The Class 1A state champion South Gray High School girls led the Southern Plains-Iroquois Athletic Association with three players named first-team all-league.
The Rebels’ Mikayla Skidmore, Brigit Hesser and Kayla Thomas are joined on the first team by Jetmore’s Shelby Cossman, Minneola’s Kara Minor and Spearville’s Megan Stein.
The three Rebels helped lead South Gray to a 28-0 season, capped off with an overtime victory against Argonia to win the state championship.
On the boys side, South Gray is tied with Spearville with the most first-team players at two.
Chase Clancy and Ricky Friesen of South Gray are joined by Spearville’s Willie Cauley and Carson Konrade. Bucklin‘s Zach Kruetzer, Meade’s Kellan Hernandez and South Central’s Clay Jarnagin also were selected to the first team.
Both South Gray and Spearville reached the state tournament. Spearville lost in the first round, and South Gray was defeated in the championship game.
Southern Plains-Iroquois Athletic Association
All-conference team
FIRST TEAM
Zach Kruetzer, senior, Bucklin; Kellan Hernandez, junior, Meade; Clay Jarnagin, Soph., South Central; Chase Clancy, senior, South Gray; Ricky Friesen, senior, South Gray; Carson Konrade, senior, Spearville; Willie Cauley, soph., Spearville.
SECOND TEAM
Jay Luerman, soph., Ashland; Giles Fox, soph., Ashland, Jesus Perez, senior, Fowler; Thomas Derstein, senior, Greensburg; Tanner Stevens, senior, Haviland; Jason McClaren, senior, Minneola; Bligh Schulte, senior, South Gray; Mitchell Ackerman, senior, Spearville.
HONORABLE MENTION
Jeremy Milford, junior, Fowler; Ross Binford, Soph, Haviland; Brody Burns, senior, Jetmore; Tia Temata-Frost, senior, Meade; Colton Little, junior, Meade; Nolan Dreiling, senior, Pawnee Heights; Austin Love, junior, South Gray.
GIRLS
FIRST TEAM
Shelby Cossman, senior, Jetmore; Kara Minor, junior, Minneola; Devery Alexander, junior, South Central; Kayla Thomas, senior, South Gray; Brigit Hesser, senior, South Gray; Mikayla Skidmore, junior, South Gray; Megan Stein, seniior, Spearville.
SECOND TEAM
Megan Hood, senior, Bucklin; Anna Leis, junior, Fowler; Morgan Fulton, junior, Greensburg; Hannah Williams, senior, Haviland; Kassy Ptacek, junior, Minneola; Laura Jarnagin, junior, South Central; Becca Hornung-Heeke, junior, Spearville.
HONORABLE MENTION
Kelsey Konrade, senior, Ashland; Kinzie Friesen, fresh., Meade; Kileigh Cure, junior, Pawnee Heights; Elle Stein, soph. Spearville.
