The Winter sports season at DMPS may have been delayed as a result of online classes during the COVID-19 pandemic, but on December 23 practices resumed and play soon got underway.

In girls’ basketball, two teams in particular – North and Roosevelt – had notable seasons. The Polar Bears not only had a winning season but reached a double-digit number of victories, including a first-round win in the post-season. The Roughriders were ranked for much of the season, were undefeated in the CIML Metro Conference, and came up just two points shy of a trip to the state tournament. In addition, Roosevelt sophomore Arianna Jackson was picked for the All-State 2nd team by the Iowa Girls Coaches Association.

This week the CIML Metro Conference announced their all-conference girls’ basketball teams. Congratulations to the Huskies, Polar Bear, Rail, Riders and Scarlets earning honors:

FIRST TEAM

* denotes unanimous selection

Player School Year
Anne Guest* Ottumwa Sr.
Arianna Jackson* Roosevelt Soph.
Amaya Davison* Roosevelt Jr.
Trinity Cheatom* Roosevelt Jr.
Laphina Campbell* North Jr.
Nya Mach* North Jr.
Elizabeth Puot North Soph

SECOND TEAM

Player School Year
Chloe Schneckloth Ottumwa Sr.
Addison Ransom Ottumwa Jr.
Mya Williams Roosevelt Sr.
Ziaire Ewing Roosevelt Jr.
Ihari Oromo North Sr.
Desirae Bundy Lincoln Soph.
Marissa Albirght Lincoln Soph.

HONORABLE MENTION

East Alexis Brown – Jr, Portia Jones – Sr
Hoover Taysia Young – So, Arabia Parkey – Sr, Nevaeh Montgomery – Sr, Cynthia Renes – Sr, Brooklyn Royster – Fr
Lincoln Morgan Methfessel – Sr, Jaida Taylor – Jr, Kira Canada – So
North Jayliah Benson – So
Ottumwa Zoey Jones – Sr, Olivia Coram – So

 FINAL TEAM RESULTS

School Conf. Record Overall Record
Roosevelt 8-0 10-2
North 8-2 10-6
Ottumwa 4-3 6-9
Lincoln 4-5 5-13
Hoover 2-10 2-13
East 0-10 0-14

 

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