Lakeland Christian Academy’s Liza Schmitt was chosen among the five fall sports to receive the Academic All-Conference selections for the Hoosier Plains Conference. InkFreeNews file photo by Mike Deak

By Mike Deak
InkFreeNews

SOUTH BEND – The Hoosier Plains Conference wrapped up its fall sports season with the announcement of its Academic All-Conference selections, which were released on Monday.

Each of the awards categories, based off junior and senior varsity athletes who earned a 3.5 GPA or better, are split by sport.

Lakeland Christian Academy had a host of athletes earn recognition. For the Cougars, David Plastow represented boys cross country; Hannah Weirick, Abigail Bosch and Brooklyn Apted in volleyball; Joy Hanes, Hannah Starrett, Keely Bauer, Liza Schmitt, Avery Hobbs, Jessi Calizo and Jordan Gross in girls soccer; and Garrett McKeever, Trey Avey, Hunter Rice, Josh Nakasone, Brayden Lane and David Plastow in boys soccer.

Finishing off the lists were:

Girls Cross Country – Bethany Christian’s Teresa Ross Richer, Ana Yoder and Risa Bohn; and Elkhart Christian’s Emma Grant and Adaline Russell

Boys Cross Country – Bethany Christian’s Caleb Mast and Aaron Yeakey; Elkhart Christian’s Luis Bueno, Ben Lester and Tony Maxwell; and South Bend Career Academy’s William Roggow

Volleyball – Argos’ Avery Ness, Lilliana Petz, Samantha Rose, Samantha Ferguson and Katie Hoffman; Bethany Christian’s Sadie Brenneman, Mia Reinhardt, Trami Nguyen, Maddie Chupp, Jordana Farran and Ivonne Ortiz; Elkhart Christian’s Karlie George, Kadie Martin, Hallie Tice and Courtney Yoder; and South Bend Career Academy’s Jacinda Unger

Girls Soccer – Argos’ Hannah Trump, Ariana Petz, Sydney Shepherd, Elizabeth Edmonds, Madilyn VanDerWeele and Madisyn Barcus; Bethany Christian’s Mackenzie Mast, Katie Sauder, Michaela Swartzendruber, Naomi Klassen and Rilynn Kaufmann; Elkhart Christian’s Audra Badskey, Emily Gray, Lylian Haviland, Odessa Hanlon, Hope Kampa and Kylie Vida; Trinity’s Tess Barrett, Clare Cullinan, Mary Curran, Audrey Haigh, Gloria Heintzelman, Anna Kelley, Veronica Linczer, Ella Milligan, Lucia Raciti, Madda Stroik and Grace Wagner

Boys Soccer – Argos’ Devon Allen, Cameron Markley, Michael Richard and Caden Nifong; Bethany Christian’s Beck Willems; Elkhart Christian’s Luis Bueno, Nolan Jongsma, Daniel Peterson and Josiah Simpson; Trinity’s Lukas Beyerlein, Gavin Cullinan, Henry Lee, Peter Longhran, Eli Lyandres and George Shaffer