Lillie Johnson earns First Team All-State honors for second-straight season

Gladstone junior Lillie Johnson (white jersey) attempts a contested layup during a Great Northern Conference game against Escanaba on Jan. 2, 2025 at Gladstone High School. ("The Big Dog" Mitch Vosburg/Daily Press)
ESCANABA — To say that Gladstone junior Lillie Johnson accomplished a lot this season would be an incredible understatement.
Now she gets to add another honor to her already decorated resume. Johnson earned First Team All-State honors for Division 2 by the the Michigan Sports Writers Association.
Provided below is the full list of recipients for Division 2:
Player of the Year
Alli Zajac, Tecumseh
First Team All-State
Alli Zajac, Tecumseh; Vanessa Rodriguez, Ann Arbor Father Gabriel Richard; Isis Johnson-Musah, Detroit Edison; AJ Rickli, Paw Paw; Cece Arico, Detroit Country Day; Clare Conzelmann, Frankenmuth; Elisha Dykstra, Grand Rapids West Catholic; Kendyl Smith, Flint Powers Catholic; Lillie Johnson, Gladstone; Ly’Nique Cunningham, South Haven; Kayla Hairston, Goodrich; Jayla Jackson, Detroit Country Day; Camryn VandenBosch, Holland Christian
Coach of the Year
Kristy Zajac, Tecumseh
Second Team All-State (nominees receiving at least two votes)
Sadie Dykstra, Yale; Mia Clemence, Fremont; Karie Keefer, Freeland; Charlotte Miller, Ann Arbor Father Gabriel Richard; Sophia Prins, Grand Rapids South Christian; Alexis Bruyere, Imlay City; Kendra Cooley, Vicksburg; Kaitlyn Geurink, Hamilton; Rayah Hitt, Parma Western; Shayler McIntyre, Caro; Christina Dixon, Haslett; Lilly Thelen, Portland
Coach
Joe Jacobs, Frankenmuth
Honorable Mention (nominees receiving one vote)
Nalayla Fricke, Big Rapids; Nuray Fricke, Big Rapids; Taylor DeKuiper, Fremont; Aubrey Johnson, Negaunee; Avery Lay, Chelsea; Gracie Mellinger, Alma; Grace Mitchell, Paw Paw; Paige Ringwelski, Flint Powers Catholic; Emilee Robinson, Kingsley; Claire Sniesak, Armada; Ashlyn Upton, Armada; Addi Zajac, Tecumseh; Emersen Holder, Regina; Jessica Schrader, Ida; Kaitlyn Johnson, Haslett; Jocelyn Kotowicz, St. Johns; Danica Dwyer, Owosso
The Michigan Sports Writers All-State team was chosen by Doug Donnelly, Monroe News/Adrian Daily Telegram; Brady McAtamney, Macomb Daily; Marc Vieau, Cadillac News; Dave Goricki, Detroit News; Patrick Nothaft, Grand Rapids Press; Jonathan Szczepaniak, Flint Journal; Brian Calloway, Lansing State Journal; Matthew Ehler, Kalamazoo Gazette; Josh VanDyke, Muskegon Chronicle; Brenden Welper, Port Huron Times-Herald; Brandon Watson, Sturgis Journal; Matthew Mowery, Oakland Press; James Cook, Traverse City Record-Eagle; Jim Lahde, The Morning Sun; Jason Juno, Daily Globe; Tom Greene, Huron Daily Tribune.