By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
MYLES ALONZO, Topeka West
A senior, Alonzo captured his first city boys golf individual championship last Monday at Topeka Country Club, winning by four strokes with a 27-hole total of 117. After finishing second in a playoff in the 2023 city tournament, Alonzo's city title was his second straight individual win after shooting a 71 to win the Salina South Invitational.
AUDREY APPUHN, Washburn Rural
Appuhn, a sophomore, had a part in four wins (two individual, two relays) to lead Washburn Rural's girls swimming to the team championship in last Wednesday's Topeka West Invitational at the Capitol Federal Natatorium by more than 200 points. Appuhn won the 200-yard individual medley in 2 minutes, 12.29 seconds and the 500 freestyle in 5:18.81 and swam on the Junior Blues' winning 200 medley relay (2:04.40) and the 400 free relay (4:08.67).
BRYCE BADSKY, Silver Lake
A senior, Badsky carded a 73 in last Monday's Silver Lake Invitational at Lake Shawnee to capture the individual championship by a 10-stroke margin. Badsky, a three-time state medalist, led the host Eagles to the team title by a seven-stroke margin over a split squad from Santa Fe Trail. Badsky is a three-time All-Shawnee County first-team pick.
PAIGE GLASGOW, Seaman
A senior softball standout for the 13-5 Vikings, Glasgow helped lead Seaman to a non-league home doubleheader sweep over Manhattan last Wednesday. Glasgow hit a walkoff grand slam to end a 15-3 first-game Seaman win over the Indians and she hit her second home run of the day in the Vikings' 13-8 second-game victory.
PAYTON McHARG, Washburn University
McHarg, a junior outfielder from Saskatchewan, Canada, went 11 of 16 at the plate over a four-game stretch with eight runs scored, 12 runs batted in, two home runs, including a grand slam, and three doubles as the Ichabods ran their winning streak to six games while climbing a season-high 10 games over .500 at 29-19.
AVERY ZIMMERMAN, Topeka High
Zimmerman, a senior, scored a three-goal hat trick and also added an assist in last Tuesday's Topeka High 5-3 Centennial League soccer win at Hayden, helping the Trojans improve to 6-4-0 on the season. Zimmerman, who has signed a letter of intent to play soccer at Emporia State, is a three-time All-City pick in soccer and won the city golf title last fall.