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For the second consecutive season, KNIA/KRLS Radio is honoring area basketball athletes for their individual accomplishments by selecting an all-boys and girls team. Those selected are from the seven schools covered on air (Pella, Knoxville, Pella Christian, Indianola, Norwalk, Pleasantville, and PCM) and two Class 1A schools in Marion County (Twin Cedars and Melcher-Dallas) receiving regular coverage, and voted on by the six regular play-by-play broadcasters of the schools.

Here is the 2021 Girls Team:
Maggie Wilkins, Knoxville
Wilkins earned All-State recognition from both the Iowa Sports Print Writers Association (1st team) and Iowa Girls Coaches Association (2nd team). Wilkins scored 23.8 points per game — 5th best among all girls in Iowa, and eclipsed the 1,500 career point mark this winter for the Panthers. She was a 3rd team All-State selection in Class 4A as a junior.

Allison Van Gorp, Pella Christian
Van Gorp was chosen for the All-State second team by the Iowa Girls Coaches Association and 3rd team by the Iowa Print Sports Writers Association, and the future Central Dutch post crossed 1,000 career points, the 3rd player in Eagles five-player girls hoops history to do so.

Madison Naig, Pella
Naig finished her career as the only unanimous All-Little Hawkeye Conference selection in 2020-21. Naig averaged 14.5 points per game for Pella in her senior season, and heads to Northwestern College in the fall.

Kendall Clatt, Indianola
Clatt was a 3rd team All-State selection in Class 5A by the Iowa Girls Coaches Association and a first-team All-Little Hawkeye Conference honoree. Clatt was one of the top three point shooters in Iowa, making 66 — tied for 4th most among all classes.

Lauren Blake, Indianola
Blake was a first team All-Little Hawkeye Conference honoree, averaging 14.3 points per contest in her junior season. She earned 5A All-Region honors from the Iowa Basketball Coaches Association in 2020-21.

Jocelyn Bice, Norwalk
Bice was a first team All-Little Hawkeye Conference selection, averaging 14.9 points per game in her junior season. She earned 4A All-Region honors from the Iowa Basketball Coaches Association in 2020-21.

Bren Moritz, Norwalk
Moritz was a first team All-Little Hawkeye Conference selection and a Class 4A All-District honoree, averaging 15.4 points and 6.9 rebounds per game. She is heading to Upper Iowa University in the fall. She earned 4A All-Region honors from the Iowa Basketball Coaches Association in 2020-21.

Malorie McKinney, Pleasantville
McKinney was a 2A All-Region honoree from the Iowa Basketball Coaches Association in 2020-21 and 1st team All-West Central Conference selection. She averaged 10.9 points nad 10 rebounds per contest in her junior season.

Honorable mentions:
Reagan Van Wyk, Pella
Anna Bonnett, Pella Christian
Emma Dunkin, Knoxville
Lilli Baird, PCM
Brooke Roby, Twin Cedars
Kynser Reed, Melcher-Dallas

The boys team will be announced on Tuesday. Stay tuned to hear more about the athletes selected.

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