White leads Cardinal trio on all-LHC squad

The Newton girls basketball team doubled its conference win total from the season before, reached double-digit victories for the season and junior Tori White ranked in the top 10 in four different statistical categories this past winter.

For her efforts, White scored second-team recognition on the all-Little Hawkeye Conference squad recently.

She was joined on the team by seniors Alex Garvis and Alex Riney, who both were honorable mention selections.

All-conference recognition is based on statistics inside conference play only.

The all-LHC teams were released after Dallas Center-Grimes and Norwalk both lost in the Class 4A state semifinals on Thursday night.

White earned second team all-conference for the first time in her career after ranking third in the league in rebounds per game at 7.9.

She also averaged 7.0 points and 1.2 assists per game, ranked fourth in the conference in steals per game at 2.8 and tied for ninth in the LHC in blocks per game at .5. Her 48 percent shooting from the floor also ranked 10th in the conference.

Garvis, who also earned academic all-state recognition from the Iowa Girls Coaches Association, was an honorable mention selection for the third straight season.

Garvis averaged 4.6 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists per contest and tied for ninth in steals per game at 1.8. She shot 61 percent from the free-throw line.

Riney averaged 5.4 points, 1.3 steals and .8 assists per game and ranked 11th in the league in rebounds per contest at 4.3. Her 12 made 3-pointers ranked 13th in the conference.

Little Hawkeye Conference

Girls Basketball

Final Standings

Team   Conference   Overall

Dallas Center-Grimes 11-1  20-5

Norwalk 11-1  23-2

Pella  8-4  16-8

Indianola 6-6  7-15

Oskaloosa 3-9  11-12

Newton  2-10  11-12

Pella Christian 1-11  8-15

All-Conference

First Team

*Macy Meyer, so., DCG; *Ava Smid, fr., DCG; *Madison Grover, so., Indianola; *Bailey Birmingham, sr., Norwalk; *Braylyn Birmingham, fr., Norwalk; *Dasia Foster, sr., Oskaloosa; *Kamryn Long, jr., Pella; Leah Brauch, jr., DCG.

*Denotes unanimous selection

Second Team

Tori White, jr., Newton; Tessa Jones, so., DCG; Lauren Olson, jr., Indianola; Hannah Overholser, jr., Norwalk; Pearl Brown, jr., Norwalk; Faith Kacmarynski, sr., Pella Christian; Rachel Kacmarynski, so., Pella Christian; Katie Scheckel, jr., Pella.

Honorable Mention

Alex Garvis, sr., Newton; Alex Riney, sr., Newton; Devon Carlile, sr., DCG; Neela Williamson, sr., DCG; Zoey Belt, sr., Indianola; Dana Blake, sr., Indianola; Ava Carlson, jr., Norwalk; Grace Linder, sr., Norwalk; Naomi Cole, so., Oskaloosa; Hannah Nelson, sr., Oskaloosa; Addie Van Arendonk, so., Pella Christian; Chloe Snyder, so., Pella Christian; Emma Walkup, so., Pella; Jenna Oltman, sr., Pella.