Award Finalists & Winners 2005 – Present AMATEUR TEAM OF THE YEAR 2018 – Amateur Team of the Year: 2011 – Amateur Team of the Year: • Zumbrota-Mazeppa Wrestling • Rochester Mayo Boys Tennis • Lourdes Boys Tennis • Stewartville Volleyball • Kasson-Mantorville Volleyball • RCTC Men’s Basketball* • Lourdes Football* • Rochester Lourdes Boys Basketball • Kasson-Mantorville Wrestling • Kasson-Mantorville Wrestling 2017 – Amateur Team of the Year: 2010 – Amateur Team of the Year: • Goodhue Girls Basketball • Plainview-Elgin-Millville Boys Basketball • Kasson-Mantorville Wrestling* • Rochester Lourdes Girls Tennis • Plainview-Elgin-Millville Boys Track and Field • RCTC Men’s Basketball • Rochester Shock 9th Grade AAU Basketball • Triton Football • Zumbrota-Mazeppa Softball • Rochester Lourdes Football* 2016 – Amateur Team of the Year: 2009 – Amateur Team of the Year: • Grand Meadow Football • Plainview-Elgin-Millville Boys Basketball • Zumbrota-Mazeppa Softball* • Kasson-Mantorville Football • Plainview-Elgin-Millville Girls Basketball • RCTC Women’s Basketball* • Kasson-Mantorville Wrestling • Rochester John Marshall Girls Basketball • Rochester Lourdes Football • Plainview-Elgin-Millville Boys Cross Country 2015 – Amateur Team of the Year: 2008 – Amateur Team of the Year: • Grand Meadow Football* • Rochester Mayo Boys Basketball • Dover-Eyota Girls Basketball • Rochester Lourdes Girls Tennis • RCTC Football • RCTC Women’s Basketball • Kasson-Mantorville Softball • Rochester Century Boys Swimming • RCTC Volleyball • Rochester Mayo Girls Tennis* 2014 – Amateur Team of the Year: 2007 – Amateur Team of the Year: • Grand Meadow Football • Rochester Mayo Boys Tennis • Chatfield Wrestling • Goodhue Football • Rochester Lourdes Football • RCTC Football* • Kasson-Mantorville Softball* • Rochester Century Boys Hockey • Stewartville Volleyball • Rochester Mayo Girls Swimming 2013 – Amateur Team of the Year: 2006 – Amateur Team of the Year: • Chatfield Football* • Triton Football* • Fillmore Central Volleyball • Rochester Lourdes Girls Tennis • Grand Meadow Football • Rochester Honkers Baseball • Kasson-Mantorville Baseball • Stewartville Volleyball • Kasson-Mantorville Wrestling • RCTC Men’s Basketball 2012 – Amateur Team of the Year: 2005 – Amateur Team of the Year: • Plainview-Elgin-Millville Basketball • Plainview-Elgin-Millville Girls Basketball • Rochester Lourdes Football • Rochester Lourdes Boys Golf • Grand Meadow Football • Rochester Century Boys Hockey • Rochester Lourdes Soccer* • Rochester Lourdes Girls Tennis* • Lewiston-Altura Girls Golf • Rochester Lourdes Girls Basketball 2018 – Coach of the Year: 2011- Coach of the Year: • Jamie Heidt – Kasson-Mantorville Wrestling • Jim Daly- Rochester Lourdes Boys Basketball • Amber Zitzow – RCTC Volleyball • Brian LaPlante- RCTC Men’s Basketball* • Mike Kesler – Rochester Lourdes Football • Steve Fritz- St. Thomas Men’s Basketball • Link Steffen – Zumbrota-Mazeppa Wrestling • Jeff Demaray- Rochester Mayo Boys Tennis • Nick Crossley – Rochester Century Tennis • Derrick Hintz- RCTC Football 2017- Coach of the Year: 2010- Coach of the Year: • Jamie Heidt- Kasson-Mantorville Wrestling • Mike Kesler- Rochester