Shawnee Heights Thunderbirds
By RICK PETERSON
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Washburn Rural tennis got a runnerup doubles finish from juniors Cale Deutscher and Dylan Willingham and a third-place singles finish from junior Keegan Knudtson on the way to finishing second as a team in Tuesday's 10-school Topeka West Invitational at Kossover Tennis Center.
Washburn Rural's Cale Deutscher and Dylan Willingham, talking to Rural coach Michelle Rose, finished second in doubles in Tuesday's Topeka West Invitational. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Deutscher and Willingham rallied from an early deficit to win their semifinal match before dropping an 8-7 (7-3 tiebreaker) to Blue Valley Southwest in the doubles championship match.
Washburn Rural junior Keegan Knudtson finished third in singles in Tuesday's Topeka West Invitational, helping Rural finish third as a team. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
After dropping a semifinal match to singles champion Sanjay Rajkumar of Blue Valley Southwest, Knudtson claimed an 8-3 win over Shawnee Heights' Brock Corley in the third-place match.
Blue Valley Southwest took the team title by a 79-68 margin over Washburn Rural.
Topeka West's Julian Ramcharan and Collin McGee led the Chargers with a sixth-place doubles finish in Tuesday's Topeka West Invitational. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Topeka West got a sixth-place doubles finish from Collin McGee and Julian Ramcharan.
TOPEKAWEST INVITATIONAL
By TODD FERTIG
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After a rough start to the season, the Shawnee Heights girls soccer team is on an upward trajectory with four wins in a row, the latest a 2-1 United Kansas Conference win Tuesday night at Seaman.
Senior Izzy Van Fleet (12) scored the game's first goal in Tuesday's 2-1 Shawnee Heights UKC soccer win at Seaman. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
Riding the wave of a three-game win streak, the T-Birds struck early, scoring just 34 seconds into the contest. Senior Izzy Van Fleet received a pass through traffic from sophomore Nina O’Neill-Bolanos in front of the Seaman goal and punched it home before the crowd could settle in.
But the Vikings struck back just as quickly. Junior Savannah Nelson scored off a pass from junior Ava Golightley at the 37:37 mark, wiping out the T-Birds’ early advantage.
Sophomore Nina O'Neill-Bolanos (2) scored the game-winning goal and also had an assist in Tuesday night's 2-1 Shawnee Heights soccer win over Seaman. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
With 3:48 remaining in the first half, O’Neill-Bolanos launched a long strike off a free kick that sailed just over the outstretched arm of the Viking goalkeeper, putting the T-Birds up 2-1.
“We’ve seen that song and dance all season,” Shawnee Heights coach Nic Simons said. “We score early and then give up a couple of goals and start to have that self-doubt. But tonight, we were able to put that out of our heads and we took the lead, and we didn’t look back.”
The score would hold throughout the second half, thanks in large part to the work of goalkeeper Mackenzie Mertel.
“We didn’t get our heads down and we were able to battle against a very good Seaman team with some super dangerous players,” Simons said. “My hat’s off to them. This was just a great soccer match.”
Shawnee Heights celebrates a goal in Tuesday night's 2-1 UKC soccer win over Seaman. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
The win lifted the T-Birds to 4-3-1 after an 0-3-1 start to the season.
“It feels amazing. I’m very proud of our team,” said Van Fleet. “We’ve worked really hard to be where we are right now in the middle of the season. We might have had a rocky start, but we did come back. And I think we’re going to do some amazing things for the rest of the season and postseason.”
By RICK PETERSON
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MAYETTA -- Hayden senior Tagen Rodriguez shot a 71 to lead city golfers in Tuesday's Washburn Rural Firekeeper Open while Hayden and Rural recorded top-five finishes in the 12-school tournament at Firekeeper Golf Course.
Hayden senior Tagen Rodriguez tied for third place with a 71 in Tuesday's Firekeeper Open, leading the Wildcats to a fourth-place team finish in the 12-school event. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Rodriguez tied for third place individually with his one-under-par round, leading the Wildcats to a fourth-place team finish with a four-man score of 303 while Washburn Rural was just a stroke behind at 304 to place fifth as junior Michael Wilson led the Junior Blues with a 74.
Junior Michael Wilson led Washburn Rural with a 74 in Tuesday's Firekeeper Open. [Washburn Rural golf]
Hayden senior James Kuta shot a 73 in Tuesday's Firekeeper Open, tying for 10th place. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Hayden senior James Kuta tied for 10th individually with a 73 while the Wildcats got a 79 from junior Mateo Garcia, 80s from seniors Nick Gorman and Colin Scott and an 81 from junior Austin Bean.
Rural had five players shoot in the 70s Tuesday, with senior Xoaquin Overbey carding a 76 while senior Tagan Monasmith and junior Higgins Hawks had 77s and senior Tadd Armstrong a 78.
Junior Ayden Valdivia led Shawnee Heights with an 81.
St. James Academy won the team title with a 288 four-man score, led by sophomore individual medalist Josh Fratzel, who shot a five-under 67.
Shawnee Mission East finished second as a team at 290, with the Lancers getting a second-place individual finish from junior Hudson Bennish, who shot a 69.
