Menominee seniors Jackson Myszak and Zander Jurkiewicz earned the WestPAC Copper Division’s top offensive and defensive player awards for the 2026 football season.
The league released its all-conference honorees on Tuesday, Oct. 27, according to WLUC. Myszak was named Offensive Player of the Year and Jurkiewicz earned Defensive Player of the Year. The Maroons finished the regular season 8-1 and host Lakeview on Saturday, Oct. 31. Their record and playoff opponent appear in the MHSAA’s official pairings.
Coach of the Year went to Kingsford’s Mark Novara, whose team enters the playoffs 9-0. Kingsford also completed an unbeaten regular season in 2024, according to MHSAA’s report from that season.
Negaunee senior Evan DellAngelo repeated as Special Teams Player of the Year, while Kingsford senior Preston DeClark retained the Lineman of the Year award. Both appear as winners in the conference’s 2025 awards document.
The Miners travel to Shepherd on Friday, Oct. 30, for the district semifinal. Kingsford plays Howard City Tri County on Saturday, Oct. 31.
Menominee placed eight players on the first team across offense and defense. Kingsford landed seven.
Major awards
- Offensive Player of the Year: Jackson Myszak, Menominee (Sr.)
- Defensive Player of the Year: Zander Jurkiewicz, Menominee (Sr.)
- Lineman of the Year: Preston DeClark, Kingsford (Sr.)
- Special Teams Player of the Year: Evan DellAngelo, Negaunee (Sr.)
- Coach of the Year: Mark Novara, Kingsford
First team offense
- QB: Kyle Waterman, Negaunee (Sr.)
- RB: Jackson Myszak, Menominee (Sr.); Jake Lockhart, Kingsford (Sr.)
- FB: Brock Flaminio, Kingsford (Sr.); Alex Turek, Westwood (Sr.)
- C: Carter Gayne, Kingsford (Sr.)
- G: Joe Halonen, Calumet (Jr.); Dravyn Cawley, Menominee (Jr.)
- T: Preston DeClark, Kingsford (Sr.); Cayden Clark, Menominee (Sr.)
- WR: Bradley Bottesi, Kingsford (Sr.); Evan DellAngelo, Negaunee (Sr.); Brody Daigneau, Menominee (Jr.)
- TE: David Juchemich, Negaunee (Sr.)
First team defense
- DL: Ben Wilson, Gladstone (Sr.); Connor White, Kingsford (Sr.)
- DE: Zander Jurkiewicz, Menominee (Sr.); Keighan Scott, Westwood (Jr.)
- OLB: David Juchemich, Negaunee (Sr.); Caleb Barstow, Menominee (Sr.)
- ILB: Nathan Nelson, Menominee (Sr.); Trent Anderson, Calumet (Jr.)
- DB: Blake Tomasoski, Kingsford (Sr.); Brayden Gleason, Negaunee (Sr.); Dylan Beal, Menominee (Sr.); Oskar Loukus, Calumet (Jr.)
- P: Tyler Halonen, Calumet (Sr.)
- K: Clifford Fossitt, Westwood (Jr.)
The full second-team and honorable-mention lists are available at WLUC.
