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Three members of Class 6A state champion Washburn Rural earned Top 10 berths on the TopSports.news' All-Shawnee County girls basketball team while Topeka High junior Kiki Smith was named the county player of the year after leading Topeka High to the Centennial League championship and a 6A state tournament berth.
Smith, also the Centennial League player of the year, averaged 18 points, 4.3 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 4.1 steals this past season while connecting on 49 3-pointers.
Washburn Rural 6-foot-2 junior Brooklyn DeLeye and 5-11 senior Emma Krueger earned first-team All-Shawnee County spots for the second straight season after leading the Junior Blues to a 23-2 record and the Junior Blues' second state championship since 2019.
Washburn Rural junior Brooklyn DeLeye is a first-team repeater on the All-Shawnee County girls basketball team after helping lead the Junior Blues to the Class 6A state championship. [File photo/TSN]
Washburn Rural senior Emma Krueger is a member of the All-Shawnee County girls first team for the second straight season after helping the Junior Blues win the Class 6A championship. [File photo/TSN]
DeLeye averaged 11.8 points, 7.0 rebounds 1.4 assists and 1.0 steals for Washburn Rural while Krueger was a defensive stopper and averaged 8.9 points, 5.4 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.6 steals and was also a key player on the Junior Blues' 2019 championship team.
Washburn Rural sophomore Zoe Canfield earned a spot on the TSN All-Shawnee County first team after helping lead Rural to the Class 6A state title. [File photo/TSN]
Kevin Bordewick coached Washburn Rural to a second Class 6A state basketball champioonship and his ninth state title overall in the 2021-2022 season. [File photo/TSN]
Zoe Canfield, a 5-11 sophomore, also garnered a Top 10 all-county berth for the Junior Blues while Rural's Kevin Bordewick was named the county coach of the year after earning his second state basketball championship as a head coach and his ninth title overall.
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Washburn Rural senior Campbell Bagshaw has signed a letter of intent with Kansas after earning All-Shawnee County and All-Centennial League honors last season for the 20-3 Junior Blues. [Twitter]
CAMPBELL BAGSHAW, Washburn Rural
A senior infielder, Bagshaw was a first-team All-Shawnee County selection and also earned first-team All-Centennial League recognition after helping lead the Junior Blues to a 20-3 record and a Class 6A state tournament berth. Bagshaw hit .419 as a junior and scored a team-best 37 runs. Bagshaw hit two homers and drove in 18 runs. Bagshaw, who helped Washburn Rural win the 6A state basketball title this past season, has signed a softball letter of intent with Kansas.
Stanford signee NiJaree Canady was named the Kansas Gatorade Softball Player of the Year last season after helping lead Topeka High to a 25-0 record and the Class 6A state championship last season. [File photo/TSN]
NIJAREE CANADY, Topeka High
A Stanford signee, Canady was named the Kansas Gatorade and Shawnee County player of the year last season as a junior after helping lead Topeka High to its first-ever Class 6A state sotball championship and a perfect 25-0 record. Canady struck out 16 batters in all three of Topeka High's state tournament wins, allowing just six hits and one unearned run. Canady posted a perfect 21-0 pitching record last spring with an 0.26 earned run average and 226 strikeouts while also hitting .478 with 13 home runs. Canady was named to the Class 6A first team by the Kansas Softball Coaches Association.
Topeka High junior shortstop Adisyn Caryl was named the Shawnee County and Centennial League newcomer of the year last season after helping lead the Trojans to the Class 6A state championship. [File photo/TSN]
ADISYN CARYL, Topeka High
A junior shortstop, Caryl was named the Shawnee County and Centennial League newcomer of the year last spring after helping Topeka High post a perfect 25-0 record and win the school's first Class 6A state championship. Caryl was named to the All-Class 6A first team by the Kansas Softball Coaches Association after hitting .608 with 40 runs batted in. Caryl had 48 hits, with 16 doubles and five triples. Caryl was also a starter for the Trojan basketball team, helping High win the Centennial League title and advance to the 6A state tournament.
