By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Four city players earned spots on the All-United Kansas Conference girls basketball first team, led by senior three-time first-team pick Maddie Gragg of Seaman and Shawnee Heights junior repeat honoree KK Emmot.
Maddie Gragg, Seaman
KK Emmot, Shawnee Heights
Pearmella Carter, Shawnee Heights
Sydney VanDyke, Topeka West
Also earning All-UKC first-team recognition were Shawnee Heights junior Pearmella Carter and Topeka West junior Sydney VanDyke. Carter was a first-team pick in her first season at Heights after previously being named the Meadowlark Conference player of the year at Highland Park while VanDyke received All-UKC honorable mention as a sophomore.
Bob Wells, Shawnee Heights
Shawnee Heights coach Bob Wells was named the UKC coach of the year after leading the T-Birds to the conference championship and a fourth-place finish in Class 5A in his final season before retiring.
Shawnee Heights senior Imani McGlory was a second-team All-UKC pick.
Seaman junior Cara Beaton and Brynn Spencer received all-conference honorable mention along with Shawnee Heights junior Sami Baum and senior Reianna Vega and Topeka West junior Patience Allen.
ALL-UNITED KANSAS CONFERENCE GIRLS BASKETBALL
First team
Pearmella Carter, jr., Shawnee Heights; KK Emmot, jr., Shawnee Heights; Maddie Gragg, sr., Seaman; Maddie Leis, fr., De Soto; Faith McCallop, sr., Piper; Sydney VanDyke, jr., Topeka West; Delaney Wittkop, so., Basehor-Linwood.
Second team
Layla Brown, so., Leavenworth; Kinley Christopher, sr., Basehor-Linwood; Sydney Cinotto, sr., De Soto; Brylee Gerber, jr., Piper; Mya Huewitt, so., Leavenworth; Imani McGlory, sr., Shawnee Heights; Alaina Schwisow, sr., Basehor-Linwood.
Honorable mention
Basehor-Linwood: Sarah McKnight, sr. De Soto: Clare Leis, jr. Lansing: Kyndal Schneider, so. Leavenworth: Nala Walker, jr. Piper: Giuliana Benedetto, so.; Reniah Hollinshed, so. Seaman: Cara Beaton, jr.; Brynn Spencer, jr. Shawnee Heights: Sami Baum, jr.; Reianna Vega, sr. Topeka West: Patience Allen, jr. Turner: Alivia Chavez, Turner, sr.; Alyasia Ollie, sr.
Player of the year -- Faith McCallop, Piper.
Coach of the year -- Bob Wells, Shawnee Heights.
