Sports in Kansas has handed out their post-season basketball awards. 32 Area players and 2 coaches were recognized.
Olpe Coaches Jesse Nelson and Chris Schmidt have been named the 1A Division I Coaches of the year after both the girls and boys won State Championships.
Receiving 1st team honors.
Olpes Macy Smith was named the 1A Division I player of the year and is a 1st team 1A DI selection and 3rd team all classes selection.
Olpes Mya Bishop is also a 1st team 1A Division I selection.
Also, Hattie Fisher of Olpe is an honorable mention 1A Division I
Sarah McWilliams of Waverly was a 1st team 1A DII selection.
Lebos Brooklyn Jones is a 1A-DI 2nd team selection and Abby Peak is an honorable mention.
Burlingames Kaylin Noonan and Daelyn Winters are 2nd team 1A-DI selections and Emmy Punches is an honorable mention.
Hayden Serna of Osage City is a 2nd team 3A selection
Also receiving honorable mentions:
Yolanie Luthi of Madison 1A-DI, Kaylee Simpson of Chase County 2A, and Abby Criqui of Lyndon 2A.
Lebos Devan McEwen was a 1st team 1A-DI and 3rd team all-state selection.
Jordan Barnard of Olpe was a 1st team 1A-DI selection. Olpes Derek Hoeltin and Damon Redeker are 2nd team 1A Division I selections.
Madisons Chase Harrison is a 2nd team 1A-DI selection, Ryan Wolgram, and Drew Stutesman are honorable mentions.
Lance Noonan of Burlingame is a 1A Division I honorable mention.
Damien Fisher of Waverly is a 2nd team 1A-Division II selection.
Miles Kitselman of Lyndon was a 1st team 2A selection. Lyndons Luke Detwiler is a 2nd team 2A selection and Toby Miller and Darian Massey are honorable mentions.
Also receiving honorable mentions:
Braden Heins-Northern Heights-2A, Owen Eidman-Chase County-2A.
Osage City-Landon Boss and Gunnar Fort-3A.
Council Grove-Koen Hula and Kellen Marshal-3A.
Emporia Highs Gracie Gilpin was a 1st team 5A selection.
Charles Snyder was a 2nd team 5A selection.
3 Emporia State womens basketball signees were recognized.
Macy Smith of Olpe the 1A -Division 1 player of the year.
Kylee Scheer of Cheney, the 3A State Champion, was named the 3A player of the year for the 3rd consecutive year also 1st team All-State and 1st team 3A.
Madison Skelton of St. Thomas Aquinas, the 5A state champion, was a 1st team 5A and 3rd team all-state selection.
