Cedar athletes earn post-season honors

HARTINGTON — To no one’s surprise, this year’s MidState All-Conference basketball teams have a full contingent of Cedar Catholic High School athletes.

Myles and Tate Thoene were both selected to the First Team while Jaxson Bernecker was chosen an honorable mention selection for the boys.

The Lady Trojans were represented by Brynn Wortmann on the First Team while Brooklyn Kuehn was an honorable mention selection.

The boys finished in fourth place at the Class C2 state tournament this season.

“They are all great kids and all deserve the accolades they receive,” CCHS boys coach Matt Steffen said. “I am very proud of all of them.”

The senior, Myles Thoene, average 14.3 points, 3.2 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.8 steals a night for the Trojans while the junior Thoene, contributed 9.8 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.8 steals and 2.2 assists nightly.

Bernecker, a sophomore, averaged 11 points and 6.5 rebounds nightly.

The girls also finished fourth at the Class D1 state tournament earlier this month and will have to reload without their two key seniors.

“Brynn is an all-around great player that will be greatly missed,” CCHS girls coach Craig Wortmann said. “She gave us so many options with her in and outside game and that is why she was so hard to guard. I think her leadership over the past year is what made this year go so well.

“Brooklyn was a force inside and outside this year. Her outside shot really came along this year and surprised many teams. I feel her ability to help break a press was probably the best skill that she developed this year. Both these girls will be missed as we move to next season.”

Brynn Wortmann’s nightly contributions added up to 16.4 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game, while Kuehn, who really came on late in the season, tallied numbers of 9.2 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.4 steals a contest.

Mid States Boys All-Conference

Name Grade School

Christian Mickelson 12 Norfolk Catholic

Myles Thoene 12 Cedar Catholic

Tanner Walling 11 Wayne

Ryan Kramer 12 Boone Central

Ben Brahmer 10 Pierce

Landon Classen 10 O’Neill

Payton Frederick 12 Battle Creek

Dawson Watts 12 Pierce

Tate Thoene 11 Cedar Catholic

Daniel Judd 10 Wayne

Honorable Mention

Name Grade School

Jaxson Bernecker 10 Cedar Catholic

Logan Moeller 12 Pierce

Alex Christo 10 Boone Central

Ben Hammond 11 Norfolk Catholic

Ben Ulrich 12 GACC

Preston Burbach 11 Norfolk Catholic

Brandon Bartos 11 Wayne

Keegan Moore 12 O’Neill

Tanner Oestreich 12 Battle Creek

Abram Scholting 10 Pierce

Mayson Ostermeyer 11 Crofton

Chaden Roth 12 Pierce

Reece Bode 12 Battle Creek

Carsten Bird 11 Boone Central

Roy Knapp 11 Crofton

Mid-States Girls All Conference 2020-2021

Kaley Einrem Crofton

Alexis Folkers Crofton

Lacey Crofton

Sophia Hass GACC

Breanna Rief GACC

Cedar Catholic

Avery Yosten Norfolk Catholic

Alyssa Eichelberger O’Neill

Lauren Young O’Neill

Pierce

Brooklyn Kruse Wayne

Mid-States Honorable Mention

BriAnna Zohner Battle Creek

Paytyn Taake Battle Creek

Boone Central Macy Rankin

Boone Central Mara Ranslem

Crofton Ella Wragge

Jayden Jordan Crofton

Brandi Doerneman GACC

Isabel Hass GACC

Brooklyn Kuehn Cedar Catholic

Norfolk Catholic Mary Fennessy

Norfolk Catholic Elly Piper

O’Neill Meg Schluns

Faith Lubischer, Morgan Moeller Pierce

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