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2021 Central Kansas League baseball
The Indians celebrate
The Larned Indians celebrate a game-winning hit by catcher Jack Stelter.

Three Indians earn CKL honors

LARNED — Larned Indian catcher Jack Stelter, shortstop Dillan Smith and second baseman Aidan Smyth earned first-team All-Central Kansas League baseball honors. The Indians (16-5, 13-4) finished as CKL runner-up behind Pratt. Hays Thomas More Prep shut out the Indians 4-0 in the 3A regional semifinals.

Earning second-team honors were Larned’s pitchers Smith and Smyth and first baseman Logan Erway. Hoisington pitcher Holt Hanzlick, third baseman Tony Moore and outfielder Leyton Haxton earned second-team honors.

CKL FIRST TEAM * UNANIMOUS

PRATT—P Matt Shanline, 11; P Cesar Espino, 11; OF Dyllan Lunsford, 11; DH Jacob Deda, 12

LARNED—C Jack Stelter, 12; SS Dillan Smith, 12; 2B Aidan Smyth, 12 

HALSTEAD—P Chandler Drake, 11; 3B Kaleb Wise, 10

HESSTON—OF *Brady Cox, 12; P White Rhodes, 9  

SMOKY VALLEY—1B Kade Blanchat, 10; utility Brandon Malm, 12 

HAVEN—OF Darby Roper, 12

HILLSBORO—OF Matthew Potucek, 11

CKL SECOND TEAM

HALSTEAD—P Kaleb Wise, 10; 2B Kaden Hill, 12; OF Ivan Gutierrez, 12; utility Jackson Swift, 11

LARNED—P Dillan Smith, 12; 1B Logan Erway, 11; P Aidan Smyth, 12 

HOISINGTON—P Holt Hanzlick, 12; 3B Tony Moore, 9; OF Leyton Haxton, 10

HAVEN—SS Jevon Miller, 12; C Carter Cooprider, 11

PRATT—OF Gerardo Martinez, 10

NICKERSON—OF Colton Murrrell, 10

HESSTON—Owen O'Halloran, 12

CKL HONORABLE MENTION

LYONS—C Brian Bernhardt, 11; 2B Jaiden Diasio, 9; 3B Gabe Riffel, 9; OF Evan Berges, 12; utility Dawson Stover, 11; 1B Hayden Laymon, 11

HILLSBORO—P Matthew Potucek, 11; P/3B Landon Roberts, 12; 2B Hunter Navrat, 11; utility Philip Young, 11; DH Alex Caldwell, 11

HOISINGTON—C Cole Steinert, 12; SS Holt Hanzlick, 12; utility Chase Steinert, 10

PRATT—1B Dru Lunsford, 11; 3B Matt Hook, 11; SS Blake Coss, 11

HALSTEAD—OF Adler Davison, 10; OF Carter Hiebert, 12

LARNED—P Jack Stelter, 12; utility Brady Hope, 9

HAVEN—P D.J. Miller, 10 

HESSTON—P/SS Cody Wohlgemuth, 12; 

NICKERSON—2B Adan Garcia, 12

CKL BASEBALL

Pratt 17-1 19-3

Larned 13-4 16-5

Hesston 12-5 17-6

Haven 10-8 10-11

Halstead 9-9 10-12

Hillsboro 8-10 10-11

Smoky Valley 7-11 7-14

Lyons 6-12 7-14

Hoisington 6-12 9-13

Nickerson 1-17 1-19

PRATT (17-1, 19-3)—WL Kingman 5-3, 2-3; WW Larned 12-6, 12-8; WL Smoky Valley 12-1, 6-7; WW Hoisington 18-6, 4-0; WW Nickerson 15-0, 4-2; WW Hesston 8-0, 11-4; WW Lyons 10-8, 8-5; WW Haven 5-4, 11-0; WW Hillsboro 12-2, 3-1; WW Halstead 12-4, 10-3; W Wellington 3-2; L Clearwater 1-3

LARNED (13-4, 16-5)—LL Pratt 6-12, 9-12; L Hesston 4-6; WW Haven 7-6, 16-1; WL Smoky Valley 10-8, 6-7; WW Hillsboro 7-0, 3-1; WW Hoisington 6-2, 6-5; WW Halstead 11-0, 5-2; WW Holcomb 9-5, 8-7; WW Nickerson 17-2, 19-2; WW Lyons 7-1, 9-6; W Beloit 13-3; L Hays-YMP 0-4

