Hayden senior Jensen Schrickel (9) scores the Wildcats' first touchdown Saturday vs. Andale

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2024 All MIAA Volleyball selections

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Zach Watkins was introduced as Washburn's new head football coach.

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Junior Payton Sterk scored 18 points including four 3-pointers in Saturday's 98-65 Washburn win over Sterling.

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Washburn senior Andrew Orr (24) paced five Ichabods with 14 points in the Ichabods' win over Peru State.

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2024 All MIAA selections from Washburn

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By RICK PETERSON

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Fourteen soccer standouts have received All-State recognition from the Kansas High School Soccer Coaches Association, led by All-Class 6A first-team pick Dylan Willingham of Washburn Rural.

 Willingham, a junior midfielder, was earlier named the Centennial League player of the year and received first-team All-City recognition after helping lead the Junior Blues to a third-place finish in the 6A state tournament.

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Rural juniors Brandon Hamilton, Liam Morrison and Miles Cook were all named to the All-6A second team while senior Ryder Nikkel and junior Draden Chooncharoen received honorable mention.

Six city players earned All-5A honorable mention, with Shawnee Heights represented by juniors Camden Granado and Juan Garcia and sophomore Mason Haas and Seaman by seniors Blake Toyne, Logan Townsend and Kaelin Loy.

Cair Paravel Latin junior Nathan Keys received second-team honors in All-4A-1A while Lion sophomore Judah Congdon received honorable mention.

Kansas High School Soccer Coaches Association All-State

Class 6A

Coach of the Year: Jamie Kelly - Shawnee Mission East

Forward of the Year: Sergio Hernandez - SR - Shawnee Mission West

Midfielder of the Year: George Hartman - SR - Shawnee Mission East

Defender of the Year: Duncan Black - SR - Olathe East

Goalkeeper of the Year: Lukas Lowry - SR - Shawnee Mission East

First team

FWD Sergio Hernandez Shawnee Mission West Senior
FWD Zahit Garibay Dodge City Senior
FWD Miguel Romero Olathe West Junior
FWD Joaquin Wesner Olathe Northwest Senior
FWD Brandon Kirk Blue Valley West Senior
FWD Kevin DeAndrade  Shawnee Mission West Senior
FWD Kaden Slaven Olathe South Senior
FWD Suain Moncayo Liberal Senior
MID George Hartman Shawnee Mission East Senior
MID Khoi Woods Olathe North Senior
MID Brian Andrades Lara  Shawnee Mission West Senior
MID Dylan Willingham Washburn Rural Junior
MID Quinn McCarthy Shawnee Mission East Senior
MID Cristiano Palacios Olathe West Junior
MID Mario Olivares Dodge City Senior
DEF Duncan Black Olathe East Senior
DEF Chris Hastert Shawnee Mission East Senior
DEF Cameron Ayoade Olathe East Senior
DEF Cooper Brende Shawnee Mission East Senior
DEF Rudy Delgado Shawnee Mission South Senior
DEF Tristan Contreras Dodge City Senior
GK Lukas Lowry Shawnee Mission East Senior
GK Yusef Iskandrani Lawrence Free State Senior

Second team

FWD Brady Robins Mill Valley Senior
FWD Peyton Magness Blue Valley West Senior
FWD Bryan Moran Olathe North Senior
FWD Trenton Cozadd Lawrence Free State Junior
MID Thomas House Shawnee Mission South   Senior
MID Brandon Hamilton Washburn Rural Junior
MID Jacob Lacio Wichita Southeast Senior
MID Angel Vielmas Derby Senior
MID Giezi Gonzalez Liberal Senior
MID Nic Schrag Mill Valley Senior
MID Yair Vasquez Dodge City Senior
MID Jose Anima Wichita North Sophomore
DEF Matt Hosty Olathe East Junior
DEF Miles Kroening Shawnee Mission East Senior
DEF Cooper Bumgarner Olathe West Senior
DEF Manny Hernandez  Shawnee Mission West Sophomore
DEF Malachi Parks Gardner Edgerton Senior
DEF Landon Vincent Mill Valley Junior
DEF Liam Morrison Washburn Rural Junior
DEF Nathan Broekhuizen Blue Valley North Senior
GK Eduardo Solis Dodge City Senior
GK Miles Cook Washburn Rural Junior

