Published: March 12, 2008 08:54 am      

Saber freshmen named first team all-conference

CLINTON — Central DeWitt teammates Lindsay Smith and Michelle Green were selected to the WaMac Conference’s East Division girls basketball first team as they led the Sabers to a 16-5 season mark.

Central freshman Jennifer Keitel and Maquoketa sophomore Hailey Bickford earned second team honors.

Smith led the Sabers with 14.3 points and 2.3 steals per game as well as 32 3-pointers. The Central freshman was a unanimous selection.

Green, a senior, led the Sabers with 3.4 assists per game from her point guard spot. She also contributed 6.0 points per game.

Bickford led the Cardinals as a sophomore in scoring with 8.8 points per game and was second on the team with 5.5 rebounds per contest.

Keitel, a freshman, averaged 9.2 points and 5.7 rebounds per game for Central.

WAMAC CONFERENCE

EAST DIVISION

All-Conference Girls Basketball Selections

First Team

*Molly Link, Western Dubuque, Sr.; *Molly Steffens, Western Dubuque, Sr.; *Lindsay Smith, Central DeWitt, Fr.; *Paige Goetz, Anamosa, Jr.; *Ashley Hood, West Delaware, Sr.; Michelle Green, Central DeWitt, Sr.; Rachel Klaren, Dyersville Beckman, Sr.

* indicates unanimous selection

Second Team

Bridget Meade, Dyersville Beckman, Sr.; Hailey Bickford, Maquoketa, So.; Sarah Hoffmann, Western Dubuque, Sr.; Amber Pitz, Western Dubuque, Jr.; Jennifer Keitel, Central DeWitt, Fr.; Brittney Westermeyer, Dyersville Beckman, Jr.; Joslyn Sailer, West Delaware, Jr.

Honorable Mention

Anamosa—Kayla Sanborn, So.; Lauren Buck, Fr.

Central DeWitt—Colleen Kelly, Sr.; Megan Havener, Sr.

Dyersville Beckman—Paige Klostermann, Sr.; Maggie Reuter, Sr.

Maquoketa—Nikki Patterson, Sr.; Kelsey Bollman, So.

West Delaware—Kayla Bries, Sr.; Kayla Vaske, Jr.

Western Dubuque—Marlene Reuter, Sr.; Britney Hermsen, Sr.

Coach of the Year

Casey Bryant, Western Dubuque.