Olivia Kearns is one of the most dangerous wrestlers in the state. The Mid-Penn Conference made this perfectly clear when it named Olivia Kearns — a Shalom Christian athlete who wrestles in a co-op for Shippensburg — as its Girls Wrestler of the Year.
Kearns, just a sophomore, is already a two-time section and region champion. Sporting a 25-1 record with 20 falls, she will be aiming for her second state medal this weekend when she ventures to Hershey’s Giant Center for the PIAA Championships.
Kearns headlines the Mid-Penn’s First Team, and is joined on the squad by Chambersburg’s Reagan Evans and Aulana Stanton, two state qualifiers who have combined for 70 wins so far this season. Other girls landing All-Star nods include Chambersburg’s Piper Jones (2nd Team), Jessica Li (4th), and Hadyn Fritz (4th), Waynesboro’s Rylei Young (4th) and Annabelle Tracey (4th), and Greencastle-Antrim’s Aniuta Pavlii.
On the boys side of the wrestling mat, Chambersburg’s Frank Barrientos was named to the Commonwealth Division’s First Team after going 25-8 with 20 falls. He was joined on the Commonwealth squad by teammates Jaccob Stoner (2nd), Isaac Brambley (3rd), and Deakon Snavely (3rd).
Waynesboro’s wrestling program saw two grapplers get named to the Colonial Division’s First Team: Steven Howard (32-6, 6 falls) and Anthony Ausherman (29-7, 16 falls). Three other Tribe wrestlers were named All-Stars, including Tyler Rooney (2nd), Wyatt Lowans (3rd), and Brady Myers (3rd). Greencastle earned the division’s Sportsmanship Award and was represented on the All-Star team by Silas Robertson (2nd), Landon Hinkle (2nd), Damien Johns (2nd), Jackson Polifka (3rd), Aidan Crouse (3rd), and Ben Jansen (3rd).
Todd Stephens, who guided Greencastle’s boys basketball team to a Colonial Division championship, was named as the division’s Coach of the Year. Two Blue Devils — Alex Albright (14.9 ppg) and Dez Holman (10.2 ppg) — were named Colonial First Teamers, while teammates Cooper Green (3rd) and Ryan Schick (3rd) also earned All-Star selections. Waynesboro’s Rayshawn Frazier Hewitt (1st) and Carter Hough (2nd) were also picked for the Colonial All-Star team.
Chambersburg standout Colton Cornwell, who is scoring 15.9 points per night this season, was named to the Commonwealth Division’s First Team. Teammates Landon Buhrman and Grayson Kegerreis each garnered Third Team selections.
Waynesboro’s Breanna McIlquham was our area’s lone First Team selection on the girls hardwood. She earned the honor in the Colonial Division, with teammate Braelyn Pearson-Moore landing on the Second Team. Three Greencastle players — Kiersten Swain (2nd), Sophie Fries (2nd), and Callie Izer (3rd) — were named Colonial All-Stars, while Chambersburg’s Maddie Mills was a Third Team pick in the Commonwealth.
Below is a complete look at the Mid-Penn Conference’s Winter All-Star teams:
Boys basketball
Commonwealth Division
Player of the Year: Alijah Cooper, CD East
Coach of the Year: Seth Leonard, Central Dauphin
Sportsmanship Award: Carlisle
First Team: Alijah Cooper (CD East), Shakur Starling (Central Dauphin), Colton Cornwell (Chambersburg), Elijah Welsh (Cumberland Valley), Khalil Roberts (Central Dauphin)
Second Team: Micah James (State College), Jaiyon Lewis (Harrisburg), Jelani Easter (Central Dauphin), Chase Rhoades (State College), Nick Carr (State College)
Third Team: Aiden Diehl (Cumberland Valley), Landon Buhrman (Chambersburg), Grayson Kegerreis (Chambersburg), Sam Parsons (Cumberland Valley), Isaiah Robinson (Carlisle)
Keystone Division
Player of the Year: Cameron Sweeney, Hershey
Coach of the Year: Scott Rooney, Milton Hershey
Sportsmanship Award: Red Land
First Team: Cameron Sweeney (Hershey), Khalif Turner (Milton Hershey), Mohamed Ahmed (Cedar Cliff), Abdou Diene (Milton Hershey), Colton Rose (Red Land)
