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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By Rick Peterson

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City schools swept All-Centennial League girls basketball individual honors, led by Topeka High junior player of the year Ahsieyrhuajh Rayton.

 AhsieyrhuajhRayton2026TW 3Ahsieyrhuajh Rayton, Topeka High

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Washburn Rural freshman Brynn Anderson was picked by league coaches as the Centennial League's top newcomer and also earned first-team recognition while Hayden's Carvel Reynoldson was tapped as the league coach of the year after leading the Wildcats to the Class 4A state championship.

Rayton, who helped Topeka High win the Centennial League championship, is joined on the all-league first team by sophomore teammate Hailey Caryl while Hayden is represented by sophomore Hailey Schmidtlein.

Manhattan's Kat Ball and Delaney Larson round out the all-league first team.

Topeka High senior Keimara Marshall, Hayden sophomore Blakely Walter and Washburn Rural seniors Ella Hirschi and Josie Carlgren were all named to the All-Centennial second team while Hayden senior Ella Foster and Washburn Rural senior Hallie Walker received honorable mention.

ALL-CENTENNIAL LEAGUE GIRLS BASKETBALL

First team

Ahsieyrhuajh Rayton, Topeka High; Hailey Schmidtlein, Hayden; Kat Ball, Manhattan; Hailey Caryl, Topeka High; Brynn Anderson, Washburn Rural; Delaney Larson, Manhattan.

Second team

Keimara Marshall, Topeka High; Evie Banks, Manhattan; Blakely Walter, Hayden; Kaylee DeWitt, Emporia; Ella Hirschi, Washburn Rural; Josie Carlgren, Washburn Rural; Jelena Depusior, Manhattan.

Honorable Mention

Emporia: Maycee Davis. Hayden: Ella Foster. Junction City: La'Niya Warmack. Washburn Rural: Hallie Walker.

Player of the year -- Ahsieyrhuajh Rayton, Topeka High.

Newcomer of the year -- Brynn Anderson, Washburn Rural.

Coach of the year -- Carvel Reynoldson, Hayden.

 

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