With the Fall season coming to a close, the all-conference athletes have been chosen. Below is how the Lakes division went down.
FIRST-TEAM OFFENSE
Quarterback
Camden Thompson (Whitehall), Sr.
Running Back
Bryson Stephenson (Oakridge), Sr.
Gavin Craner (Whitehall), Sr.
Kaden Kott (Manistee), Sr.
Blocking Back
Bryce Bisson (Oakridge), Sr.
Wide Receiver
Blake English (Whitehall), Sr.
Taj Williams (Ludington), So.
Ryver Jarka (Montague), Sr.
Tight End
Corde Anderson (Whitehall), Jr.
Tackle
Walt Autrey (Ludington), Jr.
Brett Kroll (Oakridge), Jr.
Guard
Thomas Klein (Orchard View), Jr.
Jack Ambrose (Whitehall), Sr.
Center
Jamison Jeffrey (Whitehall), Jr.
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FIRST-TEAM DEFENSE
Defensive End
Brayden Schweitzer (Manistee), Jr.
Brock Morningstar (Whitehall), Sr.
Defensive Line
Cole Hackert (Ludington), Sr.
Jack Ambrose (Whitehall), Sr.
Corde Anderson (Whitehall), Jr.
Evan Jozsa (Oakridge), Sr.
Linebackers
Landin Sowa (Manistee), Jr.
Ryan Goodrich (Whitehall), Sr.
Preston Six (Oakridge), Jr.
Defensive Backs
Camden Thompson (Whitehall), Sr.
Cam Gunsell (Ludington), Jr.
Ryver Jarka (Montague), Sr.
Zach Cribbens (Oakridge), Sr.
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FIRST-TEAM SPECIAL TEAMS
Kicker
Jonah Peterson (Ludington), Sr.
Punter
Camden Thompson (Whitehall), Sr.
Kick Return Specialist
Kellan Francis (Montague), Sr.
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FIRST-TEAM AT-LARGE
Peyton Babbit (Orchard View), Jr.
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HONORABLE MENTION OFFENSE
Quarterback
Cameron Gunsell (Ludington), Jr.
Running Back
Devlin Dean (Montague), So.
Blocking Back
Brock Morningstar (Whitehall), Sr.
Tight End
Andre Walden (Ludington), Sr.
Tackle
Connor Nash (Whitehall), Sr.
Guard
Malachi Cruz (Manistee), Sr.
David Myers (Montague), Sr.
Chance Crawford (Fremont), Sr.
Center
Dylan Cunningham (Oakridge), Jr.
Connor DeVries (Orchard View), Jr.
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HONORABLE MENTION DEFENSE
Defensive Line
David Myers (Montague), Sr.
Kiedis Underwood Jr. (Manistee), Jr.
Linebacker
Cooper Holmes (Ludington), Jr.
Defensive Back
Abram Stoudt (Whitehall), Sr.
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HONORABLE MENTION SPECIAL TEAMS
Kicker
Eduordo Aldrete (Oakridge), Sr.
Kick Return Specialist
Zach Cribbens (Oakridge), Sr.
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FINAL WMC LAKES STANDINGS
1. Whitehall 6-0
2. Ludington 5-1
3. Manistee 3-3
3. Oakridge 3-3
3. Montague 3-3
6. Fremont 1-5
7. Orchard View 0-6
Thomas Klein
November 7, 2024 at 5:51 pm
Thank you so much for selecting me to be a part of the first-team all-conference players, however, you misspelled my name, Thomas Klein.
Conner Raeth
November 8, 2024 at 10:19 am
It has been corrected.
Mike Robinson
November 7, 2024 at 6:57 pm
How is it that one year the conference honors 5 kids at one position and the next year it honors less at the same position? Why isn’t there a first team, second team then honorable mention? A conference with 14 teams certainly should have those type of honors for these kids. Just sad.
Conner Raeth
November 8, 2024 at 10:24 am
Mike, we appreciate your comment. Though we would love to recognize every athlete we could for All-Conference Honors, we do not make that decision. These are decided by the conference’s coaches for each division and then provided to us, the media.
With that said, I unfortunately have little in the way of answers for you. I would recommend reaching out to coaches and administrators around this and to voice your concerns.