For 28 years Highland CC has hosted annual All-Star games in which Northeast Kansas senior athletes and other athletes across Kansas compete in volleyball, girls and boys basketball games. Kanzaland radio for years has brought you those games on the radio, interviewing the athletes and coaches during the game.

Below are all the interviews with area players, coaches and Highland coaches from this years broadcast of the Highland All-Star games.

2014 Highland All-Star Game Interviews on KNZA, KMZA & KAIR radio

ACCHS Tiger, Quenton Reichart talks about his athletic career at ACCHS and honor of playing in the All-Star game. (Click here to listen)

ACCHS Tiger, Taylor Vandeloo chats about playing in the All-Star game, developing new friendships with some of the other area players and playing basketball at the next level next year at Sterling College. (Click here to listen) 

Atchison Lady Red, Arika Smith talks with Pat Strathman about playing in the All-Star game and coming to play at Highland next year to continue her basketball career. (Click here to listen) 

Ashton Ettleman of Atchison chats about playing in the All-Star game both the volleyball and basketball game, the experience of having her Dad coach her and her future as she plans on rowing for Kansas State next year. (Click here to listen) 

Atchison boys’ basketball Coach, Matt Hall chats with Pat about the past season and seeing Tanner Huntington have the privilege to play in the All-Star game. (Click here to listen) 

Atchison Lady Red basketball coach and the Gold team coach of the All-Star game, Roni Ettleman chats about coaching in the All-Star game, coaching a pair of his players one last time in Arika Smith and Ashton Ettleman. (Click here to listen) 

Atchison senior, Tanner Huntington talks about the Redmen season, baseball season coming up and dunking. (Click here to listen) 

Axtell Eagle, Payton Heinen chats with Mike Smith about his favorite experience’s in school, playing with many other TVL guys at the All-Star game and his future plans of playing at basketball at Benedictine College. (Click here to listen) 

B&B Falcon boys basketball Coach, Jason Hajek talks about coaching in the Gold team in the All-Star game, the great run the Falcons had this season taking third place at State and the success of the guys this year. (Click here to listen) 

B&B Falcons seniors, Dustin Rottinghaus and Dylan Schmitz chat about playing in the All-Star game, going out with a third place finish in their final year and their future plans. (Click here to listen)

Lady B&B Falcon, Katie Huerter chats about her memories of her B&B Falcon athletic career and the pride of representing the Falcons in the final year of the school. (Click here to listen) 

Centralia Panther, Brett Burdiek talks with Mike Smith about playing against his teammate Sam Steinlage in the All-Star game and his memories of being a Panther including great success of the football field. (Click here to listen)

Kaitlyn Koch of Centralia chats about her favorite part of time of being a Centralia Panther. (Click here to listen)

USD 380 represented with Sam Steinlage of Centralia and Lucas Adams of Frankfort chat about playing with other players from the area in the All-Star, their top memories of athletics in school and playing in the TVL. (Click here to listen)

Doniphan West Mustang, Payton Leach chats with Justin Fluke about playing in the girls’ basketball All-Star, her favorite memories in school and playing in the TVL. (Click here to listen)

Scotti Twombly of Doniphan West talks about playing in the All-Star game, adjusting to play with other top players and her favorite memory as a Mustang. (Click here to listen)

Frankfort Wildcat, Arianna Martin talks about playing with her teammate Ashley Joseph, her future plans and playing for Coach Bruce Gunter. (Click here to listen)

Ashley Joseph of Frankfort Wildcat chats about her career at Frankfort, playing with her teammate Arianna Martin and playing for Coach Bruce Gunter. (Click here to listen)

Highland CC women’s basketball Coach, BJ Smith chatted with Mike Smith and Justin Fluke about the stellar basketball season and runner-up showing in the national tournament this past year. Coach Smith talked about the future and how recruiting was going. (Click here to listen)

Highland women’s basketball freshman and former Riverside Cyclone, Ashleigh Bristol talks with Justin Fluke about the Lady Scotties season and how she transitioned to the college game thus far. (Click here to listen)