Firekeeper Open
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200-YARD MEDLEY RELAY
Washburn Rural 2:05.77
Seaman 2:12:37
Shawnee Heights 2:15.41
Topeka High 2:19.71
Hayden 2:23.26
200-YARD FREESTYLE
Audrey Appuhn, Washburn Rural 1:58.06
Joslynn Grace, Seaman 2:03.55
Ashtynn Landry, Shawnee Heights 2:14.46
Kaitlyn Aldridge, Shawnee Heights 2:17:02
Kaelyn Gerdel, Hayden 2:24.96
200-YARD INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY
Audrey Appuhn, Washburn Rural 2:10.28
Joslynn Grace, Seaman 2:14.01
Hara Del Castillo, Topeka High 2:31.17
Kaitlyn Aldridge, Shawnee Heights 2:33.37
Ashtynn Landry, Shawnee Heights 2:35.31
Genevieve Miranda, Washburn Rural
50-YARD FREESTYLE
Genevieve Miranda, Washburn Rural 26.46
Ashtynn Landry, Shawnee Heights 26.74
Kaylee Gregg, Hayden 27.67
Sophie Heinen, Washburn Rural 28.55
Clara Sobba, Shawnee Heights 28.65
Kaylee Gregg, Hayden
ONE-METER DIVING
Kaylee Gregg, Hayden 212.05
Rhiannon Good, Washburn Rural 198.55
Maddie Gregg, Hayden 183.05
Sydney Thoman, Seaman 146.55
Ella Graber, Hayden 141.70
Joslynn Grace, Seaman
100-YARD BUTTERFLY
Joslynn Grace, Seaman 1:02.09
Genevieve Miranda, Washburn Rural 1:03.09
Kaitlyn Aldridge, Shawnee Heights 1:07.53
Kaya Hamilton, Washburn Rural 1:22.04
Makenna Russell, Topeka West 1:29.44
Ashtynn Landry, Shawnee Heights
100-YARD FREESTYLE
Ashtynn Landry, Shawnee Heights 57.28
Hara Del Castillo, Topeka High 1:01.14
Kaitlyn Aldridge, Shawnee Heights 1:01.99
Clara Sobba, Shawnee Heights 1:03.15
Sophie Heinen, Washburn Rural 1:05.17
Audrey Appuhn, Washburn Rural
500-YARD FREESTYLE
Audrey Appuhn, Washburn Rural 5:14.22
Joslynn Grace, Seaman 5:30.07
Genevieve Miranda, Washburn Rural 5:58.76
Kaitlyn Aldridge, Shawnee Heights 5:59.41
Sophie Heinen, Washburn Rural 6:36.53
200-YARD FREESTYLE RELAY
Shawnee Heights 1:57.20
Hayden 2:03.54
Washburn Rural 2:05.18
Seaman 2:08.37
Topeka High 2:10.91
100-YARD BACKSTROKE
Genevieve Miranda, Washburn Rural 1:06.17
Hara Del Castillo, Topeka High 1:08.89
Joslynn Grace, Seaman 1:10.72
Ava Von Lintel, Washburn Rural 1:17.81
Megan Strobel, Seaman 1:17.93
100-YARD BREASTSTROKE
Audrey Appuhn, Washburn Rural 1:07.80
Joslynn Grace, Seaman 1:10.52
Caroline Toland, Topeka High 1:16.01
Lizzie Gould, Seaman 1:21.61
Lillie Charvat, Hayden 1:24.83
400-YARD FREESTYLE RELAY
Washburn Rural 4:04.00
Seaman 4:22.61
Shawnee Heights 4:22.35
Hayden 4:25.28
Topeka High 5:04:72
By RICK PETERSON
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BOYS
100 METERS
Peyton Holmes, Seaman 11.03
Evan Scheid, Silver Lake 11.13
Ben Roeder, Topeka High 11.17
Christian Hartman-Babb, Washburn Rural 11.26
Alberto Gallegos, Shawnee Heights 11.36
200 METERS
Bryce Cochran, Seaman 22.57
Trent Rollenhagen, Silver Lake 22.90
Matthew Houser, Washburn Rural 22.91
Liam Stegman, Hayden 23.16
Jayden Lindsey, Topeka West 23.45
Isaiah Terry, Washburn Rural
400 METERS
Isaiah Terry, Washburn Rural 48.41
Jensen Schrickel, Hayden 48.68
Bryce Cochran, Seaman 49.58
Ben Roeder, Topeka High 50.10
Liam Benz, Shawnee Heights 51.50
Brody Anderson, Seaman
800 METERS
Brody Anderson, Seaman 1:56.22
Mark Wilkie, Topeka West 1:58.62
Brooks Kehoe, Washburn Rural 2:00.38
Adrian Lehman, Topeka West 2:02.10
Ben Buesing, Washburn Rural 2:02.47
1,600 METERS
Brody Anderson, Seaman 4:18.55
Adrian Lehman, Topeka West 4:24.40
Mark Wilkie, Topeka West 4:26.19
Brooks Kehoe, Washburn Rural 4:26.34
Jonah Stewart, Hayden 4:38.90
Adrian Lehman, Topeka West
3,200 METERS
Adrian Lehman, Topeka West 9:19.16
Brooks Kehoe, Washburn Rural 9:44.76
Henry Laubach, Washburn Rural 9:54.82
Clayton Fink, Washburn Rural 10:03.37
Mark Wilkie, Topeka West 10:12.39
110-METER HURDLES
Liam Morrison, Washburn Rural 15.17
Christian Hartman-Babb, Washburn Rural 15.65
Desean Lunkins, Topeka High 15.80
Rayshon Pollard, Highland Park 16.11
Isaac Song, Shawnee Heights 16.50
300-METER HURDLES
Liam Morrison, Washburn Rural 40.25
Isaac Song, Shawnee Heights 41.44
Michael Hurla, Seaman 41.64
Braylon Badger, Washburn Rural 42.10
Rayshon Pollard, Highland Park 42.25
4x100-METER RELAY
Silver Lake 43.28
Seaman 43.77
Washburn Rural 43.93
Topeka High 44.02
Hayden 44.86
4x400-METER RELAY
