Nine Negaunee players earned postseason awards from the Mid-Peninsula Conference and the West PAC, not too surprising for a team that won an MHSAA Division 2 district championship by posting a pair of shutouts in that tournament recently.

The Miners’ run didn’t end until the regional semifinals, when West Branch Ogemaw Heights posted a 12-2 win on Saturday in Sault Ste. Marie.

The honors were led by the Miners sweeping all the special “… of the year” awards in both leagues.

Senior Delaney Gladwell was named Player of the Year in both the M-PC and West PAC, the same for sophomore Alyse Robar as Pitcher of the Year, and even tripling up with Randy Carlson earning both Coach of the Year laurels.

Senior Delaney Gladwell takes a base while the Miners are on offense during an MHSAA Division 2 district tournament game played in Kingsford on May 30. (Photo courtesy Miya Frederickson)

In addition to Negaunee, other teams from the area, Westwood, Gwinn and Manistique, also earned conference honors.

But the Miners led the way. With only a limited amount of crossover — only Negaunee, Westwood and Gwinn are members of both leagues — the same players sometimes were honored at different levels.

The top players weren’t different, though. Nor were Miners senior Cassie Feys, junior Megan Marker and sophomore Olivia Richards — each made First Team in both leagues.

Another Negaunee senior, Rheana Nelson,

earned First Team status in the M-PC and Second Team in the West PAC.

With Miners sophomore Natalie Pantti getting Second Team honors in both leagues, junior Brielle Anderson was named Second Team in the M-PC and Honorable Mention in the West PAC.

Sophomore pitcher Alyse Robar winds up while showing off her winning form for Negaunee in the first game of a doubleheader played against Jeffers in Painesdale on May 11. (Photo courtesy Miya Frederickson)

And the ninth honoree to fill out the batting lineup and final position on defense was senior Ainsley Brunette, who made Honorable Mention in the M-PC.

Westwood matched Negaunee with four First Team honors in the M-PC — of course, the Miners’ top two players, Gladwell and Robar, weren’t eligible to make the First Team.

But Patriots seniors Makayla Fisher and Morgan Schneider, junior Grace Tossava and sophomore Lyn Magnuson make a pretty impressive quartet on the M-PC First Team.

Westwood’s representatives on the Second Team were seniors Kaylin Doney and Sami Ruby, while getting Honorable Mention were senior Niila Nurmi and junior Eliisa Doney.

In the West PAC, Schneider made First Team, Fisher the Second Team and Magnuson the Honorable Mention.

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Gwinn had two Honorable Mentions, one sophomore in each league. It was Charly Nordeen in the M-PC and Myah Pickett in the West PAC.

From Manistique, which is only a member of the M-PC, the Emeralds placed senior Kaylin Morrison on the First Team, junior Kenna Davis and freshman Brooke Petrelius on the Second Team, and senior Malia Blixt on Honorable Mention.

Here are the other honorees in each league. Each is listed with their year and school:

Mid-Peninsula Conference

Second Team — Audrinna Rey, fresh., Iron Mountain; Ava Sardina, jr., IM; Alicia Wood, jr., IM

Honorable Mention — Vivian Petrusch, sr., IM

West PAC

First Team — Lucy Biekkola, soph., Hancock; Chloe Coppo, jr., Calumet; Lexi Burns, sr., Houghton; Molly Erkkila, sr., Calumet; Alice Larson, sr., Hancock

Second Team — Meg Ruohonen, sr., Jeffers; Ellie Hainault, jr., Houghton; Bethany Garrow, jr., Calumet; Elli Kuntze, soph., Jeffers; Kaelyn Rouleau, jr., Hancock; Emery Chynoweth, sr., Hancock

Honorable Mention — Danni Stiles, soph., Calumet; Tally Storm, fresh., Hancock; Josie Switzer, jr., Houghton; Janet Mattila, sr., Jeffers

Story contents based on emails received from Negaunee High School athletic director Jake Skewis. Journal Sports Editor Steve Brownlee’s email address is sbrownlee@miningjournal.net.