CLAFLIN — Central Plains all-staters Emily Ryan (22 ppg) and Janae Ryan (17 ppg) earned unanimous first-team All-Central Prairie League basketball honors. Emily Ryan was named a Top 10 All-Class player while Janae Ryan earned first-team All-Class 2A along with her sister.
Janae Ryan helped the Oilers (26-0) capture four consecutive Class 2A state basketball titles, capped by a 60-48 championship victory over Alma-Wabaunsee. The Oilers finished with a 103-1 record over the past four years under head coach Pat Stiles. Emily Ryan averaged 22 points and five assists Janae Ryan averaged 10 points during the 2A state tournament.
Otis-Bison’s first-team all-stater Taylor Regan (23 ppg) led the Cougars to third place in the Class 1A-Division 2 state basketball tournament. Kinsley’s Scout Frame and St. John’s Tara Nelson were also named on the first team.
CENTRAL PRAIRIE LEAGUE
FIRST TEAM
Taylor Regan, Otis-Bison, G-F, sr.; Emily Ryan, Central Plains, G, fr.; Janae Ryan, Central Plains, G, sr.; Scout Frame, Kinsley, F, sr.; Tara Nelson, St. John, F, jr.
SECOND TEAM
Olivia Baus, LaCrosse, C, sr.; Bailey Burns, St. John, G, sr.; Sophie Filbert, Macksville, G, sr.; Kylee Kasselman, Central Plains, F-C, sr.; Allison Panning, Ellinwood, G, sr.
THIRD TEAM
Brittney Beck, Ellinwood, F, sr.; Alexis Clark, Ness City, G, sr.; Cassidy Crites, Central Plains, G, sr.; Erica Gilbert, LaCrosse, G, sr.; Rylee Gleason, Kinsley, G, so.
HONORABLE MENTION
Tiana Epperson, Ness City, G, so.; Gisel Holguin, Kinsley, G, sr.; Jaycie Richardson, Ness City, G, sr.; Olivia Vosburgh, Macksville, G, sr.; Maddie Wiltse, Otis-Bison, F, fr.
CPL GIRLS
CPlains 8-0 21-0
Otis-Bison 5-3 20-5
Kinsley 5-3 14-9
St. John 5-3 11-11
Macksville 5-3 10-11
Elinwood 4-4 8-14
LaCrosse 3-5 9-13
Ness City 1-7 5-16
Victoria 0-8 0-21