Campus goalkeeper Avery Kassman
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Campus goalkeeper Avery Kassman

Class 6A Girls Soccer State Capsules

5/25/2026 10:00:00 AM

By: KSHSAA COVERED STAFF

CLASS 6A
 
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Blue Valley West

BLUE VALLEY WEST

Coach: Kyle Conley

Record: 12-3-1

Regional results: beat Gardner Edgerton, 7-0; beat Blue Valley North, 5-0.

State quarterfinal: at Mill Valley (15-1-2), 6 p.m. Monday

Key players: Ava Brown, jr., F; Maylee Magness, so., F; Ava Schwartz, jr., Def; Sophia Cocumelli, jr., F; Addison Devine, jr., Mid; Peyton Conley, so., Mid., Grace Miles, jr., Mid; Ieshia Everest, jr., Mid; Jackie Smith, sr., Def; Kate Ingram, jr., GK; Lauryn Welsh jr., GK.

Worth noting: Jaguars have made 13 final four appearances with 10 state titles, one runner-up finish and two third-place showings. … Blue Valley West won five consecutive championships from 2017-2022, with the 2020 season canceled because of COVID, and another in 2024 before falling to eventual state runner-up Mill Valley in the regional finals last year. … Conley has guided the Jaguars to a 53-17-3 record in four seasons as head coach. … Brown leads team with 16 goals, six of those being game-winners. … Magness is second on the team with five goals and has added four assists. … Schwartz has team-high 10 assists and both her goals have been game-winners. … Junior duo Ingram and Welsh share goalkeeper duties. … Ingram has 42 saves and has been credited with 6.5 shutouts while Welsh has 39 saves and 5.5 shutouts. … Jaguars went 5-1-1 in Eastern Kansas League play. … Own key wins against St. James, Blue Springs South, Blue Valley Northwest, Blue Valley North and Blue Valley Southwest.
 
 
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Campus

CAMPUS
 
Coach: Casey Reece
 
Record: 9-9-0
 
Regional results: beat Liberal, 4-2; beat Wichita North, 2-0.
 
State quarterfinal: at Garden City (12-5-1), 6 p.m. Monday
 
Key players: Joslen Craig, so., Mid; Hadley Walcher, jr., Def; Maleigha Schmidt, so., F; Abigail Barger, so., Def; Taityn Estell, so., Mid; Avery Kassman, sr., GK.
 
Worth noting: Colts making third trip to state quarterfinals and first in 23 years. A win would give them their first state final four appearance. … Campus also won regional titles in 2000 and 2003. ... Campus went 1-5 in Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail I play before rallying in the postseason. … Colts went 3-0 in Wichita South’s Titan Classic. … Craig leads team with 14 goals and 16 assists. … Schmidt has 10 goals and 6 assists. … Estell has 8 goals and 2 assists with pair of goals in the postseason. … Walcher (5 goals, 2 assists) and Barger lead defense as centerbacks along with goalkeeper Kassman, who shut out Wichita North in regional final.
 
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GARDEN CITY

Coach: Jose Vital-Caro 

Record: 12-5-1

Regional results: beat Dodge City, 2-0; beat Wichita East, 5-0.

State quarterfinal: vs. Campus (9-9-0), 6 p.m. Monday

Key players: Jarica Hutcheson, jr., GK; Jasleen Ortega, sr., Def; Aliyah Rodriguez, jr., Mid.

Worth noting: Buffaloes have reached quarterfinals in four of past six seasons under coach Vital-Caro, excluding COVID-canceled 2020 season, but still seeking first semifinal berth. … Reigning Western Athletic Conference Player of Year Hutcheson has recorded seven clean sheets. … She has twice scored directly off long punts. … Defender Ortega, a Fort Hays State signee, has added five goals. … Rodriguez has totaled eight goals and 10 assists. … Buffaloes captured Western Athletic Conference title with win over Hays in regular-season finale. … Garden City opened postseason with 2-0 win over rival Dodge City in regional opener.
 
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Manhattan
 
MANHATTAN

Coach: Mike Sanchez

Record: 10-7-1

Regional results: beat Topeka High, 2-0; beat Maize, 3-2.

State quarterfinal: at Washburn Rural (12-6-0), 6 p.m. Monday

Key players: Lauren Booe, jr., Mid; Savanna Heitmann, so., Mid; Lexie Oehme, fr., F; Jocelyn Gawith, jr., GK.

Worth noting: Worth noting: Indians return to quarterfinals for first time since making five straight semifinal appearances from 2018-2023, excluding COVID-canceled 2020 season. … Manhattan placed fourth in three straight seasons from 2021-2023. … In statistics updated through 17 games, Booe led team with 10 goals and added five assists. … Goalkeeper Jocelyn Gawith has posted seven shutouts.
 
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Mill Valley 

MILL VALLEY

Coach: Justin Crawford

Record: 15-1-2

Regional results: beat Shawnee Mission West, 3-1; beat Lawrence, 5-1.