Washburn Rural 3:21.58
Seaman 3:27.17
Topeka High 3:29.39
Hayden 3:32.11
Shawnee Heights 3:32.78
4x800-METER RELAY
Washburn Rural 8:01.63
Shawnee Heights 8:46.63
Seaman 8:51.18
Topeka High 8:53.23
Silver Lake 9:02.38
HIGH JUMP
Blake Toyne, Seaman 6-2
Bryson Burgos, Silver Lake 6-0
Jack Esser, Seaman 6-0
Cody Quy, Seaman 6-0
Rondell Harris, Hayden 6-0
Tyler Wedl, Shawnee Heights
POLE VAULT
Tyler Wedl, Shawnee Heights 11-6
Luke Deering, Washburn Rural 10-0
Desmond Grindol, Washburn Rural 9-6
Kaden Soden, Washburn Rural 9-0
Quinton White, Seaman 9-0
Jensen Schrickel, Hayden
LONG JUMP
Jensen Schrickel, Hayden 21-11
Peyton Holmes, Seaman 21-5.5
Te'Vante Ewing, Topeka High 21-5
Rayshon Pollard, Highland Park 20-11
Ethan Surey, Washburn Rural 20-11
TRIPLE JUMP
Kaden Whitehurst, Seaman 42-0
Ethan Surey, Washburn Rural 40-7.50
Lucas Marichal, Topeka High 40-7
Anthony Jones, Topeka High 40-6.5
Javion Akins, Topeka High 39-9
Cody Quy, Seaman 39-9
SHOT PUT
Brogen Brown, Seaman 50-11
Clayton Johnson, Seaman 44-5
Amir Bass, Shawnee Heights 43-9
Ethan Fisher, Shawnee Heights 42-6
Doian Rhoten, Topeka West 42-5
Treyton Tetuan, Hayden 41-9.75
DISCUS
Myles Fisher, Silver Lake 140-3
Dorian Rhoten, Topeka West 132-7
Ethan Fisher, Shawnee Heights 129-10
Samuel Scott, Washburn Rural 128-11
Treyton Tetuan, Hayden 125-9
JAVELIN
Oliver Perez, Washburn Rural 155-2
Jackson Haas, Hayden 150-8
Andre Johnson, Rossville 149-6
Taylor Gabriel, Washburn Rural 142-7
Miles Barnes, Topeka High 141-9
By RICK PETERSON
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GIRLS
100 METERS
Keimara Marshall, Topeka High 12.44
Morgan Robinson, Shawnee Heights 12.80
Ally Steiner, Seaman 12.98
Jurnee Cole, Highland Park 13.04
Karys Deiter, Silver Lake 13.08
Keimara Marshall, Topeka High
200 METERS
Keimara Marshall, Topeka High 26.09
Morgan Robinson, Shawnee Heights 26.58
Molly Worley, Washburn Rural 26.93
Ally Steiner, Seaman 27.30
Emme Blanco, Washburn Rural 27.39
400 METERS
Ryin Miller, Seaman 57.65
Keimara Marshall, Topeka High 61.57
Madison Blanco, Washburn Rural 61.65
Ali Gerber, Silver Lake 63.61
Shayla Rezac, Rossville 63.81
Ryan Miller, Seaman
800 METERS
Ryin Miller, Seaman 2:11.87
Rylee Ismert, Washburn Rural 2:23.09
Brooklyn Nolte, Washburn Rural 2:28.61
Sofia Harper, Hayden 2:31.14
Taylie Heston, Seaman 2:36.22
1,600 METERS
Ryin Miller, Seaman 4:46.03
Rylee Ismert, Washburn Rural 5:17.92
Brooklyn Nolte, Washburn Rural 5:25.99
Brynn Spencer, Seaman 5:36.25
Sofia Harper, Hayden 5:41.39
By RICK PETERSON
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After graduating just one senior off last year's varsity team and sporting a 50-player roster, veteran Topeka High boys tennis coach Duane Pomeroy expected his Trojans to field a deep and competitive team this spring.
Topeka High junior Tres Lassiter went 3-0 in No. 1 singles Tuesday as the Trojans went 3-0 as a team to win the Topeka West tennis quadrangular at Kossover Tennis Center. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
And the outlook got a lot brighter with the addition of junior No. 1 singles player Tres Lassiter, who went a perfect 3-0 on Tuesday as Topeka High went 3-0 as a team to win the Topeka West quadrangular at Kossover Tennis Center.
Lassiter is a home school student who is playing for High this season as a result of the Kansas State High School Activities Association rule that permits home-schoolers to play for the high school team in their attendance district.
"He called me and said, 'You might remember me from working at the (Kossover) clubhouse,' '' Pomeroy said. "He asked, 'Do you have room on your varsity for another player?' Then I was hearing from other people how good he was and I definitely had room for somebody of that caliber.''
Lassiter is now 5-1 on the season after taking an 8-4 win over Shawnee Heights' Brock Corley, an 8-3 win over Topeka West's Will Hitch and an 8-1 victory over Basehor-Linwood's Gannon Suarez on Tuesday.
"It's a new experience for him,''Pomeroy said. "He plays in the summer in USTA tournaments but he was nervous his first time out because, as he said, he's never played for a school.
