2024 Sports in Kansas Girls Basketball Player of the Year Finalists Announced

Makenzie McDaniel, head coach Kyle Porter and McKinley Kruger of Silver Lake are all finalists for player and coach of the year from Sports in Kansas.

Selection Process: Finalists are are nominated and selected from a statewide media panel in Kansas of over 45 people that work in sports (radio, television, social media, website) across the state in every corner of the state. Chet Kuplen along with Sports in Kansas staff members handle the vote count to decide finalists. Every media voter is asked to pick a Player of the Year from each class and those votes are counted by Sports in Kansas. Winners will be announced on the weekend of the 23rd and 24th of March. Coverage is powered by Watco, Mammoth Sports Construction, Nex-Tech Wireless, SAFE, Lewis Automotive Group.

Sports in Kansas 6A Girls POY Finalists

Camryn Smith, SM South, Sr.

Zai Funches, SM South, Sr.

Aubrey Shaw, BV North, Jr.

Abigail Long, SM East, Sr.

Jaliya Davis, BV North, Jr.

Samiyah Ellis, Wichita Heights, Jr.

Asia Lee, Olathe North, Soph.

Jadyn Wooten, Blue Valley, Sr.

Eve Long, Olathe South, Fr.

Gabby Jackson, SM Northwest, Jr.

Zoe Canfield, Washburn Rural, Sr.

Maddie Vickery, Washburn Rural, Fr.

Sports in Kansas 5A Girls POY Finalists

Addie Kirmer, Emporia, Sr.

Anna Becker, Seaman, Sr.

Ashley Singhateh, Maize South, Sr.

Brooke Walker, Andover, Sr.

Reece Messer, St. James Academy, Jr.

Makenzie Farmer, De Soto, Jr.

Sadie Spray, Great Bend, Sr.

Taylin Stallbaumer, Seaman, Sr.

Kelsey Schenk, Aquinas, Sr.

Sports in Kansas 4A Girls POY Finalists

Kirston Verhulst, Miege, Jr.

Mary Grant, Miege, Jr.

Grace McCallop, Miege, Jr.

Britt Zeka, Wellington, Jr.

Karter Alvord, McPherson, Sr.

Elizabeth Tjaden, Clearwater, Sr.

Val Norwood, Wellington, Jr.

Keegan Yarick, Fort Scott, Sr.

Sports in Kansas 3A Girls POY Finalists

Mckinley Kruger, Silver Lake, Sr.

Dominique Schutte, Halstead, Sr.

Kaylin Hanni, Silver Lake, Soph.

Lauren Sandstrom, Hayden, Sr.

Caely Ferguson, Heritage Christian, Sr.

Makenzie McDaniel, Silver Lake, Sr.

Kendall Brueggen, Hesston, Jr.

Kaelee Washington, Santa Fe Trail, Sr.

Jaxi Mitchek, Goodland, Sr.

Hayden Heim, St. Marys, Jr.

Sports in Kansas 2A Girls POY Finalists

Brenna Rucker, Eureka, Soph.

Josey Kennedy, Hoxie, Sr.

Megan Ricke, Wichita County, Sr.

Zoey Buckner-Franklin, Wichita Independent, Fr.

Taylor Weishaar, Riverside, Sr.

Lily Brown, Colgan, Sr.

Zaylee Werth, Hillsboro, Sr.

Avery Scott, Stanton County, Soph.

Suttyn Harris, Inman, Soph.

Sports in Kansas 1A-I Girls POY Finalists

Hattie Gros, Frankfort, Sr.

Oen Deters, Centralia, Jr.

Alaina Eck, Little River, Sr.

Kadey Robert, Olpe, Sr.

Vi Helm, South Gray, Sr.

Heidi Fisher, St. John. Sr.

Sevy Wurtz, Clifton-Clyde, Jr.

Kaylin Noonan, Burlingame, Sr.

Sports in Kansas 1A-II Girls POY Finalists

Taylor McCarty, Cheylin, Fr.

Saige Hadley, Lebo, Jr.

Carlie Brummer, St. Johns/Tipton, Jr.

Emerson Kirk, Bucklin, Soph.

Anna Jueneman, Hanover, Jr.

Audrey Peek, Lebo, Sr.

Akyra Traver, MDCV, Soph.

Austyn Cox, Northern Valley, Sr.

Jersi Benisch,  Wallace Co., Soph.

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