Sterling football players earn accolades

The Sterling Tigers football team may have ended the season with a 4-5 record, but those numbers don’t accurately reflect the success of the season when looking at the accolades the team collected.

Six players made the Patriot League All-Conference list: senior Gage Parker and juniors Hunter Diamond, Ayden Gandee, Carter Jaeger, Aidan Kiser and Kaden Maikowski. Three others earned All-Conference Honorable Mention: senior Manny Renteria, junior Tim Scheufele and freshman Hunter Hershfeldt.

Longtime head coach Rob Busmente was also recognized by the Patriot League as Coach of the Year.

Off the field, nearly a dozen players also earned academic honors:

First Team Academic All-State

• Manny Renteria

• Aidan Kiser

• Hunter Koester

• Logan Gray

• Tim Scheufele

Academic All-State Honorable Mention

• Hunter Diamond

• Sam Emmerson

• Ayden Gandee

• Carter Jaeger

• Ellis Kiser

• Kaden Maikowski

Lettering in football this year were:

First year letter winners

Toby Olson, 12th

Carter Jaeger, 11th

Hunter Koester, 11th

Victor Estrada, 11th

Sullivan Fernandez, 10th

Gabe Baray-Gress, 9th

Ray Butler, 9th

Memphis Dempcy, 9th

Hunter Hershfeldt, 9th

Jordan McNaney, 9th

Luke Peterson, 9th

Second year letter winners

Ellis Kiser, 11th

Caleb Kloberdanz, 11th

Tim Scheufele, 11th

Caleb Garcia, 10th

Conner Gemaelich, 10th

Braydon Evans, 10th

Devon Zwirn, 10th

Third year letter winners

Gage Parker, 12th

Manny Renteria, 12th

Marcus Still, 12th

Sam Emmerson, 11th

Hunter Diamond, 11th

Ayden Gandee, 11th

Logan Gray, 11th

Aidan Kiser, 11th

Kaden Maikowski, 11th