By Cort Reynolds

DELPHOS - Ada senior guard Haley Wyss was named first team All-Northwest Conference in girls basketball by the league coaches in voting conducted recently at Delphos.

Wyss led the Lady Bulldogs in scoring (14.5 ppg), assists, free throws and three-point field goals. Coming on strong in the second half of the campaign, she topped Ada in scoring in 14 of their 23 games, including the last six in a row.

Wyss also topped Ada in scoring in six of their eight NWC games, with a high of 24 vs. Lincolnview. In conference play, she averaged 13 points per game. Her overall season-high of 26 points came Feb. 14 against Fostoria.

The Lady Bulldogs finished 7-16 overall and 1-7 in the NWC. Wyss made honorable mention all-league in 2016 as a junior.

Columbus Grove junior post player Paige Bellman was selected as the 2016-17 NWC Player of the Year by the NWC girls basketball coaches.  

Bellman was a unanimous selection by the coaches in balloting as she received the maximum of 120 points. Last yearís NWC player of the year, senior Jade Clement of Grove, finished second in the balloting with 110 points.

Bellman averaged 17.4 points and 8.9 rebounds per game. She shot 65.9 percent from the field and added 3.3 steals plus 2.9 blocked shots per game.

Grove won the NWC title at 8-0, a game ahead of Bluffton (7-1) after defeating the Pirates in the regular season finale. Bellman, Clement and Bluffton sophomore Alivia Koening were repeat first team selections from last season.

Brian Schroeder, who guided Grove to the schoolís third NWC girls basketball title, was selected as the league Coach of the Year.

First Team All-NWC

Paige Bellman ñ Columbus Grove Junior

Jade Clement ñ Columbus Grove Senior

Paige Motycka ñ Crestview Junior

Alivia Koenig ñ Bluffton Sophomore

Haley Wyss ñ Ada Senior

Sarah Miller ñ Delphos Jefferson Junior

Second Team All-NWC

Abbie Parkins ñ Bluffton Senior

Macy McCluer ñ Columbus Grove Senior

Kayla Schimmoeller ñ Lincolnview Junior

Faith Vogel ñ Paulding Senior

Lyvia Black ñ Crestview Junior

Honorable Mention All-NWC

Jenna Henline ñ Spencerville Junior

Averey Rumer ñ Bluffton Sophomore

Alena Looser ñ Lincolnview Junior

Briana Townley ñ Paulding Sophomore

Macy Wallace ñ Delphos Jefferson Junior

Lauren Criblez ñ Allen East Senior

Alexis Gregory ñ Crestview Freshman

Kaiden Grigsby ñ Spencerville Junior

Kelsey Berelsman ñ Delphos Jefferson Senior

Katlyn Wendel ñ Lincolnview Senior