Local athletes were recently named to their respective All-State basketball teams, where players and coaches represented the region quite well. For the boys, Roy Billups from Winslow and Stewart West of Snowflake were both named to the 3A First Team All-State. Dustin Richard from Winslow and Noah Baum of Snowflake were both Second Team All-State selections. Those receiving honorable mention All-State selections were Michael Brimhall of Snowflake, and Tyrell Young from Winslow. For the ladies, Holbrook’s Matehya Aberle was named to the First Team All-State, along with Snowflake’s Emily Davis. Macee LeSueur was a Second Team All-State selection. Trysten Hancock of Snowflake was named the 3A Conference Defensive Player of the Year. Those selected to the honorable mention All-State team were Abigail Benally and Talynn Spencer, both of Holbrook; Kamri Ballard, Hannah Nichols and Austin Stratton, all from Snowflake; and Kyle Begay, Sierra Singer and Kristin Wagner, each from Winslow were named to the team.
