Lee Arena re-opens after 7 month-long, $8 million renovation project.

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Hailey Schmidtlein, Hayden sophomore, earned Centennial League Player of the Year.

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Ken Darting, Shawnee Heights boys basketball coach, begins the final season of his illustrious career.

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Highland Park senior, Tremaine Savage, is 1 of 3 players named as Meadownlark Conf. Tri-Defensive Players of the Year.

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Washburn senior, Austin Broadie, named MIAA Player of the Year.

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Jermaine Monroe, Highland Park football coach, name Meadowlark Conference Coach of the Year.

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Sarah Johnson, Silver Lake girls coach, named 3A Coach of the Year.

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Twenty-seven Seaman, Shawnee Heights and Topeka West players earned spots on the All-United Kansas Conference football team, led by four first-team selections.

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Shawnee Heights senior wide receiver AJ Gallegos and Topeka West sophomore all-purpose pick Nas Brown-Williams were named to the All-UKC first-team offense while Seaman senior linebacker Cameron Brian and Viking defensive back Hayden Foxhoven were named to the first-team defense.

Seaman put junior Coy Barta (wide receiver), senior Noah Kobuszewski (tight end) and senior Brogen Brown (line) on the All-UKC second-team offense while Shawnee Heights is represented by senior Aiden Scott (quarterback) and junior Will Skaggs (line).

The T-Birds put seniors Blake Coffman (line), Tyren Parker (defensive back) and Camden Granado (kicker) on the second-team defense while Topeka West is represented by senior Marcus Kirtdoll (line).

Fourteen city players received all-conference honorable mention.

United Kansas Conference Football

OFFENSE

1st TeamGradeSchoolPosition
Carson Dixon 12 Basehor-Linwood Quarterback
Trey Brockington 12 Leavenworth Running Back
Roman Byers Jr. 11 Piper Running Back
Nash Morrison 12 Basehor-Linwood Wide Receiver
AJ Gallegos 12 Shawnee Heights Wide Receiver
Roman Miller 12 Basehor-Linwood Tight End
Isaac Renfro 12 Basehor-Linwood Offensive Line
Kyle O’Rourke 12 De Soto Offensive Line
Wes Flagor 12 De Soto Offensive Line
Jonathan Showers 11 Lansing Offensive Line
Aaron Phillips 12 Leavenworth Offensive Line
Nas Brown – Williams 10 Topeka West All Purpose
2nd TeamGradeSchoolPosition
Aiden Scott 12 Shawnee Heights Quarterback
Gavin Mitchell 10 Basehor-Linwood Running Back
Will Morton 11 De Soto Running Back
Dy’Vair McCray 12 Leavenworth Wide Receiver
Coy Barta 11 Seaman Wide Receiver
Noah Kobuszewski 12 Seaman Tight End
Eli Stanton 12 Basehor-Linwood Offensive Line
Westin Haworth 12 Piper Offensive Line
Brogen Brown 12 Seaman Offensive Line
Will Skaggs 11 Shawnee Heights Offensive Line
Chevy Mendoza 12 Turner Offensive Line
Jaxon Pollard 11 Lansing All Purpose
Honorable MentionGradeSchoolPosition
Matthew Hyde 11 Basehor-Linwood Offensive Line
Tyson Heffley 12 Basehor-Linwood Offensive Line
Logan Mall 12 De Soto Offensive Line
Jackson Whiddon 12 De Soto Tight End
Aiden Edwards 9 Lansing Offensive Line
Jaxon Pollard 11 Lansing Running Back
Jameson Barnes 11 Lansing Tight End
Jammel Herman 12 Leavenworth Offensive Line
Keegan McBee 11 Leavenworth Offensive Line
Braden Bridger 12 Leavenworth Quarterback
Jack Becker 11 Seaman All Purpose
Tyren Parker 12 Shawnee Heights Wide Receiver
Logan Hunninghake 12 Topeka West Offensive Line
Gad Munganga 12 Topeka West Wide Receiver
Jayden Lindsay 12 Topeka West Wide Receiver
Carlos Alexander 12 Turner All Purpose
Brandon Marshall 10 Turner Offensive Line
Michael Estes 12 Turner Running Back