Lourdes Football* • Josh Wieme- Goodhue Girls Basketball* • Brian LaPlante- RCTC Men’s Basketball • Kevin Nelson- Zumbrota-Mazeppa Softball • Jon Vik- Rochester Century Football • Link Steffen- Zumbrota-Mazeppa Wrestling • Deb Frederick- Rochester Mayo Volleyball • Rager Rager- RCTC Wrestling • Paul Bachman- Rochester John Marshall Swimming 2016- Coach of the Year: 2009- Coach of the Year: • Kevin Nelson- Zumbrota-Mazeppa Softball • Kirk Thompson- PEM Boys Basketball • Josh Wieme- Goodhue Girls Basketball • Steve Hucke- RCTC Women’s Basketball* • Mike Kesler- Rochester Lourdes Football* • Aaron Johnson- SDSU Women’s Basketball • Jamie Heidt- Kasson-Mantorville Wrestling • Jane Krier- Byron Volleyball • Brian LaPlante- RCTC Men’s Basketball • Terry Heiderscheidt- Rochester JM Girls Basketball 2015- Coach of the Year: 2008- Coach of the Year: • Gary Sloan- Grand Meadow Football • Nick Fatis- Rochester Ice Hawks Hockey • Bill Quistorff- RCTC Football • Kevin Rust- Rochester Lourdes Tennis* • Jeff Fague- Kason-Mantorville Softball • Dale Magnuson- Rochester Century Swimming • Amber Zitzow-RCTC Volleyball • Deb Frederick- Rochester Mayo Volleyball • Brian Harris- Dover-Eyota Girls Basketball* • Dave Edwards- Rochester Mayo Tennis 2014- Coach of the Year: 2007- Coach of the Year: • Gary Sloan- Grand Meadow Football • Nick Fatis- Rochester Ice Hawks Hockey • Joel Viss- Chatfield Wrestling* • Jogn Dzubay- Stewartville Volleyball • John Dzubay- Stewartville Volleyball • Brad LaPlante- RCTC Football* • Amber Zitzow- RCTC Volleyball • Mike Kesler- Rochester Lourdes Football • Mike Kesler- Rochester Lourdes Football • Kirk Thompson- PEM Boys Basketball 2013- Coach of the Year: 2006- Coach of the Year: • Denise Case- Fillmore Century Volleyball • Greg Labbe- Rochester Honkers Baseball • Jeff Johnson- Chatfield Football • John Dzubay- Stewartville Volleyball • Paul Mann & Jamie Heidit- KM Wrestling • Kevin Rust- Rochester Lourdes Girls Tennis • Gary Sloan- Grand Meadow Football* • Paul Spafford- Dover-Eyota Boys Basketball • Broc Threinen- Kasson-Mantorville Baseball • Tom Murphy- Rochester Lourdes Boys Golf* 2012- Coach of the Year: 2005- Coach of the Year: • Tom Kane- Rochester Lourdes Boys Soccer • John Dzubay- Stewartville Volleyball • Charro Coleman- Byron Track and Field • Myron Glass- Rochester Lourdes Girls Basketball* • Kirk Thompson- PEM Boys Basketball* • Bill Ihrke- Plainview-Elgin Millville Football • Mike Kesler- Rochester Lourdes Football • Kevin Rust- Rochester Lourdes Girls Tennis • Gary Sloan- Grand Meadow Football • Tom Murphy- Rochester Lourdes Boys Golf 2018 – Female Athlete of the Year: 2011- Female Athlete of the Year: • Taylor Kreitinger – Byron Track and Field, Soccer • Ingrid Neel- Rochester Mayo Tennis* • Clare Palen & Natalie Allison – Lourdes Tennis • Jessica Aney- Rochester Century Tennis • Ayoka Lee – Byron Basketball • Lauren Luebbe- Rochester Lourdes Basketball • Peyton Suess – Kasson-Mantorville Volleyball • Taylor Bass- Rochester John Marshall Swimming • Makayla Pahl – Rochester Mayo Hockey • Jordan Price- Byron Golf, Volleyball, Basketball 2017- Female Athlete of the Year: 2010- Female Athlete of the Year: • Abby Mueller- John