By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Twenty Shawnee County softball standouts have received All-State recognition from the Kansas Softball Coaches Association, including nine first-team selections.
Kailyn Hanni, Silver Lake
Riley Mohler, Silver Lake
State champion Silver Lake is represented on the All-Class 3A first team by senior outfielder Kailyn Hanni, junior pitcher Riley Mohler and sophomore infielder Saylor Liggatt.
London Backman, Topeka High
Kenslee Young, Topeka High
Henley Rapp, Washburn Rural
Olivia Koch, Washburn Rural
Topeka High, which finished third in 6A, put sophomore infielder London Backman and junior utility/designated player Kenslee Young on the All-6A first team while Centennial League champ Washburn Rural is represented by senior catcher Henley Rapp and junior outfielder Olivia Koch on the first team.
Aubrey Warren, Seaman
Kenna Perine, Rossville
Seaman senior infielder Aubrey Warren was named to the All-5A first team while Rossville freshman outfielder Kenna Perine was a first-team pick in 2A-1A.
Second-team All-State picks included Topeka High senior Taimane Isaia and juniors Campbell Dawson and Madilyn Poole in 6A, Shawnee Heights senior Cianna Graves, Seaman junior Acey Thompson and sophomore Lydia Dreher in 5A, Silver Lake senior Taylor Swygert and junior Savanah Wende in 3A and Rossville senior Brooke Springer in 2A-1A.
Shawnee Heights senior Addison Cooper and Hayden junior Emberly Connell received all-state honorable mention.
ALL-KANSAS SOFTBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION ALL-STATE
CLASS 6A
First team
Pitchers – Addi Gutzmer, sr., Derby; Celise Kellepouris, jr., Olathe West; Ada Schweller, sr., Olathe East.
Catchers – Bella Garcia, fr., Gardner Edgerton; Henley Rapp, sr., Washburn Rural.
Infielders – London Backman, so., Topeka High; Morgan Beasley, jr., jr., Gardner Edgerton; Karlie Demel, sr., Derby; Charlee Latteman, sr., Gardner Edgerton.
Outfielders – Lila Collins, sr., Maize; Emma Heinemann, sr., Olathe West; Olivia Koch, jr., Washburn Rural; Emily Stipsits, sr., Olathe North.
Utility/designated player – Kenslee Young, jr., Topeka High.
Second team
Pitchers – Kyla Cisneros, so., Blue Valley; Campbell Dawson, jr., Topeka High; Kenley Sutton, so., Gardner Edgerton.
Catchers – Gabby Frantz, jr., Olathe South; Gabi Uffendell, sr., Maize.
Infielders – Marisol Angeles, so., Garden City; Macy Brunner, sr., Mill Valley; Lillian Clements, jr., Campus; Gianna Gilstrap, jr., Blue Valley; Taimana Isaia, sr., Topeka High.
Outfielders – Brielle Heindrick, jr., Derby; Jordan Johnson, fr., Mill Valley; Madilyn Poole, jr., Topeka High; Shea Splitorff, sr., Blue Valley.
Utility/designated player – Emerleigh Cooper, jr., Campus.
Honorable mention
Pitcher – Ashlyn Hamilton, sr., Derby.
Catcher – Penelope Johnson, jr., Blue Valley West.
Infielders – Kendall Bunch, fr., Olathe West; Alexis Butler, jr., Campus; Lucy Kennedy, sr., Blue Valley; Avery Laha, sr., Olathe Northwest.
Outfielders – Olivia Adams, so., Olathe West; Olivia Larson, jr., Olathe South; Aspen Walker, fr., Gardner Edgerton.
Utility/designated player – Olivia Parr, sr., Derby.
CLASS 5A
First team
Pitchers – Lindsey Kuzmic, so., Basehor-Linwood; Allyson Orth, sr., Bishop Carroll; Breck Slaughter, sr., Pittsburg.