 

DEFENSE

1st TeamGradeSchoolPosition
Cooper Ingram 12 Basehor-Linwood Defensive Line
Aden Leftwich 12 Lansing Defensive Line
Gabe Eddins 12 Leavenworth Defensive Line
Roch Emanuel 12 Piper Defensive Line
Jacob Sharp 12 Basehor-Linwood Linebacker
Angel Rivera 12 De Soto Linebacker
Frank Giamalva 12 Leavenworth Linebacker
Cameron Brian 12 Seaman Linebacker
Cole Hofer 12 Basehor-Linwood Defensive Back
Dy’Vair McCray 12 Leavenworth Defensive Back
Easton McCarty 11 Piper

Defensive Back

 

 

Hayden Foxhoven 12 Seaman Defensive Back
2nd TeamGradeSchoolPosition
Dominic Irwin 12 De Soto Defensive Line
Emmanuel Lee 12 Leavenworth Defensive Line
Blake Coffman 12 Shawnee Heights Defensive Line
Marcus Kirtdoll 12 Topeka West Defensive Line
Tucker Hutchison 12 Basehor-Linwood Linebacker
Jameson Barnes 11 Lansing Linebacker
Jaxon Pollard 11 Lansing Linebacker
Will Dales 12 Leavenworth Linebacker
Talon Elliott 11 Basehor-Linwood Defensive Back
Julian Simon 12 Leavenworth Defensive Back
Shinji Pollard 12 Piper Defensive Back
Tyren Parker 12 Shawnee Heights Defensive Back
Honorable MentionGradeSchoolPosition
Gavin Mitchell 10 Basehor-Linwood Defensive Lineman
Gunison Hastings 12 De Soto Defensive Back
Ronan Conley 12 De Soto Defensive Lineman
Tanner Krier 12 De Soto Linebacker
Zay’Vien Bronson 12 Leavenworth Defensive Back
Graysen Cline 12 Leavenworth Defensive Lineman
Trey Brockington 12 Leavenworth Linebacker
Eric Seigel 12 Piper Defensive Back
Trent Rymer 12 Piper Linebacker
Ben Trier 12 Seaman Linebacker
AJ Gallegos 12 Shawnee Heights Defensive Back
Christian Labrador 11 Shawnee Heights Defensive Back
Henry Schattilly 12 Shawnee Heights Defensive Lineman
Royce Daniels 12 Shawnee Heights Defensive Lineman
Dayton Vanderpool 12 Shawnee Heights Linebacker
Nasir Helton 11 Topeka West Defensive Back
Romo Byrd 10 Turner Defensive Back
Christian Rodriguez 11 Turner Defensive Lineman
Michael Estes 12 Turner Linebacker

SPECIAL TEAMS

1st TeamGradeSchoolPosition
Colin Zimbelman 11 Basehor-Linwood Kicker
Peyton Hughes 12 De Soto Punter
Noah Gutierrez 12 Basehor-Linwood Returner
2nd TeamGradeSchoolPosition
Camden Granado 12 Shawnee Heights Kicker
Mason Masloski 11 Piper Punter
Brady DeArmond 11 De Soto Returner
Honorable MentionGradeSchoolPosition
Colin Zimbelman 11 Basehor-Linwood Punter
Camden Granado 12 Shawnee Heights Punter
Damauri Peeples 10 Topeka West Returner

 

Offensive player of the year -- Carson Dixon, Basehor-Linwood

Defensive player of the year -- Dy'Vair McCray, Leavenworth

Coach of the year -- Sean Sachen, Leavenworthc

 

 

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