"He's just a super nice kid. He's better than anybody else on the team, but he cares about all other kids, including the rookies.''
Topeka High's Christian Sink (left) and Alex Raymond went 3-0 in No. 1 doubles Tuesday as the Trojans went 3-0 as a team to win the Topeka West tennis quadrangular at Kossover Tennis Center. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
The Trojans also got a 3-0 day from No. 2 singles player Victor Arriaga and the No. 1 doubles team of Alex Raymond and Christian Sink.
Topeka High took a 4-0 win over Shawnee Heights and 3-1 wins over Topeka West and Basehor-Linwood while Heights went 2-1, with the T-Birds' lone loss coming against High.
West's Ayden Gore and Butch Graham went 3-0 on the day in No. 2 doubles.
TOPEKA WEST TENNIS QUADRANGULAR
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Cianna Graves
CIANNA GRAVES, Shawnee Heights
A junior catcher, Graves had four doubles on the day Friday as Shawnee Heights' softball team swept a 17-2, 13-3 United Kansas Conference home twinbill from Kansas City-Turner. Graves doubled in all three of her at bats in the first game and added another double in the nightcap as the T-Birds improved to 6-2 on the season. Graves also placed third in the 2025 Class 5A state wrestling tournament.
Adrian Lehman
ADRIAN LEHMAN, Topeka West
Lehman, a senior distance runner, was a double individual winner in Friday's Bobcat Relays at Basehor-Linwood, winning the 1,600-meter run in 4 minutes, 24.40 seconds and the 3,200 meters in 9:56.79. Lehman also posted a third-place finish for the Chargers in the 800 meters in 2:02.10.
Keimara Marshall
KEIMARA MARSHALL, Topeka High
Marshall, a junior sprinter for the Topeka High track team, continued her red-hot start to the 2025 season, posting three individual victories in Friday's Lansing Invitational. Marshall won the 100-meter dash in 12.44 seconds, the 200 in 26.09 seconds and the 400 in 62.37 at Lansing and is the Shawnee County leader in the 100 and 200.
By TODD FERTIG
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The Shawnee Heights girls soccer team hopes to jump start its season with back-to-back wins during a busy stretch of the season.
Shawnee Heights senior Lailah Benz (21) scored the game's first goal in Monday's 3-2 soccer win over Hayden. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
The T-Birds picked up their second win of the year Monday, defeating Hayden at the Bettis Family Sports Complex, 3-2.
After an 0-3-1 start to the season, they notched their first victory at Piper last Thursday. The Shawnee Heights girls are in the middle of a stretch of six games in two weeks that they hope could turn their season around.
“Our last win (at Piper) definitely turned it around for us,” said Shawnee Heights senior Lailah Benz, who scored the game’s first goal just 42 seconds into the contest. “We came in knowing that we were going to win instead of having doubt.”
Shawnee Heights sophomore Brylee Garner (14) celebrates her first-half goal with teammates in the T-Birds' 3-2 win over Hayden. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
The T-Birds added to their 1-0 lead in the middle of the first period on a score by Brylee Garner off a corner kick.
Hayden junior Carsyn Broxterman (4) and sophomore Avery Becker (3) scored the Wildcats' goals in Monday's 3-2 soccer loss to Shawnee Heights. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
But Hayden demonstrated it wasn’t going away when the Wildcats got on the board with 49 seconds remaining in the first half off a goal by Carsyn Broxterman.
Shawnee Heights picked up an insurance goal by Izzy Van Fleet at the 20:54 mark of the second period. Moments later, that goal proved to be the game winner as Hayden responded with a strike by Avery Becker at 20:20.
By RICK PETERSON
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BOYS
100 METERS
Peyton Holmes, Seaman 11.03
Evan Scheid, Silver Lake 11.13
Ben Roeder, Topeka High 11.17
Christian Hartman-Babb, Washburn Rural 11.26
Matthew Houser, Washburn Rural 11.38
200 METERS
Bryce Cochran, Seaman 22.57
Trent Rollenhagen, Silver Lake 22.90
Matthew Houser, Washburn Rural 22.91
Liam Stegman, Hayden 23.16
Jayden Lindsey, Topeka West 23.45
400 METERS
Jensen Schrickel, Hayden 48.68
Isaiah Terry, Washburn Rural 48.68
Bryce Cochran, Seaman 49.58
Ben Roeder, Topeka High 50.96
Liam Benz, Shawnee Heights 51.50
Brody Anderson, Seaman
800 METERS
Brody Anderson, Seaman 1:56.22
Mark Wilkie, Topeka West 1:58.62
Brooks Kehoe, Washburn Rural 2:00.38
Adrian Lehman, Topeka West 2:02.10