Marshall Gymnastics • Laura Melquist- Rochester Lourdes Basketball • Kara O’Byrne- Stewartville Softball • Kelsey Frechette- Rochester Century Tennis • Kristin Scott- Kasson-Mantorville Basketball • Brittney Looker- Rochester Mayo Volleyball • Makayla Griffin- Kasson-Mantorville Soccer • Julia Hirssig- UW Stout Basketball (Mayo)* • Mara Quam- KW Basketball, Soccer, Volleyball* • Jessica Aney- Rochester Century Tennis/Hockey 2016- Female Athlete of the Year: 2009- Female Athlete of the Year: • Andrianna Jacobs- Rochester Century Track* • Anne Breland- RCTC Women’s Basketball • • Jamie Ruden- John Marshall Basketball Rachael Click- Gustavus Adolphus Softball (Mayo) • Julia Hirssig- UW Stout Basketball (Mayo) • Ashley Olson- Dover-Eyota Soccer, Basketball • Mary Grace Flesher- Rochester Mayo Soccer, Hockey • Sam Macken- University of Minnesota Softball • Maggie McNamara- Concordia St Paul Volleyball-ZM* • Morgan Olson- Zumbrota-Mazeppa Softball 2008- Female Athlete of the Year: 2015- Female Athlete of the Year: • Alexa Palen- Rochester Lourdes Tennis* • Maddie Damon- Kasson-Mantorville Softball* • Jenny Shaughnessy- U of M Swimming (JM) • Andrianna Jacobs- Rochester Century Track • Steph Brandt- Rochester Century Soccer • Jessica Aney- Rochester Century Tennis, Hockey • Maggie McNamara- Concordia St Paul Volleyball-ZM • Carley Miller- Kasson-Mantorville Wrestling • Anne Breland- RCTC Basketball • Brandi Blattner- Dover-Eyota Basketball 2007- Female Athlete of the Year: 2014- Female Athlete of the Year: • Alexa Palen- Rochester Lourdes Tennis • Andrianna Jacobs- Rochester Century Track • Jenny Shaughnessy- U of M Swimming (JM)* • Paige Tapp- University of Minnesota Volleyball* • Lin Gentling- Marathon Runner • Taylor Wiebke- Kasson-Mantorville Track and Field • Emily Rogers- Rochester Century Tennis • Jessica Aney- Rochester Century Tennis, Hockey • Tess Hanson- Rochester Mayo Soccer • Maddie Damon- Kasson-Mantorville Softball 2006- Female Athlete of the Year: 2013- Female Athlete of the Year: • Jenny Shaugnessy- Rochester JM Swimming • Vanessa Anderson- Byron Basketball • Kristi Boese- Rochester Mayo Basketball* • Katie Aney- Rochester Century Tennis, Hockey • Katie Trenerry- Rochester Century Soccer • Madison Damon- Kasson-Mantorville Softball • Leigh Splittstoesser- Stewartville Basketball • Andrianna Jacobs- Rochester Century Track • Molly Noser- Rochester Lourdes Gold and Tennis • Dani Wagner- Hayfield Volleyball, Basketball* 2005- Female Athlete of the Year: 2012- Female Athlete of the Year: • Chelsey Turner- Rochester Lourdes Soccer • Ashley Hinsch- Zumbrota-Mazzeppaa Basketball • Anne Breland- Rochester Lourdes Basketball • Jessica Aney- Rochester Century Tennis • Jenny Shaugnessy- Rochester JM Swimming • Laurel Ramer- Kasson-Mantorville Soccer* • Karolia Haroldsdottir- Rochester Mayo Basketball • Erin Caflisch- Rochester Mayo Swimming • Katie Ohm- Plainview-Elgin-Millville Basketball* • Sam Macken- Rochester Lourdes Softball 2018 – Male Athlete of the Year: 2011- Male Athlete of the Year: • Reed Davis – Schaeffer Academy Baseball • Chris Freeman- Rochester Century Swimming • Patrick Kennedy – Kasson-Mantorville Wrestling • Cole Olstad-