CHEBOYGAN – As a sophomore, Cloee Rupp played so well that she earned a spot on the all-Northern Shores Conference girls basketball first team.
This year, the Cheboygan junior guard’s impressive consistency allowed her to earn Northern Lakes first team honors for a second consecutive campaign.
Night in and night out, Rupp led the Chiefs in scoring while also playing a key role as a solid defender, a strong rebounder, and getting her teammates involved with her passing.
While Rupp was the only Cheboygan player to make the first team, two other Chiefs, senior guard Olivia Patrick and sophomore center Diem Schley, secured themselves second team accolades, while senior point guard Addison Ptasnik was recognized as an honorable mention.
At Cheboygan’s end-of-season banquet on Monday, March 23, Ptasnik earned the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan Team First award. BCAM’s outstanding student-athlete award went to all five Cheboygan seniors – Olivia Patrick, Addison Ptasnik, Jaelyn Wheelock, Caleigh Easter and Bea Schulz – who all recorded a grade point average of 3.8 or higher.
Other awards handed out at the banquet included offensive MVP (Cloee Rupp), defensive co-MVP (Olivia Patrick and Diem Schley), most improved (Estella Redding), and coaches award (Jaelyn Wheelock).
Here’s a look at the entire Northern Shores Conference team.
Northern Shores Conference
1st Team
Annie Strang, Kingsley, Senior
Emilee Robinson, Kingsley, Senior
AdeLynn Town, Kingsley, Senior
Lillian McShannock, Harbor Springs, Sophomore
Makenna Brey, Harbor Springs, Sophomore
Rhylynn Skroki, Elk Rapids, Senior
Anna Pray, Elk Rapids, Senior
Addy Burns, Boyne City, Junior
Delaney Little, Boyne City, Senior
Cloee Rupp, Cheboygan, Junior
Grace Denike, Kalkaska, Junior
Kendra Allen, Grayling, Junior
Ayla Kemp, Charlevoix, Junior
2nd Team
Aizlyn McKinley, Kingsley, Junior
Delaney Case, Kingsley, Junior
Makayla Beach, Harbor Springs, Sophomore
Stefi Reskevics, Harbor Springs, Junior
Ally Schlicker, Elk Rapids, Freshman
Kaelyn Matelski, Boyne City, Senior
Diem Schley, Cheboygan, Sophomore
Olivia Patrick, Cheboygan, Senior
Kiera Curry, Kalkaska, Senior
Rylee Wheeler, Grayling, Sophomore
Taryn Carey, Charlevoix, Junior
Honorable Mention
Grace Merchant, Kingsley, Junior
Sophie Barnadyn, Harbor Springs, Senior
Brooke Fluty, Elk Rapids, Senior
Elle Wilson, Boyne City, Junior
Addison Ptasnik, Cheboygan, Senior
Myah Little, Kalkaska, Senior
Molly Montgomery, Grayling, Junior
Addison Shearer, Charlevoix, Junior
NSC Standings
1. Kingsley, 13-1, 2. Harbor Springs, 12-2, 3. Elk Rapids, 10-4, 4. Boyne City, 8-6, 5. Cheboygan, 6-8, 6. Kalkaska, 4-9, 7. Grayling, 2-12, 8. Charlevoix, 1-13
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This article originally appeared on Cheboygan Daily Tribune: Cheboygan’s Cloee Rupp makes NSC first team for second straight year
Reporting by Jared Greenleaf, Cheboygan Daily Tribune / Cheboygan Daily Tribune
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