Newberry sophomore Gracie Johnson has been named Player of the Year for the Eastern Upper Peninsula (EUP) All-Conference Girls Basketball Team for the 2025-26 season after an outstanding year leading the Indians.
Johnson averaged 23 points per game, 9 rebounds, 4.3 steals, and 2 assists per game this season while helping pace Newberry’s offense throughout the conference schedule.
St. Ignace sophomore Katie Halberg was selected as the conference’s Defensive Player of the Year. Halberg anchored the Saints’ defense, averaging 8 rebounds, 6.6 steals, 7.6 deflections, and 1.3 blocks per game.
Halberg also earned First Team All-Conference honors. She was joined on the first team by:
Katie Halberg, St. Ignace – 21.4 PPG, 8 RPG, 6.6 SPG, 3 APG (Grade 10)
Makenna Smith, Cedarville/DeTour – 13.8 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 2.5 SPG, 2.7 APG (Grade 11)
Avery Visnaw, St. Ignace – 11 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 3.7 SPG, 3 APG (Grade 12)
Sydney Duflo, Newberry – 10.9 PPG, 7 RPG, 3 SPG, 3 APG (Grade 10)
Calie Tremblay, Brimley – 11.2 PPG, 6.8 RPG, 5 SPG, 3 APG (Grade 12)
The Second Team All-Conference selections include:
Tayah Shepard, St. Ignace (Grade 12)
Melissa Kirschner, Rudyard (Grade 9)
Cora Black, Pickford (Grade 12)
Lily Carrick, Brimley (Grade 11)
Hadley Woods, Brimley (Grade 9)
Players receiving Honorable Mention All-Conference recognition were:
Amelia Fountain, Rudyard (Grade 10)
Marah Grigsby, Cedarville/DeTour (Grade 10)
Becca Rahilly, Newberry (Grade 9)
Cassandra Causley, Cedarville/DeTour (Grade 9)
Natalie Whalen, Newberry (Grade 11)
The annual all-conference selections recognize the top players from Eastern Upper Peninsula schools for their performance during the 2025-26 girls basketball season.
