By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
EASTON BRADSTREET, Washburn Rural
A senior, Bradstreet scored four goals and had two assists as Washburn Rural's soccer team, the Class 6A state runner-up last fall, opened its 2022 season with a 7-1 non-league road romp at Kapaun Mt. Carmel last Friday.
HALEY CARPENTER, Topeka High
Carpenter, who has teamed with fellow senior Adisyn Caryl to earn back-to-back doubles berths in the Class 6A state tennis tournament, opened the 2022 season with the doubles title in last Thursday's Wamego Invitational. Carpenter and Caryl went 4-0 on the day to help lead the Trojans to the team championship.
ADISYN CARYL, Topeka High
A three-time Class 6A state tennis qualifier, Caryl opened her senior season with the No. 1 doubles championship in last Thursday's Wamego Invitational, teaming with senior Haley Carpenter to post a 4-0 record and help the Trojans win the team championship.
BELLE KENNEDY, Washburn University
Kennedy, a freshman midfielder, scored the first two goals of her college career in Sunday's 7-3 Washburn University women's soccer win at William Jewell, with the former Washburn Rural All-Stater helping the Ichabods improve to 2-0 on the 2022 season.
DEVON RUTSCHMANN, Washburn Rural
A junior, Rutschmann had a goal and three assists for Washburn Rural soccer, which went 19-1-0 last season, in a 7-1 non-league season-opening road win at Kapaun Mt. Carmel last Friday.
JALYN STEVENSON, Washburn University
Stevenson, a sophomore outside hitter from Spring Hill, helped lead No. 2-ranked Washburn University volleyball to a perfect 4-0 record in last weekend's Nebraska-Kearney Fall Classic. Stevenson led the offense with 37 kills and landed 10 service aces. Defensively, she was second on the team in with 29, had seven total blocks and had a .979 reception percentage after receiving 94 out of 96 service attempts.