Catcher – Kiersten Jones, sr., Bishop Carroll; Lexie Saultz, fr., Basehor-Linwood.
Infielders – Kohlbie Craft, sr., Hutchinson; Brette Pasteur, sr., Pittsburg; Addison Sabers, jr., St. Thomas Aquinas; Paige Stroot, so., Bishop Carroll; Aubrey Warren, sr., Seaman.
Outfielders – Lauren Huenfeld, so., St. Thomas Aquinas; Katherine Mazouch, sr., Great Bend; Abreya Perry, sr., Valley Center; Payton Southard, so., Maize South.
Utility/designated player – Keira Stripling, jr., Bishop Carroll.
Second team
Pitchers – Jadyn Kistner, sr., Spring Hill; Chayla Prendergast, jr., Great Bend; Alayna Vaeth, sr., St. Thomas Aquinas.
Catchers – Gracie Bedzek, jr., Kapaun Mt. Carmel; Cianna Graves, sr., Shawnee Heights.
Infielders – Kya Behr, jr., Great Bend; Trinity Deters, jr., Basehor-Linwood; Olivia Fraley, sr., Spring Hill; Ella Loun, sr., Basehor-Linwood; Clara Pinkham, jr., St. Thomas Aquinas.
Outfielders – Brecken Campbell, fr., Pittsburg; Maggie McDonald, fr., De Soto; Kaelyn Pierson, jr., Spring Hill; Acey Thompson, jr., Seaman.
Utility/designated player – Lydia Dreher, so., Seaman.
Honorable mention
Pitcher – Kailey Steineger, jr., Basehor-Linwood. Catcher – Kamyn Koelsch, sr., Great Bend. Infielder – Avery Davison, sr., Valley Center.
Outfielders – Addison Cooper, sr., Shawnee Heights; Brooklyn Milleson, sr., Kapaun Mt. Carmel.
Utility/designated player – Zoe Church, sr., De Soto.
CLASS 4A
First team
Pitchers – Landri Adams, jr., Wamego; Kyndal Aikin, jr., Fort Scott; Brynna Zoeller, sr., Rock Creek.
Catchers – Maizey Gurney, so., Clay Center; Rylee Stanley, so., Wamego.
Infielders – Raylee Cowan, sr., Fort Scott; Makena Hampton, jr., Clearwater; Hailey Lies, so., Rock Creek; Alana McCarthy, jr., Wamego; Jai Rogers, jr., Chapman.
Outfielders – Pera Bauer, jr., McPherson; Taylor Nielson, sr., Clearwater; Ali Thompson, fr., Clearwater; Dallie Winklepleck, jr., Pratt.
Utility/Designated player – Acelyn Rottinghaus, jr., Rock Creek.
Second team
Pitchers – Olivia Harrold, so., Chapman; Gretchen Huizenga, sr., Santa Fe Trail; Trista Welty, sr., Clearwater.
Catchers – Bailey Hall, so., Mulvane; Liv Miller, jr., Clearwater.
Infielders – Reese Grady, sr., Rock Creek; Ida Kasselman, jr., Rock Creek; Emerson Maslak, sr., Tonganoxie; Brooklyn Sele, jr., Andale/Garden Plain; Rylie Whitfield, jr., McPherson.
Outfielders – Jaryn Baker, sr., Mulvane; Abbie Gorman, sr., Fort Scott; Averie Hall, so., Wamego; Hope Hughes, sr., Pratt.
Utility/designated player – Kaylee Aikin, fr., Fort Scott.
Honorable mention
Pitchers – Finley Heinrich, fr., Paola; Carmin Pavlovich, jr., McPherson.
Catcher – Emberly Connell, jr., Hayden; Mica Stapleton, sr., Pratt; Aubrey Yarick, sr., Fort Scott.
Infielder – Addalyn Sleichter, sr., Santa Fe Trail.
Outfielder – Josie Keener, jr., Abilene.
Utility/designated player – Gracie Warner, so., Mulvane.
