WU senior Andrew Orr & teammates celebrate their NCAA D-II Central Region championship.

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Seaman coach Matt Tinsley name UKC girls' basketball Coach of the Year.

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Washburn Rural senior Amare Jones named Centennial League Boys' Player of the Year.

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Rossville junior Rylee Dick named to All-Big East First Team.

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WU Coach Brett Ballard’s jubilation as the Ichabod’s won the NCAA D-II Central Regional championship.

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Junior Kailyn Hanni, Silver Lake, named to All-Big East First Team.

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City players garnered six of seven spots on the All-Centennial League girls basketball first team while city schools swept the three individual awards.

MaddieVickery2025TH 1Washburn Rural sophomore Maddie Vickery was voted the Centennial League girls basketball player of the year by league coaches. [File photo/TSN]

Hayden freshman Hailey Schmidtlein drives down the court against Bishop Miege in the Class 4A State Semifinals game in Salina on Friday, March 14, 2025.Hayden freshman Hailey Schmidtlein was voted the Centennial League girls basketball newcomer of the year. [File photo/TSN]

Washburn Rural sophomore Maddie Vickery was voted the Centennial League player of the year by league coaches while Hayden freshman Hailey Schmidtlein was named the newcomer of the year and Hayden coach Carvel Reynoldson the coach of the year after leading the Wildcats to the league championship.

Vickery and Schmidtlein were named to the all-league first team along with Manhattan junior Kat Ball, Washburn Rural senior Kate Hinck, Topeka High junior Keimara Marshall, Hayden senior Millie Ramsey and Topeka High sophomore Ahyieyrhuajh Rayton.

Hayden is represented on the all-league second team by senior Brylee Meier along with Washburn Rural senior Tenly Bunck and sophomore Gracie Hayes and Topeka High freshman Hailey Caryl.

Topeka High senior Jo'Mhara Benning and Hayden senior Norma Greco received honorable mention.   

ALL-CENTENNIAL LEAGUE GIRLS BASKETBALL

First team

Kat Ball, jr., Manhattan; Kate Hinck, sr., Washburn Rural; Keimara Marshall, jr., Topeka High; Millie Ramsey, sr., Hayden; Ahsieyrhuajh Rayton, so., Topeka High; Hailey Schmidtlein, fr., Hayden; Maddie Vickery, so., Washburn Rural.

Second team

Tenly Bunck, sr., Washburn Rural; Bailey Busch, so., Manhattan; Hailey Caryl, fr., Topeka High; Maycee Davis, fr., Emporia; Gracie Hayes, so., Washburn Rural; Delaney Larson, jr., Manhattan; Brylee Meier, sr., Hayden.   

Honorable Mention

Emporia: Bailey Wiltz, so. Hayden: Norma Greco, sr. Junction City: Morgan Nabus, jr. Manhattan: Isabelle Peabody, sr. Topeka High: Jo'Mhara Benning, sr.

Player of the year -- Maddie Vickery, Washburn Rural.

Newcomer of the year -- Hailey Schmidtlein, Hayden.

Coach of the year -- Carvel Reynoldson, Hayden.

 

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