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Taylin Stallbaumer and Tatiana Dowling of Class 5A state champion Seaman will take part in Saturday's 4:30 p.m. 2024 Kansas Volleyball Association All-Star Match at Washburn University's Lee Arena.
Taylin Stallbaumer, Seaman
Tatiana Dowling, Seaman
Stallbaumer will play for the Red team in Saturday's match while Dowling will coach the Blue team after the duo helped lead the Vikings to their first-ever state volleyball title last fall in Salina.
All-Stars were nominated by their high school coaches, who must be KVA members.
KANSAS VOLLEYBALL ASSOCIATION ALL-STAR ROSTERS
Saturday, June 1, 4:30 p.m. at Lee Arena
BLUE
Jordyn Bird, Maize; Ales Bittner, Cheney; Jacqueline Corcoran, Circle; Alaina Eck, Little River; Camryn Hutchinson, Smith Center; Carly Koster, Maize South; Cora Miller, Holton; Audrey Peek, Lebo; Alex Romero, McPherson; Talya Sampson, Sedgwick; Brynn Stowell, Olathe West; Tatum Tindall, Manhattan.
Coaches – Tatiana Dowling, Seaman (head); Kylie Corneliusen, Mill Valley; Sam Soliday, Maranatha Academy.
RED
Seenane Brewer, Lawrence; Mylie Brown, Beloit; Kaitlyn Burke, Mill Valley; Hope Duncan, Smoky Valley; Mia Fox, Circle; Emery Keebaugh, Ottawa; Emily Langley, Jefferson County North; Nina Mitchell, Wichita Northwest; Riley Ourth, Olathe West; Grace Rowland, Andale; Dominique Schutte, Halstead; Taylin Stallbaumer, Seaman.
Coaches – Tom Slaugher, Heritage Christian (head); Kim Rolfs, Little River; Leanna Willer, Louisburg.
Hayden state champ Grace, Topeka High's Plankinton, Heights' Pomeroy top All-Shawnee County baseball
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Hayden junior Cooper Grace and Topeka High senior Nate Plankinton, who were named the co-players of the year, and Shawnee Heights junior three-time first-team pick Deacon Pomeroy, headline the TopSports.news 2024 All-Shawnee County baseball team.
Grace helped lead Hayden to the Class 3A state championship while Plankinton helped lead Topeka High to a second straight 6A state tournament berth.
Junior Cooper Grace has been named the Shawnee County co-player of the year after helping lead Hayden to the Class 3A state title. [File photo/TSN]
Topeka High senior Nate Plankinton has been named the Shawnee County co-player of the year after helping the Trojans earn back-to-back Class 6A state tournament berths. [File photo/TSN]
Shawnee Heights standout junior catcher and pitcher Deacon Pomeroy (left) earned All-Shawnee County first-team recognition for the third straight season. [File photo/TSN]
Grace and Plankinton were earlier named the co-players of the year in the Centennial League and both earned All-State first-team recognition from the Kansas Association of Baseball Coaches while Pomeroy was named the UKC and KABC 5A player of the year.
Hayden freshman Mason Becker has been named the Shawnee County newcomer of the year after helping lead the Wildcats to the Class 3A state title. [File photo/TSN]
Shawnee County baseball coach of the year Bill Arnold (left) congratulates county first-team pick Brady Heinen earlier this season. [File photo/TSN]
Hayden's Bill Arnold was named the county coach of the year after leading the seventh-seeded Wildcats the 3A state championship with an 18-12 record, while Hayden freshman Mason Becker was named the newcomer of the year.
Arnold has coached Hayden to three state baseball titles while also leading the Wildcats to a state football championship.
Topeka High senior Isaiah Kincade (21) has been named to the All-Shawnee County first team for the second straight season. [File photo/TSN]
Washburn Rural senior Kyle Walker is a repeat first-team pick on the All-Shawnee County baseball team. [File photo/TSN]
Silver Lake junior Dysen Schooler earned a berth on the All-Shawnee County first team for the second straight season. [File photo/TSN]
In addition to three-time pick Pomeroy, Grace and Plankinton are both All-Shawnee County repeat first-team picks along with Topeka High senior Isaiah Kincade, Washburn Rural senior Kyle Walker and Silver Lake junior Dysen Schooler.
Senior Evan Lenherr (11) helped Hayden win the Class 3A state title this spring, with Lenherr earning all-county recognition. [File photo/TSN]
First-team All-Shawnee County pick Matt Genrich helped lead Topeka High to back-to-back Class 6A state tournament berths. [File photo/TSN]
Grace and Becker are joined on the all-county first team by junior Brady Heinen and senior Evan Lenherr, while Topeka High senior Matt Genrich joins Kincade and Plankinton on the first team.
