C-Falls, Libby players named all-state in basketball
Columbia Falls’ Jared Trinastich, Winter Kemppainen and Cydney Finberg and Libby’s Jared Winslow were all named to the Class A all-state basketball teams on Thursday.
Three boys and girls were named to the all-state teams from Northwestern A when all-conference teams were announced, with Frenchtown’s Vanessa Stavish and John Chapman also making the list.
Trinastich, a 6-foot-5 forward for the Wildcats, averaged 13.7 points and nine rebounds a game in his senior season, helping Columbia Falls to the Class A state championship. He led the conference in blocked shots and was in the top 10 in points, rebounds, assists and steals.
Winslow, a 6-1 senior wing for the Loggers, shot nearly 38 percent from behind the arc to lead the conference, averaging 18.5 points a game, trailing only Chapman in conference. He was the fifth leading scorer in the state this season, despite playing the entire season with a torn ligament in his elbow.
Kemppainen, a 5-11 forward for the Columbia Falls, averaged 11.4 points and eight rebounds a game to help the Wildkats to a third place finish in Class A. The state’s leading rebounder, she pulled in 145 boards this season, averaging more than eight a game.
Finberg made the all-state team as a freshman, leading the state in assists with 4.3 a game as well as coming in the top 10 in conference in points, rebounds, blocks and steals.
Each of the all-state selections were also named to the first team all-conference. Joining the girls were Columbia Falls’ Haley Belgarde and Ciera Finberg and Frenchtown’s Vanessa Stavish and Kayla Blood. Also making the boys first team all-conference were Columbia Falls’ Alex Presnell, Frenchtown’s Bridger Truett and Whitefish’s Art Doorn.
On the second teams were Columbia Falls’ Ellie Johnson, Andrea Getts and Ty Morgan, Libby’s Shyla Stevenson, Polson’s Cedrick Smith and Andrew Weltz and Whitefish’s EJ Havens and Garrett Anderson.
Columbia Falls’ Kiara Burlage, Jayce Fagerland, Nakia Alexander and Grant Wallace, Whitefish’s Keaton Nicholson and Simone Craft, Polson’s Nichole Lake and Skyla Krantz and Libby’s Taylor Quinn were named honorable mention.
2013-14 Northwest A
Girls Basketball
All State
Winter Kemppainen, junior, Columbia Falls
Cydney Finberg, freshman, Columbia Falls
Vanessa Stavish, senior, Frenchtown
All Conference
First Team
Winter Kemppainen, junior, Columbia Falls
Cydney Finberg, freshman, Columbia Falls
Haley Belgarde, senior, Columbia Falls
Ciera Finberg, junior, Columbia Falls
Vanessa Stavish, senior, Frenchtown
Kayla Blood, senior, Frenchtown
Second Team
Ellie Johnson, sophomore, Columbia Falls
Andrea Getts, senior, Columbia Falls
Lacey Hochhalter, junior, Frenchtown
Haley Cyr, junior, Frenchtown
Shyla Stevenson, junior, Libby
Honorable Mention
Kiara Burlage, freshman, Columbia Falls
Alli Moe, sophomore, Frenchtown
Taylor Quinn, senior, Libby
Nichole Lake, sophomore, Polson
Skyla Krantz, junior, Polson
Simone Craft, senior, Whitefish
Boys Basketball
All State
Jared Trinastich, senior, Columbia Falls
John Chapman, senior, Frenchtown
Jared Winslow, senior, Libby
All Conference
First Team
Jared Trinastich, senior, Columbia Falls
Alex Presnell, senior, Columbia Falls
John Chapman, senior, Frenchtown
Bridger Truett, junior, Frenchtown
Jared Winslow, senior, Libby
Art Doorn, senior, Whitefish
Second Team
Ty Morgan, junior, Columbia Falls
Cedrick Smith, senior, Polson
Andrew Weltz, senior, Polson
EJ Havens, senior, Whitefish
Garrett Anderson, senior, Whitefish
Honorable Mention
Jayce Fagerland, junior, Columbia Falls
Grant Wallace, sophomore, Columbia Falls
Nakia Alexander, senior, Columbia Falls
Chris Delaney, junior, Frenchtown
Jordan Moe, senior, Frenchtown
Keaton Nicholson, senior, Whitefish