All City 2025 Girls Swimming Team.

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Rick Strecker, Hayden Hall of Framer, passed away after cancer battle.

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All City 2025 Boys Golf Team.

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2025 All City Boys Tennis Team.

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Topekan "Big Dawg" Deedrick honored by KSHSAA for 60 yrs. as an official in baseball, basketball, football and volleyball.

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Ryin Miller, Seaman, named Gatorade KS 2025 Track & Field Athlete of the Year.

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Nate Wallace (right) is the new coach of the Highland Park boys basketball team.

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Phil Frost captured his 1st TGA City Match Play Championship.

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Key Performers of the Week

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Rick Peterson, Top Sports News Writer
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By RICK PETERSON                                                                                                           

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Highland Park junior basketball guard Tamir Anderson and Topeka High junior girls basketball standout Ladaysha Baird have been selected by the Dan Key Farmers Insurance Agency as the Rising Stars of the Week.

The Dan Key Agency will recognize top Shawnee County underclassmen throughout the 2022-2023 school year.

Here’s a brief look at the accomplishments of Anderson and Baird over the past week:

TamirAnderson1Highland Park junior Tamir Anderson, a key reserve for the undefeated and top-ranked Scots, has been named the boys Rising Star of the Week. [File photo/TSN]

TAMIR ANDERSON, Highland Park

A 6-foot-2 junior, Anderson has established himself as one of Shawnee County' premier 3-point shooters while coming off the bench for the undefeated and top-ranked (Class 5A) Highland Park boys basketball team.

Anderson had 16 points with four 3-pointers in a 76-43 Meadowlark Conference victory over Kansas City-Washington last Tuesday and added a pair of 3-pointers in the Scots' 79-48 league win over KC-Schlagle last Thursday.

Anderson has been on a hot streak of late, including 20 points and six 3-pointers in a 76-45 win over Eudora and a 12-point, four 3-pointer effort in a Topeka Invitational Tournament win over Wichita Southeast.

LadayshaBaird2Topeka High junior Ladaysha Baird has been named the girls Rising Star of the Week. [File photo/TSN]

LADAYSHA BAIRD, Topeka High 

Baird, a 5-foot-4 junior, has put together a string of double-figure performances together for the No. 3-ranked (Class 6A) Topeka High girls, who are 13-3 on the season.

Baird scored 14 points last Friday in a 62-25 Centennial League win over Junction City and followed that up with 11 points and a pair of 3-pointers in Tuesday's 62-45 league win over Manhattan.

Baird came up huge in the recent Firebird Classic at Free State, including a career-high 23 points and six 3-pointers in the Trojans' 56-51 championship-game victory over Blue Valley. Through 14 games Baird was shooting 62 percent from 3-point range. 

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