The 2023 Valley Plains West Football sub-district awards have been announced. The teams in the sub-district are Mahnomen-Waubun, Ada-Borup-West, Red Lake County, Polk County West, Lake Park-Audubon, Bagley, Menahga, and Red Lake.
Player of the Year – Mike Gapp (Polk County West)
Quarterback of the Year – Austin McCraven (Ada-Borup-West)
Runningback of the Year – Mike Gapp (PCW)
Receiver of the Year – Cameron Spaeth (Ada-Borup-West)
Offensive Lineman of the Year – Tate ose (Mahnomen/Waubun)
Special Teams Player of the Year – Tanner Stech (Mahnomen/Waubun)
Defensive Back of the Year – Owen Chervestad (Red Lake County)
Linebacker of the Year – Lance Kritzberger (Ada-Borup-West)
Defensive Lineman of the Year – Wyat Simon (Lake Park-Audubon)
Head Coach of the Year – John Clark Jr. (Mahnomen/Waubun)
Assistant Coach of the Year – Nate McCraven (Ada-Borup-West)
ALL-DISTRICT TEAM-
Mahnomen/Waubun – Carter Clark, James Donner, Joe Slette, Tate Ose, Dawson Darco, Lex McDougall
Ada-Borup-West – Mason Larson, Austin McCraven, Cameron Spaeth, Lance Kritzberger, Wyatt Larson
Red Lake County – Kegan Schmitz, Brock Seeger, Masen Pahlen, Owen Chervestad
Polk County West – Kaven Rohrich, Ryan Sullivan, Mike Gapp
Lake Park-Audubon – Drew Harris, Wyatt Simon
Bagley – Noah Nelson, Logan Broten
Menahga – Tom Pietla
Red Lake – Gerald Kingbird Jr
ALL-DISTRICT HONORABLE MENTION –
Mahnomen-Waubun – Jacob Littlewolf, Easton Bevins, Dominick Nielsen, Brody Lhotka
Ada-Borup-West – Charles Scholl, Lucas Mertz, Ames Fassino
Red Lake County – Brock Knott, Ashtin Fredrickson, John Powers
Polk County West – John Speicher, Ethan Evitts, Dawson Rohrich
Lake Park-Audubon – Colby Poegel, Haiden Crow
Bagley – Zach Thompson, Mason Erickson
Menahga – Bodie Berttunen, Riley Sunstrom, Micha Brun
ALL-DISTRICT ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM-
Mahnomen/Waubun – Nick Baker, Brody Lhotka, Hudson McArthur, Carter Clark, Joe Slette, Seth Hlubek, Tyler Schoenborn, Blake McMullen, Tate Houdek, Henry Geray
Ada-Borup-West – Lance Kritzberger, Sam Melting, Austin McCraven, Connor Nelson, Mason Larson, Wyatt Larson, Brody Menge, Charles Scholl, Luke Jaibet, Tyler Catlett, Joseph Borgen, Lucas Mertz
Red Lake County – Gunnar Halverson, Luke Peterson, Ben Gullingsrud, Brock Seeger, Ashtin Fredrickson, Brock Knott, Boe Nelson, Will Zavoral, Kaven Rohrich, Ty Torrence, Greg Downs, Parker Bernhoft, Dawson Rohrich, Izic Edwards
Lake Park-Audubon – Luca Beske, Jackson Kastel, Max North, Ethan Wuollet, Jake Nelson
Bagley – Shane Thompson, Ian Phrakonkham, Ethan Proulx, Micah Tramm, William Gray, Gage Gray, Thor Choc, Zach Thompson
Menahga – Nolan McGowan