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Seaman senior Dagen Brewer earned first-team All-Shawnee County and All-Centennial League honors last season for the 19-4 Vikings. [File photo/TSN]
DAGEN BREWER, Seaman
A senior third baseman, Brewer helped lead Seaman to a 19-4 record and a 17th straight Class 5A state tournament berth last season, earning first-team All-Shawnee County and All-Centennial League honors and second-team All-Class 5A recognition from the Kansas Association of Baseball Coaches. Brewer hit .375 with six home runs and 25 runs batted in. In four pitching appearances Brewer recorded one save and compiled a 1.40 earned run average.
KADEN BROWN, Rossville
A senior catcher/pitcher/outfielder, Brown earned second-team All-Shawnee County honors last season after helping the Bulldawgs post a 15-7 record. Brown hit .425 last spring with 25 runs scored and 16 runs batted in. As a pitcher Brown went 3-0 with an 0.38 ERA, recording 23 strikeouts in 18 innings pitched.
MAX COLOMBO, Topeka High
A senior, Colombo earned first-team All-Shawnee County and All-Centennial League honors last season after helping lead Topeka High to a breakout 15-7 season. Colombo attends Cair Paravel Latin while competing for Topeka High in a co-op agreement. A shortstop/pitcher, Colombo hit a city-high .522 with 35 RBI while scoring 22 runs. As a pitcher Colombo posted a 1.59 ERA and struck out 42 batters in 26 and one-third nnings.
MACLANE FINLEY, Seaman
Finley, a senior infielder, earned second-team All-Shawnee County recognition last season after helping Seaman post a 19-4 record and advance to the Class 5A state tounament. Finley also earned All-Centennial League honorable mention as well as All-Class 5A honorable mention from the Kansas Association of Baseball Coaches.
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Washburn Rural dominates the TopSports.news' 2022 All-Shawnee County boys wrestling team after winning a second straight Class 6A state team championship..
The Junior Blues put seven wrestlers on the all-county team and swept the individual awards, with senior Austin Fager selected as county wrestler of the year, freshman Easton Broxterman named newcomer of the year and first-year Washburn Rural coach Josh Hogan earning coach of the year recognition.
Washburn Rural senior Austin Fager was named the Shawnee County wrestler of the year after winning the 182-pound Class 6A state title and posting a 43-2 record on the season. [File photo/TSN]
Fager, 43-2 on the season, won his first individual state championship as a senior after finishing second as a junior, taking the 182-pound championship with a 1 minute, 13-second win by pin over Campus senior Aidan Williams in the finals.
Washburn Rural freshman 106-pounder Easton Broxterman was tapped as the TSN Shawnee County newcomer of the year after posting a second-place Class 6A state finish at 106 pounds. [File photo/TSN]
Broxterman capped a 39-6 freshman season with a second-place state finish at 106 pounds to earn the Shawnee County newcomer of the year honor while Hogan guided the Junior Blues to a successful defense of the 6A team title by a 151-142.5 margin over Derby.
The TopSports.news all-county team is based in part on selections made by the seven Topeka head coaches as well as at large selections for county schools Rossville and Silver Lake.
Senior Aidan Boline (right) won the Class 6A state title at 160 pounds, helping Washburn Rural win its second straight state team championship. [File photo/TSN]
Washburn Rural senior 160-pounder Aidan Boline (34-6) joined Fager as a 6A state champion, taking a 5-0 decision over Olathe East senior Nick Carlson in his championship match.
Also earning All-Shawnee County first-team honors for Rural were sophomore 113-pounder Jonathan Morrison (39-7) and senior 126-pounder Jacob Tangpricha (35-70, who both finished third at state, along with sophomore 132-pounder Brody Byrne (27-14) and freshman 152-pounder Kristjan Marshall (28-19).
Tangpricha earned his third state medal after winning 6A state titles in 2020 and 2021 while Morrison captured his second state medal after winning the 106-pound title as a freshman.
Shawnee Heights also put seven wrestlers on the All-Shawnee County first team after finishing seventh in 5A as a team, including senior state placers Brock Ferguson, Garrett Peery and Caden Walker and junior state placer Sean Wunder.
Ferguson (44-6) finished fourth at 120 pounds, Peery (44-7) fourth at 220 and Wunder (40-10) fourth at 195, while Walker (31-4) finished fifth.
