GRAND ISLAND – The Grand Island Football team earned four selections on the 2023 Heartland Athletic Conference All-Conference football team.
The Islanders, who ended their season 6-5 and 2-2 in district play, had the following players earn All-Conference accolades: Reid Kelly (Sr., C/DL), Justyce Hostetler (Sr., FB/MLB), Kaden Roberson (Sr., OL/DE), and Jacob Albers (Sr., WR/OLB).
Grand Island Senior High ended as the No. 13 seed in the Class A playoffs, upsetting No. 4 Kearney at Ron & Carol Cope Stadium in the opening round to enter the quarterfinals for the third consecutive year. The Islanders ultimately fell short in their quarterfinal matchup, dropping to Millard West 31-7.