Honorable mention

FWD

Nathan Calderon Wichita Southeast Senior
FWD Asher Sikes Lawrence Senior
FWD Lincoln Ashby Derby Sophomore
FWD Ricardo Garcia Gardner Edgerton Sophomore
FWD Joel Hayes Mill Valley Senior
MID Bennett Christie Blue Valley North Sophomore
MID Cruz Alejos Olathe East Junior
MID Kyden Penner Olathe East Senior
MID Wyatt Osborn Olathe South Senior
MID Ben Pronkse Olathe East Sophomore
MID Draden Chooncharoen Washburn Rural Junior
MID Colsen Odgers Blue Valley West Junior
MID Diego Macias Wichita Southeast Senior
MID David Savinon Wichita East Senior
DEF Josue Gallegos Dodge City Senior
DEF Finn Persaud Blue Valley West Junior
DEF Joshua Garcia Liberal Junior
DEF Jaeden Pombo Blue Valley Junior
DEF Kirubel Alemu Wichita Southeast Senior
DEF Ryder Nikkel Washburn Rural Senior
GK Brayden Walker Olathe West Senior
GK Ronaldo Hernandez-Sanchez Gardner Edgerton Senior
GK Luke DeAngelis  Shawnee Mission West Junior

Class 5A

Coach of the Year: Eric Jones - Blue Valley Southwest

Forward of the Year: Cruz Alvarez - SR - Blue Valley Southwest

Midfielder of the Year: Joseph Befort - SR - Saint Thomas Aquinas

Defender of the Year: Jarrett Pechar - SR - Blue Valley Southwest

Goalkeeper of the Year: Zach Setterberg - SR - Blue Valley Southwest

First team

FWD Crew Alvarez Blue Valley Southwest Senior
FWD Eli Mick Blue Valley Southwest Junior
FWD Skylur Staley Maize South Junior
FWD Spencer Zachgo Kapaun Mt. Carmel Senior
FWD Rylan Snell Salina South Senior
FWD Aldo Acosta Maize South Sophomore
FWD Jake Rainforth Spring Hill Senior
MID Joseph Befort Saint Thomas Aquinas Senior
MID Israel Bernal Blue Valley Southwest Senior
MID Danny Derath Maize South Senior
MID Tanner Herrington Maize South Junior
MID Dane Christensen Blue Valley Southwest Junior
MID Evan Ediger St. James Senior
MID Sawyer Aluise Andover Central Senior
MID Spencer Ragan Saint Thomas Aquinas Senior
MID Christian Gomez Sumner Junior
DEF Jarrett Pechar Blue Valley Southwest Senior
DEF Miles Laws Saint Thomas Aquinas Senior
DEF Connor Anderson Maize South Senior
DEF Raef Lehmann Bishop Caroll Senior
DEF Shawn Schaefer St. James Senior
GK Zach Setterberg Blue Valley Southwest Senior
GK Luke Matto Salina South Sophomore

Second team

FWD Grady Herrington St. James Senior
FWD Rodrigo Palacios Salina South Junior
FWD Enrique Mercado Newton Senior
FWD Tyler Manske Valley Center Senior
FWD Griffin Galyon Hutchinson Sophomore
FWD Ives Trochez Harmon Junior
MID Cooper Johnson Hays Senior
MID Adrian Lara Salina South Sophomore
MID Charlie Fasl St. James Senior
MID Preston Harris Maize South Senior
MID Roman Scognamillo Kapaun Mt. Carmel Junior
MID Aidan Odell Spring Hill Sophomore
MID Jalen Smith Hays Senior
DEF Zach Brueckner Spring Hill Senior
DEF Isaac Lager Bishop Caroll Senior
DEF Esnayder Garcia Torrez Newton Junior
DEF Bobby Bjorseth Saint Thomas Aquinas Senior
DEF Andrew Clouse Andover Central Senior
DEF Damon McDonald Salina South Junior
DEF Will Fulghum Kapaun Mt. Carmel Junior
GK Easton Reiter Kapaun Mt. Carmel Junior
GK Tom Bolarinwa Bonner Springs Senior

Honorable mention

FWD Camden Granado Shawnee Heights Junior
FWD Dylan Narayan De Soto Junior
FWD Mason Schleicher Hays Senior
FWD Blake Toyne Seaman Senior
FWD Ivan Maldonado Hays Sophomore
MID Logan Townsend Seaman Senior
MID Alejandro Ruiz Kapaun Mt. Carmel Senior
MID Jobe Entz Newton Senior
MID Kaelin Loy Seaman Senior
MID Brady Lum De Soto Senior
MID Landon Nusser Hutchinson Senior
MID Mason Haas Shawnee Heights Sophomore
MID Juan Escobedo Salina South Junior
MID Caleb Heeb St. James Senior
MID Cole Bleything Hutchinson Senior
MID Juan Garcia Shawnee Heights Junior
MID Trey Lacy Kapaun Mt. Carmel Senior
DEF Greyson Rutter Saint Thomas Aquinas Junior
DEF Lucas Hutchinson Senior
DEF Cristian Aguilar Valley Center Senior
DEF Jaxon Wright St. James Junior
DEF Seth Oberkrom Spring Hill Senior
DEF Cole Ebert Newton Junior
GK Kenneth Fisher Hays Senior
GK Abram Wall Newton Senior
GK Diego Medina Bishop Caroll Junior

