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
