Thumb Sports Writers Association - Girls Basketball 2010 - 2011 Awards

The votes were cast by the members of the Thumb Sports Writers Association for the 2010 - 2011 high school boys & girls basketball awards. It was a struggle with some disagreements but the TSA came down with a final list. Pick up your local thumb area newspaper publications for all the in depth information on the top winners selected.
**Special thanks to Steve Jias of In Focus Photography for the pictures taken this year.

Thumb Tailgater Sports conducted some video interviews with the First Team Players. The video interviews are located at the bottom of this post.
**Of note, missing was first team player, Rayenne Kaiser of North Branch. She was very ill and could not make it to the photo shoot.

High School Girls Basketball All Thumb Awards
As voted by the Thumb Sports Writers Association

FIRST TEAM
Jenna Hirsch - Marlette
Tori Kraft - Harbor Beach
Emily Hale - Sandusky
Sarah Spiekerman - Reese
Rayenne Kaiser - North Branch
Taylor Comment - Elkton Pigeon Bay Port Lakers

TEAM OF THE YEAR
Reese
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Jenna Hirsch - Marlette
COACH OF THE YEAR
Denny Gruber - Reese
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Sarah Spiekerman - Reese
SIXTH PLAYER  Of THE YEAR
Sam Gierman - Brown City


SECOND TEAM

Rebecca Janke - Caseville

Lauren Krause - Sandusky
Samantha Gierman - Brown City
Logan Rowell - Cass City
Jordan Findlay - Reese
Katie Barrett - Croswell-Lexington

HONORABLE MENTION 
Whitney Fox - Sandusky
Sara Clancy - North Huron
Christin Harris - Owen-Gage
Shashauna Sampson - Deckerville
Mandy Nichol - Deckerville
Kylee Dobbelaere - Marlette
Kari Burton - Brown City
Kayla Gust - Port Hope
Kayla Deering - Elkton Pigeon Bay Port Lakers
Miranda Fuerst - Unionville-Sebewaing
Emily Chambers - Kingston
Joydyn Kiser - Reese
Emily Aranyos - Vassar
Amanda Muntz - Owen-Gage
McKensie Parrish - Cass City
Kelsey Roloson - North Branch




About the TSA
Each year the TSA selects a Player of the Year, Team of the Year, Coach of the Year and an All-Thumb team in four sports: football, volleyball, boys basketball and girls basketball. Also putting together the top players of a 1st & 2nd team; along with many honorable mentions. In order to be considered for nomination to an All-Thumb team, students must attend one of the following schools: Akron-Fairgrove, Carsonville Port-Sanilac, Caseville, Bad Axe, Brown City, Caro, Cass City, Croswell-Lexington, Deckerville, Harbor Beach, Kingston, Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port, Marlette, Mayville, Millington, North Branch, North Huron, Owendale-Gagetown, Peck, Port Hope, Reese, Sandusky, Ubly, Unionville-Sebewaing and Vassar.
Members of the Thumb Sports Writers Association are: 
Thumb Tailgater Sports - Eddie Fury; Huron Daily Tribune Sports - Paul Adams; Tuscola County Advertiser Sports - Chad Wingert; WIDL 92.1 FM Sports Commentator - Christian Selich; Sandusky Tribune; Huron County View - Dave Fredrick; Sanilac County News - Dale Ball
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