Dan Key Farmers Insurance

✨ RISING STARS
The Dan Key Farmers Insurance Agency is proud to announce this week's Male and Female Rising Stars of the Week. Blaine Durbin from Cair Paravel Latin School and Ahsieyrhuajh Rayton from Topeka High School have been selected as this week's Rising Stars!

🏀 Durbin, a sophomore frontliner, scored a total of 60 points in three wins on the week as No. 8-ranked (Class 2A) Cair Paravel won the championship in the Flint Hills League Tournament at Emporia. Durbin scored 17 points in a 64-30 win over West Franklin, had 30 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in a 60-45 win over Lyndon and scored 13 points in the Lions' 64-47 win over Osage City as CPLS stretched its winning streak to eight games.

🏀 Rayton, a junior, reached the 1,000 point milestone in the game against Derby in the Capitol Classic tournament. Rayton, who scored 33 points in a Tuesday night win over Atchison, surpassed that total with Thursday's 37-point explosion, hitting four 3-pointers among her 14 field goals while hitting five of eight free throws.

Congrats to Blaine and Ahsieyrhuajh and best of luck on the rest of your seasons!

✨ RISING STARS OF THE WEEK
The Dan Key Farmers Insurance is proud to announce this week's Male and Female Rising Stars. Kelton Meier from Hayden Catholic High School and Olive Jones from Shawnee Heights have been selected as this week's Rising Stars!

🎳 A junior bowling standout, Meier opened his 2026 season with the individual championship in last Tuesday's Hayden quadrangular at Gage Bowl. Meier, who helped the Wildcats win their first-ever Class 4A-1A state team title last season, rolled a 785 three-game series, capped by a perfect 300 game in his final game of the day.

🤼‍♀️ Jones, a sophomore wrestler, went 3-0 with 27, 49 and 46-second pins at the Shawnee Heights tournament last week. She currently stands at 21-1 for this season.

Congrats to Kelton and Olive. Best of luck on the rest of your seasons!

✨ RISING STARS
The Dan Key Farmers Agency is proud to announce this week's Rising Stars. Brooks Ballard from Washburn Rural High School and Hailey Caryl from Topeka High School have been chosen as this week's Male and Female Rising Stars.

🏀 A 6-foot-2 sophomore, Ballard connected on 6 of 10 3-point attempts and hit 7 of 11 shots overall and his only free throw attempt on the way to a career-high 21-point performance in Saturday's 68-53 non-league road victory at Olathe West, helping the Junior Blues improve to 5-2 on the season.

🏀 Caryl, a sophomore from Topeka High, scored 26 points in 87-31 win over Highland Park on Friday and 8 pts., 9 rebounds, 8 assists in 65-47 win over Lawrence on Tuesday.

Congrats to Brooks and Hailey and best of luck on the rest of your seasons!