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Cardinals earn All-Central Kansas League baseball honors
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Hoisington Cardinal pitcher Derek Boxberger (11) delivers a pitch with Halstead's Bryant Odendahl (23) leading off second base. The Cardinals won 7-3. - photo by By Jim Misunas

Cardinals earn first-team honors

HOISINGTON – Hoisington pitchers Derek Boxberger (5-1), utility Myles Menges (4-2) and outfielder Jerred Bieberle earned first-team All-Central Kansas League baseball honors.

Hoisington (13-7, 10-6 CKL) beat Ellsworth 10-0 and lost to state qualifier Minneapolis 11-3 in 3A regional play.

Larned (10-9, 8-8 CKL) features designated hitter Brandon Ceniceros on the first team.

ALL-CKL

FIRST TEAM

NICKERSON—P-2B Carson Cornelius, 12; SS Tanner Schrag, 12; C Chandler Eaton, 12;

HOISINGTON—P Derek Boxberger, 12; U Myles Menges, 12; OF Jerred Bieberle, 11

PRATT—P Kaden Evert, 12; 1B Wyatt Schrag, 12; OF Travis Theis, 12

HESSTON—OF Brady Cox, 10; 3B Brendan Boles, 12

LARNED—DH Brandon Ceniceros, 11

HALSTEAD—P Dawson Driskill, 11

HILLSBORO—OF Hunter Hein, 11

SECOND TEAM

NICKERSON—P Johnny Huggard, 12; OF Kaleb Jackson, 12; 3B Tre Garcia, 11; 1B Noah Salazar

PRATT—P Grant Bolen, 12; 2B Nate Kolm, 12; OF Kaden Evert, 12

LARNED—P Aidan Smyth, 10; C Jack Stelter, 10

HILLSBORO—SS Matt Potucek, 9; OF Caleb Potucek, 11

SMOKY VALLEY—U Brandon Malm, 10

HOISINGTON—DH Jacob Specht, 11

HALSTEAD—U Dawson Driskill, 11

HESSTON—P Brady Cox, 10; OF Camden McDonald, 11

HONORABLE MENTION

HALSTEAD—C David Schulte, 12; P Chandler Drake, 9

HAVEN—P Jamar Miller, 12; OF Mario Quintero, 11

HILLSBORO—1B Brooks Gardner, 12; OF Jess Philpott, 11

HOISINGTON—2B Braxton Donovan, 12; 3B Avery Brewer, 11

LARNED—SS Mason Perez, 11

LYONS—DH Brandon McClure, 12

PRATT—OF Zach Shanline, 12

SMOKY VALLEY—1B Chris Mullen, 12

CKL BASEBALL

Nickerson 12-2 19-2 

Pratt 12-4 12-5

Hillsboro 10-4 11-6

Hoisington 10-6 13-7

Haven 7-5 11-6

Hesston 8-8 11-9

Larned 8-8 10-9

Halstead 3-11 5-13

Smoky Valley 2-12 2-15

Lyons 2-14 2-15