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Sixty-Six Area High School Seniors Competed in All-Star Games at HCC Over the Weekend
published March 25, 2021
On Sunday, Highland Community College hosted the oldest All-Star games in the state of Kansas. The 35th Annual Northeast Kansas All-Star games featured 66 area high school seniors competing in volleyball and boys' and girls' basketball.
It was a highly competitive day filled with action-packed fun and excitement from start to finish. Volleyball played five sets and the Navy team came out victorious in four of the five sets. Future Scotties, Kassidy Robertson & Reagan Osterhaus of the Navy team saw their first victory on the floor of the Ben Allen Field House. The navy team won the first three sets and then the gold team battled back to win the fourth set and then the navy team finished off with a 20-18 win in the fifth set. The girls' basketball contest followed the volleyball match with a 1:30 p.m. tip. The contest was close throughout, but the Gold team snagged a 69-63 win over the Navy team. A high-scoring game for boys' basketball tipped off at 4 p.m. and the Gold team also claimed a win over the Navy team 102-87.
VOLLEYBALL
Gold: 1
Navy: 4
Gold Coach: Abby Stueve
Gold Leaders: Emma McKinsey (Royal Valley High School) had 41 assists and 4 blocks, Melina Schumann (Sabetha High School) had 8 kills and 7 digs, Leah Renyer (Sabetha High School) had 6 kills and 4 blocks, Reece Curry (Oskaloosa High School) had 21 digs.
Gold MVP's: Emma McKinsey & Reece Curry
Navy Coach: Dave Schuler
Navy Leaders: Ivy Fink (Royal Valley High School) had 17 kills, Reagan Osterhaus (Wetmore High School) had 9 kills, Daigen Griffin (Silver Lake High School) had 33 assists, Morgan Harvey (Royal Valley High School) had 5 kills, and Kassidy Robertson (Jefferson County North High School) had 29 digs.
Navy MVP's: Ivy Fink & Kassidy Robertson
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Gold: 69
Navy: 63
Gold Coaches: Nate Bauman (Sabetha High School) & Garrett Michael (Sabetha High School)
Gold Leading Scorers:
Emelia Toerber (Valley Heights High School) 11 points, Melinna Schumann (Sabetha High School) 10 points, Leah Renyer (Sabetha High School) 9 points.
Navy Coaches: Luke Noll (Maur Hill Mount Academy) & Steve Noll (Jefferson County North High School)
Navy Leading Scorers:
Reagan Osterhaus (Wetmore High School) 12 points, Kinsey Schneider (Jefferson County North High School) 9 points, Mahpiya Irving (Royal Valley High School) 7 points, Emily Punches (Burlingame High School) 7 points.
BOY'S BASKETBALL
Gold: 102
Navy: 87
Gold Coaches: Tyler Herbster (Riverside High School) & Caleb Gatzemeyer (Valley Falls High School)
Gold Leading Scorers:
Kale Purcell (Holton High School) 17 points, Josh Broxterman (Jefferson West High School) 15 points, Bray Davies (Riverside High School) 13 points.
Navy Coaches: Tonya Kramer (Jefferson County North High School) & Jeff Hale (Jefferson County North High School)
Navy Leading Scorers:
Dawson Zenger (Rock Creek High School) 28 points, Nathan Hawk (Valley Falls High School) 15 points, Kobe Hoover (Washington County High School) 10 points.
Highland Community College would like to thank all of the sponsors, the athletes who participated, coaches, families, friends and fans who helped make the 35th Annual Northeast Kansas All-Star games a great event! Coaches Jerre Cole, Jon Bingesser, Jordon O'Brien and HCC and the HCC Foundation, would like to extend a special thank you to this year's very special sponsors, John & Lois Patton. Their most generous gift has helped make this event possible. John and Lois live locally and have been loyal athletic supporters of the Highland Scotties for years!