State quarterfinal: vs. Blue Valley West (14-3-1), 6 p.m. Monday

Key players: Jamie Ricker, sr.; Jenna Lloyd, sr.; Olivia  Meneses, jr.; Biti Hasabu, jr.; Grace Garcia, jr.; Paige Frost, jr.; Aniston Crabtree, jr.; Lannah Esquibel; jr.; Mallory Fitzgerald, so.; Lyla Cinotto, so., Lauren Woods, so.

Worth noting: Mill Valley is competing in their sixth straight state quarterfinal. ... Jaguars won their first state title in 2023 after making move up to 6A. … Mill Valley finished as runner-up in 6A last year to Washburn Rural, falling to the Junior Blues in penalty kick. ... Also runner-up in 5A in 2022 after losing to St. Thomas Aquinas... Mill Valley finished second in the Sunflower League this season with an undefeated 11-0-2 record in league play. … Jaguars are led in goals by Paige Frost and overall points by Frost and Lloyd. ... Goalkeeper Ricker and the defense have posted 12 shutouts. … Crawford is in his second year as Mill Valley head coach.
 
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Olathe Northwest 

OLATHE NORTHWEST

Coach: Chris Graham

Record: 14-3-1

Regional results: beat Shawnee Mission Northwest, 1-0; beat Olathe North, 6-0.

State quarterfinal: at Shawnee Mission East (17-0-1), 6 p.m. Monday

Key players: Alexa Regas, sr., def;  Reagan Myers, fr., F; Avery Miller, jr., F; Reese Havercamp, jr., Def; Peighton Orel, fr., GK.

Worth noting: Ravens making fifth straight quarterfinal appearance and 10th since 2008. … Olathe Northwest took third in 2019 and 2022. … Finished third in Sunflower League behind state quarterfinalists Shawnee Mission East and Mill Valley. … Myers leads team with 12 goals and six assists in her freshman season. … Miller is second on team with nine goals adding four assists. … Regas has recorded five goals and four assists. … Freshman goalkeeper Orel has posted an 0.72 goals-against average, notching 11 shutouts. … Graham is in his 18th year as head coach.
 
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Shawnee Mission East 

SHAWNEE MISSION EAST

Coach: Jamie Kelly

Record: 17-0-1

Regional results: beat Olathe West, 5-0; beat Olathe East, 3-1.

State quarterfinal: vs. Olathe Northwest (14-3-1), 6 p.m. Monday

Key players: Lauren Mercer, jr., F; Louisa Holzbeierlein, sr., F; Stella Harris, fr., F; Mia Mosher, jr., Mid; Addison Stover, sr., Mid; Addy Newman, jr., Mid; Kate Lucas, sr.,  Def.; Sophia Danker, sr., Def; Luciana Mendy, sr., Def; Mak Terrill, sr., Def; Bella Tilgner, jr., GK.

Worth noting: Lancers are making seventh state quarterfinal appearance and first since 2023. … East won state titles in 1997, 1999 and 2000 and finished runner-up in 2001, 2021 and 2023. … Mosher leads team with 17 goals while Mercer has added 16. … Harris leads team with 13 assists. … Tilgner has posted nine shutouts and a 0.40 goals-against average. … Lancers won Olathe Invitational with victories over Blue Valley Southwest, Blue Valley and Blue Valley North. … East captured Sunflower League title. … Current seniors were freshmen on East’s 2023 runner-up team that lost to Mill Valley in state final. … Second time in school history Lancers have entered quarterfinals undefeated (1999 team finished 18-0-2). … Several players have committed or signed to play at next level, including Mercer (Missouri), Mosher (Ole Miss), Lucas (Nebraska-Omaha), Terrill (Wisconsin-Whitewater) and Stover (IU Indy). … Kelly has compiled a 215-79-14 record in 18 seasons as head coach.
 
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Washburn Rural 

WASHBURN RURAL

Coach: Brian Hensyel

Record: 12-6-0

Regional results: beat Wichita Heights, 8-0; beat Derby, 4-2.

State quarterfinal: vs. Manhattan (10-7-1), 6 p.m. Monday

Key players: Allie Schroeder, sr., F; Dayne Shriver, sr., D; Emery Hall, jr., Mid; Ellie Vogel, so., Mid; Emma Wong sr., Def.

Worth noting: Rural is defending state champion after capturing first title in program history in 2025. … Junior Blues are making 13th straight state quarterfinal appearance. … Rural finished state runner-up in 2022, 2019, 2018 and 2015. … Junior Blues have made 11 straight semifinal appearances, excluding COVID-canceled 2020 season. … Schroeder has totaled 12 goals and eight assists and has committed to Central Missouri. … Vogel is second on team with 10 goals. … Hall was Centennial League newcomer of year after recording eight goals and 10 assists. … Shriver, a Washburn commit, has added five goals and six assists. … Junior Blues finished second in Centennial League behind undefeated Hayden. … Key wins include Olathe South, Lee’s Summit North, Manhattan, Seaman and a come-from-behind victory over Derby in regional final. … Rural has not lost a home playoff game since 2013 quarterfinals. … Five of six losses came against teams still alive in playoffs – Blue Valley West in 6A, St. James, Blue Valley Southwest and Kapaun Mt. Carmel in 5A, and Hayden in 4A. … Hensyel has compiled a 312-68-12 record in his 21st season as head coach.
 
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