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COLBY — The Colby Community College Trojan basketball teams hosted the Trojan All-Stars game March 30 at the Colby Event Center.
"It was a game to showcase the region's top athletes in the senior class, with one last time representing their school, families and teams," Coach Jerrod Stanford said. “It was a great day celebrating our local athletes, I hope they understand what an honor it is to be nominated and also the significance of sharing the game of basketball with the youth of the communities.”
The top senior athletes from this region in Kansas, Nebraska and Colorado are nominated by their high school coaches and selected to join their fellow all-stars.
This year's selected class is as follows:
Girls All-Stars:
Averi Windholz (Victoria HS), Megan Trout (Scott City HS), Molly Martin (Hays HS), Karissa Keeten (Philipsburg HS), Jadyn Mangan (Greeley HS), Emily Bainter (Hoxie HS), Hallie Brooks (Norton HS), Kelvie Reeves (Russell HS), Aubrey Birney (Russell HS), Logan Nolan (Colby HS), Addison Poore (Osborne HS), Grace William (Osborne HS), Briana Croisant (Otis-Bison HS), Bryan Gillespie (Quinter HS), Natalie North (Ellis HS), Kassi Kaser (Osborne HS), Maggie Labertew (Sylvan-Lucas HS), Juanita Puentes (Southwestern HTS HS), Brynn Billings (Phillipsburg HS), Kayla Jacobs (Phillipsburg HS) and Cris Valle (Weskan HS).
Boys All-Stars
Tomohito Kobari (Bel Air, KS/Sunrise Christian), Tyce Bollers (Strasburg, CO), Grant Stevens (Colby, KS), Jaryn Windholz (WaKeeney KS/Trego), Daniel Cramer (Healy, KS/Dighton), Clayton Hammeke (Burdett, KS/Pawnee Heights), Shea Salyers (Quinter, KS), Andrew Cooper (Courtland, KS/Pike Valley), Marko Pavlovic (Bel Air, KS/Sunrise Christian), Rhett Kats (Prairie View, KS/ Logan-Palco) and Coach Tim Simoneau. Alvaro Leyva-Loya (Syracuse, KS), Levi Renner (Oakley, KS), Trey Allen (Weskan, KS) Noah Dowell (Hoxie, KS), Mason Jackson (Oakley, KS), Brody Keller (Syracuse, KS), Josiah Irwin (Kit Carson, CO, Kit Carson), Kaden Hardy (Holcomb, KS), Zavionn Thurman (Colorado Springs, CO, Vista Ridge) and Coach Vance Keller.
In addition to the game they also open the gym to pour into the next generation of athletes, hosting a free Rising Stars Skills Clinic.
The kids in attendance got to learn from the Trojan All-Stars and CCC basketball players. They take them through a series of skills drills, fun competition and team building. The event is a huge success ending with a friendly dunk contest by the men’s basketball team.
“We had a great day celebrating the high school playing careers of several players across our region. The game was highly competitive and all the players were fun to have around. Our CCC players had a chance to give back to our community with the kids skills camp and all had a blast,” Coach Darin Spence shared.
Congratulations to all of the area All-Stars on the huge accomplishment of being chosen and hosted in Colby.