Area players selected for all-star game
Eleven players and three coaches from Marion County have been selected to take part in the second annual Mid-Central Activities Association-Heart of America all-star game Saturday at Hesston College.
The event pits seniors from the two area leagues in a girls' game at 6 p.m., and a boys' game to follow at 7:45.
Marion County girls playing include, JuliAnne Chisholm and Tina Frick of Hillsboro High School representing the MCAA, and Jessi Hilliard and Elaina Newell of Peabody-Burns High School representing the HOA.
Newell and Hilliard will play for their regular season coach, Darren Schroeder, one more time as the Warrior coach will pace the sidelines for HOA.
Seven of the 20 athletes in the boys' game are from Marion County, as well as both head coaches.
Marion High School head coach Rex Ostmeyer will run the MCAA boys' squad and will have Travis and Jason Hett from his regular season team, as well as Troy Frick and Lucas Hamm of HHS.
Justin Coup, head coach of Goessel High School, will lead the HOA team after guiding his Bluebirds to a fourth-place finish at the 1A state tournament.
His roster will include Travis Buller and Garrett Hiebert from Goessel, and Derrick Simmonds from Peabody-Burns.
Tickets priced at $6 for adults and $4 for students will be available at the door. For more information, contact Tim Swartzendruber at (620) 327-8210 or tims@hesston.edu.
Rosters:
Girls
MCAA
Holly Anthony, Sterling
Allison Harned, Collegiate
Gena Camarena, Collegiate
Julia Carlton, Hesston
Lauren Raleigh, Hesston
JuliAnne Chisholm, Hillsboro
Tina Frick, Hillsboro
Kyra Horesky, Hoisington
Nikki Kratzer, Lyons
Damara Lewis, Lyons
Coaches: Matt Richardson (Hesston) and Mandy Mason (Hoisington).
HOA
Abby Claassen, Berean Academy
Stephanie Entz, Berean Academy
Nichole Ely, Inman
Molly Hague, Remington
Jessi Hilliard, Peabody-Burns
Elaina Newell, Peabody-Burns
Alyssa Koehn, Canton-Galva
Cami Racette, Hutch Trinity
Jessie Swander, Ell-Saline
Erin Walker, Ell-Saline
Coaches: Darren Schroeder (Peabody-Burns) and Barry Fritz (Canton-Galva).
BOYS
MCAA
Brett Detter, Ellinwood
Troy Frick, Hillsboro
Lucas Hamm, Hillsboro
Jason Hett, Marion
Travis Hett, Marion
Justin Holcom, Smoky Valley
David Lacey, Sterling
Austin Ratzlaff, Halstead
Kevin Roulhac, Hesston
Zac Stetler, Hoisington
Coaches: Rex Ostmeyer (Marion) and Ty Rhodes (Hesston).
HOA
Travis Buller, Goessel
Garrett Hiebert, Goessel
Garrett England, Inman
Lance Pfannenstiel, Inman
Tony Pearce, Berean Academy
Matt Regier, Remington
Jake Shaw, Little River
Derrick Simmonds, Peabody-Burns
Brian Summers, Sedgwick
Aaron Vogts, Moundridge
Coaches: Justin Coup (Goessel) and Darren Crumrine (Sedgwick).
