Pair of Bulldogs named to All-TIC team
The list of All-TIC West players was recently released and included to Lake Mills underclassmen, as sophomore Chett Helming was selected for the second team, while teammate, Caleb Bacon was given honorable mention recognition. The complete lis follows:
All-TIC West Division
1st Team
TJ Schnurr, Bishop Garrigan, Jr.
Angelo Winkel, Bishop Garrigan, Fr.
Spencer Espejo, Eagle Grove, Sr.
Avery Busta, Forest City, Jr.
Sam Snyder, Forest City, Sr.
James Betz, GHV, Jr.
Ryan Meyers, GHV, Sr.
2nd Team
Cade Winkel, Bishop Garrigan, So.
Ryan Smith, Eagle Grove, Sr.
Ryan Theel, Forest City, Sr.
Nick Joynt, GHV, Sr.
Chett Helming, Lake Mills, So.
Riley Bauer, North Union, Sr.
Gavin Becker West Hancock, Jr.
Honorable Mention
Easton Barrus, Belmond/Klemme, Jr.
John Joyce, Bishop Garrigan, So.
Niko Padilla, Eagle Grove, Sr.
Micah Lambert, Forest City, Jr.
Jared Graham, GHV, Jr.
Caleb Bacon, Lake Mills, Fr.
Nathan Beenken, North Iowa, Sr.
Blake Crawmer, North Union, Sr.
MaCoy Yeakel, West Hancock, Sr.
Player of the Year: TJ Schnurr, Bishop Garrigan
Coach of the Year: Ryan Pedersen, Eagle Grove
Of the two Lake Mills selections, Head Coach Kyle Menke had the following comments.
“Chett is a versatile scorer who made excellent improvement over the past year. He has the ability to create his own shot, which was a valuable asset to our team this season. Chett has tremendous potential as a player, and I look forward to seeing what he will accomplish during the off-season.”
Helming averaged 14 points and seven rebounds per game on the season, and led the Bulldogs in points, rebounds, steals and blocked shots.
Joining Helming on the All-TIC team, Freshman Caleb Bacon averaged 6.5 points and 5.7 rebounds per game, while leading the Bulldogs in field goal percentage and offensive rebounds.
“Caleb had an outstanding freshman season. He is already one of the best offensive rebounders I’ve ever coached,”said Menke. “Caleb is strong, physical, and relentless when attacking the basket. He has a chance to be a special player if he can improve in a couple specific areas.”
