MENOMINEE — Add “All-State performer” to Anna Axtell’s already untouchable resume after the omnipresent point guard for the Menominee High School girls basketball team collected All-State recognition from the Detroit Free Press on April 20.
Axtell, a senior, received Division 3 Honorable Mention and was an indomitable force on the court for the Maroons with a stat line of 20 points, 8.1 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 4.3 steals per game.
Already an All-U.P. and All-Great Northern Conference First Team performer this year, Axtell wraps up her four-year career as one of the most decorated athletes to ever grace the halls of Menominee High.
Axtell is a three-time All-GNC and three-time All-U.P. selection, an All-GNC Defensive Team choice as a junior, and was the GNC’s Defensive Player of the Year this season.
She became just the fourth player in Menominee girls basketball history to score 1,000 career points on February 27 against Carney-Nadeau, finishing her career with 1,054 points.
Axtell set the Menominee High School single-season scoring record with 520 points and set a new standard for most steals in a season with 94 swipes.
Detroit Free Press Division 3 All-State
First team
MacKenzie Bisballe, Lake City
Brook Simpson, Saugatuck
Stephanie Utomi, Ypsilanti Arbor Prep (captain)
Olivia Flynn, Harbor Springs
Halen McLaughlin, Sanford Meridian
Second team
Taylor Wallace, Arbor Prep
Kaitlyn Jabczenski, Allen Park Cabrini
Maddux Locke, Springport
Ellie Knapp, Niles Brandywine
Jordyn Bonnema, Kalamazoo Christian
Third team
Alie Bisballe, Lake City
Stacy Utomi, Arbor Prep
Averie Zinn, Genesee
Kate Starkey, Grass Lake
Kendall Standfest, Elk Rapids
Honorable mention
Myah Hubble, Beaverton
Addy Rhodes, Grandville Calvin Christian
Natalee Hoyt, St. Louis
Wren Nelson, Mason County Central
Emily Zelinko, St. Charles
Aubree Ervans, Reading
Abbey Wright, Charlevoix
Tess Tillman, Royal Oak Shrine
Anna Axtell, Menominee
Kingsley Backstrom, Oscoda
Ivy Davenport, Ithaca
Lauren Borsenik, Hemlock
Evalyn Cole, Ovid-Elsie
Karlie Kimerer, Onsted
HarLee Leasher, Brown City
Ava Bates, Ovid-Elsie
Megan Zeitz, Dansville
Le’ila Sears, Mount Clemens
Alaina Kellenberger, Stockbridge
Megan Marta, Westwood
Lauren Wilder, Manton
Lila Hoisington, Morley Stanwood
Paige Austin, Homer
Morgan Griswold, Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest
Lillie Johnson, Gladstone
Mariah Kerley, East Jackson
Hailey Freshcorn, Brooklyn Columbia Central
Grace Guibord, Sandusky
Caitlyn Storm, Calumet
Anyieth Nhial, Wyoming The Potter’s House
Clara Groen, Plymouth Christian
Kara Johnson, Benzie Central
June Kirkpatrick, East Jordan
Lauren Zawada, Bark River-Harris
Brooke Mossburg, Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central
Jayna Edmondson, Manistee
Katelyn Wendling, New Lothrop
Aubree Calloway, Bronson
Kyrah Gray, Evart
Danica Shamion, West Iron County
Madelyn Geers, Kent City
Emma Bruwer, Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian
Comments / 0