Highland women’s basketball player and Holton native, Ryann Bowser chats about the season and runner-up finish in the National tournament, what it’s been like to play for Coach Smith and her future plans. (Click here to listen)

Highland CC men’s basketball Coach, Jerre Cole chats with Justin Fluke about the All-Star game and all the talent on display, the past season and what the future looks like for the Highland men’s basketball program. (Click here to listen)

Highland volleyball Coach, Diana Gaddis talks about the competiveness of the All-Star game, the past season for the Lady Scotties and what the future as in store for the volleyball program. (Click here to listen)

Holton Wildcat boys’ basketball Coach, Ryan West chats about the Holton Wildcat season which saw them make the state tournament and his two players in Jason Yingst and Ethan Holaday who played in the All-Star game. (Click here to listen)

Holton Wildcat, Hayley Jacobs talks about the experience of the All-Star game, playing with all the different players from the area and her favorite memories as a Wildcat. (Click here to listen)

Horton Charger, Dakota Bayles talks with Justin Fluke about having a game high 20 points in the All-Star game and the best year in many years for the Horton Chargers this past season. (Click here to listen)

Horton girls’ basketball Coach and coach of Navy All-Star team, Ken Shippy chats about the game, coaching in the contest and coaching three of his Horton girls one last time. (Click here to listen)

Horton lady Chargers, Keely Cowley and Loagan Rodvelt chat about playing for their Coach Ken Shippy one last time and their future plans. (Click here to listen)

Jackson Heights Cobra, Cameron Thomas chats about playing in the All-Star game, his most memorable moment as a Cobra and his senior year at Jackson Heights. (Click here to listen)

Jefferson County North Charger boys basketball Coach, Jim Brickell talks about seeing Luke Pyle playing one final time, what Luke meant to the JCN program and looked back at the season. (Click here to listen)

Jefferson County North Charger girls’ basketball Coach, Steve Noll talks about how important and great the Charger seniors were this past year, talked about runner-up finish this season and the future for the Chargers. (Click here to listen)

JCN Charger and Emporia State basketball commit, Jacee Kramer talks about her Charger career, playing in All-Star game and continuing their basketball career at Emporia State. (Click here to listen)

Nemaha Valley Raider boys’ basketball Coach, Jon Thomas talks about the seventh straight year he took his team to State and the team’s third place performances this season, also talked about how much this year’s senior class has meant to him. (Click here to listen)

Justice McKernan of Nemaha Valley chats about his Raider career, the tradition that is Raider basketball, playing for Coach Thomas and playing in the All-Star game. (Click here to listen)

Nemaha Valley Raider, Michaela Stallbaumer chats about playing in the annual Highland All-Star game, her favorite memories of being a Raider and how much she is looking forward to continuing her volleyball career at Bethany College next year. (Click here to listen)

Riverside Cyclone, Erica Halter and Troy Trojan, Alanie Stock talk about playing in the All-Star game, their high school sports memories and playing in new leagues this year with their schools. (Click here to listen)

Riverside Cyclone and JCN Charger, Jamie Navinskey chat about what it was like to play in the All-Star game, their favorite memories while in school and their future plans. (Click here to listen)

Sabetha Bluejay, Gaven Schumann talks about his senior season, his game and playing for Coach Burger and all his coaches over the years and playing in the All-Star game. (Click here to listen)

Troy Trojan, William Boeh and Ethan Holaday of Holton talk about their respective seasons, playing in the All-Star games and future plans moving forward. (Click here to listen)

Valley Falls Dragon trio of Luke Burns, Ben Gantz and Max Badgett chatted about playing in the All-Star game, the stellar season and making the State tournament and playing for Coach Gatzemeyer. (Click here to listen)

Valley Heights Mustang boys basketball Coach, Adam Plummer chats about how well his Navy team his performing in the All-Star game, the successful season that saw a third place showing by the Mustangs at State and coaching a pair of his players one last time. (Click here to listen)

Valley Heights Mustang duo of Charles Musil and Derek Trimble chatted about winningest season in school history for the Mustang and the third place performance, the team mentality of the team this year and their future plans. (Click here to listen)