Ben Buesing, Washburn Rural 2:02.47
1,600 METERS
Brody Anderson, Seaman 4:18.55
Adrian Lehman, Topeka West 4:24.40
Mark Wilkie, Topeka West 4:26.19
Brooks Kehoe, Washburn Rural 4:26.34
Jonah Stewart, Hayden 4:38.90
Adrian Lehman, Topeka West
3,200 METERS
Adrian Lehman, Topeka West 9:31.43
Brooks Kehoe, Washburn Rural 9:44.76
Henry Laubach, Washburn Rural 9:54.82
Clayton Fink, Washburn Rural 10:03.37
Mark Wilkie, Topeka West 10:12.39
110-METER HURDLES
Liam Morrison, Washburn Rural 15.17
Christian Hartman-Babb, Washburn Rural 15.65
Desean Lunkins, Topeka High 15.96
Rayshon Pollard, Highland Park 16.11
Isaac Song, Shawnee Heights 16.52
300-METER HURDLES
Liam Morrison, Washburn Rural 40.25
Isaac Song, Shawnee Heights 41.44
Michael Hurla, Seaman 41.64
Braylon Badger, Washburn Rural 42.10
Christian Labrador, Shawnee Heights 44.08
4x100-METER RELAY
Silver Lake 43.64
Washburn Rural 43.93
Topeka High 44.02
Hayden 44.86
Seaman 45.72
Isaiah Terry, Washburn Rural
4x400-METER RELAY
Washburn Rural 3:21.58
Seaman 3:27.17
Topeka High 3:29.39
Hayden 3:32.11
Shawnee Heights 3:32.78
4x800-METER RELAY
Washburn Rural 8:01.63
Seaman 8:51.18
Silver Lake 9:03.03
Shawnee Heights 9:04.94
Hayden 9:06.62
HIGH JUMP
Blake Toyne, Seaman 6-2
Jack Esser, Seaman 6-0
Cody Quy, Seaman 6-0
Rondell Harris, Hayden 6-0
Jared Johnson, Silver Lake 5-10
Tad McGee, Seaman 5-10
Deondre Razzano, Silver Lake 5-10
Bryson Burgos, Silver Lake 5-10
POLE VAULT
Tyler Wedl, Shawnee Heights 11-6
Quinton White, Seaman 9-0
Jensen Schrickel, Hayden
LONG JUMP
Jensen Schrickel, Hayden 21-11
Te'Vante Ewing, Topeka High 21-5
Peyton Holmes, Seaman 21-2.5
Elijah Berg, Topeka West 20-2
Nasir Helton, Topeka West 19-7.75
TRIPLE JUMP
Kaden Whitehurst, Seaman 42-0
Lucas Marichal, Topeka High 40-7
Anthony Jones, Topeka High 40-6.5
Cody Quy, Seaman 39-9
Javion Akins, Topeka High 39-4
SHOT PUT
Brogan Brown, Seaman 48-8.5
Amir Bass, Shawnee Heights 43-3
Ethan Fisher, Shawnee Heights 42-6
Royce Daniels, Shawnee Heights 41-11
Treyton Tetuan, Hayden 41-9.75
DISCUS
Myles Fisher, Silver Lake 133-1
Treyton Tetuan, Hayden 125-9
Zachary Hancock, Washburn Rural 125-7
Dorian Rhoten, Topeka West 124-0
Eden Thompson, Rossville 120-4
JAVELIN
Jackson Haas, Hayden 150-8
Andre Johnson, Rossville 149-6
Miles Barnes, Topeka High 141-9
Oliver Perez, Washburn Rural 141-7
Treyton Tetuan, Hayden 138-5
By RICK PETERSON
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GIRLS
100 METERS
Keimara Marshall, Topeka High 12.44
Morgan Robinson, Shawnee Heights 12.80
Ally Steiner, Seaman 12.98
Ciara Hartz, Highland Park 13.14
Karys Deiter, Silver Lake 13.08
Keimara Marshall, Topeka High
200 METERS
Keimara Marshall, Topeka High 26.09
Morgan Robinson, Shawnee Heights 26.58
Molly Worley, Washburn Rural 26.93
Ally Steiner, Seaman 27.30
Emme Blanco, Washburn Rural 27.39
400 METERS
Ryin Miller, Seaman 57.65
Keimara Marshall, Topeka High 61.57
Madison Blanco, Washburn Rural 61.65
Shayla Rezac, Rossville 63.81
Ali Gerber, Silver Lake 65.07
Ryan Miller, Seaman
800 METERS
Ryin Miller, Seaman 2:11.87
Rylee Ismert, Washburn Rural 2:23.09
Brooklyn Nolte, Washburn Rural 2:28.61
Sofia Harper, Hayden 2:31.14
Taylie Heston, Seaman 2:36.22
1,600 METERS
Ryin Miller, Seaman 4:51.22
Rylee Ismert, Washburn Rural 5:17.92
Brooklyn Nolte, Washburn Rural 5:25.99
Brynn Spencer, Seaman 5:36.25
Sofia Harper, Hayden 5:41.39
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200-YARD MEDLEY RELAY
Washburn Rural 2:05.77
Seaman 2:14:78
Shawnee Heights 2:15.41
Topeka High 2:19.71
Hayden 2:50.65
200-YARD FREESTYLE
Audrey Appuhn, Washburn Rural 1:58.06
Joslynn Grace, Seaman 2:03.55
Ashtynn Landry, Shawnee Heights 2:14.46
Kaitlyn Aldridge, Shawnee Heights 2:17:02
Ava Von Lintel, Washburn Rural 2:30.06
200-YARD INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY
Audrey Appuhn, Washburn Rural 2:10.28
Joslynn Grace, Seaman 2:14.01
Hara Del Castillo, Topeka High 2:31.17
Ashtynn Landry, Shawnee Heights 2:35.31
Kaitlyn Aldridge, Shawnee Heights 2:35.91
50-YARD FREESTYLE
Genevieve Miranda, Washburn Rural 26.46
Kaylee Gregg, Hayden 27.67
Ashtynn Landry, Shawnee Heights 28.30
Sophie Heinen, Washburn Rural 28.55
Clara Sobba, Shawnee Heights 28.65
ONE-METER DIVING
Rhiannon Good, Washburn Rural 198.55
Kaylee Gregg, Hayden 198.10
Maddie Gregg, Hayden 183.05
Sydney Thoman, Seaman 140.65
Giselle Soto, Washburn Rural 132.90
By Todd Fertig
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Shawnee Heights battered visitor Turner High School at the Lake Shawnee Softball Complex Friday night, outscoring the Bears 30-5 in a United Kansas Conference doubleheader.
