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Karns City basketball’s Naomi Venesky named KSAC MVP after dominant regular season. See the full list

Karns City’s Naomi Venesky (1) was named the KSAC girls basketball MVP for the 2025-26 season. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

Days after she became the 11th Karns City girls basketball player to reach 1,000 career points, senior guard Naomi Venesky was named the KSAC girls basketball MVP for the 2025-26 season.

Venesky has been dominant all season for the 19-2 Gremlins, averaging more than 15 points a game. She is the lone Butler County player, boys or girls, to be named first team this year.

But the Gremlins are represented elsewhere, with freshman guard Taylor Ritzert earning second team and Hannah Dailey earning third team.

On the boys’ side, KC’s Cole Johnson and A-C Valley’s Joe Rapp garned second-team honors.

Related Article: Naomi Venesky hits 1,000 career points to power Karns City girls basketball past Brookville Related Article: Every 1,000-point scorer in Butler County: Top boys, girls basketball players at each high school

See the full list of all-stars below.

2026 KSAC Girls Basketball All-Stars

MVP: Naomi Venesky, Karns City

First Team

Naomi Venesky, Karns City

Addy Bond, Redbank Valley

Darien Wenner, Cranberry Area

Samantha Whitling, Brookville

Hannah Beggs, Clarion-Limestone

Second Team

Peyton McElravy, Keystone

Maddy Dehart, Union/A-C Valley

Isabella Brandon, Keystone

Julianna Schwabenbauer, Clarion-Limestone

Taylor Ritzert, Karns City

Third Team

Hanna Dailey, Karns City

Jadyn Shumaker, Cranberry Area

Sydney Baumcratz, North Clarion

Emma Northey, Brookville

Emily Matz, Moniteau

2026 KSAC Boys Basketball All-Stars

MVP: Blake Marchinke, Cranberry Area

First Team

Dom Corcetti, Keystone

Braylon Wagner, Redbank Valley

Paul Craig, Clarion-Limestone

Nathan Frederick, Clarion Area

Blake Marchinke, Cranberry Area

Second Team

Cole Findlay, Cranberry Area

Cole Johnston, Karns City

Dylan Smail, Clarion Area

Josh Semeyn, Brookville

Joe Rapp, A-C Valley

Third Team

Logan Bish, North Clarion

Dawson Cook, Moniteau

Brendin Sankey, Moniteau

Antonio Campbell, Forest Area

Isaac Burkett, Brookville

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