Great Bend sparkplug Sydney Unruh earned second-team All-Western Athletic Conference basketball honors. Unruh led the Panthers in assists, averaged 11 ppg, 3 steals and 2 rebounds per game. She shot 27% on 3-pointers, 35% from the field and 58% on free throws. She played 81 career basketball games and converted a team high 30 3-pointers.

Unruh scored a career high 22 points against Holcomb. She converted a crucial 3-pointer in a 49-46 victory over Shawnee Heights Jan. 30. She sparked a 46-40 victory over Hays with two steals, two assists and six points in the final minutes Feb. 26.

The Panthers (7-13, 1-7 WAC) lost to Salina South 51-35 in 5A substate play.

Dodge City’s Kisa Unruh was named WAC Girls Player of the Year by league coaches. Dodge City Coach Kelley Snodgrass was voted WAC Coach of the Year. Dodge City (21-2, 8-0 WAC) lost to state runner-up Topeka High 53-35 in the 6A semifinals.

Unruh averaged 13.5 ppg and owns six school records – career points (1,098); career field goals (349); career 3-pointers (189); career free throws (211); season FT% (85%); and most 3-point baskets in a game (8).

WAC FIRST TEAM--DODGE CITY—Kisa Unruh, 12; Camree Johnson, 12; LIBERAL—Ashley Carrillo, 11; GARDEN CITY—Keyhana Turner, 12; Amaya Gallegos, 10

PLAYER OF YEAR—Kisa Unruh, Dodge City

COACH OF YEAR—Kelley Snodgrass, Dodge City

WAC SECOND TEAM--LIBERAL—Bree Hornya, 11; Aubrey Warden, 12; DODGE CITY—Lauren Gleason,12; Amaya Perez, 11; GREAT BEND—Sydney Unruh, 12

WESTERN ATHLETIC GIRLS

Dodge City 8-0 21-2

Liberal 5-3 17-5

Garden City 5-3 11-6

Great Bend 1-7 7-12

Hays High 1-7 6-15