By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Rossville junior Rylee Dick and Silver Lake junior Kailyn Hanni have been named to the All-Big East girls basketball first team.
Rossville junior Rylee Dick has been named to the All-Big East girls basketball first team. [File photo/TSN]
Silver Lake junior Kailyn Hanni has been named the All-Big East first team after leading the Eagles to a second-place state finish. [File photo/TSN]
Dick led to a Class 2A sub-state final while Hanni led Silver Lake to a runnerup state finish in 3A after helping the Eagles win the state title as a sophomore.
Silver Lake freshman Karys Deiter has been named to the All-Big East second team while sophomore Nora Burdiek, who missed considerable time with an injury, was a third-team pick.
Silver Lake senior Ella Bolan received honorable mention.
ALL-BIG EAST LEAGUE GIRLS BASKETBALL
First team
Rylee Dick, jr., Rossville; Kailyn Hanni, jr., Silver Lake; Hayden Heim, sr., St. Marys; Cali Honeyman, sr., Nemaha Central; Anna Lambert, sr., Riley County.
Second team
Cami Dalinghaus, sr., Nemaha Central; Karys Deiter, fr., Silver Lake; Isabel Hurla, sr., St. Marys; Elizabeth Schuster, sr., Holton; Brooke Willcott, sr., Holton.
Third team
Nora Burdiek, so., Rossville; KiWe Miller, fr., Royal Valley; Rileigh Mitoska, so., Riley County; Kylie Nelson, so., Hiawatha; Panno Wahwassuck, so., Royal Valley.
Honorable mention
Ella Bolan, sr., Silver Lake; Alija Contreras, sr., Hiawatha; Harriet Dean, so., Jefferson West; Kaylee Heinen, sr., Jefferson West; Hallie Holthaus, sr., Nemaha Central; Samantha Klotz, sr., Royal Valley; Paxton Michael, so., Sabetha.