Rossville wrestling star Kendra Hurla capped her prep career with a fourth straight individual title in 2024.

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Silver Lake girls basketball posted a perfect 26-0 record in the 2023-2024 season, winning the Class 3A state title.

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Seaman girls basketball celebrates its 2024 Class 5A state basketball title

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Seaman's Ryin Miller was named the Gatorade Kansas track and field honoree

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Sophomore guard Jack Bachelor has helped Washburn University achieve a No. 2 national ranking this season.

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CAMRYNN AHRENS, Washburn Rural

A junior, Ahrens earned second-team All-City recognition last season after helping the Junior Blues post a second-place team finish in the Class 6A state tournament. Ahrens shot a 557 three-game series at state and shot a 502 series to help Washburn Rural win a 6A regional team championship. 

ASHLEY BILLUPS, Washburn Rural

Billups, a senior, received second-team All-City honors last season after helping Washburn Rural finish as the state runnerup in the Class 6A state meet. Billups shot a 557 three-game series in the state tournament. Billups shot a 520 series in the city tournament and a 493 series in 6A regional competition.

MeganGlinka2025 1Washburn Rural sophomore Megan Glinka was a first-team All-City pick last season as a freshman after helping Rural finish second in Class 6A. [Photo by Selena Favela/Special to TSN]

MEGAN GLINKA, Washburn Rural

Glinka, a sophomore, was a first-team All-City selection last season as a freshman after playing a major role for a Washburn Rural team that won Centennial League and regional championships and placed second as a team in the Class 6A state tournament. Glinka shot a 535 series at state after placing 11th at regionals (550), 13th in the Centennial League (487) and shooting a 536 in the city tournament.

ClaireLaDuke2025 1Junior Claire LaDuke helped Seaman place third in Class 5A in 2024. [File photo/TSN]

CLAIRE LaDUKE, Seaman

A junior, LaDuke shot a 484 three-game series in the 2024 Class 5A state tournament, helping Seaman earn the third-place team trophy. LaDuke finished seventh individually in 5A regional competition with a 541 three-game series. LaDuke shot a 504 series in the city championships.

EMILY LEE, Hayden

Lee, a senior, finished 11th in the 2024 Class 4A-1A state tournament with a 523 three-game series to lead the Wildcats to a fourth-place team finish. Lee placed third in a 4A-1A regional with a 503 series, leading Hayden to the regional team championship. 

ELIZABETH POLING, Washburn Rural

Poling, a senior, shot a 509 three-game series in the 2024 Class 6A state tournament as Washburn Rural finished second in the team standings. Poling placed fourth in the city meet with a 559 series, fifth in the Centennial League with a 523 and took 12th in 6A regional competition with a 547 series.

PaigeSnyder2025 1Seaman sophomore Paige Snyder was a Class 5A state medalist and a first-team All-City pick as a freshman. [Photo by Selena Favela/Special to TSN]

PAIGE SNYDER, Seaman

Snyder burst on the city scene last season as a freshman, capping the 2024 campaign with a 19th-place finish in the Class 5A state meet as the Vikings posted a third-place finish as team. Snyder was the individual champion in the city tournament with a 606 series and won the United Kansas Conference title with a 643 series before finishing 13th at regionals with a 505. 

AddisonVanMetre2025 1Shawnee Heights sophomore Addison VanMetre placed fourth in the UKC and fifth in the city last season. [File photo/TSN]

ADDISON VANMETRE, Shawnee Heights

A sophomore, VanMetre was a second-team All-City selection as a freshman after placing fourth in the United Kansas Conference championships with a 580 three-game series and fifth in the city tournament with a 551 series. 

 

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