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Seaman junior Anna Becker and Silver Lake senior Makenzie McDaniel have been tapped as the TopSports.news 2024 All-Shawnee County co-girls basketball players of the year after helping lead their teams to state championships.
Seaman junior Anna Becker, a three-time All-Shawnee County Top 10 pick, has been named the county co-player of the year after helping lead the Vikings to the Class 5A state title. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
Senior Makenzie McDaniel, who helped lead Silver Lake to a 26-0 record and the Class 3A state title, has been named the Shawnee County co-player of the year. [File photo/TSN]
Becker helped Seaman post a 23-2 record on the way to the Class 5A state title while McDaniel helped lead Silver Lake to a perfect 26-0 record and the 3A crown.
The four Shawnee County teams that posted top-four state finishes in three different classes, including 6A state runnerup Washburn Rural and third-place Hayden in 3A, combined to earn every spot on the All-Shawnee County Top 10 while Seaman, Silver Lake and Washburn Rural combined to sweep the individual awards.
Matt Tinsley has been named the Shawnee County co-coach of the year after leading Seaman to the Class 5A state championship. [File photo/TSN]
Silver Lake coach Kyle Porter has been named the Shawnee County co-coach of the year after the Eagles went 26-0 and won the Class 3A state title. [File photo/TSN]
In addition to co-players of the year Becker and McDaniel, Seaman's Matt Tinsley and Silver Lake's Kyle Porter share the Shawnee County coach of the year award while Washburn Rural freshman Maddie Vickery has been named the county newcomer of the year.
Freshman Maddie Vickery has been named the Shawnee County newcomer of the year after helping lead Washburn Rural to a runnerup finish in the Class 6A state tournament. [Photo by Doug Walker/Special to TSN]
Becker is joined on the All-Shawnee County Top 10 by Seaman senior teammate Taylin Stallbaumer and Viking sophomore Maddie Gragg after Seaman captured its first girls state championship since 1991 with a 54-41 win over Maize South Saturday night in Emporia.
Silver Lake also earned three Top 10 all-county spots with senior McKinley Kruger and sophomore Kailyn Hanni joining McDaniel on the team after the Eagles finished off their perfect run to the 3A title with a 66-61 win over Hesston.
Washburn Rural senior Zoe Canfield and Vickery were both named to the Top 10 along with Hayden senior Lauren Sandstrom and Wildcat junior Amelia Ramsey.
Canfield and Vickery helped lead the Junior Blues to their third straight 6A state final, where the Junior Blues dropped a 47-37 decision to Shawnee Mission South, while Ramsey and Sandstrom helped Hayden bounce back from a semifinal loss to Silver Lake to finish third with a 50-39 win over Goodland.
Becker, McDaniel and Kruger all earned Top 10 honors for the third straight season while Gragg and Ramsey are repeat picks.
Canfield and Stallbaumer also made the Top 10 for the second time, with both players also earning that honor in 2022.
All-Shawnee County capsules:
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Class 5A state champion Seaman put three players on the All-United Kansas Conference girls basketball first team while the Vikings also swept the individual awards after wrapping up a 23-2 season Saturday night with their first girls state title since 1991.
Seaman junior Anna Becker has been selected as the United Kansas Conference girls basketball player of the year for the second straight season. [Photo by Selena Favela/Special to TSN]
Seaman coach Matt Tinsley, who led the Vikings to a second straight UKC title and the Class 5A championship, has been named the conference coach of the year. [File photo/TSN]
Seaman junior Anna Becker was selected by league coaches as the UKC player of the year for the second straight season while Viking coach Matt Tinsley was named the UKC coach of the year.
Seaman sophomore Maddie Gragg has been named to the All-UKC first team after helping lead the Vikings to UKC and Class 5A championships. [Photo by Selena Favela/Special to TSN]
Senior Taylin Stallbaumer (21) has been named to the All-UKC first team after helping lead Seaman to UKC and Class 5A state titles in the 2023-2024 season. [Photo by Selena Favela/Special to TSN]
Becker is joined on the All-UKC first team by sophomore Maddie Gragg and senior Taylin Stallbaumer after the Vikings won a second straight conference championship.
Shawnee Heights senior Breezy Canady and freshman KK Emmot were named to the All-UKC second team along with Topeka West senior Zoe Clark.
