Postseason honor squad selected for Eastern Coteau Conference football

Six players from champion Britton-Hecla, including most valuable players Jace Rein (offense) and Graham Fosness (defense) have been named to the 2026 All-Eastern Coteau Conference football team.Seniors Bennett Suther and Mitchell Burger and juniors Nathan Folkman and Chaz Vietor joined senior teammates Rein and Fosness on the honor squad for the Braves, who won the league title with a 6-0 record. Senior Elijah Fox and junior Colton Chapin each received honorable mention.Rob Begalka of Waubay-Summit and Jake Levtzow of Redfield shared league's Coach of the Year honor.Other All-ECC players include senior Evan Aker, juniors Hogan Hlavacek, Bo Berger and Zayne Strang and sophomore Blake Dolen of Waubay-Summit; seniors Logan Bergan, Jeremiah Martens and Tyler Bruemmer and sophomore Benjamin Prahl of Great Plains Lutheran; senior Keagan Hansen and juniors Chase Odland and Rollie Betten of Redfield; seniors Gage Baumgarn, Devin Snaza and TJ Sonstebo of Webster Area; seniors Dawson Hlavacek and Tucker Keller of Florence-Henry; and senior Micah Pelzel of Wilmot.Other Honorable MentionAlso receiving honorable mention are seniors Colin Jacobson of Florence-Henry, Tyler Heinje of Wilmot and Marty Mickelson of Waverly-South Shore; juniors McKoy Pereboom of Waubay-Summit, Grady Hermoe and Caleb Kannas of Great Plains Lutheran, Isaac Banister of Redfield and Gabriel Gaikowski of Webster Area; and sophomores Krew Gaikowski of Waubay-Summit and Kasey Herman of Redfield.PREP POLLS: Top-rated teams hold their ground in state's football & volleyball ratingsFinal StandingsECC — 1. Britton-Hecla, 6-0; 2. Waubay-Summit, 6-1; 3. Great Plains Lutheran, 5-2; 4. Redfield, 3-3; 5. Webster Araea, 2-5; 6. Florence-Henry, 2-5; 7. Wilmot, 1-3; and 8. Waverly-South Shore, 0-7.Follow Watertown Public Opinion sports reporter Roger Merriam on X (formerly known as Twitter) @PO_Sports or email: rmerriam@thepublicopinion.comThis article originally appeared on Watertown Public Opinion: Postseason honor squad selected for Eastern Coteau Conference football