The Lincoln Journal Star has released its all state basketball selections for the 2022/2023 season. Ansley/Litchfield’s Luke Bailey was a boys Class D1 second team selection. Bailey averaged 15 points and 4.3 rebounds this season helping the Spartans to a district championship and a state tournament appearance. Clayton Moore of Mullen was a boys Class D2 second team selection. Moore averaged 18.1 points and 10.5 rebounds per game this season helping lead the Broncos to a 17-6 record and a district final appearance.
Athletes from the KCNI/KBBN coverage area that received honorable mention by the publication are listed below.
Girls Honorable Mention
Class C1
Broken Bow–MaKinley Tobey, Halle McCaslin, Gaby Staples, Janae Marten
Cozad–Megan Dyer
Gothenburg–Aubrey O’Hare, Ashlyn Richeson, Clara Evert, Ellarey Harm, Kynlee Strauser
Class C2
South Loup–Ava Pandorf
Class D1
Burwell–Cora Gideon
S-E-M–Mikah O’Neill
Sandhills Valley–Jaylen Dimmitt, Abigale Nicholson
Twin Loup–Elsie Ottun, Alexis Mauler, Kathryn Folkers
Class D2
Anselmo-Merna–Makenna Miller, Carlee Bartek, Rhianen Myers, Shaylyn Safranek
Sandhills-Thedford–Dayle Haake, Tenley Rasmussen
Boys Honorable Mention
Class C1
Broken Bow: Roman Schmidt, Eli Coble, Ryan Jackson
Cozad: Noah Shoemaker, Cash Chytka, Monty Brooks-Follmer
Gothenburg: Wes Geiken, Trey Stevens, Kooper Koehn
Class C2
Arcadia-Loup City: Hayden Griffith
Sandhills Valley: Kyle Kramer
Class D1
Ansley-Litchfield: Leyton Rohde
South Loup: Cache Gracey, Trey Connell
Class D2
Mullen: Kyle Finney, Luke Durfee
Sandhills-Thedford: Kyle Cox, Brady Dahlberg
S-E-M: Kellen Eggleston, Noah Eggleston, Jace Rosentrader
