Superior Central junior Ryder Kroupa drives through the lane in a high school basketball game played against Big Bay de Noc during the past season. (Photo courtesy Escanaba Daily Press)

ESCANABA — Superior Central High School won five awards and Munising picked up three when the Skyline Central Conference released its all-conference teams in boys basketball recently.

A pair of Cougars juniors each won two awards.

Ryder Kroupa not only was placed on the Skyline Central Second Team, but he won the league’s Free Throw Award.

And teammate Andrew Charlebois earned all-conference honorable mention while also winning a place on the Skyline Central All-Defensive Team.

SC’s other award was the league’s Team Sportsmanship Award.

From Munising, it was a trio of seniors earning the Mustangs honors.

Nolan Connaughton won a spot on the Skyline Central First Team, Jaxson Malone on the All-Defensive Team and Dylan Adkinson for honorable mention.

Among the other major awards meted out was junior Vic Giuliani of Forest Park as Player of the Year, Forest Park’s Jason Price as Coach of the Year, Norway senior Anthony Pineda as Defensive MVP and junior Jae Poma of Rapid River for Individual Sportsmanship.

Forest Park had the best overall varsity league record at 8-0, with North Dickinson the best of the Small Schools at 7-2. Norway won the overall JV best record at 8-1, while North Central and North Dickinson shared best Small Schools JV mark, also at 8-1.

Here are other honors in the league, with year and school:

First Team — Trent Kramer, jr., North Dickinson; Anthony Pineda, sr., Norway; Dax Huuki, jr., Forest Park; Lyle Price, fresh., Forest Park; Ty King, sr., North Dickinson; Brady Jungwirth, sr., North Dickinson; Spencer Kramerm, sr., North Dickinson

Second Team — Gionni McDonough, jr., Bark River-Harris; Kaleb LaPine, jr., Norway; Gabe Spear, jr., Bark River-Harris; Chase Monette, sr., Stephenson; Kaden Malone, jr., North Central; Lane Olson, jr., Rapid River; Nathan Klein, jr., Stephenson

Honorable mention — Brayden Derouin, sr., Bark River-Harris; Brooks Castle, sr., North Central; Riley Cretens, jr., North Central; Ben Stage, jr., North Central; Brody Mercier, sr., North Central; Kayne Wilson, soph., Carney-Nadeau; Sur Sheppard, sr., Carney-Nadeau; Owen Baij, sr., Norway; Elliot Kramer, sr., Norway; Rowen Flath, jr., Rapid River; Jake Fox, jr., Rapid River; Asher Priebe, sr., Stephenson

All-Defensive — Gionni McDonough, jr., Bark River-Harris; Kaden Malone, jr., North Central; Lucas Havelva, sr., Stephenson; Izaiah Tarter, jr., Forest Park; Jason Graham, jr., North Dickinson; Gabe Spear, jr., Bark River-Harris; Brooks Castle, sr., North Central; Noah Pearson, jr., Norway; Lane Olson, jr., Rapid River

Story contents based on a report from the Daily Press of Escanaba. Journal Sports Editor Steve Brownlee’s email address is sbrownlee@miningjournal.net.