Second Team: Jack Curry (Mifflin County), Jacob Eager (Mechanicsburg), Jayvion Walker (Cedar Cliff), Dylan Crawford (Milton Hershey), Colin Shaffer (Lower Dauphin)
Third Team: Micah Warner (Palmyra), Drew Grana (Hershey), Braydon Bown (Palmyra), Grant Later (Hershey), Solomon Brown (Red Land)
Colonial Division
Player of the Year: Luke Lehman, Northern
Coach of the Year: Todd Stephens, Greencastle-Antrim
Sportsmanship Award: Shippensburg
First Team: Luke Lehman (Northern), Alex Albright (Greencastle-Antrim), Haydn Lay (East Pennsboro), Rayshawn Frazier-Hewitt (Waynesboro), Dez Holman (Greencastle-Antrim)
Second Team: Mason Page (West Perry), Charlie Shull (Gettysburg), Avery Ewer (Northern), Carter Hough (Waynesboro), Brycen George (Northern)
Third Team: Cooper Green (Greencastle-Antrim), Kaden Ramsey (Shippensburg), Brady Morris (Shippensburg), Caiden McDonald (Middletown), Ryan Schick (Greencastle-Antrim)
Capital Division
Player of the Year: Landon Sallie, Big Spring
Coach of the Year: Jim Rowe, Bishop McDevitt
Sportsmanship Award: James Buchanan
First Team: Landon Sallie (Big Spring), Ethan Yenser (Boiling Springs), Kenyon Portee (Bishop McDevitt), Andre Steele (Trinity), Mehki Slappy (Susquehanna Township)
Second Team: Ethan Hammer (Bishop McDevitt), Joven Shrine (Big Spring), Nike Craig (Trinity), Jerryn Lockette (Steel-High), Patrick Denisco (Bishop McDevitt)
Third Team: Ni’Shaun Ward-McMullen (Steel-High), Marcus Yeager (Trinity), Jahkai Sloane Marks (Susquehanna Township), Logan Swailes (James Buchanan), Noah Mandel (Boiling Springs)
Girls basketball
Commonwealth Division
Player of the Year: Samirah Mamoudou, CD East
Coach of the Year: Randy Gambelunghe, Central Dauphin
Sportsmanship Award: Cumberland Valley
First Team: Samirah Mamoudou (CD East), Olivia Green (Central Dauphin), Kayanah Taylor (Central Dauphin), Zaelihn Nguyen-Moore (Altoona), Brionna Hudson (Altoona)
Second Team: Sienna Wilson (State College), Payton Basehore (Cumberland Valley), Isla Heckman (Carlisle), Raylin Eyer (Altoona), Mia Walker (CD East)
Third Team: Reagan Witalec (Cumberland Valley), Maddie Mills (Chambersburg), Iyhanna Griffin (Harrisburg), Samantha Sembrot (Central Dauphin), Syncere Matthews (Central Dauphin)
Keystone Division
Player of the Year: Maycee Yanoski, Mechanicsburg
Coach of the Year: Clay McAllister, Mechanicsburg
Sportsmanship Award: Lower Dauphin
First Team: Maycee Yanoski (Mechanicsburg), Lauren Lebo (Mechanicsburg), Asha Pratt (Mechanicsburg), Lyla Kearcher (Cedar Cliff), Alaina Sweet (Mechanicsburg)
Second Team: Mya Doster (Palmyra), Addie Salus (Palmyra), Lexi Misiolek (Lower Dauphin), Paige Wehnert (Cedar Cliff), Mackenzie Peachey (Mifflin County)
Third Team: Tatiannah Chandler (Milton Hershey), Angelina Momah (Milton Hershey), Jayda Kanagy (Mifflin County), Maddie Cavalier (Cedar Cliff), Aubrie Walker-Smith (Milton Hershey)
Colonial Division
Player of the Year: Jayla Koser, Middletown
Coach of the Year: LaSonda Dixon, Middletown
Sportsmanship Award: Middletown
First Team: Jayla Koser (Middletown), Emma Cleland (Middletown), Mackenna Bonner (Northern), Azula Navarro (Shippensburg), Breanna McIlquham (Waynesboro)
Second Team: Anika Mladenoff (Northern), Kiersten Swain (Greencastle-Antrim), Sophie Fries (Greencastle-Antrim), Braelynn Pearson-Moore (Waynesboro), Jour’nee Stover (Middletown)
Third Team: Callie Izer (Greencastle-Antrim), Lily Weller (Shippensburg), Amina Alami (East Pennsboro), Ja’liyah Stover (Middletown), Emerson Seidel (Gettysburg)
Capital Division
Player of the Year: Ava London, Susquehanna Township
Coach of the Week: Daron Dickerson, Susquehanna Township
Sportsmanship Award: James Buchanan