HESSTON (12-5, 17-6)—WL Halstead 10-7, 3-5; W Chaparral 10-0; W Wichita Independent 16-3; W Larned 6-4; WW Hoisington 5-4, 10-9; WW Nickerson 9-6, 14-1; WW Lyons 15-12, 11-3; LL Pratt 0-8, 4-11; WW Smoky Valley 11-0, 9-6; WL Haven 8-2, 4-7; WL Hillsboro 4-2, 0-5; W Council Grove 5-2; W Eureka 4-3; W SE Saline 4-3; L Frontenac 3-17

HAVEN (10-8, 10-11)—LL Hillsboro 3-6, 1-3; WL Halstead 14-5, 1-11; LL Larned 6-7, 1-16; LL Kingman 0-6, 2-7; WW Nickerson 15-0, 7-3; WW Lyons 8-7, 5-3; LL Pratt 5-7, 0-11; WW Hoisington 16-8, 11-3; WL Hesston 7-4, 2-8; WW Smoky Valley 2-0, 5-0; L Halstead 1-16

HALSTEAD (9-9, 10-12)—WL Hesston 5-3, 7-10; WL Haven 11-1, 5-14; WL Hillsboro 19-8, 15-25; WW Smoky Valley 4-1, 5-1; WL Hoisington 11-5, 2-3; LL Cheney 4-12, 4-11; WW Nickerson 13-3, 16-1; LL Larned 0-11, 2-5; WL Lyons 6-5, 2-7; LL Pratt 4-12, 3-10; W Haven 16-1; L COllegiate 3-7

HILLSBORO (8-10, 10-11)—WW Haven 6-3, 3-1; WL Smoky Valley 7-6, 1-12; WL Halstead 25-15, 8-19; W Remington 17-13, 11-1; LL Hoisington 3-15, 5-9; LL Larned 0-7, 1-3; WL Lyons 10-9, 5-8; WW Nickerson 10-6, 19-10; LL Pratt 2-12, 1-3; WL Hesston 5-0, 2-4; L Osage City 3-4

LYONS (6-12, 7-14)—WL Hoisington 3-2, 3-8; WW Nickerson 14-4, 8-4; W Smoky Valley 22-6, 12-13; LL Hesston 12-15, 3-11; LL Haven 7-8, 3-5; LL Pratt 8-10, 5-8; WL Hillsboro 8-5, 9-10; WL Skyline 19-3, 7-8; WL Halstead 7-2, 5-6; LL Larned 1-7, 6-9; L Clay Center 3-13

SMOKY VALLEY (7-9, 7-14)—WW :Nickerson 12-2, 18-0; WL Pratt 7-6, 1-12; WL Hillsboro 11-7, 6-9; L Lyons 6-22, 13-12; LL Halstead 1-4, 1-5; WL Larned 7-6, 8-10; LL SE Saline 0-17, 3-13; LL Hesston 0-11, 6-9; LW Hoisington 4-15, 5-4; LL Haven 0-2, 0-5; L Eureka 1-5

HOISINGTON (6-12, 9-13)—WL Lyons 8-3, 2-3; LL Pratt 4-18, 0-4; LL Hesston 4-5, 9-10; WW Hillsboro 15-3, 9-5; WL Halstead 3-2, 4-11; WW Ellinwood 9-1, 6-5; LL Larned 2-6, 5-6; LL Haven 8-16, 3-11; WL Smoky Valley 15-4, 4-5; WL Nickerson 11-10, 10-12; W Ellsworth 6-2; L Minneapolis 3-4

NICKERSON (1-17, 1-19)—LL Smoky Valley 2-12, 0-18; LL Lyons 4-14, 4-8; LL Pratt 0-15, 2-4;  LL Hesston 6-9, 1-14; LL Haven 0-15, 3-7; LL Kingman 9-15, 0-10; LL Halstead 3-13, 1-16; LL Hillsboro 6-10, 10-19; LL Larned 2-17, 2-19; WL Hoisington 12-10, 10-11