Shawnee Heights junior Cianna Graves had four doubles in Friday's UKC doubleheader sweep over Turner. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
The T-Birds cranked out 17 runs in the first three innings to quickly dispatch the visitors 17-2 in the first game.
Junior catcher Cianna Graves belted a double in each of the three frames, three of the team’s 12 hits. Senior pitcher Grace Proctor held the Bears to two runs in the shortened match.
Shawnee Heights senior Grace Proctor picked up the pitching win in the T-Birds' 17-2 first-game win over Turner. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
By scoring 10 runs in the first inning of the second game, the T-Birds threatened to finish the sweep in two three-inning games. But after getting up 13-0 in the second inning, they failed to post the requisite 15-run lead to put it away.
Turner plated three runs in the top of the fifth, but it wasn’t enough to extend the game further. T-Bird sophomore Haven Ellenburg threw all five innings for the victory in the second game.
“Our pitchers did really well tonight,” said T-Bird coach Tara Griffith. “(Grace) came out and threw a great first game. Towards the end of the second game, we had a little struggle, but I think they’re young and they’re doing a really good job. Haven is just a sophomore so she’s coming along well.”
Graves picked up her fourth double of the evening in the second game as the team scratched out 11 hits.
“At the beginning of the season, I wasn’t hitting that well. So, coming out being able to do something for the team really felt good,” Graves said. “I’m really excited that we have a team like this. We’re bonding really well on and off the field. I feel like we’re communicating well and just working together.”
By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
WAMEGO -- Just two tournaments into the 2025 high school boys golf season, Washburn Rural coach Jared Goehring knows his Junior Blues still have a lot of work left to do.
But Goehring likes what he's seen so far, including a solid performance in Thursday's 15-school Washburn Rural Great Plains Classic at Wamego Country Club.
The Junior Blues finished ninth as a team in the top-heavy field, but were just three strokes out of a top-five finish.
Washburn Rural senior Tadd Armstrong, lining up a chip, shot a 79 for the Junior Blues in Thursday's Great Plains Classic. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Senior Tadd Armstrong led Rural's top team with a 79, while freshman Wyatt Dean also carded a 79 while playing for the Junior Blues' Gray team.
Juniors Michael Wilson and Higgins Hawks added 81s for Rural while sophomore Camden Ismert shot an 82.
"We're off to a good start,'' Goehring said. "Spring golf in the state of Kansas for boys, it's tough, and the guys have got to be able to handle conditions like today (heavy winds) and they've got to be able to handle their emotions.
"I like our lineup. I think our lineup has a lot of potential. We've got four seniors on our team who have all played in some big tournaments before, so we're going to rely on them for their leadership and experience, but we've also got some young players as evident of a freshman (Dean) today with a 79.''
Hayden senior James Kuta shot an 81 in Thursday's Great Plains Classic. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Hayden senior James Kuta shot an 81 and Wildcat senior Nick Gorman an 85 while junior Ayden Valdivia led Shawnee Heights with an 83.
Manhattan won the team title by a 303-309 margin over Shawnee Mission South while Blue Valley Northwest was third at 316.
Manhattan freshman Charlie Haney was the individual medalist with a 73.
Washburn Rural Great Plains Classic
By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
NOTE: Top.Sports.news will compile a weekly track and field honor roll for Shawnee County high schools throughout the 2025 season. Coaches are asked to email updated times and marks or any corrections to Rick Peterson at
BOYS
100 METERS
Evan Scheid, Silver Lake 11.13
Ben Roeder, Topeka High 11.25
Christian Hartman-Babb, Washburn Rural 11.31
Matthew Houser, Washburn Rural 11.38
Trent Rollenhagen, Silver Lake 11.41
200 METERS
Trent Rollenhagen, Silver Lake 22.90
Liam Stegman, Hayden 23.16
Joel Miller, Silver Lake 23.55
Tyren Parker, Shawnee Heights 23.58
Liam Benz, Shawnee Heights 23.80
Ben Roeder, Topeka High 23.80
400 METERS
Isaiah Terry, Washburn Rural 48.68
Bryce Cochran, Seaman 49.86
Liam Benz, Shawnee Heights 51.91
Ben Roeder, Topeka High 51.91
Stuart Campbell, Topeka High 53.25
Brody Anderson, Seaman
800 METERS
Brody Anderson, Seaman 1:58.48
Mark Wilkie, Topeka West 2:00.36
Brooks Kehoe, Washburn Rural 2:00.38
Ben Buesing, Washburn Rural 2:02.47
Draden Chooncharoen, Washburn Rural 2:05.80
1,600 METERS
Brody Anderson, Seaman 4:18.55
Adrian Lehman, Topeka West 4:25.65
Brooks Kehoe, Washburn Rural 4:26.34
Mark Wilkie, Topeka West 4:30.56
Evan Carter, Shawnee Heights 4:46.02
By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
NOTE: Top.Sports.news will compile a weekly track and field honor roll for Shawnee County high schools throughout the 2025 season. Coaches are asked to email updated times and marks or any corrections to Rick Peterson at
GIRLS
100 METERS
Keimara Marshall, Topeka High 12.45
Morgan Robinson, Shawnee Heights 12.80
Karys Deiter, Silver Lake 13.08
Ally Steiner, Seaman 13.13
Ciara Hartz, Highland Park 13.14
Keimara Marshall, Topeka High
200 METERS
Keimara Marshall, Topeka High 26.20
Morgan Robinson, Shawnee Heights 26.58
Molly Worley, Washburn Rural 27.65
Mi'Luv Cosey, Highland Park 27.80
Ella Bolan, Silver Lake 27.87
400 METERS
Ryin Miller, Seaman 57.65
Keimara Marshall, Topeka High 61.57
Shayla Rezac, Rossville 63.81
Ke'Ahjahnae Rice, Highland Park 65.38
Kinley Robinson, Seaman 66.61
Ryan Miller, Seaman
800 METERS
Ryin Miller, Seaman 2:17.80
Rylee Ismert, Washburn Rural 2:23.09
Brooklyn Nolte, Washburn Rural 2:29.08
Taylie Heston, Seaman 2:36.22
Arantza Urbina-Archundia, S. Hts. 2:41.47
1,600 METERS
Ryin Miller, Seaman 4:59.08
Rylee Ismert, Washburn Rural 5:17.92
Brooklyn Nolte, Washburn Rural 5:25.99
Brynn Spencer, Seaman 5:36.25
Tessa Gerber, Silver Lake 5:51.65
By Todd Fertig
TopSports.news
Local teams experimented with different lineups at the Topeka High School Invitational girls swim meet at Capitol Federal Natatorium Thursday as they focused on development.