Washburn Rural senior Colin Redeker is a member of the All-Shawnee County baseball first team. [File photo/TSN]
Silver Lake senior Tanner Martin earned a first-team berth on the All-Shawnee County baseball team. [File photo/TSN]
Shawnee Heights senior Jordan Armbruster was a first-team selection along with teammate Pomeroy while Washburn Rural is represented on the first team by Walker and senior Colin Redeker and Silver Lake senior Tanner Martin joined teammate Schooler on the first team.
Senior junior David Dobbs (10) earned a spot on the All-Shawnee County first team for Seaman. [File photo/TSN]
Seaman put junior David Dobbs and senior Zach Wilson on the all-county team while Rossville is represented by senior Camden Horak.
2024 ALL-SHAWNEE COUNTY BASEBALL
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State tournament qualifiers Silver Lake, Washburn Rural and Seaman combined to earn 11 of 16 spots on the 2024 TopSports.news All-Shawnee County softball first team.
Silver Lake junior Taylor Zordel (right) has been named the 2024 Shawnee County softball player of the year after helping lead the Eagles to a second-place finish in Class 3A. [File photo/TSN]
Class 3A runnerup Silver Lake led the way with five first-teamers, including Shawnee County player of the year Taylor Zordel, while Washburn Rural, third in 6A, and 5A state qualifier Seaman both had three first-team selections.
Freshman Olivia Koch has been named the Shawnee County newcomer of the year after helping Washburn Rural post a third-place finish in Class 6A softball. [File photo/TSN]
Rural freshman Olivia Koch was named the county newcomer of the year while first-year Junior Blues coach Joy Marie Galliart and Silver Lake coach Nick Hamilton share the county coach of the year award.
Silver Lake's Nick Hamilton has been named the Shawnee County co-coach of the year after his Eagles finished second in Class 3A. [File photo/TSN]
Joy Marie Galliart has been named the Shawnee County co-coach of the year after leading Washburn Rural to a third-place Class 6A softball finish in her first year at the school. [File photo/TSN]
Silver Lake posted a 24-3 record, with two of its three losses coming against state champions and the third coming against a 6A state qualifier, while Washburn Rural posted a 20-8 record on the season, with its lone loss at state coming against 6A champ Olathe Northwest.
SilverLake senior Kaibryn Kruger is one of five Eagles on the All-Shawnee County softball first team. [File photo/TSN]
Silver Lake junior Kendra Cook is a first-team repeater on the All-Shawnee County softball team. [File photo/TSN]
Silver Lake junior Kira Lowrey earned a first-team spot on the All-Shawnee County softball team after helping the Eagles finish second in Class 3A. [File photo/TSN]
Zordel, a junior who was part of Silver Lake state championship teams in golf and basketball in 2023-2024, is joined on the All-Shawnee County first team by Eagle senior Kaibryn Kruger, juniors Kendra Cook and Kira Lowrey and sophomore Kailyn Hanni.
Makayla Ekis earned a spot on the All-Shawnee County softball team after helping lead Washburn Rural to a third-place finish in Class 6A. [File photo/TSN]
Junior Avery Rupp is one of three Washburn Rural players to earn a first-team berth on the All-Shawnee County softball team. [File photo/TSN]
Washburn Rural sophomore Reagan Chapman is a first-team repeater on the All-Shawnee County softball team. [File photo/TSN]
Washburn Rural is represented on the all-county first team by senior Makayla Ekis, junior Avery Rupp and sophomore Reagan Chapman while Seaman put seniors Jersey Jellison and Rosalie Schneider and junior Kaelyn O'Rourke on the first team after the Vikings posted a 22-7 record, including a 3-2 nine-inning loss in the opening round of the 5A state tournament.
Senior Jersey Jellison earned first-team All-Shawnee County honors after helping lead Seaman to a Class 5A state tournament berth. [File photo/TSN]
Seaman senior Rosalie Schneider is one of three Vikings named to the All-Shawnee County softball first team. [File photo/TSN]
Seaman junior Kaelyn O'Rourke is a first-team repeat pick on the All-Shawnee County softball team. [File photo/TSN]
Rossville also put three players on the first team -- seniors Kinsey Perine and Hailey Horton and sophomore Brooke Springer.
Rossville senior Kinsey Perine is a first-team repeat pick on the All-Shawnee County softball team. [File photo/TSN]
Rossville senior Hailey Horton is a first-team All-Shawnee County selection. [File photo/TSN]
Rounding out the first-team are Topeka High junior Jo'Mhara Benning and Shawnee Heights junior Taylor Brees.
