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After being held scoreless for the first 151 minutes of the 2024 girls soccer season, a brief two-goal scoring flurry was enough to push Hayden to a 2-1 non-league victory over Free State Monday at Hayden.
Hayden senior Lauren Sandstrom (right) chasing Free State's Kate Foust for the ball, scored the Wildcats' first goal of the season in Monday's 2-1 home non-league win over Free State. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Senior Jill Lenherr scored the game-winning goal in Hayden's 2-1 win over Free State Monday at Hayden. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Hayden was held scoreless in a 0-0 double-overtime stalemate against Cair Paravel Latin on Friday and fell behind Free State 1-0 in Monday's home-opener before turning the tables with two second-half goals in a span of 1 minute, 46 seconds.
Senior Kate Foust scored at the 28:46 mark of the first half to put Free State up 1-0, a lead that held up through the first half and 11 minutes into the second half, before Hayden senior Lauren Sandstrom connected on a long shot to tie the game at 1-1 with 28:33 remaining.
Wildcat senior Jill Lenherr then broke the tie at the 26:47 mark off an assist from sophomore Reese Huscher.
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Jackson Esquibel
JACKSON ESQUIBEL, Shawnee Heights
Esquibel, who has won Class 5A state titles in track and field and cross country, opened his senior track season with a sweep of the 1,600 and 3,200-meter runs in last Friday's Free State Early Bird Invitational. Esquibel, a Kansas State signee, won the 1,600 in 4 minutes, 36.23 seconds and took the 3,200 win in 9:44.51.
Joslynn Grace
JOSLYNN GRACE, Seaman
Grace opened her junior swimming season with four gold medals in last Thursday's Topeka West Invitational at the Capitol Federal Natorium. Grace won the 200-yard individual medley (2:15.94) and the 100 breaststroke (1:11.27) and swam on the Vikings' winning 200-yard medley relay (1:58.69) and 200 free relay (1:49.24).
Ashley Heavner
ASHLEY HEAVNER, Washburn University
Heavner, a sophomore from Frisco, Texas, broke a 44-year-old Washburn University track and field program record at the Fort Hays State Spring Invitational in the 400-meter hurdles in a time of 1 minute, 3.21 seconds. Heavner broke her own personal best in the event while breaking Pam Blackwell's WU record of 1:03.64.
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NOTE: Top.Sports.news will compile a weekly track and field honor roll for Shawnee County high schools throughout the 2024 season. Coaches are asked to email updated times and marks or any corrections to Rick Peterson at
BOYS
100 METERS
Merritt, Seaman 10.77
Murph, Topeka High 11.18
Barr, Topeka West 11.59
Hailey, Topeka High 11.85
Osburn, Washburn Rural 11.90
Aaron Merritt, Seaman
200 METERS
Merritt, Seaman 22.08
Murph, Topeka High 23.05
Parker, Shawnee Heights 23.27
Batson, Topeka West 23.37
Cochran, Seaman 23.41
400 METERS
Roeder, Topeka High 52.68
Benz, Shawnee Heights 52.79
Terry, Washburn Rural 53.14
Batson, Topeka West 53.64
Roney, Washburn Rural 54.31
Brody Anderson, Seaman
800 METERS
Anderson, Seaman 1:59.81
Esquibel, Shawnee Heights 2:00
Chooncharoen, Washburn Rural 2:08.43
Quarles, Washburn Rural 2:09.89
Olsen, Washburn Rural 2:11.40
Jackson Esquibel, Shawnee Heights
1,600 METERS
Esquibel, Shawnee Heights 4:22.45
Lehman, Topeka West 4:48.72
Leinwetter, Washburn Rural 4:51.67
Carter, Shawnee Heights 4:52.44
Moore, Hayden 4:56.13
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GIRLS
Keimara Marshall, Topeka High
100 METERS
Marshall, Topeka High 13.21
Steiner, Seaman 13.44
Connell, Hayden 13.47
Phillips, Topeka West 14.01
Washington, Topeka High 14.04
200 METERS
Marshall, Topeka High 27.37
Steiner, Seaman 27.79
Cosey, Highland Park 28.14
Rayton, Topeka High 28.23
Jowers, Seaman 29.87
Natalie Hillebert, Hayden
400 METERS
Hillebert, Hayden 63.31
Connell, Hayden 65.38
Robinson, Seaman 66.22
North, Hayden 66.84
Imani, Shawnee Heights 71.99
Taylie Heston, Seaman
800 METERS
Heston, Seaman 2:37.14
Wempe, Seaman 2:50.15
Urbina-Archundia, Shawnee Heights 2:58.91
Wolff, Hayden 3:01.98
Garcia, Highland Park 3:08.13
1,600 METERS
Spencer, Seaman 5:53.36
Harper, Hayden 6:12.41
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Washburn Rural softball opened the Joy Marie Galliart era with a pair of hard-earned wins over Centennial League foe Topeka High Friday at Hummer Sports Park.
Joy Marie Galliart (center) notched her first two wins as Washburn Rural's softball coach Friday against Topeka High. [Photo by Doug Walker/Special to TSN]
The Junior Blues broke a 4-4 tie with four runs in their last at bat to take an 8-4 first-game win and earned the sweep with an 11-7 win in the nightcap.
Washburn Rural sophomore shortstop Reagan Chapman throws out a Topeka High base-runner in Friday's softball twinbill. [Photo by Doug Walker/Special to TSN]
Washburn Rural senior pitcher Makayla Ekis (right) confers with sophomore catcher Henley Rapp during Friday's doubleheader against Topeka High. [Photo by Doug Walker/Special to TSN]
Washburn Rural has been to the Class 6A championship game the past two seasons, finishing as the state runnerup both years, while Topeka High won 6A titles in 2021 and 2022.
Seaman softball rolls to UKC sweep over Topeka West
Seaman's softball team opened its 2024 season in impressive fashion Friday at Seaman, taking a pair of wins over United Kansas Conference foe Topeka West.
The Vikings took an 18-3 first-game win over the Chargers and followed that up with a 17-1 second-game victory.
