ESCANABA - Several Superiorland high school football players gained All-Upper Peninsula honorable mention Wednesday at a meeting of the U.P. Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association at Hereford & Hops restaurant in Escanaba.
Those making the special mention list picked up at least two votes in the balloting.
Special mention
Large schools (Divisions 1-7)
Offense: Tanner Uren, senior quarterback, Brock Weaver, senior end, and Dustin Goupille, senior back, of Negaunee; TJ Swanson, senior tight end, Westwood.
Defense: Hunter Wirtanen, Ishpeming, senior back; TJ Swanson, Westwood, senior linebacker.
Small schools
(Div. 8 and player)
Offense: Joe Paquette, Munising, senior center; Keith Denomie, junior guard, and Cody Goldsworthy, senior back, L'Anse.
Honorable mention
Large schools (Div. 1-7)
Offense: Owen DeVooght, Gwinn, junior back; Zach Rankinen, Westwood, senior back; Dustin Crosby, Newberry, senior return specialist; Tyrus Millimaki, Ishpeming, junior return specialist.
Defense: Steve Uhlbeck, Gwinn, senior linebacker; James Young, Newberry, senior linebacker; Dustin Goupille, Negaunee, senior linebacker.
Small schools
(Div. 8 and player)
Offense: Trevor Maki, Superior Central, senior back.