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Columbia Falls girls have three named to Class A All-State team

by The Daily Inter Lake
| March 7, 2017 12:01 AM

Columbia Falls seniors Kiara Burlage and Cydney Finberg and junior Dani Douglas each garnered all-state honors when the team of the top girls basketball players in Class A was released on Tuesday. Wildkats coach Cary Finberg was named coach of the year.

The Wildkats capped a 23-1 season on Saturday with the Class A state championship and earned even more honors this week.

This is the third time Cydney Finberg has received all-state honors, also getting nods in her freshman and junior seasons. Burlage picked up her second straight all-state nod and it is the first honor for Douglas, who was all-conference last season at Whitefish.

Wildkats senior Peyton Kehr was named first team all-conference and senior post Sydney Hovde second team. Kehr was named the state tournament MVP earlier this week.

Three all-state players ties for the most of any team in the state. Butte Central also had three players named to the all-state team.

Class A Girls Basketball

All-State Team

Shania Neubauer, Belgrade

Olivia Moten-Schell, Billings Central

Mollie Peoples, Butte Central

Emily St. John, Butte Central

Kloie Thatcher, Butte Central

Kiara Burlage, Columbia Falls

Cydney Finberg, Columbia Falls

Dani Douglas, Columbia Falls

Corinne Sanderson, Corvallis

Brynley Fitzgerald, Dillon

Shannon Worster, Frenchtown

Madisan Chavez, Hardin

Kyndall Keller, Havre

Naomi Terry, Havre

Aspen Cotter, Laurel

Kaelei Koening, Miles City

All-Conference teams

Northwest

First Team

Name Yr School

Kiara Burlage Sr Columbia Falls

Cydney Finberg Sr Columbia Falls

Peyton Kehr Sr Columbia Falls

Dani Douglas Jr Columbia Falls

Shannon Worster Sr Frenchtown

Second Team

Name Yr School

Alivia Williams Jr Frenchtown

Allison Hochhalter Sr Frenchtown

Emilie Hinrichs Jr Frenchtown

Sydney Hovde Sr Columbia Falls

Lauren Lefthand Sr Polson

Coach of the Year

Cary Finberg, Columbia Falls

Southwest

First Team

Name Yr School

Mollie Peoples Sr Butte Central

Emily St. John Sr Butte Central

Kloie Thatcher Jr Butte Central

Corinne Sanderson Sr Corvallis

Brynley Fitzgerald Jr Dillon

Second Team

Name Yr School

Calla Haldorson So Corvallis

Kylie Christiansen Sr Dillon

Bailey Berriochoa Sr Dillon

Emme Warnken Sr Corvallis

Angel Richards So Stevensville

Coach of the Year

Gabe Walker, Dillon

Central

First Team

Name Yr School

Kyndall Keller Fr Havre

Naomi Terry Sr Havre

Shania Neubauer Sr Belgrade

Gabby Webber Fr Belgrade

Hanna Hayes Jr Lewistown

Second Team

Name Yr School

Krista Brown Sr Belgrade

Jocelyn Croff Sr Browning

Olivia Hall Jr Browning

Ceyara Plante Sr Havre

Claree Tecca Sr Livingston

Coach of the Year

Sarah Fowler, Belgrade

East

First Team

Name Yr School

Madisan Chavez Sr Hardin

Aspen Cotter So Laurel

Kaelei Koening Jr Miles City

Olivia Moten-Schell Fr Billings Central

Wyniah Mintz Sr Glendive

Second Team

Name Yr School

Karrisa DuShane Jr Hardin

Sharmayne Hardy Jr Hardin

Trahnea Phelan Sr Hardin

Jill Hardenbrook Sr Billings Central

Jenna Swope Sr Miles City

Coach of the Year

Cindy Farmer, Hardin