First Team: Ava London (Susquehanna Township), Jaycee Martin (Susquehanna Township), Kendyl Stoner (James Buchanan), Emma Kostelac-Lauer (Trinity), Ashley Berkheimer (Trinity)
Second Team: Kenzie Fox (Trinity), Gillian Mandell (Boiling Springs), Leilah Horshaw (Bishop McDevitt), Devyn Archer (Susquehanna Township), Ainsley Green (James Buchanan)
Third Team: Ophelia Radabaugh (Big Spring), Mady Brownawell (Boiling Springs), Kade Burns (Big Spring), Elle Shover (Camp Hill), Maria Tandle (Big Spring)
Boys wrestling
Commonwealth Division
Wrestler of the Year: Kavin Muyleart, Cedar Cliff
Coach of the Year: Chris Haines, Gettysburg
Sportsmanship Award: Mifflin County
First Team: Thunder Beard (Central Dauphin), Will Yordy (Gettysburg), Andrew Alexander (Mifflin County), Gabriel Colone (Central Dauphin), Aiden Herndon (Cedar Cliff), Kavin Muyleart (Cedar Cliff), Myles Grossman (Gettysburg), Luke Hitchcock (Central Dauphin), James Whitbred (State College), Nolan Reinert (Gettysburg), Teag Sanderson (State College), Frank Barrientos (Chambersburg), Noah Williams (State College)
Second Team: Kael Davis (State College), Luke Young (State College), Noah Young (State College), Franco Perri (Central Dauphin), Isaiah Jackson (Gettysburg), Reid Grossman (Gettysburg), Logan Mauer (Cumberland Valley), Josh Weaver (Cedar Cliff), Dom Vogel (Cumberland Valley), Keegan McGrew (Gettysburg), Reese Christine (Mifflin County), Cole Ramberger (Central Dauphn), Jaccob Stoner (Chambersburg)
Third Team: Ethan Johnson (Mifflin County), Jayden Black (Gettysburg), Isaac Brambley (Chambersburg), Aiden Black (Gettysburg), Trey Salvaggio (Central Dauphin), Blake Haines (Gettysburg), Jake Knable (Mifflin County), Pierce Lemmons (Central Dauphin), Aidan Mariano (Central Dauphin), Deakon Snavely (Chambersburg), Curtis Rebert (Gettysburg), Will White (Cedar Cliff), Brayan Aurand (Mifflin County)
Keystone Division
Wrestler of the Year: Christian Burd, Hershey
Coach of the Year: Jon Regets, Palmyra
Sportsmanship Award: Palmyra
First Team: Elijah Foltz (Palmyra), Russell Cisney (Palmyra), Tommy Oswald (Lower Dauphin), Braden Wivell (Northern), Tyler Detwiler (Palmyra), Jackson Lininger (Northern), Brayden Slugg (Northern), Maclane Englert (Red Land), Jarmarcus Metz (CD East), Christian Burd (Hershey), Steffon Urban (Carlisle), Hunter Stoak (Lower Dauphin), Enashay Gephart (CD East)
Second Team: Christian Madden (Lower Dauphin), Trey Olivetti (Mechanicsburg), Tristin Cruz (Northern), Nicolas Gordon (Palmyra), Kyle Wonders (Red Land), Nicholas Weidman (Palmyra), Braxton Gingerich (Northern), Colin Yingst (Carlisle), Alex Tagliati (Hershey), Kenny Coles (Palmyra), Jadon Niner (Northern), Blake Herman (Red Land), Kaiden Ketty (Lower Dauphin)
Third Team: Grayson Cisney (Palmyra), Brayden Sparks (CD East), Piercen Hoffman (Red Land), James Spargo (Mechanicsburg), Aaron Andrew (Palmyra), Tyson Kirchner (Red Land), JJ Gould (Mechanicsburg), Evan Andrew (Palmyra), Granish Thapa (CD East), Ethan Castillo (Hershey), Brian Mosley (CD East), Jake Adams (Northern), Rylan Ulrich (Lower Dauphin)
Colonial Division
Wrestler of the Year: Ian Longenberger, Boiling Springs
Coach of the Year: Chris Barrick, Big Spring
Sportsmanship Award: Greencastle-Antrim
First Team: Alex Mentzer (Boiling Springs), Braden Boardman (Shippensburg), Wyatt Kiner (Boiling Springs), Braydon Lowe (West Perry), Drew Scherer (Boiling Springs), Ian Longenberger (Boiling Springs), Steven Howard (Waynesboro), Christian Best (Big Spring), Evan Shepard (West Perry), Demitri White (Boiling Springs), Blake Gutshall (Big Spring), Aden Shepard (West Perry), Anthony Ausherman (Waynesboro)
