Grassland All-Star team selections for 2024 fall sports were announced, with multiple area athletes featured in the lineup.
Those being named to the Football Grassland All-Stars 1st Team Offense from the area are: from Eureka: junior TJ Mills, WR; from Madison: senior Packer Bolinger, OL, juniors Octavian Dean, TE and Cruz Leiser, RB; and from West Elk: seniors Trent Haag, QB, Creyo Koop, RB and Josh Pattenson, OL. Others listed were from Burlington: seniors Brody Andersen, WR and Kent Stucky OL; from Chase County: senior Chris Rangel, OL and junior Wyatt Griffin QB & P and from Olpe: junior Cade Witmore, OL.
Those being named to the Football Grassland All-Stars 2nd Team Offense from the area are: from Eureka: seniors Jace Hardenbrook, OL and Kalim Mouer, RB and junior Peyton Hare, QB; from Madison: senior Cade Hurlburt, WR and Jack King, OL; and from West Elk: junior Roman Moreno, OL. Others listed were from Burlington: senior Chance Hegg, QB and junior Odon Van Patten, OL; from Chase County: seniors Landon Doty, WR and Noah Kamholtz, TE and junior Hudson Doty, OL; from Flinthills: senior Noah Lacey, RB and junior Taylor Carroll, OL; and from Yates Center: freshman Gavin Busteed, P.
Athletes being named to the Grassland All-Stars 1st Team Defense from the area were from Eureka: senior Laken Valentine, DB and junior TJ Mills, RET; from Madison: senior Colton Isch, DB and junior Drake Loveall, LB; and from West Elk: seniors Creyo Koop, RET and Andruw Rodriguez, DE and junior Garrett Usry, DB. Others listed were from Burlington: seniors Lane Griffith, LB and Brayden Riggs, DL; from Chase County: seniors Luke Budke, DB & RET, Noah Kamholtz, K and Colton Kewley, DE and junior Guthrie Danford, LB; and from Olpe: senior Kale Weakley, DE and juniors Jaiden Kurzen, DL and Brayden Lienemann, LB.
Athletes being named to the Grassland All-Stars 2nd Team Defense from the area were from Eureka: junior Noah Rippy, LB; from Madison: senior Will Grimmett, DE and junior Lane Smith, DB and from West Elk: seniors Maddox Moreno, DL and Boedy Murphy, DL. Others listed were from Burlington: seniors Eli Ervin, DB and Emmett Hazen, K, juniors Kyzer Lehmann, DE and Alex Mautz, DB and sophomore Logan Turner, LB; from Flinthills: sophomore Tripp Carney, LB and freshman Ty Finley, RET; from Hartford: junior Simon Blankley, LB; and from Olpe: junior Colton Redeker, LB and sophomore Brecken Mc Guire, DB. Those athletes being named to the Honorable Mention team were from Eureka: senior Dylan Hamilton, DE; from Madison: senior Cade Hurlburt, P and sophomore Brayden Grimmett, DB; and from West Elk: seniors Morgan Anderson, WR and Kase Kill, DB. Others being listed were from Burlington: senior Emmett Hazen, P and junior Logan Turner, LB; from Chase County: senior Noah Kamholtz, TE and sophomore Clark Miller, LB; from Flinthills: seniors Corbin Araiza, LB and Kodee Pinkerton, DL, juniors Jacob Kane, DB and Parker Sutton, K, sophomores Charles Farris, QB and Kolter Flores, DE, and freshmen Chris Bowlin, OL, Ty Finley, WR and Deken Girty, TE; from Olpe: senior Dexton Hoelting, QB and junior James Kimberlin, OL; and from Yates Center: sophomore Jeremiah Jones, LB.
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Athletes named to the Grassland All-Star 1st team from the area were from Madison: junior Jalynn Weakley, OH; from Burlington: junior Korryn Bolen, OH; from Chase County: junior Madelyn Wilson, MH; from Flinthills: seniors Harlee Randall, MH and Emily Scribner, S; from Olpe: junior Kayla Steinke, S and from Yates Center: sophomore Cayten Cummings, MH/OH.
Those athletes being named to the All-Star 2nd team from the area are from Madison: senior Candice Ashlock, S; and from West Elk: senior Jaicey Tillapaugh, MH/DS. Others being named were from Chase County: sophomore Natalie Neff, S/OH; from Flinthills: junior Alex Scribner, L; from Hartford: senior Lexi Giesken-Mears, OH; from Olpe: junior Lilly Skalsky. OH/MH; and from SCC: senior Karley Ohl, OH/MH.
Those being named to the Homorable Mention team are from Eureka: junior Alaina Westerman, S/MH; from Madison: junior Sadie Albert, MH and from West Elk: senior Josey Toon, S. Others being listed were from Burlington: senior Hannah Sides S/OH; from Chase County: junior Reace Harshman, MH; from Flinthills: sophomore Charli Bohnen, MH; from Hartford: senior Keilee Finnerty, MH; from Olpe: junior Kamryn Temeyer, OH; from SCC: senior Kennedy Gunlock, L and from Yates Center: junior Kinley Morrison, MH/OH.
Coach of the Year for Volleyball was Crystal Ratcliff from Flinthills.
