The Omaha World Herald released its all state basketball selections Sunday for the 2022/2023 season. SEM’s Mikah O’Neill was a second team all Class D1 girls selection. O’Neill helped lead SEM to a district championship and a state tournament appearance this past season leading the Lady Mustangs in scoring averaging 17 points per game.
Clayton Moore of Mullen was a first team Class D2 boys all state selection. The UNK commit had an outstanding season for the Broncos averaging a team high 18.1 points per game and led Mullen to a district final appearance this past season.
Several area athletes received honorable mention from the publication. They are listed below.
Girls Honorable Mention OWH All State
Class C1
Broken Bow: Makinley Tobey, Halle McCaslin, Janae Marten, Gaby Staples
Cozad: Makaia Baker, Megan Dyer
Gothenburg: Kynlee Strauser, Ellarey Harm, Aubrey O’Hare, Ashlyn Richeson, Clara Evert
Class C2
South Loup: Ava Pandorf, Bryn Schwarz
Class D1
Burwell: Cora Gideon
Sandhills Valley: Jaylen Dimmitt, Abigale Nicholson
SEM: Taryn Arbuthnot
Twin Loup: Kathryn Folkers, Alexis Mauler, Elsie Ottun
Class D2
Anselmo-Merna: Shaylyn Safranek, Makenna Miller, Carlee Bartak, Rhianen Myers, Lily Thornton
Ansley/Litchfield: Kaylee Rohde, Katherine Paitz
Sandhills-Thedford: Dayle Haake, Tenley Rasmussen, Laney Dahlberg
Boys Honarable Mention OWH All State
Class C1
Broken Bow: Roman Schmidt, Eli Coble
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: Luke Bailey, Leyton Rohde
South Loup: Cache Gracey, Trey Connell
Class D2
Mullen: Kyle Finney, Luke Durfee
Sandhills/Thedford: Kyle Cox, Brady Dahlberg
Sumner-Eddyville-Miller: Kellen Eggleston, Noah Eggleston
