LA CROSSE, Wisconsin (WXOW) - A couple of local state champions are honored for their efforts on the court this season.
The Wisconsin Associated Press boys basketball All-State selections named Aquinas' Bronson Koenig as Player of the year and Rick Schneider as Coach of the Year, as voted by a panel of media.
Koenig led the Blugolds to a Division 3 state championship at this year's WIAA tournament in Madison. The win was the second state title for Schneider in three seasons.
Onalaska's Matt Thomas, who also helped lead the Hilltoppers to a Division 2 appearance at the WIAA, was another First Team selection.
Both players are continuing their careers at the D-1 level next season. Koenig will return to the Kohl Center to play for Coach Bo Ryan and the Wisconsin Badgers, while Thomas is heading south to play at Iowa State.
Three other area players made Honorable Mention-Christian Kennedy of Luther, Tim Wagner of G-E-T, and Sam Murphy of Royall.
Here's the complete list of those named as All-State:
Player of the year: Bronson Koenig, LaCrosse Aquinas
Coach of the year: Rick Schneider, Aquinas
FIRST TEAM
Bronson Koenig, sr., Aquinas
Luke Fischer, sr., Germantown
Kevon Looney, jr., Milwaukee Hamilton
Matt Thomas, sr., Onalaska
Duane Wilson, sr., Whitefish Bay Dominican
SECOND TEAM
Turner Botz, 6-6, sr., Little Chute
Henry Ellenson, 6-9, soph., Rice Lake
Nick Fuller, 6-6, sr., Sun Prairie;
Jamaar McKay, 6-4, sr., Milwaukee Washington
Diamond Stone, 6-9, soph., Whitefish Bay Dominican
THIRD TEAM
Deonte Burton, 6-4, sr., Milwaukee Vincent
Austin Hawkins, 6-4, sr., Auburndale
Kenneth Lowe, 6-8, sr., Little Chute
Austin Malone-Mitchell, 5-11, sr., Milwaukee King
Cam Ward, 6-2, jr., Marshall
FOURTH TEAM
Ben Best, 6-6, sr., Drummond
Toby Hegner, 6-10, sr., Berlin
Brett Prahl, 6-9, sr., East Troy
Jordan Shea, 6-4, jr., Lodi
Cody Wichmann, 6-4, sr., Pulaski
HONORABLE MENTION
Trevor Anderson, frosh., Stevens Point; Lamonte Bearden, jr., Germantown; Adam Beyer, sr., De Pere; Carson Biedrzycki, sr., Burlington; Dominic Cizauskas, jr., Mukwonago; Malik Clements, jr., Madison West; Deiondre Cunningham, sr., Wisconsin Lutheran; Jerrelle Deberry, jr., Milwaukee Destiny; Will Decorah, sr., Waunakee; M.J. Delmore, sr., Wisconsin Dells; Jason Derby, sr., Cuba City; Carlin Dupree, sr., Milwaukee Bay View; Brady Ellingson, jr., Sussex Hamilton; Terrence Garner, sr., Oak Creek; Caleb Glennon, sr., Amherst; Ethan Guske, sr., Sheboygan North; Joel Heesch, sr., Mauston; David Jesperson, sr., Merrill; John Keefe, sr., Medford; Christian Kennedy, sr., Onalaska Luther; Eric Kittel, sr., Brillion; Joe Latimore, sr., Monroe; Riley LaChance, jr., Brookfield Central; Brett Linzmeier, sr., Two Rivers; D'Angelo Jackson, jr., Racine Case; Nick McGlynn, soph., Stoughton; Aaron Moesch, sr., Green Bay Southwest; Sam Murphy, sr., Royall; Nate Neveau, jr., Oshkosh North; Nick Noskowiak, soph., Sun Prairie; Adam Pohlman, jr., Neenah; Cooper Radtke, jr., Oshkosh North; Aaron Retzlaff, sr., Randolph; Zach Schradle, sr. Clayton; Cody Schwartz, soph., West De Pere; Tyler Semenas, sr., Laconia; Clay Stevens, sr., Racine Lutheran; Reed Timmer, jr., New Berlin Eisenhower; Riley Vander Wyst, sr., Kaukauna; Travis Voigt, sr., Green Bay N.E.W. Lutheran; Tim Wagner, sr,. Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau; Jester Weah, sr., Madison Memorial; Logan Wolf, sr., Elmwood; Joe Whalen, sr., Augusta; Ethan Yonke, jr., Almond-Bancroft.
Bronson Koenig-WI AP Player of the Year
Rick Schneider, Coach of the Year
Onalaska's Matt Thomas