Washburn Rural senior Genevieve Miranda was a double individual winner in Thursday's Topeka High Invitational. [File photo/TSN]
The Washburn Rural girls finished the highest of the local teams in the 13-team field, placing third.
Early-season meets give young swimmers an opportunity to try different events, and they afford coaches a chance to find best fits to help the team, Washburn Rural coach Bob Burdick said.
“If we wanted to win this meet, we would have put swimmers in different races than we did,” Burdick said. “Tonight, we tried a lot of people in a lot of new spots to see what they could do. That’s what we’ve got to do to build it.”
Leading the Junior Blues was senior Genevieve Miranda, a veteran who was willing to swim events she wouldn’t normally be in. No matter. She placed first in two events, an unusual combination of a sprint and a distance race. She was victorious in the 50-yard freestyle and the 500-yard freestyle.
“I’ve been training a lot to work up to this level, so I’m really excited,” Miranda said. “Even if I’m in an event that’s not my best race, I’m doing my best for the team.”
Washburn Rural junior Audrey Appuhn posted a win in the 100 breaststroke in Thursday's Topeka High Invitational.
The Junior Blues’ Audrey Appuhn, a junior, added a first in the 100-yard breaststroke.
“Since we lost a lot of swimmers to graduation, what we’re doing is trying to figure out where our best placement is for our swimmers,” Burdick said. “But then we have all these new swimmers. So, we’re shuffling them around, building their confidence and seeing where the puzzle fits.
“When we get to the end of the season, we’ve got a small team, but it only takes 14 or 15 kids to win a championship meet. We’ve just got to have them in the right spots.”
“We’re down by like 10 people or so from last year, but so far everybody’s been doing great at doing everything together and having team unity,” Miranda added. “It’s important that we hype ourselves up as a team and don’t let each other get nervous. Nerves are a big thing when it comes to racing.”
Topeka High's Hara Del Castillo was an individual winner in the 200 IM in Thursday's Topeka High Invitational. [File photo/TSN]
Topeka High junior Hara Del Castillo placed first in the 200 individual medley. But she pointed out that she is racing against herself more than she is the field.
“I like winning even if the time wasn’t what I wanted it to be,” Del Castillo said. “I’m not doing as well as I would like to be. My times haven’t been hitting where I usually would be. I’m hoping it will be better later in the season. This was a chance to scope out how I’m doing and see what I can work on.”
Seaman senior Joslynn Grace won the 100 butterfly in Thursday's Topeka High Invitational. [File photo/TSN]
Claiming Seaman’s lone gold medal was senior Joslynn Grace, who came in first in the 100-yard butterfly.
TOPEKA HIGH INVITATIONAL
By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Two-time senior player of the year Ja'Corey Robinson headlines the 2025 TopSports.news All-Shawnee County boys basketball team.
![Highland Park senior Ja'Corey Robinson has been named the TSN Shawnee County boys basketball player of the year for the second straight season. [File photo/TSN]](/images/JaCoreyRobinson2025StateKMC-1.jpg)
Highland Park senior Ja'Corey Robinson has been named the TSN Shawnee County boys basketball player of the year for the second straight season. [File photo/TSN]
Robinson was a repeat pick as the Shawnee County player of the year after leading the Scots to a 24-1 record and a second-place finish in the Class 5A state tournament, the Scots' third straight top-three state finish.
Robinson and senior teammate Mikey Williams are two of the five All-Shawnee County Top 10 repeat picks along with Shawnee Heights senior Jaret Sanchez, Seaman junior KaeVon Bonner and Rossville junior Jack Donovan.
Shawnee Heights senior Deacon Pomeroy, Washburn Rural senior Amare Jones and Silver Lake junior Dayne Johnson all moved up to Top 10 after being named to the Second 10 in 2024 while Hayden senior James Kuta and Washburn Rural junior Simon Rowley round out the all-county team.
Washburn Rural junior Simon Rowley has been named the TSN Shawnee County boys basketball newcomer of the year. [File photo/TSN]
Rowley was also named the county newcomer of the year after helping 18-5 Washburn Rural win the Centennial League championship and advance to the Class 6A state tournament.
