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2026 Central Prairie League boys
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Brodie Crites - photo by Lori Farmer

Central Plains Oiler Brodie Crites led the 5-player Central Prairie League all-league basketball team. The Oilers (24-4, 9-0 CPL) won the CPL title.

St. John's Emmett Delp, La Crosse's Lee Holopirek, Kinsley's Ty Clawson and Victoria's Nick Sander earned first team honors.

CENTRAL PRAIRIE LEAGUE

BOYS FIRST TEAM

CENTRAL PLAINS—*Brodie Crites, 11, G

ST. JOHN—*Emmett Delp, 10, F

LA CROSSE—*Lee Holopirek, 12, G

KINSLEY—Ty Clawson, 12, C

VICTORIA—Nick Sander, 10, G

SECOND TEAM—Drake Hosman, 12, G/F; Camden Stiles, Central Plains, 11, G; Braxton Alpers, St. John, 11, G; Kelson Juno, Otis-Bison, 12, C; Broxton Gall, Ness City, 12, G

THIRD TEAM—Clayton Harley, Ness City, 12, G; Christian Rush, La Crosse, 11, G; Weston Scherrer, Victoria, 11, F; Layton Wirtz, Ellinwood, 12, G; Joey Prieto, Kinsley, 10, G

HONORABLE MENTION—Rylan Siemsen, 12, F: Kolton Cory, Otis-Bison, 10, F; Jace Reyes, St. John, 12, G; Wyatt Mawhirter, St. John, 10, G; Malik Carson, Chase, 10, G; Aiden Ochs-Lohrey, 10, G

CENTRAL PRAIRIE BOYS

Central Plains 9-0 24-4

St. John 8-1 18-7

La Crosse 6-3 13-10

Ellinwood 5-4 11-13

Victoria 5-4 17-10

Ness City 4-5 9-14

Kinsley 4-5 8-16

Otis-Bison 3-6 13-12

Macksville 1-8 3-20

Chase 0-9 1-22