Several local athletes are in next week’s 2026 New West All-Star Classic at Minden High School. The annual All Star Classic benefits the Nebraska Kidney Foundation.
The All-Star Volleyball classic is next Wednesday, with games starting at 4PM. The Fort Kearny Conference will take on the Republican Plains Activity Conference, and the Southwest Conference will go against the LouPlatte Conference. Consolation and championship matches will follow. All matches are best of three.
The All-Star Basketball classic is next Thursday, with games again starting at 4PM and the same league matchups from Volleyball. The Fort Kearny Conference/Republican Plains Activity Conference girls game starts at 4PM, with the boys game to follow. The Southwest Conference/LouPlatte Conference games will follow.
The Volleyball teams were also released, and you can find them here.
Below are the basketball teams for the events, listed by school:
GIRLS BASKETBALL
FORT KEARNY CONFERENCE
AMHERST: Kylinn Daugherty
AXTELL: Emily Danburg
OVERTON: Braelyn Florell, Daisy Ryan, and Gracen Hughes
PLEASANTON: Brittany Riley
SEM: Jaycelyn Hoos and Taryn Arbuthnot
WILCOX-HILDRETH: Cheyenne Lieb
REPUBLICAN PLAINS ACTIVITY CONFERENCE
ALMA: Tierston Moore
CAMBRIDGE: Aspen Webb
LOOMIS: Addison Perry
MAYWOOD–HAYES CENTER: Blayklee Farr and Karissa Stengel
MAXWELL: Kristyn Cheek
PAXTON: Ella Fote and Jaleigh Hansen
LOUPLATTE CONFRENCE
CENTRAL CITY: Payton Burbach and Reagan Fousek
DONIPHAN TRUMBULL: Charlee Richter and Emma Hoppe
NEBRASKA CHRISTIAN: Sheridan Falk and Taytum Perdew
ORD: Lillie Shoemaker
SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE
BROKEN BOW: Charlee Myers
GOTHENBURG: Aubry Hall, Ellie Wyatt, Halsey Thomalla, and Lindly Anderson
HOLDREGE: Carson Sundquist
MCCOOK: Jaylea Walgren
BOYS BASKETBALL
FORT KEARNY CONFERENCE
ANSLEY-LITCHFIELD: Owen Cunningham
AXTELL: Reece Hunt
ELM CREEK: Quin Oberg
LOOMIS: Ben Trompke
OVERTON: Dawsen McCarter and Eli Luther
SEM: Chance Daake, Isaac O’Neil, and Preston Beattie
WILCOX-HILDRETH: Thomas Donely
REPUBLICAN PLAINS ACTIVITY CONFERENCE
ALMA: Isaiah Neal, Tucker Biskup, and Zavier Mitchell
BERTRAND: Thunder Nelson
CAMBRIDGE: Brady Ahlemeyer and Hodge Raburn
DUNDY COUNTY STRATTON: August Shaw
HITCHCOCK COUNTY: Adam Kisker and Jayce Hauxwell
PAXTON: Maddex McConnell and Tristen Hebblethwaite
SOUTHERN VALLEY: Isaac Hamilton
SOUTHWEST: Houston Billeter
LOUPLATTE CONFERENCE
ARCADIA/LOUP CITY: Ryan Kasion
CENTRAL CITY: Karter Negus and Kayden Morner
DONIPHAN-TRUMBULL: Jack Poppe, Jaxon Hammond, Luke Askey, and Parker Volk
GIBBON: Keaton Heikkinen
ORD: Colton Thompson and Landon Critel
RAVENNA: Cooper Todd
ST. PAUL: Beau Paro and Zandyn Weller
WOOD RIVER: Enrique Cruz and Madden Brabec
SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE
BROKEN BOW: Dominic Nowac
COZAD: Chayden Hoffmaster, Olliver Davis, and Gage Strauss
GOTHENBURG: Boone Tederman and Landon Mroczek
HOLDREGE: Baron Medina
MCCOOK: Bryson Giullion
MINDEN: Landon Bules
