Niekamp makes first team All-MAC

The Indians climbed up to sixth in the Midwest Athletic Conference this season.

Three players got recognized for their part in the improvement.

Fort Recovery High School’s girls basketball team had three players receive All-MAC recognition on Wednesday.

Both of the Indians’ seniors, Karlie Niekamp and Kennedy Muhlenkamp, made one of the teams.

Niekamp, a forward, was named to the All-MAC first team after averaging 12.6 points per game and 11 against conference opponents. Her season high was 28 points against South Adams, while her best mark against a MAC foe was 22 when Fort Recovery (10-12, 3-6 MAC) Coldwater. Niekamp reached 20 points in four games.

Kennedy Muhlenkamp averaged 11.6 points per game with a high of 26 coming in the first matchup with St. Henry.

Cameron Muhlenkamp also received recognition as an honorable mention. The sophomore never reached double digit scoring, but earned her spot in the MAC awards due to her ability to defend the perimeter.

Three make MAC

Three of the Fort Recovery boys bowlers received All-MAC recognition on Monday.

Reece LeFevre and Gabe Acheson both made the All-MAC second team.

LeFevre averaged 187.4 pins on the season, and his game-high of 269 tied a pair of Coldwater bowlers for the fifth-best mark in the conference.

Acheson knocked down 181.5 pins on average, with his best mark coming in at 234.

Riley Grieshop was also named an honorable mention. The senior followed LeFevre with an average of 186. He also put up the second-best series of any of the Indians this season, rolling 440 over two games.

Fort Recovery finished fourth in the conference, tied with Minster and New Bremen after going 4-3 in regular season MAC matches and finishing fifth in the tournament.