Jayhawk homecoming queen, king crowned on Friday

Alison Willard and Tanner Holt were crowned 2026 Jayhawk-Linn Homecoming queen and king in a pre-game ceremony on Friday, Oct. 1. The crowning came before a football win by the Jayhawks and the subsequent homecoming dance capped off a week of activities for Jayhawk-Linn High students.

Homecoming queen for 2026 Alison Willard, second from the left, and king Tanner Holt are flanked by 2025 queen and king Brea Dawson and Denton White following the crowning on Friday, Oct. 1. Crown bearers for the ceremony were Kyndall, left front, and Korbin. (Photos by Roger Sims / Linn County Journal)

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Clockwise from top left, Tanner Holt, who was Alison Willard's escort, places the crown on her head; candidate Chloe Riley and her escort Rayse Dean are introduced to the crowd in the stands; candidate Coralynn Bukkila and her escort Landon Higgins make their entrance; and candidate Aubreigh Summers and escort Dominic Alvarez are introduced to the crowd.

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Queen and king candidates await their introductions before the crowning.

Posing for post-crowning photos left little time for the members of the royal court to don cheerleading uniforms, so they grabbed their pompoms and got to work. They were able to change into uniforms during halftime.

Jayhawks students are fired up and painted up in the student section.