CLASS 3A
First team
Pitchers – Liberty Lewis, sr., Trinity Academy; Riley Mohler, jr., Silver Lake; Karlee Zurfluh, jr., Southeast of Saline.
Catchers – Madison Cross, sr., Trinity Academy; Kennedy Griffin, so., Riverside.
Infielders – Harriet Dean, jr., Jefferson West; Reese Heinrich, so., Southeast of Saline; Saylor Liggatt, so., Silver Lake; Alexia Nelson, so., Trinity Academy; Morgan O’Neal, sr., Haven.
Outfielders – McKenna Channell, sr., Beloit; Kailyn Hanni, sr., Silver Lake; Sawyer Serna, fr., Osage City; Mayzie Warden, sr., Haven.
Utility/designated player – Avery Brawner, sr., Haven.
Second team
Pitchers – Paige O’Neal, fr., Haven; Lily Pullen, jr., Oskaloosa; Addison Schwinn, sr., Jefferson West.
Catchers – Taylor Swygert, sr., Silver Lake; Taryn Taylor, sr., Jefferson West.
Infielders – Macie Corcoran, jr., Perry-Lecompton; Kiera Keim, sr., Sabetha; Gracen McLaren, jr., Frontenac; Lydia Turner, sr., Oskaloosa; Addison Watson, sr., Osage City.
Outfielders – Stevi Likely, jr., Frontenac; Onnyka Nedich, jr., Hasltead; Kyiah Samuelson, so., Southeast of Saline; Savanah Wende, jr., Silver Lake.
Utility/designated player – Zoe Dowd, so., West Franklin.
Honorable mention
Pitcher – Peyton Pitts, sr., Osage City.
Catcher – Kenzie Nelson, sr., Hiawatha.
Infielders – Thea Boese, sr., Halstead; Taylor Credick, jr., Kingman; Regan Hasenkamp, so., Sabetha.
Outfielder – Kendyll Walker, jr., Cheney.
Utility/designated player – Jyllian Stapleton, sr., Sabetha.
CLASS 2-1A
First team
Pitchers – Bella Ascanio, jr., St. Mary’s Colgan; Zoe Davidson, jr., Cedar Vale/Dexter; Maddie Kraus, sr., Mission Valley.
Catchers – Kylee Kretchmar, jr., St. Mary’s Colgan; Lyla Hamblin, sr., Central Heights.
Infielders – Taylor Froese, jr., Inman; Destiny Hagan, sr., Northeast-Arma; Callie Lundy, so., St. Mary’s Colgan; Madison Mayfield, jr., Oxford; Gracie Webb, sr., Cedar Vale/Dexter.
Outfielders – Drew Dayton, fr., St. Mary’s Colgan; Kenna Perine, fr., Rossville; Brynn Schoepf, so., TMP-Marian; Ellie Thimmesch, jr., Inman.
Utility/designated player – Alex Scribner, sr., Flinthills.
Second team
Pitchers – Haylee Blake, sr., Bennington; Kaelynn Hathaway, jr., Uniontown; Lyla Levin, jr., Inman.
Catchers – Maddi Parsons, so., Inman; Akyra Traver, sr., Marais des Cgynes Valley.
Infielders – Lena McGee, so., Central-Burden; Kara Osborn, so., St. Mary’s Colgan; Teagan Pingry, fr., Cedar Vale/Dexter; Brooke Springer, sr., Rossville; Madison Turner, so., McLouth.
Outfielders – Molly Helget, jr., TMP-Marian; Reece Johnson, jr., Southern Lyon County; Mara Pickering, jr., Bennington; Kinlee Wolfe, so., McLouth.
Utility/Designated player – Reagan Berger, fr., Valley Heights.
Honorable mention
Catchers – Rylee Benien, jr., Bennington; Paige Koenigsman, so., TMP-Marian. Outfield – Aspyn Stos, jr., Moundridge.
