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Laruen Borjon, Hayden Senior, is on TSN's Girl's Golf watch list.

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Juan Garcia, Shawnee Heights Senior, boys soccer player to watch.

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Lauren Cox, Washburn Rural senior, is on TSN's girls golf player to watch list.

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Silver Lake junior, Ali Gerber, is on the girls cross-country player to watch list.

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Grace Funk, Hayden senior, TSN girls tennis player to watch.

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Shawnee Heights senior Andrew Rantz earned a spot on the All-United Kansas Conference baseball first team as an infielder while four other T-Birds earned all-league recognition.

Andrew RantzShawnee Heights senior Andrew Rantz received first-team All-United Kansas Conference baseball honors as an infielder. [File photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]

Rantz was the T-Birds' lone first-team pick, but senior pitcher Chase Carson, senior infielder Brayden Zirkle and junior outfielder Braeden Ginter were all named to the All-UKC second team.

Shawnee Heights junior outfielder Caden Walker received honorable mention.

ALL-UNITED KANSAS CONFERENCE BASEBALL

First team

Pitchers -- Brayden Tower, sr., De Soto; Weston Madden, sr., De Soto.

Catcher -- Carter Bergman, jr., Basehor-Linwood.

Infielders -- Jackson Herbel, jr., Basehor-Linwood; Cooper Schmidt, jr., De Soto; Peyton Basler, sr., Lansing; Andrew Rantz, sr., Shawnee Heights; Nathan Deckard, sr., Turner.

Outfielders -- Chandler Miller, sr., Basehor-Linwood; Jackson Miller, sr., De Soto; Jack Knutson, sr., Lansing; Sean Goings, sr., Leavenworth.

Second team

Pitchers -- Adam Jenkins, sr., Basehor-Linwood; Chase Carson, sr., Shawnee Heights.

Infielders -- Ben Harding, sr., De Soto; Bryce Turner, jr., Lansing; Tonio Mendez, fr., Lansing; Devon Bruning, jr., Leavenworth; Brayden Zirkle, sr., Shawnee Heights.

Outfielders -- Brady Garrison, jr., Basehor-Linwood; Josh Kellogg, sr., De Soto; Braeden Ginter, jr., Shawnee Heights; Brett Langley, jr., Turner.

Honorable mention

De Soto: Gavin Williams, sr.; Greyson Chappel, so. Lansing: Samuel Yancey, sr.; Jaden Vanek, sr. Leavenworth: Wesley Redelberger, jr.; Brandon Jones, so. Shawnee Heights: Caden Walker, jr. Turner: Matthew Jiminez, jr.; Bradley Ogden, fr.

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