Local girls honored for court prowess

by The Daily Inter Lake
| March 17, 2011 2:00 AM

Four players from Northwestern A have been named to the Class A all-state girls basketball team.

Kayla DeWit, a 6-foot-2 center who averaged 20 points and 12 rebounds for Northwestern A regular-season and divisional-tournament champion Columbia Falls, headlines this year's selections. DeWit was the Northwestern A conference Most Valuable Player.

Joining DeWit on the all-state team from Northwestern A are: Libby's Jaime Gilden, a 5-10 wing who averaged 16.5 points per game and 8.28 rebounds, and Polson's Breanne Kelley, a 5-9 forward averaging 12.61 points and 6.44 rebounds, and Riley Kenney, a 5-10 forward/center averaging 13.83 points and 7.61 rebounds.

DeWit, Gilden and Kelley are seniors. Kenney is a junior.

All four also received all-conference first-team honors along with Hope Burlage, a sophomore, and Danielle Gilley, a senior, from Columbia Falls.

Columbia Falls and Libby both advanced to the state tournament.

The all-state and all-conference teams are listed below.

Northwest A

All-State Team

Kayla DeWit, Senior, Columbia Falls

Jaime Gilden, Senior, Libby

Breanne Kelley, Senior, Polson

Riley Kenney, Junior, Polson

All-Conference

First Team

Hope Burlage, Sophomore, Columbia Falls

Kayla DeWit, Senior, Columbia Falls (MVP)

Jaime Gilden, Senior, Libby

Danielle Gilley, Senior, Columbia Falls

Breanne Kelley, Senior, Polson

Riley Kenney, Junior, Polson

Second Team

Logan Best, Senior, Libby

Jonna Grant, Senior, Polson

Tailyr Irvine, Senior, Ronan

Alysha Martin, Senior, Libby

Olivia Nagler, Senior, Whitefish

Jonna Werner, Senior, Columbia Falls

Honorable Mention

Courtney Clairmont, Sophomore, Ronan

Olivia Curtiss, Senior, Whitefish

Jessica Poe, Junior, Whitefish

Alice VanGunten, Senior, Ronan