2021 Superior Telegram All-Area Girls Basketball Team

The youth movement that started last year ramped up with the 2021 Superior Telegram All-Area Girls Basketball Team.

The 2021 incarnation has one senior, five sophomores and two freshmen compared to six seniors and four freshmen in 2020.

Four of the players — all sophomores — are back-to-back selections: Northwestern's Tieryn Plasch; Superior's Emma Raye and Savannah Leopold; and Solon Springs' Kyra Latvala.

New to the crew are senior Allison Luoma and sophomore Brynn Erickson of Northwestern; and freshmen Kloe Zentkowski and Eva Peterson of Superior.

Allison Luoma
Sr. • F • Northwestern

• Led the Tigers in rebounds (7.7 rpg), was second in scoring (14.2 ppg), and third in assists (1.5 apg) and 3-point shooting percentage (36%).

• First-team all Heart O’ North Conference.

• Luoma "had a great senior season," Northwestern coach Paul Eberhardt said. "A three-sport, first-team all-conference athlete that excels at just about everything. (She) really flourished in an expanded role on our team."

Tieryn Plasch

So. • G • Northwestern

• Led the Tigers in scoring (19.8 ppg), assists (5.3 apg), steals (4.0 spg) and 3-point shooting percentage (41%); and was second on the team in rebounds (5.6 rpg).

• Heart O’ North Conference Player of the Year, first-team all conference.

• “Tieryn is arguably one of the better players in all of northern Wisconsin," Eberhardt said. "She is an extremely hard worker and her leadership on our team helps to elevate everyone on the team."

Brynn Erickson

So. • G • Northwestern

• Second on the team in assists (1.7 apg) and 3-point shooting percentage (39%), and third on the team in scoring (8.2 ppg) and rebounds (5.1 pg).

• Honorable mention all Heart O’ North Conference.

• Erickson "really progressed as the year went on to an above-average defender and rebounder," Eberhardt said. "(She's a) very good athlete whose best days are still upcoming."

Emma Raye

So. • G • Superior

• Led the Spartans in rebounds (94) and steals (63), was second in scoring (12.7 ppg), assists (2.3 apg) and field goal percentage (37%).

• “When Emma goes, we go, and what I mean by that is she isn't a flashy player but she hurts you in so many different ways ... She loves to compete and she loves to win," said Spartan coach Dave Kontny. "She can score from deep and she can score off the dribble from the right or left, and that makes her dangerous. One thing for sure with Emma is that when the game is on the line, you know she is going to make a play and that's what makes her special."

Savannah Leopold

So. • G • Superior

• Led the Spartans in scoring (18.8 ppg), field goal percentage (38%), free-throw percentage (76%) and deflections (50).

• “Savannah has really turned the table on her scoring ability this season," Kontny said. "All her hard work in the offseason has really come full circle for her. She went from a perimeter scorer to an overall scorer. Her ability to get to the basket really improved ... When we needed a basket, I called her number, and she just fed off the pressure and that's special. She's just figuring it all out, wait until next year."

Kloe Zentkowski

Fr. • G • Superior

• Led the team in assists (4.1 apg) and was third on the team in scoring (11.3 ppg) and rebounds (61).

• “A kid that can do it all and has the athleticism to go along with it. Her court sense is beyond her years already, and her work ethic is second to none," Kontny said of Zentkowski. "She is a true team player and has already become an impact player. Every opponent we played guarded her with their best defender! What does that tell you?"

Eva Peterson

Fr. • G • Superior

• Second on the team in rebounds (71) and free-throw percentage (72.5%); third on the team in field-goal percentage (30%); and fourth on the team in scoring (7.9 ppg).

• “Eva gives you everything, every day, every play. She is all about getting the job done," Kontny said. "Her attitude is second to none and her shooting range is incredible for a young player. Her strength to go along with her athleticism makes her a special type of player. She can play any position 1-4 and do it well. When she learns a few more offensive skills, watch out, she's going to surprise a lot of people next season."

Kyra Latvala

So. • G • Solon Springs

• Led the Eagles in scoring (15.1 ppg) and assists (2.5 apg), was second on the team in steals (2.1 spg) and was third on the team in rebounds (4.4 rpg).

• “Kyra is a tough, hard-working ball player. She has a nose for the ball and is able to create things offensively," Solon Springs coach Adam Bielmeier said. "She is always a threat to score. Kyra had an outstanding sophomore season leading us to a regional championship game appearance. She is a great leader and pushes her teammates to be their best. It will be exciting to see her game improve heading into her junior year."