Calumet Dominates WestPAC Football All-Stars

The WestPAC champion Calumet Copper Kings swept all three conference Player of the Year honors announced this afternoon. Rory Anderson captured two of the three awards, as he was named both Offensive and Special Teams Player of the Year. Russ Bjorn completed the sweep, as he was honored as Defensive Player of the Year.

Calumet’s John Croze and Ted Homstrom from the conference runner-up Hancock Bulldogs shared Coach of the Year honors.

First Team Offense
QB – Jordan Reynolds, Houghton, Senior
RB – Rory Anderson, Calumet, Senior
RB – Devin Czerneski, Hurley, Senior
RB – Bryce Turner, Hancock, Senior
Line – Mike McParlan, Hancock, Senior
Line – Ryan Lohrey, West Iron County, Senior
Line – Seth Miatech, West Iron County, Senior
Line – Nick Cato, Northland Pines, Junior
Line – Jesse Helminen, Calumet, Senior
TE – Tandrell Foster, Hurley, Senior
End – Grant Hokenson, Hancock, Junior
End – Chase Parker, L’Anse, Junior
Punter –  Cody Jantzen, Northland Pines, Junior

First Team Defense
LB – Russ Bjorn, Calumet, Senior
LB – Cody Jantzen, Northland Pines, Junior
LB – Ian Sackett, Ironwood, Senior
LB – Grant Johnson, Calumet, Senior
Line – Ryley Eitrem, Hurley, Senior
Line – Caleb Scroggs, L’Anse, Senior
Line – Hayden Kesti, Calumet, Senior
Line – Dante Thurston, West Iron County, Senior
DB – Jack Sturos, Calumet, Senior
DB – AJ Weisnecht, West Iron County, Senior
LB – Tim Buerger, Hurley, Senior
DB – Nick Wiengarten, Houghton, Senior
Kicker – Trevor Rowe, Hancock, Senior

Second Team Offense
QB – Isaac DeCarlom Hurley, Junior
QB – Colton Salani, Hancock, Freshman
RB – David Kaipio, Calumet, Senior
RB – Kris Bluse, Hurley, Senior
RB – Austin Persson, West Iron County, Junior
RB – Alex Nordstrom, Hancock, Sophomore
RB – Foster Miller, L’Anse, Junior
Line – Peter Alger, Houghton, Senior
Line – Charlie Gotta, Ironwood, Senior
Line – Byron Laguna, Hurley, Senior
TE – Tucker Wittkopf, Northland Pines, Sophomore
TE – Reece Anderson, Hancock, Senior

Second Team Defense
LB – Cole Younggren, L’Anse, Senior
LB – Brock Poyhonen, Calumet, Senior
LB – Scott Subert, Hurley, Junior
LB – Shae Parson, West Iron County, Senior
Line – Cole Westphal, West Iron County, Senior
Line – Cooper Twardzik, Calumet, Junior
Line – Darren Nordstrom, Hancock, Senior
Line – Patrick Cortright, Houghton, Junior
Line – Lenny Torola, Calumet, Senior
DB – Trevor Johnson, Calumet, Senior
DB – Neil Tomasoski, West Iron County, Junior
DB – Ethan Polich, Northland Pines, Junior

Honorable Mention
Calumet – Robert Kenny, Senior
Hancock – Alex Dewald, Senior
Houghton – Sam Collaer, Senior
Hurley – Nathan Harrington, Junior
Ironwood – Nik Merritt, Senior
L’Anse – Kooper Jahfetson, Junior
Northland Pines – Zach Ciran, Junior
West Iron County – Bryant Schram, Sophomore