Pere; Tylan Brown, New London; Nate DeLisle, Xavier; Seth Jefson, Seymour; Luke Romnek, Menasha; Pierce Blohowiak, Xavier; Trent LaCombe, Seymour; Dylan Sumnicht, Shawano; Will Wohlt, New London.
* = Player of the Year
Girls soccer
First team: Kaylee Siegle,* Menasha; Payton Kellam, West De Pere; Jenna Schmitt, Xavier; Hope Schaefer-Kemps, Menasha; Marina Solberg, New London; Jenna Rollin, West De Pere; Emma Ellis, Seymour; Lydia Hillesheim, West De Pere; Paige Maertz, Xavier; Rachel Siciliano, Xavier; Skylar England, Xavier.
Second team: Kyla Ryan, Seymour; Megan Klitzke, Shawano; Jadyn Forgette, West De Pere; Issy Ellis, Xavier; Elli Ellis, Seymour; Sarah Dickmann, Shawano; Marissa Walsh, Xavier; Kasey Hoewisch, New London; Colleen McFarlane, Shawano; Emily Gorzlancyk, West De Pere; Carli Bain, West De Pere.
Honorable mention: Aubrey Buchholtz, Seymour; Natasha Amack, Xavier; Alyssa Wendorf, Seymour; Carlie Hinnefield, Shawano; Morgan Klitzke, Shawano; Morgan Baeten, West De Pere; Mari Seidler, Xavier; Claire Cook, Seymour; Angie Cortes, West De Pere; McKendra Heinke, Seymour; Emily Serwin, West De Pere; Hope Cemey, Green Bay East.
* = Player of the Year
Boys tennis
First team, singles: Harry Dykema, West De Pere; David Horak, Xavier; Ethan Tungate, Menasha; Ryan Bald, West De Pere.
First team, doubles: Jonathan Niewmeyer/John Rekoske, Xavier; Cal Perry/Bailey Peterson, West De Pere; Ethan Curtin/Brady Van Straten, Xavier.
Second team, singles: Eli Faymonville, Green Bay West; Jared Pertham, Fox Valley Lutheran; Joe Lee, Green Bay West; Noah Steinberg, Fox Valley Lutheran.
Second team, doubles: Jacob Madalinski/Ares Oldenburg, Fox Valley Lutheran; Matthew Bovee, John Davidsaver, Fox Valley Lutheran; Blayd Ansal/Colin Skubal, West De Pere.
Honorable mention: Quin Norton, West De Pere; Will Cole, Xavier; Matt Waskosky, Green Bay East; Gabe Pante/Sam Knott, Xavier; Kyle Easter/Joe Willkomm, Shawano.
Boys golf
First team: Landon Elsner, New London, Sam Schubbe, Xavier; Eric DeSormeau, West De Pere; Carter Grieshaber, Menasha; Aaron Callahan, Xavier.
Second team: Gus Mantey, Xavier; Jack Coughlin, Xavier; Shea Fabel, Xavier; Josh Mueller, Shawano; Hunter Zaddock, New London.
Honorable mention: Kellin Charles, West De Pere; Matt Fletcher, New London; Jackson Appleton, West De Pere; Braxten Surber, Shawano; Carlos Cisneros, Menasha.