On Friday (3/3/23), boys basketball coaches within the Great Northern Conference (GNC) met to select awards recipients for the 2022-23 season.  Member schools within the GNC include Marquette, Escanaba, Gladstone, Kingsford and Menominee.

MSHS had five of it’s student-athletes honored.  Sophomores Jacob MacPhee and Jaxon Jurmu were selected to the All-GNC First Team with fellow sophomore Kyler Sager receiving All-GNC Special Mention honors.  Senior Easton Clements and junior Jack Quinnell were named All-GNC Honorable Mention.

Below are the All-GNC awards recipients from the 2022-23 boys basketball season:

GNC Player of the Year:

• Nic Nora – Kingsford – Senior

GNC Defensive Player of the Year:

• Gavin Grondin – Kingsford – Sophomore

GNC Coach of the Year:

• Dan Olkkonen – Kingsford

All-GNC First Team:

• Gavin Grondin – Kingsford – Sophomore
• Trevor Theuerkauf – Menominee – Junior
• Jacob MacPhee – Marquette – Sophomore
• Casey Bray – Escanaba – Senior
• Jaxon Jurmu – Marquette – Sophomore

All-GNC Second Team:

• Cole Myllyla – Kingsford – Senior
• Kaden Gibbs – Gladstone – Junior
• Drake Johnson – Gladstone – Junior
• Connor Coduti – Menominee – Junior
• Shane Wallin – Escanaba – Junior

All-GNC Special Mention:

• Kyler Sager – Marquette – Sophomore
• Morgan Sleik – Kingsford – Sophomore
• Tanner Theuerkauf – Menominee – Freshman
• Elliot Vitito – Gladstone – Junior

All-GNC Honorable Mention:

• Cody Noel – Escanaba – Sophomore
• Easton Clements – Marquette – Senior
• Jack Quinnell – Marquette – Junior
• Nick Matthews – Gladstone – Junior
• Eli Beal – Menominee – Junior
• David Romps – Escanaba – Junior

2021-22 GNC Team Champions:

• Varsity:  Kingsford (8-0)
• JV:  Marquette (8-0)
• Freshman:  Marquette (7-1)