The rosters have been released for this summer’s West Nebraska All Star high school volleyball and football games. The showcase games are scheduled for Saturday, June 10th in Scottsbluff. Selected athletes were nominated by their respective high school coaches and selected by the All-Star coaches to participate.
Several from the KCNI/KBBN coverage were chosen to participate. Area athletes chosen to represent the East team in the annual volleyball showcase are Katherine Paitz (Ansley/Litchfield), Taylor Ross (South Loup), Abby Stallbaumer (South Loup), Shaylyn Safranek (Anselmo-Merna), Kara Waskowiak (Gothenburg), Emily Cornwell (Gothenburg), Ashtyn Snider (Cozad). The east team will be coached by Kim Barnett of Southwest and Ryan Birner of Holdrege.
The area will be well represented in the annual football showcase. Several area athletes will be suiting up for the East team. Broken Bow will have five representatives including Zack Gaffney, Tyson Neely, Garrett Piper, Nathan Reynolds, and Connor Wells. Others from the KCNI/KBBN coverage chosen to suit up for the East team include Lance Jones of South Loup, Jayson Guthard of SEM, and Gabriel DeNaeyer of Mullen. Representing Cozad on the East team will be Eli Boryca along with Cash and Cord Chytka. Representing Gothenburg will be Bennett and Wes Geiken and Kai Jorgensen. The East team will be coached by Jeff Gross of McCook with assistants Kurt Altig of North Platte, Jake McLain of Holdrege, and Joe Vetrovsky of McCook.
Full rosters are posted below
WEST FOOTBALL TEAM
- Jackson Allen, Scottsbluff
- Kyan Allen, Scottsbluff
- Kaden Bohnsack, Gering
- Justin Ernest, Leyton
- Parker Farrenkopf, Bridgeport
- Matthew Finken, Ogallala
- Seth Gaswick, Chadron
- Logan Gomez, Minatare
- Khristian Jimenez, Scottsbluff
- Luke Kasten, Potter-Dix
- Tyson Klein, Scottsbluff
- John Kollars, Alliance
- Jakob Kruse, Leyton
- Kason Loomis, Bridgeport
- Ashton Lurz, Valentine
- Riley Murphy, Mitchell
- Michael Perez Jr, Gordon-Rushville
- Austin Roelle, Sidney
- Collin Schwartzkopf, Gering
- Keegan Shuler, Hitchcock County
- Alec Sibal, Gering
- Ethan Sihm, Perkins County
- Merritt Skinner, Ogallala
- Ethan Skolsky, Ogallala
- Braeden Stull, Scottsbluff
- Malachi Swallow, Chadron
- Tucker Thomas, Mitchell
- Atreyu Thorsen, Gordon-Rushville
- Hayden Umble, Mitchell
- Johnny Vargas, Garden County
- Logan Witte, Valentine
Head Coach- Dale Frerichs (Potter-Dix)
Assistant Coaches- Dillon Broussard (Mitchell), Danny O’Boyle (Gering), Jeremy Reimers (Bridgeport)
EAST FOOTBALL TEAM
- Dylan Bahe, Arapahoe
- Eli Boryca, Cozad
- Isaiah Bullis, Elwood
- Jase Carpenter, Lexington
- Cash Chytka, Cozad
- Cord Chytka, Cozad
- Jonathan Clapp, Alma
- Levi Converse, Lexington
- Trevor Crisman, North Platte
- Gabriel DeNaeyer, Mullen
- Sebastian Dones, Lexington
- Adam Duggar, McCook
- Zackary Gaffney, Broken Bow
- Bennett Geiken, Gothenburg
- Weston Geiken, Gothenburg
- Jacob-Gomez Wilson, McCook
- Lucas Gomez Wilson, McCook
- Kohan Grindle, Cambridge
- Jayson Guthard, Sumner-Eddyville-Miller
- Lance Jones, South Loup
- Kai Jorgensen, Gothenburg
- Eli Kehler, McCook
- Clay Meyer, Loomis
- Daven Naylor, Loomis
- Tyson Neely, Broken Bow
- Garrett Piper, Broken Bow
- Nathan Reynolds, Broken Bow
- Brock Roblee, North Platte
- Connor Wells, Broken Bow
- Cooper Wendland, Arapahoe
- Harley Yenni, North Platte
- Gabriel Yochum, Holdrege
Head Coach- Jeff Gross (McCook)
Assistant Coaches- Kurt Altig (North Platte), Jake McLain (Holdrege), Joe Vetrovsky (McCook)
WEST VOLLEYBALL TEAM
- Tamika Eastman, Sioux County
- Jazmin Calihua-Gonzales, Minatare
- Tayden Kirchner, Ogallala
- Jamie Krab, Ogallala
- Bryn McNair, Chase County
- Kierra Miller, Bayard
- Marlee Pinnt, Chadron
- Carleigh Pszanka, Gering
- Reese Riddle, Sidney
- Reaghan Shultz, Gordon-Rushville
- Rheagan Stanley, Sidney
- Kambree Walker, Hemingford
- Tierra West, Scottsbluff
Head Coach- Leslie Foral (Scottsbluff), Assistant Coach- Tabitha Unzicker (Bayard)
EAST VOLLEYBALL TEAM
- Caylin Barnett, Southwest
- Emily Cornwell, Gothenburg
- Olivia Hansen, Maywood
- Bradie Medina, Holdrege
- Katherine Paitz, Litchfield
- Taylor Ross, South Loup
- Shaylyn Safranek, Anselmo-Merna
- Mae Siegel, North Platte St. Pat’s
- Ashtyn Snider, Cozad
- Abby Stallbaumer, South Loup
- Bailey Truksa, Southwest
- Kara Waskowiak, Gothenburg
- Alexis Wood, Maywood
Head Coach- Kim Barnett (Southwest), Assistant Coach- Ryan Birner (Holdrege)
