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City softball players earned six of the 11 spots on the 2024 All-Centennial League team, selected by league coaches.
Washburn Rural senior pitcher Makayla Ekis was named to the All-Centennial League first team while also being selected as the league newcomer of the year. [Photo by Doug Walker/Special to TSN]
Washburn Rural's Joy Marie Galliart has been named the Centennial League coach of the year in her first year at Rural. [Photo by Doug Walker/Special to TSN]
Washburn Rural, which finished third in the Class 6A state tournament, had a city-high three first-team picks -- senior Makayla Ekis, junior Avery Rupp and freshman Olivia Koch -- while Ekis was named the Centennial League newcomer of the year and first-year Rural coach Joy Marie Galliart the coach of the year.
Topeka High put senior McCall Beall and junior Jo'Mhara Benning on the all-league first team while Hayden is represented by senior Ava Delgado.
Manhattan joined Rural with three first-team selections, with the Indians represented by league player of the year Reagan Neitzel, Jaden McGee and Cat Ball.
Junction City is represented by Sara Rexrode and Makenzie Thomas.
Washburn Rural put Reagan Chapman and Layla Collins on the second team while Topeka High is represented by Taimane Isaia, Becca Gateley and Montgomerie Freel.
Five city players earned all-league honorable mention.
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Centennial League champion Washburn Rural put a league-high six players on the All-Centennial League girls soccer first team while the Junior Blues swept the individual awards.
City schools Rural, Hayden and Topeka High earned 10 of the 12 first-team spots.
Washburn Rural junior Kate Hinck has been named the Centennial League girls soccer player of the year. [File photo/TSN]
Washburn Rural freshman Erika Bovell (right) has been named the Centennial League girls soccer player of the year. [File photo/TSN]
Washburn Rural soccer coach Brian Hensyel has been named the Centennial League girls soccer coach of the year. [File photo/TSN]
Rural junior Kate Hinck was named the Centennial League player of the year while Junior Blue freshman Erika Bovell was selected as the newcomer of the year and Rural's Brian Hensyel was named the coach of the year.
Hinck was joined on the all-league first team by seniors Hayley Legg and Mackenzie Flood, juniors Destiny Higgs and Addyson Kaberline and sophomore Allie Schroeder.
Hayden put sophomores Carsyn Broxterman and Reese Huscher and senior Elaina Wolff on the first team while multiple-time all-league first-team selection Avery Zimmerman, a senior, represents Topeka High.
Washburn Rural, which finished third in Class 6A, put junior Delaney Hill and sophomore Peyton Merrick on the second team while Topeka High is represented by junior Ronnie Blancas and sophomore Raelee Shipley and Hayden by junior Camryn McDonald and sophomore Lauren Borjon.
Six city players received all-league honorable mention.
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GIRLS
Keimara Marshall, Topeka High
100 METERS
Keimara Marshall, Topeka High 12.41
Kielyn McDonnell, Rossville 12.72
Ally Steiner, Seaman 12.86
Alana Mitchell, Hayden 12.87
Jurnee Cole, Highland Park 12.96
200 METERS
Keimara Marshall, Topeka High 26.25
Natalie Hillebert, Hayden 26.67
Analese Estudillo, Washburn Rural 26.74
Shayla Rezac, Rossville 26.74
Ahsieyrhuajh Rayton, Topeka High 26.78
Natalie Hillebert, Hayden
400 METERS
Natalie Hillebert, Hayden 59.59
Shayla Rezac, Rossville 60.88
Ally Steiner, Seaman 60.92
Ella Bolan, Silver Lake 61.69
Ali Gerber, Silver Lake 62.18
Ryin MIller, Seaman
800 METERS
Ryin Miller, Seaman 2:10.25
Rylee Ismert, Washburn Rural 2:22.67
Payton Fink, Washburn Rural 2:25.13
Emily Graf, Washburn Rural 2:26.39
Taylie Heston, Seaman 2:28.82
1,600 METERS
Ryin Miller, Seaman 4:46.90
Rylee Ismert, Washburn Rural 5:12.51
Payton Fink, Washburn Rural 5:14.08
Emily Graf, Washburn Rural 5:15.14
Sofia Harper, Hayden 5:29.48
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BOYS
Aaron Merritt, Seaman
100 METERS
Aaron Merritt, Seaman 10.32
Finn Dunshee, Hayden 10.60
Payton Berry-Briggs, Shawnee Heights 10.80
Peyton Holmes, Seaman 10.92
Evan Scheid, Silver Lake 11.00
Finn Dunshee, Hayden
200 METERS
Finn Dunshee, Hayden 21.43
Payton Berry-Briggs, Shawnee Heights 21.79
Aaron Merritt, Seaman 22.08
Malachi Murph, Topeka High 22.40
Evan Scheid, Silver Lake 22.14
Jensen Schrickel, Hayden
400 METERS
Jensen Schrickel, Hayden 48.73
Isaiah Terry, Washburn Rural 48.98
Payton Berry-Briggs, Shawnee Heights 49.95
Evan Scheid, Silver Lake 51.16
Liam Stegman, Hayden 51.21
800 METERS
Jackson Esquibel, Shawnee Heights 1:56.43
Brody Anderson, Seaman 1:57.78
Eli Ferguson, Silver Lake 1:58.12
Brooks Kehoe, Washburn Rural 2:00.15
Mark Wilkie, Topeka West 2:04.15
Jackson Esquibel, Shawnee Heights, and Brody Anderson, Seaman
1,600 METERS
Jackson Esquibel, Shawnee Heights 4:18.27
Brody Anderson, Seaman 4:27.60
Brooks Kehoe, Washburn Rural 4:27.70
Eli Ferguson, Silver Lake 4:33.55
Adrian Lehman, Topeka West 4:34.21
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Shawnee Heights junior Deacon Pomeroy has been named the 2024 United Kansas Conference baseball player of the year by conference coaches, one of five city players who earned first-team honors.
Shawnee Heights junior Deacon Pomeroy was named the All-United Kansas Conference player of the year for the 2024 season. [Photo by Selena Favela/Special to TSN]
Pomeroy, a standout pitcher and catcher, was named to the All-UKC team as a utility player, and is joined on the first team by senior outfielder Jordan Armbruster, with the Heights duo helping lead the T-Birds to the Class 5A state tournament.
Pomeroy was also named the Class 5A player of the year by the Kansas Association of Baseball Coaches.
Seaman is represented on the first team by junior catcher David Dobbs, senior infielder Kaiden Griffin and senior outfielder Zach Wilson.
Shawnee Heights and Seaman combined to put five players on the All-UKC second team, with the T-Birds represented by senior pitcher Ben Schaub, junior infielder Carson Garner and sophomore outfielder Cayden Lindsay while the Vikings put freshman pitcher Axton Brewer and senior pitcher Holden Finley on the second team.
Topeka West junior outfielder Elijah Berg is one of four city players to earn All-UKC honorable mention along with Seaman junior pitcher Bryer Finley, Brewer at designated hitter and Shawnee Heights senior Jayden Holly as a utility pick.
ALL-UNITED KANSAS CONFERENCE BASEBALL
