Hayden Girls Basketball Team - 2026 Class 4A State Champions.

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UKC Girls Basketball Coach of the Year - Bob Wells, Shawnee Heights.

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UKC Boys Basketball Coach of the Year - Christian Ulsaker - Topeka West.

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KaeVon Bonner, Seaman - UKC Player of the Year.

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Silver Lake senior Kailyn Hanni accepts the Class 3A State Championship Trophy.

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JACK DONOVAN, Rossville

A senior boys basketball player, Donovan scored 47 points on Friday as Rossville opened postseason with a 90-28 Class 2A sub-state home quarterfinal victory over McLouth. A returning All-Shawnee County pick, Donovan hit 17 of 28 shots on the night with nine 3-pointers while also going 4 of 4 at the free throw line and topping the 40-point mark for the second time this season.

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BRECKEN GARRETT, Washburn Rural

Garrett, a junior boys bowler, shot a 739 three-game series last Wednesday in a Class 6A regional tournament at Royal Crest Lanes in Lawrence to capture the individual championship and lead the Junior Blues to the team title by a 3,614-3,341 margin over Mill Valley. Garrett bowled games of 216, 258 and 265. 

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CIANNA GRAVES, Shawnee Heights

A senior 155-pound girls wrestler, Graves captured her first Class 5A individual state championship Saturday in Park City, capping a 35-2 season with a second-period pin in the title match while helping lead the T-Birds to a third-place team finish for the second straight season. Graves finished her high school career as a four-time state medalist. 

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DAYNE JOHNSON, Silver Lake

Johnson, a senior boys basketball player, became Silver Lake's career leading scorer in Friday's 65-25 Class 3A home sub-state quarterfinal victory over Maranatha Academy. Johnson, who had 24 points in the game, broke the school scoring record of 1,636 points held by the legendary Lon Kruger, a member of multiple Halls of Fame.   

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LANDEN KOCHER-MUNOZ, Washburn Rural

Kocher-Munoz, a senior boys wrestler, won his third Class 6A state championship in four final-round appearances Saturday in Overland Park. Kocher-Munoz won the 144-pound title with a 7-1 decision to help lead the Junior Blues to a third-place state team finish. Kocher-Munoz, 39-4 as a senior, previously won titles at 120 and 138 pounds.

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REECE RENYER, Hayden

A junior boys bowler, Renyer rolled his first perfect 300 game in the second game of Wednesday's Class 4A-1A regional tournament at Gage Bowl. Renyer finished third individually with a 652 series to help lead the Wildcats to the team championship by a 3,413-3,297 margin over Ottawa. As a sophomore Renyer helped Hayden win its first 4A-1A state team title, bowling a 279 at state. 

 

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