Dowagiac freshman Dontel Highsmith was the lone Dowagiac player to earn All-Wolverine Conference honors. (The Daily News/File)

By SCOTT NOVAK
Dowagiac Daily News

Wolverine Conference champion Gull Lake and runner-up Otsego both landed three players on the all-league squad, which was announced recently.

Dowagiac’s Dontel Highsmith was the lone Chieftain named to the team.

Trenton Messer, Adam Peters and Adam Schultz were named to the first team from Gull Lake, which finished with a 17-1 conference record.

Derek and Jared Klein, along with Carl Nord were picked from Otsego, which went 16-2 in league play.

Also named to the first team were Highsmith, Caleb Byers of Allegan, Stacey Martin III of Comstock, Michael Walker and Jalen Wilder of South Haven, as well as Kyle Johnson of Vicksburg.

All-Wolverine Conference
First Team
Caleb Byers, Allegan
Stacey Martin III, Comstock
Dontel Highsmith, Dowagiac
Trenton Messer, Gull Lake
Adam Peters, Gull Lake
Taylor Schultz, Gull Lake
Derek Klein, Otsego
Jared Klein, Otsego
Carl Nord, Otsego
Michael Walker, South Haven
Jalen Wilder, South Haven
Kyle Johnson, Vicksburg

Coach of the Year
Gary Sprague, Gull Lake

Honorable Mention
Ryan Vrooman, Comstock
Allie Buchanen, Comstock
Adrian Zuidweg, Gull Lake
Nolan Snyder, Paw Paw
Luke Vavra, Paw Paw
Adam Maier, Plainwell
Michael Tomak, Plainwell
Keaton Adams, Plainwell
Isaiah Maggett, South Haven
Isaiah Bosma, Three Rivers
Thomas O’Dell, Three Rivers
Chris Chesser, Vicksburg