Class 4A-1A

Coach of the Year -- Andy Hackett, Wichita Trinity Academy

Forward of the year -- Cooper Carr, jr., Baldwin

Midfielder of the year -- Cooper Mathews, sr., Wichita Trinity Academy

Defender of the year -- Cooper Bates, sr., Rose Hill

Goalkeeper of the year -- Guz Arambula-Cornejo, sr., Rose Hill

First team

FWD Cooper Carr Baldwin Junior
FWD Wyatt Garr Bishop Miege Junior
FWD Isaiah Fletcher Bishop Miege Senior
FWD Brayden Hayes Eudora Senior
FWD Wyatt Afman Trinity Academy Freshman
FWD Justin Trott Kansas City Christian Junior
FWD Kai Krieger Wichita Classical Junior
FWD Landon Hale Trinity Academy Junior
FWD Brady Liebl Rose Hill Sophomore
FWD Nicholas Johnson Baldwin Senior
MID Cooper Mathews Trinity Academy Senior
MID Luke Anderson Rose Hill Senior
MID Paul Rodriguez Bishop Miege Senior
MID Manny Morales McPherson Junior
MID Grayson Payne Trinity Academy Senior
DEF Cooper Bates Rose Hill Senior
DEF Josh Grelinger Rose Hill Senior
DEF Leo Schoenberger Baldwin Junior
DEF Lucas Prado Heritage Christian Academy Senior
DEF Brice Wills Trinity Academy Senior
DEF Dylan Kuntz Baldwin Senior
GK Gus Arambula-Cornejo Rose Hill Senior
GK Azael Gamboa Bishop Miege Senior

Second team

FWD Borin Heang McPherson Senior
FWD Trey Bias Rose Hill Senior
FWD Nathan Keys Cair Paravel Junior
FWD Raymond Cox II Augusta Senior
FWD Emmett White Louisburg Senior
FWD Owen Tucker Wichita Classical Senior
MID Drew Bergfeld Bishop Miege Senior
MID Ezra Timberlake Kansas City Christian Senior
MID Milo Anderson Heritage Christian Academy Senior
MID Julian Salas Bishop Miege Junior
MID Titus Veer Berean Academy Senior
MID Chris Kammer Kansas City Christian Senior
MID Colton Blue Louisburg Senior
MID Reuben Harder Buhler Junior
MID Von Woleslagel Buhler Senior
DEF Ethan Smasal Baldwin Junior
DEF Hunter Murphy Augusta Senior
DEF Daniel Peterson Eudora Senior
DEF Beckham Erpelding Eudora Junior
DEF George Diefenderfer Trinity Academy Junior
GK Gus Boyle Baldwin Senior
GK Nate Steinlage Eudora Senior

Honorable mention

FWD Mason Balzer Berean Academy Sophomore
FWD Blake Sarnecki Heritage Christian Academy Junior
FWD Owen Marsh Louisburg Junior
MID Charlie Ochs Wichita Classical Freshman
MID Judah Congdon Cair Paravel Sophomore
MID Lincoln Tanksley  Buhler Junior
MID Noah Doom Wichita Classical Senior
MID Jace Unruh Berean Academy Sophomore
MID Jude Whalen Eudora Sophomore
MID Joseph Dietz Heritage Christian Academy Freshman
MID Kohen Anderson Heritage Christian Academy Freshman
MID Sawyer Holdsworth Paola Junior
DEF Haydon Beckley Kansas City Christian Junior
DEF Dylan Anderson Buhler Junior
DEF Grayson Broadus McPherson Sophomore
DEF Isaiah Love  Wichita Classical Senior
DEF Cole Clover Louisburg Senior
DEF Jayden Adcock Buhler Sophomore
DEF Cruz Guzman Paola Sophomore
GK Gabriel Standfast McPherson Junior
GK Logan Sweazy Berean Academy Senior
GK Alex Delgado Heritage Christian Academy Sophomore

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