Junior Jo'Mhara Benning represents Topeka High on the 2024 All-Shawnee County softball team. [File photo/TSN]
Benning was a first-team All-Centennial League pick this spring while Brees was a first-team All-United Kansas Conference selection.
Chapman, Cook, O'Rourke, Perine and Zordel are all first-team all-county repeat picks.
2024 ALL-SHAWNEE COUNTY SOFTBALL
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The 2024 All-Shawnee County boys golf team, from left -- Myles Alonzo, Topeka West; Tagen Rodriguez, Hayden; James Kuta, Hayden; Rich Helmbold, Cair Paravel/Topeka High; Jack Donovan, Rossville; Cam Zimlich, Washburn Rural; Tadd Armstrong, Washburn Rural. Not pictured: Bryce Badsky, Silver Lake; Ayden Valdivia, Shawnee Heights; Zach Weir, Seaman. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Four-time first-team selections Myles Alonzo of Topeka West and Bryce Badsky of Silver Lake headline the 2024 All-Shawnee County boys golf team.
Alonzo, who swept city, United Kansas Conference and Class 5A regional titles, capped his high school career with his third individual medal in the 5A state tournament while Mid-East League champ Badsky earned his fourth straight medal in the 3A state meet.
Bryce Badsky, Silver Lake
Washburn Rural, which won its 14th straight city team championship, is represented on the All-Shawnee County team by senior Cam Zimlich and junior Tadd Armstrong while Hayden put juniors James Kuta and Tagen Rodriguez on the first team after finishing fourth in the 3A state tournament.
Also named to the all-county first team were Cair Paravel Latin/Topeka High senior Rich Helmbold, whch led CPLS to a third-place team finish in 2A, Rossville sophomore 3A state medalist Jack Donovan, Shawnee Heights 5A sophomore state qualifier Ayden Valdivia and Seaman senior 5A state participant Zach Weir.
All-Shawnee County capsules:
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Seaman sophomore Ryin Miller, who has already established herself as one of Kansas' all-time distance greats, headlines the 2024 All-Shawnee County girls track and field team after posting a pair of Class 5A state titles and finishing second in two other events last weekend at Wichita.
Ryin MIller, Seaman
Miller won Saturday's 1,600 meters in a 5A state meet-record time of 4 minutes, 51.58 seconds and the 800 in 2:10.80 after finishing second in Friday's 3,200 in 10:34.38.
Miller also teamed with juniors Taylie Heston, Jaida Stallbaumer and Ally Steiner to help Seaman post a runnerup finish in the 4x400 relay (4:02.39), with Miller running a school-record anchor leg of 56.181 seconds.
Miller was Shawnee County's only individual state champion, but Silver Lake added a 3A state championship in the 4x400 relay, with junior Ella Bolan, senior Kaibryn Kruger, freshman Ali Gerber and senior Ava Rottinghaus winning in a time of 4:06.64.
Ahsieyrhuajh Rayton, Topeka HIgh
Topeka High freshman Ahsieyrhuajh Rayton made an immediate impact in her first state meet, finishing second in the 6A triple jump with a best of 38 feet, 5.25 inches after a fourth-place showing in the long jump at 17-5.75.
Seaman also got a third-place finish from senior Maggie Lesmeister in the 5A javelin (128-1).
Payton Fink, Washburn Rural
Rylee Ismert, Washburn Rural
Washburn Rural junior distance standout Payton Fink was a three-time 6A state medalist, placing fifth in the 3,200 (11:14.85), seventh in the 1,600 (5:17.66) and teaming with sophomore Emily Graf and juniors Brooklyn Nolte and Rylee Ismert to finish sixth in the 4x800 relay (9:47.16).
Ismert also finished sixth in the 1,600 (5:17.31) while Graf placed seventh in the 3,200 (11:20.57) and the Junior Blues also got a fifth-place finish from senior Raegan Petersen in the discus (123-9).
Keimara Marshall, Topeka High
Also earning berths on the All-Shawnee County girls first team were Hayden senior two-event medalist Natalie Hillebert, Topeka High sophomore 100 dash medalist Keimara Marshall, Hayden senior pole-vaulter Liz Moore and Silver Lake senior shot putter Makenzie McDaniel.
All-Shawnee County selections were picked on the basis of meeting minimum standards established by local coaches as well as coaches' recommendations and performances in postseason competition.
ALL-SHAWNEE COUNTY 2024 GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD
