Seven Eureka Tornadoes received post-season honors recently and were named to the 2024 Tri-Valley League (TVL) special teams.
Lady Tornado junior Alaina Westerman was named to the All-League Volleyball Honorable Mention Team.
Tornado seniors Kalim Mouer, Jace Hardenbrook, Laken Valentine and juniors Peyton Hare, TJ Mills and Noah Rippy were named to special All-League TVL football teams.
Hare was named to the All-League Offensive team as Quarterback (QB).
Mills was named to the All-League Offense team as Wide Receiver (WR) and named to the honorable mention defense team as Defensive Back (DB).
Mouer was named to the All-League Offense team as Running Back (RB) and named to the honorable mention defense team as a Line Backer (LB).
Valentine was named to the All-League defense team as a DB and to the honorable mention offense team as a WR.
Hardenbrook was named to the honorable mention offense team as an Offensive Lineman (OL).
Rippy was named to the honorable mention defense team as a LB.
Others being named to special teams included: Volleyball 1st team: from Erie: senior Makenzie Larue; from Fredonia: senior Harlee Blackwell; from Humboldt: senior Shelby Shaughnessy and junior Skylar Hottenstein; from Neodesha: seniors Prayer Roebuck and Samantha Stover; 2nd team: from Bluestem: sophomore Kenzie Gaston; from Caney Valley: senior Serenity Burk; from Cherryvale: senior Liliann Whittley; from Erie: senior Jacksen Powell; from Neodesha: senior Darcie Dyke and junior Dalia Johnson; Honorable Mention: from Caney Valley: juniors Emma Marshall and Grace Prince; from Cherryvale: senior Kadynce Forman; from Fredonia: junior Lexyn Bracken; from Humboldt: junior Ricklyn Hillmon and sophomore Lakyn Meadows; from Neodesha: junior Brooklyn Newland.
Football Offense
All-League Team: from Caney Valley: seniors Jack Halligan (Center (C)), Ben Matthews (TE) and Kole Ridgon (OL), sophomore Traxcyn Garton (RB); from Cherryvale: junior Cooper Smith (OL); from Fredonia: senior Emmet Couch (WR); from Humboldt: seniors Blake Ellis (QB) and Jacob Harrington (WR), juniors Mark McCullough (OL) and Mason Sterling (OL); from Neodesha: senior Garrett Babcock (OL), junior Cole Ramey (RB).
Honorable Mention: from Caney Valley: seniors Logan Burnett (RB) and Ace Koester (OL); from Cherryvale: senior Bricen Raida (WR); from Fredonia: seniors Sebastian Evenson (TE) and Colten Neal (Full Back (FB)), juniors Jay Evans (OL) and Brayden O’Leary (QB); from Humboldt: seniors Kyler Isbell (OL), Logan Page (FB) and Cole Mathes (RB); from Neodesha: sophomore DJ Schlegel (WR).
Defense
All-League Team: from Bluestem: senior Korbin Hebb (Punter (P)); from Caney Valley: seniors Xavier Gaston (LB), Ace Koester (DL) and Ben Matthews (Defensive End (DE); from Cherryvale: senior Carsen Ellis (LB) and junior Cooper Smith (DL); from Erie: senior Seth Welch (LB); from Fredonia: senior Lucas Lyra (Kicker (K); from Humboldt: seniors Jacob Harrington (DB) and Kyler Isbell (LB) and juniors Mark McCullough (DL) and Mason Sterling (DB); from Neodesha: senior Garrett Babcook (LB) and junior Cole Ramey (Center).
Honorable Mention: from Caney Valley: senior Camden Weimer (K) and sophomore Drake Roberds (DB); from Cherryvale: seniors Mason Bruggman (DL), Bricen Raida (DB) and Eli Walters (DE); from Erie: senior Aiden Wilson (LB); from Fredonia: seniors Jay Evans (DL) and Jake George (LB) and junior Kadyn Ellis (DB); from Humboldt: senior Cole Mathes (DE) and sophomore Hudson Rees (DL); from Neodesha: senior DJ Schlegel (Safety (S)).
