BCS Athletic Conference names all seniors first-team all-league
Published 6:00 pm Tuesday, May 12, 2020
NILES — Through no fault of the athletes, the Class of 2020 had its chances to compete for BCS Athletic Conference championships, as well as individual all-conference honors taken away from them.
As a result, the BCS got together and decided to name each senior who competes in spring sports to be named first-team all-conference, according to Bridgman athletic director Ken Schmaltz.
“As the 2020 spring sports season was ultimately canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the BCS Conference unanimously made the decision as a league to recognize and pay tribute to all Class of 2020 student-athletes as first-team all-conference for the spring season,” Schmaltz said in releasing the names of the seniors.
Veteran Brandywine coach David Sidenbender liked the idea.
“Sounds like a nice thing for the seniors,” Sidenbender said. “Nothing can bring back the memories and experiences that were taken away from them, so they can at least have this.”
Berrien Springs
Cameron Baker, Nate Brittenfield, Sean Carl, Kyle Johnson, Nick Nelson, Jeff Shembarger
Brandywine
Ty Mickiewicz, John Johnson, Connor Janowiak, Shane Brown, Brock Prenkert
Bridgman
Henry Branch, Jackson Schmaltz, Ethan Pope, Fisher Spessard, Donnie Necas, Andrew Pliley, Hunter Adams, Kristian Dalton
Buchanan
Jacob Hoover, Dedrick Adkerson, Bradley VanOverberghe, Carter Aalfs, Camden Lorance
Lake Michigan Catholic
Jacob Koenig, John Mansfield
Michigan Lutheran
Daniel Graebel
New Buffalo
Michael Flick, Joe Wick, Max Ripley
River Valley
Matthew Schmidt, Wil Korbel, Davyd Bronson, Levi Strauss, Kenny Gibson Jr., Tylar Montgomery, Alan Lang, Elijah Witter, Tim Hollingsworth