Second Team: Ridge Casner (West Perry), Bentley Jackson (West Perry), Colt Clelan (Big Spring), Liam Simon (Big Spring), Cord Hetrick (Big Spring), Silas Robertson (Greencastle-Antrim), Abe Luffy (Shippensburg), Gage Hutchison (James Buchanan), Landon Hinkle (Greencastle-Antrim), Nic Souders (Big Spring), Damien Johns (Greencastle-Antrim), Wyatt Holderbaum (Shippensburg), Tyler Rooney (Waynesboro)
Third Team: Marcus Cserny (Boiling Springs), Asher Horne (Shippensburg), Dakota Stone (James Buchanan), Easton Barrick (Shippensburg), Jackson Polifka (Greencastle-Antrim), Aidan Crouse (Greencastle-Antrim), Josiah Hippensteel (Big Spring), Christian Laughman (West Perry), Wyatt Lowans (Waynesboro), Ben Jansen (Greencastle-Antrim), Cody Schaffer (Boiling Springs), Brady Myers (Waynesboro), Judd Clelan (Big Spring)
Capital Division
Wrestler of the Year: Will Detar, Trinity
Coach of the Year: Jimmy Taylor, Milton Hershey
Sportsmanship Award: Milton Hershey
First Team: Brandon Lotier (Bishop McDevitt), Zane Crouse (Bishop McDevitt), Aiken Smith (Bishop McDevitt), Arav Pandley (Trinity), Greyson Music (Bishop McDevitt), Will Detar (Trinity), Candeum Baum (Bishop McDevitt), Easton Comp (Bishop McDevitt), Nick Negron (Bishop McDevitt), Hans Gilfoil (Bishop McDevitt), Abdoulie Sumbundu (Middletown), Patrick McDonald (Camp Hill), Princeton Dent (Harrisburg)
Second Team: Blake Kipp (Bishop McDevitt), Josh Hamilton (East Pennsboro), Malik Popoola (Harrisburg), Earnest Farley (Milton Hershey), George Miller (Camp Hill), Liam Lawler (Bishop McDevitt), Ethan Roberto (Milton Hershey), Jaxon Wiest (Camp Hill), Noah Aubert (Trinity), Cassius Comp (East Pennsboro), Ethan Miller (Bishop McDevitt), Ryan Lengal (Bishop McDevitt), Asher Minium (Camp Hill)
Third Team: Jordan Manyette (Trinity), Foster Wolgemuth (Camp Hill), Cameron Smith (Trinity), Leonidas Murillo (Trinity), Ace Hartnett (Middletown), Carter Kinard (Trinity), Sam Miller (Camp Hill), Jacob Pomranning (Middletown), Sam Geynovich (Milton Hershey), Tristian Jayree (Milton Hershey), Howard Hertz (Milton Hershey), Shatik Medina (Milton Hershey), Christopher Thompson (Bishop McDevitt)
Girls wrestling
Mid-Penn Conference
Wrestler of the Year: Olivia Kearns, Shippensburg
Coach of the Year: Jim Collins, Central Dauphin
First Team: Makayla Smith (Northern), Olivia Kearns (Shippensburg), Ava Montes (Cumberland Valley), Taylor Keckler (Gettysburg), Reagan Evans (Chambersburg), Veronica White (East Pennsboro), Lily Radabaugh (Big Spring), Abby Stettler (Central Dauphin), Sequoia Murray (Northern), Fallon Jackson (Gettysburg), Aulana Stanton (Chambersburg), Madison Rife (Central Dauphin), Aambur Brletich (Northern)
Second Team: Charlotte Barrick (Big Spring), Kate Hollinger (Central Dauphin), Ava Holjes (Red Land), Lilian Seagraves (Cumberland Valley), Myah Coleman (Gettysburg), Addyson Vogelsong (Trinity), Alisha Hidalgo (Trinity), Piper Jones (Chambersburg), Emmalee Sabo (Camp Hill), Jasmine Baker (CD East), Arshley Coulage (CD East), Ashley Hoffman (Central Dauphin), Emma Beaven (Cumberland Valley)
Third Team: Molly Stenger (Cumberland Valley), Roshna Rai (Central Dauphin), Breanna Holjes (Red Land), Denise Ponce (Gettysburg), Bianca Early (East Pennsboro), Alexa Elbertson (Central Dauphin), Ella Nevada (Gettysburg), LeeAnna Ngigi (Central Dauphin), Leighton Sloat (Camp Hill), Emily Dolan (Boiling Springs), Rosie Reese (Central Dauphin), Reghan Keefer (Shippensburg), Heaven Ramirez (Big Spring)
Fourth Team: Samantha Campbell (Gettysburg), Aniuta Pavlii (Greencastle-Antrim), Jessica Li (Chambersburg), Cala Hipple (Palmyra), Isabella Garrett (Gettysburg), Aaliyah Johnson (Central Dauphin), Hadyn Fritz (Chambersburg), Rylei Young (Waynesboro), Abigail Stevens (Carlisle), Abbey Hollenbach (Cumberland Valley), Andee Boyce (Carlisle), Annabelle Tracey (Waynesboro), Maggie Everette (Camp Hill)
