Coach of the Year Preston Troyer Leads Tonganoxie to 8-4
Preston Troyer of Tonganoxie High School is named Coach of the Year after guiding the team to an 8-4 season and a substate appearance. Eli Dean of Perry Lecompton earns Player of the Year honors for topping 1,000 all purpose yards, 44 tackles, five interceptions, and 476 receiving yards. Bowen passes for 2,368 yards and 24 touchdowns while rushing for 861 yards and nine scores, capping a Sunflower League season.
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All-Area Offensive Player of the Year picks emerge
Journal-World sports staff selects All-Area teams with Todd Brown leading as league offensive player of the year for 832 receiving yards and eight touchdowns. Kane Cage Crabill and others earn first-team honors on offense and defense, with notable multi-year starters and top stat lines across Baldwin Eudora Free State and Lawrence district players.
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Valley volleyball seniors earn all league honors across districts
Staff report highlights strong 2024 season for Eudora and area teams. Braydee Miller led Eudora with 345 kills and 259 digs, earning first team all Fronttier League and all state honorable mention as a freshman. Karsen Chapman led Free State with 437 digs, top in Sunflower League and third in 6A, with 25 aces. Other notable players include Charlotte Clements of Veritas Christian, Adalyn Hemphill of Eudora, Miranda Kuntz of Eudora, Olivia Monroe of Lawrence, Tessa Never Estes of Sunflower League runner up, Xeva Oldridge of Bishop Seabury, Emily Paget of Baldwin, and Taylor Trimble of Perry-Lecompton. Honorary mentions include multiple players from Baldwin, Perry-Lecompton, Lawrence, Veritas Christian, Free State and other area schools.
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