The Winter sports season at DMPS may have been delayed as a result of online classes during the COVID-19 pandemic, but on December 23 practices resumed and play soon got underway.
In girls’ basketball, two teams in particular – North and Roosevelt – had notable seasons. The Polar Bears not only had a winning season but reached a double-digit number of victories, including a first-round win in the post-season. The Roughriders were ranked for much of the season, were undefeated in the CIML Metro Conference, and came up just two points shy of a trip to the state tournament. In addition, Roosevelt sophomore Arianna Jackson was picked for the All-State 2nd team by the Iowa Girls Coaches Association.
This week the CIML Metro Conference announced their all-conference girls’ basketball teams. Congratulations to the Huskies, Polar Bear, Rail, Riders and Scarlets earning honors:
FIRST TEAM
* denotes unanimous selection
| Player | School | Year |
| Anne Guest* | Ottumwa | Sr. |
| Arianna Jackson* | Roosevelt | Soph. |
| Amaya Davison* | Roosevelt | Jr. |
| Trinity Cheatom* | Roosevelt | Jr. |
| Laphina Campbell* | North | Jr. |
| Nya Mach* | North | Jr. |
| Elizabeth Puot | North | Soph |
SECOND TEAM
| Player | School | Year |
| Chloe Schneckloth | Ottumwa | Sr. |
| Addison Ransom | Ottumwa | Jr. |
| Mya Williams | Roosevelt | Sr. |
| Ziaire Ewing | Roosevelt | Jr. |
| Ihari Oromo | North | Sr. |
| Desirae Bundy | Lincoln | Soph. |
| Marissa Albirght | Lincoln | Soph. |
HONORABLE MENTION
| East | Alexis Brown – Jr, Portia Jones – Sr |
| Hoover | Taysia Young – So, Arabia Parkey – Sr, Nevaeh Montgomery – Sr, Cynthia Renes – Sr, Brooklyn Royster – Fr |
| Lincoln | Morgan Methfessel – Sr, Jaida Taylor – Jr, Kira Canada – So |
| North | Jayliah Benson – So |
| Ottumwa | Zoey Jones – Sr, Olivia Coram – So |
FINAL TEAM RESULTS
| School | Conf. Record | Overall Record |
| Roosevelt | 8-0 | 10-2 |
| North | 8-2 | 10-6 |
| Ottumwa | 4-3 | 6-9 |
| Lincoln | 4-5 | 5-13 |
| Hoover | 2-10 | 2-13 |
| East | 0-10 | 0-14 |