Also named to the all-county first team for the T-Birds were senior 138-pounder Ty Lewis (39-10), 145-pounder Joey Hilton (37-10) and senior 170-pounder Cole Manrose (39-14).
Highland Park senior Morgan Dean earned a spot on the All-Shawnee County first team at 285 pounds after posting a 31-11 record on the season.
Rossville and Silver Lake combined to put five top-four state placers on the all-county first team.
Rossville junior Jacob Carver posted a runner-up finish in the Class 3A-1A state tournament at 285 pounds. [Submitted]
Rossville junior 285-pounder Jacob Carver (34-4) was a state finalist in 3A-1A, finishing second, while Bulldawg senior 138-pounder Colby Hurla (44-9) and senior 160-pounder Sam Twombly (42-3) both finished third.
Twombly finished third as a senior after a fourth-place finish as a junior.
Silver Lake senior 182-pounder Triston Vande Velde (38-5) posted a third-place state finish in 3A-1A while senior 170-pounder Daigan Kruger (32-4) finished fourth.
ALL-SHAWNEE COUNTY BOYS WRESTLING
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State champions Maranda Bell of Shawnee Heights and Kendra Hurla of Rossville headine TopSports.news' 2022 All-Shawnee County girls wrestling team.
Bell and Hurla were tapped as the Shawnee County co-wrestlers of the year after Bell ended her high school career with the Class 6A-5A 191-pound state title while sophomore Hurla won her second straight Class 4A-1A 120-pound championship.
Shawnee Heights 191-pounder Maranda Bell capped her high school career with a Class 6A-5A state wrestling championship. [Submitted]
Rossville sophomore Kendra Hurla won her second straight Class 4A-1A state championship at 120 pounds. [Submitted]
After finishing third at state as a junior, Bell posted a 27-1 record as a senior, avenging a semifinal loss to Derby's Meya Howell in the 2021 state tournament with a first-period pin in the state final. Bell became Heights' first official girls state champ and the first T-Bird girl to compile 100 career victories.
Hurla won her second state title with a 3-0 decision over Pratt's Jadyn Thompson, capping a 39-0 season for the Bulldawgs.
Washburn Rural junior Addison Broxterman posted a second straight Class 6A-5A runner-up state finish in the 2022 state meet. [File photo/TSN]
The TopSports.news all-county team is based on selections made by the seven Topeka head coaches as well as at large selections for county schools Rossville and Silver Lake.
Washburn Rural, which finished second as a team in 6A-5A after winning back-to-back state titles in 2020 and 2021, put six wrestlers on the first team, led by two-time state runner-up Addison Broxterman, a 120-pound junior..
In addition to Broxterman, Washburn Rural is represented by state placers Kristen Rezac (101-pound sophomore), Alexis Fredrickson (132-pound junior) and Jaliah Johnson (155-pound senior) along with sophomores Laiken Clark (143) and TaAni Rhoten (170).
Broxterman went 42-3 on the season en route to her second state runner-up finish while Fredrickson (43-5) placed third, Rezac (37-8) fourth and Johnson (39-5) fifth in the state meet.
Johnson earned a state medal for the third straight season.
Shawnee Heights put three wresters on the first team, with sophomore Odessa Schmidt (109) and junior Molly Busenitz (115) joining Bell on the all-county squad.
Busenitz posted a fourth-place finish in the state tournament while Schmidt placed fifth.
Shawnee Heights' Chad Parks and Erich Singer were named Shawnee County coaches of the year after leading the T-Birds to a fifth-place team finish at state. Heights was the highest placing 5A school in the 6A-5A state meet.
Seaman is represented on the all-county team by senior 126-pounder Rylee Murray, who placed fifth at state, while Viking freshman Koti Best was named the county newcomer of the year after placing fourth at 132 pounds in her first state meet.
Topeka High junior Marilena Zuniga made the All-Shawnee County first team at 138 pounds while Topeka West sophomore Tristyn Johnson made the first team at 235 pounds.
Johnson placed fifth in 6A-5A while Zuniga finished sixth.
ALL-SHAWNEE COUNTY GIRLS WRESTLING
