July 10, 2025

Eggers, Chew selected to all-conference

Kinzee Eggers (right) looks up at the basket for Murray in its game against East Union earlier this season. Eggers averaged eight points per game. She grabbed 160 total rebounds for ninth in the conference, and was selected to the Bluegrass Conference first team for the 2019-20 season. (OST photo)

area girls basketball players were selected to the Bluegrass all-conference team late last week.

Murray’s Kinzee Eggers was the final area athlete to make the first team.

Eggers averaged eight points per game. She grabbed 160 total rebounds for ninth in the conference for the Lady Mustangs this season, helping them finish 8-14.

Honorable Mention

Murray’s Jayda Chew was also a Bluegrass Conference honorable mention.

Chew, a freshman, finished seventh in the conference with 56 assists.

She racked up 58 steals, fourth in the conference.

First team – *Erin Sobotka, Sr., Diagonal; *Abbie Martin, So., Lamoni; *Kynser Reed, Jr., Melcher-Dallas; *Chelsey Boetcher, Sr., Moulton-Udell; *Kaela Eslinger, Sr., Orient-Macksburg; Maddy Maedel, Sr. Lamoni; Kinzee Eggers, Jr. Murray; Thayda Houser, Sr. Seymour; Natalee Watters, Jr., Seymour; Brooke Roby, So., Twin Cedars.

Second team – *Kaitlyn Couchman, Sr., Seymour; Taylor Lumbard, Fr. Diagonal; Leslie Guyer, Sr., Lamoni; Abbie Probasco, So., Moulton-Udell; Hailey Johnson, Sr., Orient-Macksburg; Haley Godfrey, Jr., Melcher-Dallas; Isabel Hanes, Jr., Moravia; Chloe Swank, Jr., Twin Cedards; Reece Potter, So. Lamoni; Malorie Probasco, Sr., Moulton-Udell.

Honorable Mention – Carly Maedel, Jr., Lamoni; Liv Caldwell, So., Ankeny Christian; Anna Newton, Fr., Diagonal; Lilly Bennett, Sr., Melcher-Dallas; Kim Chandanais, Jr., Moravia; Chelsea Johnson, Jr., Mormon Trail; Brason Bulechek, Sr., Moulton-Udell; Jayda Chew, Fr., Murray; Caitlyn Gist, Jr., Orient-Macksburg; Harley Trimble, Sr., Seymour; Kaya DesPlanque, Sr., Twin Cedars.

* = unanimous decision