Highland Park coach Mike Williams has been named the Shawnee County boys coach of the year for the third straight season after leading the Scots to a 24-1 record and a runnerup state finish. [Photo by Mac Moore/KSHSAA Covered]
Highland Park's Mike Williams was named the county coach of the year for the third straight season, leading the Scots to a 71-4 record over the past three years.
All-Shawnee County capsules:
By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Seaman senior Anna Becker has been tapped as the TopSports.news 2025 All-Shawnee County girls basketball player of the year after helping lead the Vikings to back-to-back championship games in Class 5A.
Seaman senior Anna Becker, a four-time All-Shawnee County Top 10 pick, has been named the county player of the year after helping lead the Vikings to a second-place Class 5A state finish. [File photo/TSN]
A four-time All-Shawnee County Top 10 pick and three-time United Kansas Conference player of the year, Becker helped Seaman post a 24-1 record and a second-place finish behind St. Thomas Aquinas as a senior after the Vikings won the Class 5A state title in 2024.
Becker is one of five repeat picks on the All-Shawnee County Top 10 along with Hayden senior Millie Ramsey, Seaman junior Maddie Gragg, Silver Lake junior Kailyn Hanni and Washburn Rural sophomore Maddie Vickery.
Ramsey and Gragg are three-time all-county Top 10 selections.
Also earning All-Shawnee County Top 10 spots are Washburn Rural senior Kate Hinck, Topeka High junior Keimara Marshall, Trojan sophomore Ahsyierhuajh Rayton, Shawnee Heights sophomore KK Emmot and Hayden freshman Hailey Schmidtlein.
Hayden freshman Hailey Schmidtlein has been named the Shawnee County girls basketball newcomer of the year while also earning Top 10 honors. [File photo/TSN]
Schmeidtlein, who helped Hayden post a third-place state finish in Class 4A, was also named the Shawnee County newcomer of the year, while Topeka High coach Ron Slaymaker was named the county coach of the year.
Topeka High's Ron Slaymaker has been named the Shawnee County girls basketball coach of the year after leading the Trojans to a nine-win improvement in his first season. [File photo/TSN]
The 88-year-old Slaymaker, a Kansas coaching legend and High's third coach in four seasons, led the Trojans to a nine-win improvement in the 2024-2025 campaign, with Topeka High posting a 14-8 record.
All-Shawnee County capsules:
The 2025 All-City boys bowling team: From left -- Logan Glinka, Washburn Rural; Tyler Faurot, Washburn Rural; Kelton Meier, Hayden; Alex Prescott, Seaman; Henry Schattilly, Shawnee Heights, and Trey Donath, Shawnee Heights. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Class 4A-1A state team champion Kelton Meier of Hayden and first-team repeat picks Logan Glinka of Washburn Rural, Alex Prescott of Seaman and Trey Donath of Shawnee Heights headline the 2025 All-City boys bowling team, selected by city coaches.
Meier, a sophomore, helped Hayden win its first-ever state bowling championship by a 95-pin margin while Glinka, a senior four-time All-City pick, and sophomore Donath are both former state team champs and Prescott, a senior, is a two-time United Kansas Conference individual champion.
Rounding out the All-City first team are Washburn Rural senior Trey Faurot, a Class 6A state medalist and former 6A state team champ, and Shawnee Heights junior Henry Schattilly, a former 5A state team champ who moved up from the second team.
All-City capsules:
TREY DONATH, Shawnee Heights -- A sophomore first-team All-City repeat pick, Donath helped Shawnee Heights win its first-ever boys Class 5A team bowling championship in 2024 and helped the T-Birds return to state this past season. Donath rolled a 614 series at state to finish 28th as Heights finished fifth as a team. Donath shot a 542 series in regional competition as Heights advanced to state with a third-place team finish. Donath shot a 603 series in the city tournament as Shawnee Heights finished second as a team.
TYLER FAUROT, Washburn Rural --Faurot, a senior, finished his high school career with a 689 series to post a sixth-place individual finish as Washburn Rural finished fifth as a team. Faurot shot a 617 series in Class 6A regional competition to finish 13th as the Junior Blues won the team title by 123 pins. Faurot finished ninth in the Centennial League tournament with a 584 series as the Junior Blues finished third as a team. Faurot shot a 662 series in the city tournament to finish second individually as Rural won the city team championship. Faurot was a member of Rural's 6A state title team in 2023.
LOGAN GLINKA, Washburn Rural -- A senior four-time All-City selection, Glinka capped his high school career with an eighth-place individual finish with a 679 three-game series as Washburn Rural finished fifth as a team. Glinka shot a 650 series in Class 6A regional competition to finish seventh individually as the Junior Blues won the team title by 123 pins. Glinka finished 10th in the Centennial League tournament with a 579 series as the Junior Blues finished third as a team. Glinka posted a 734 three-game series to win the individual championship in the city tournament as Washburn Rural won the team title. Glinka helped lead the Junior Blues to the 6A team championship in 2023.
KELTON MEIER, Hayden --Meier, a sophomore, helped Hayden capture its first-ever state bowling championship, rolling a 604 three-game series to finish 21st as the Wildcats won the title by 95 pins. Meier shot a 633 series in 4A-1A regional competition to finish sixth as Hayden won the regional title by 213 pins. Meier captured the Centennial League individual title with a 675 series as the Wildcats finished second as a team. Meier finished ninth in the city meet with a 632 series.