Seaman juniors Ava Esser and junior Jaida Stallbaumer received all-conference honorable mention as did Shawnee Heights sophomore Reianna Vega, Topeka West senior Rebecca Bearman and West sophomore Imani McGlory.
ALL-UNITED KANSAS CONFERENCE GIRLS BASKETBALL
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City players earned four of the seven spots on the All-United Kansas Conference boys basketball first team, selected by league coaches.
Shawnee Heights senior Brennon Dodge has been named to the All-UKC boys first team after helping lead the T-Birds to a 19-4 record and a Class 5A state tournament berth. [File photo/TSN]
Junior Jaret Sanchez earned All-UKC first-team honors after helping Shawnee Heights reach the Class 5A state tournament. [File photo/TSN]
Shawnee Heights, which advanced to the Class 5A state tournament, is represented on the All-UKC first team by senior Brennon Dodge and junior Jaret Sanchez while Seaman put sophomore KaeVon Bonner on the first team and Topeka West is represented by junior Jalen Foy.
Seaman's KaeVon Bonner was the lone sophomore to earn a spot on the All-UKC first team. [File photo/TSN]
Junior Jalen Foy represents Topeka West on the All-UKC boys basketball first team. [File photo/TSN]
Heights junior Deacon Pomeroy and Topeka West sophomore Keimani Paul were named to the All-UKC second team while Seaman senior Holden Finley and Shawnee Heights senior Dylan Sanchez received honorable mention.
De Soto senior David Cobin was named the UKC player of the year after leading the Wildcats to a berth in the 5A state tournament while Piper coach Steve Wallace, whose Pirates finished second in 5A, was named the conference coach of the year.
ALL-UNITED KANSAS CONFERENCE BOYS BASKETBALL
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Rossville's Jack Donovan and Silver Lake's Dayne Johnson, who helped their teams post breakout 2023-2024 seasons, have been named to the All-Mid-East League boys basketball team.
Rossville sophomore Jack Donovan has been named to the All-Mid-East League first team after helping lead the Bulldawgs to a 15-7 record. [File photo/TSN]
Silver Lake sophomore Dayne Johnson has been named to the All-Mid-East League boys basketball first team. [File photo/TSN]
Donovan, a 5-foot-11 sophomore, helped lead Rossville to a 15-7 season this winter while Johnson, a 6-2 sophomore, helped lead Silver Lake to a 14-8 campaign.
Donovan and Johnson are joined on the All-Mid-East first team by Rock Creek's Coley Burgess (6-0 junior) and Brady Schneider (6-3 senior) and St. Marys' Brady Hurla (6-0 junior).
Silver Lake's Elijah Jopez (6-4 senior) and Rossville's Cameron Miller (6-5 sophomore) earned spots on the all-league second team while Rossville's Kameron Badura (6-3 junior) received honorable mention.
ALL-MID-EAST LEAGUE BOYS BASKETBALL
First team
Cole Burgess, 6-0 jr., Rock Creek; Jack Donovan, 5-11 so., Rossville; Brady Hurla, 6-0 jr., St. Marys; Dayne Johnson, 6-2 so., Silver Lake; Brady Schneider, 6-3 sr., Rock Creek.
Second team
Brody Deiter, 5-11 jr., Silver Lake; Ben DeVader, 5-9 so., St. Marys; Eli Harmison, 6-1 jr., Riley County; Elijah Lopez, 6-4 sr., Silver Lake; Cameron Miller, 6-5 so., Rossville
Honorable mention
Kameron Badura, 6-3 jr., Rossville; Zach Frank, 5-10 so., Wabaunsee; Daegan Vinduska, 6-4 sr., Rock Creek.
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HUTCHINSON -- The Hayden girls bounced back from a semifinal defeat at the hands of eventual Class 3A champion Silver Lake to claim third-place honors at the state tournament in Hutchinson Saturday.
Hayden celebrates its third-place finish in the Class 3A state tournament Saturday in Hutchinson. [Photo by Kyle Grunert/Special to TSN]
Hayden poses for a team picture after finishing third in the Class 3A state tournament Saturday in Hutchinson. [Photo by Kyle Grunert/Special to TSN]
The Wildcats took down back-to-back defending champion Goodland in a low-scoring battle in the third-place game, winning the consolation game, 50-39.
Hayden scuffled to just three points in the first period, but slowed Goodland to just eight in the same period. Then the Wildcats got untracked to score 16 in the second period, grabbing a 19-14 halftime advantage.
