All-Area Player of the Year Boone Heston Shines at Oskaloosa
Oskaloosa High senior Boone Heston, a versatile athlete, led the Bears to a 15-6 season and a near-state bid in 2008. He pitched and played every position except catcher, amassing an 8-1 record with 62 strikeouts, a 1.90 ERA, and a .364 batting average while also excelling in track and four sports overall.
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Oskaloosa High
Boone Heston
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Boone
Oskaloosa
Rod Stottlemire
Brock McGinnis
McGinnis
Caleb Gress
Free State High
Gress
Firebirds
Gross
Leavenworth
All-Area Coach of the Year: Mike Hill at Free State
Free State High coach Mike Hill earns All-Area Coach of the Year honors for guiding the Firebirds to six Sunflower League titles including an undefeated 2008 run. His consistent approach yields disciplined, run-driven teams and steady program success with strong player leadership and staff support.
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Lycar
Mike Hill
Free State
Hill
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FSHS
Hunter Scheib
Earl Weaver
Alex Hardman
All-Area 4A Baseball First Team Honors Given
The 2008 all-area list highlights Abel of Northern Oklahoma Junior College signee with a .483 average and 33 steals. Eudora’s Chad Krutz hits .471 with 24 RBIs. Other standouts include Mark Stewart McLouth, Boone Heston Oskaloosa, Brock McGinnis, Aaron Rea and Joe Kornbrust Lawrence, Caleb Gress and Cody Kukuk at Free State, John Wilson and Jordan Dressing at Lawrence, plus several honorable mentions.
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Scue
Elutora
Cardinals
Richard Gwin
Journal World-Photo
Journal-World All-Area Baseball
Matthew Abel Eudora
Abel
Northern Oklahoma Junior College
Chad Krutz
Eudora High
Mark Stewart McLouth
Stewart
MBL
Aaron Rea
Lawrence High
Junior Rea
Lions
Rea
Joe Kornbrust
Tom Schuh
Dorian Green
Kornbrust
Cody Kukuk
John Wilson
Wilson
Jordan
Dresling
Brian White
Eudora
Logan Forbis
Jace Waters
Rob Schlicht
Tonganaxie
Chase Mader
Clint Pinnick
EJ. Swanson
Adam Rock
Zach Durr
Baldwin High
Cody Amerine
Dylan Turpin
Brock
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