A glance at the Class 4A girls state basketball field

Tonganoxie native Danni Boatwright, the winner of "Survivor: Guatemala" and Miss Kansas USA 1996, is one of several notable alumni from this year's state tournament field.
Related: Meet the 2012-13 Chieftains
WAMEGO
Record: 22-1
League: North Central Kansas
Sub-state location: Topeka-Hayden
Coach: Jim Page
Miles from Salina: 81
Enrollment: 451
Mascot: Red Raiders
Colors: Red and white
Notable alumni/residents: Walter Chrysler (auto manufacturer, founder of Chrysler Corporation), Dick Knostman (Kansas State University jersey retiree, former professional basketball player)
McPHERSON
Record: 19-3
League: Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail Division III
Sub-state location: Abilene
Coach: Chris Strathman
Miles from Salina: 36
Enrollment: 690
Mascot: Bullpups
Colors: Red and white
Notable alumni/residents: Steve Henson (former professional basketball player, current assistant coach at the University of Oklahoma), Brandon Parker (Tonganoxie High athletics director)
PAOLA
Record: 18-4
League: Frontier
Sub-state location: Ottawa
Coach: Stuart Ross
Miles from Salina: 187
Enrollment: 650
Mascot: Panthers
Colors: Black and gold
Notable alumni/residents: Brittney Miller (Volleyball All-American at Emporia State University), Brian Shay (NCAA Division II Football Player of the Year at Emporia State University)
FORT SCOTT
Record: 17-5
League: Southeast Kansas
Sub-state location: Fort Scott
Coach: Jeff Armstrong
Miles from Salina: 256
Enrollment: 562
Mascot: Tigers
Colors: Red and white
Notable alumni/residents: Dr. Ernest Hawkins (KSHSAA Hall of Fame inductee), Adam and Andy LaRoche (Current professional baseball players)
CLEARWATER
Record: 16-6
League: Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail Division IV
Sub-state location: Mulvane
Coach: Chuck Reitberger
Miles from Salina: 108
Enrollment: 369
Mascot: Indians
Colors: Columbia blue and white
Notable alumni/residents: Logan Mize (country music singer), Luke Bryant (All-American discus thrower at the University of Oklahoma)
TONGANOXIE
Record: 15-7
League: Kaw Valley
Sub-state location: Tonganoxie
Coach: Randy Kraft
Miles from Salina: 150
Enrollment: 595
Mascot: Chieftains
Colors: Red and white
Notable alumni/residents: Danni Boatwright (winner of “Survivor: Guatemala,” Miss Kansas USA 1996), Mario Credit (four-year basketball player at the University of Arkansas), Mal Merrihugh, actor and stand-in for Cary Grant in several of Grant’s movie.
ALTAMONT-LABETTE COUNTY
Record: 15-7
League: Southeast Kansas
Sub-state location: Independence
Coach: Kristi Snider
Miles from Salina: 227
Enrollment: 527
Mascot: Grizzlies
Colors: Red and gold
Notable alumni/residents: Brannon Green (Current starting tight end at the University of Oklahoma), Kendra Frazier (Current basketball senior at the University of Missouri)
PRATT
Record: 14-9
League: Central Kansas
Sub-state location: Pratt
Coach: Dean Rausch
Miles from Salina: 134
Enrollment: 350
Mascot: Greenbacks
Colors: Green and white
Notable alumni residents: Bill Farmer (Disney voice actor), Brad Ziegler (Current professional baseball player)
- Tonganoxie native Danni Boatwright, the winner of “Survivor: Guatemala” and Miss Kansas USA 1996, is one of several notable alumni from this year’s state tournament field.