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A1 Lock & Key Performers Sept. 16, 2024
By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
ANTONIO AGUIRRE, Topeka High
Aguirre, a senior, scored five goals and added an assist in two Topeka High soccer wins on the week as the Trojans improved to 3-1. Aguirre scored four goals in last Monday's 9-1 win over USD 501 rival Highland Park at Hummer Sports Park and had a goal and an assist in Thursday's 2-1 win over city rival Shawnee Heights at the Bettis Family Sports Complex.
BRODY ANDERSON, Seaman
A junior who is only in his second year of high school cross country, Anderson has opened his 2024 season with back-to-back individual titles. Seaman's five-kilometer school record-holder, Anderson won at Manhattan in his season-opener before following that up with a 21-second win in Saturday's Joe Schrag Invitational at Kanza Park, clocking a winning time of 15 minutes, 17.05 seconds.
IZZY GLOTZBACH, Hayden
A two-sport fall athlete in golf and tennis, the Hayden junior won championships in both sports last week. Glotzbach teamed with senior Emily Sheetz to win the No. 1 doubles championship in last Tuesday's Hayden Invitational tennis tournament at Kossover Tennis Center with a 9-7 win over Marysville and she shared the individual title in Thursday's Seaman Invitational golf tournament on Thursday at Village Greens Golf Course with a 76, leading the Wildcats to a second-place team finish.
Eagles' Johnson reaches 500-win milestone despite perennially tough schedule
By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Longtime Silver Lake volleyball coach Sarah Johnson doesn't sit around counting victories.
If she did, Johnson probably wouldn't consistently put together one of the state's toughest schedules for her Class 3A Eagles.
"I talk to the girls about that,'' Johnson said. "We've got to get uncomfortable so we're comfortable in uncomfortable situations in game time.''
Throughout her tenure at Silver Lake, the only head coaching job she's ever held, Johnson has loaded up with Class 6A, 5A and 4A opponents, figuring those tests will help get the Eagles ready for crunch time.
"I love playing these high caliber girls and great coaches and schools,'' Johnson said after Silver Lake faced reigning 5A state champion Seaman, former 6A champ Manhattan and former 5A champ Shawnee Heights last Thursday at Seaman.
"It gets us in those crummy situations and we've got to figure it out early in the season so we know how to handle it come sub-state, state time.''
It's an approach that's made Johnson one of the state's most successful coaches and the Eagles one of the state's most successful programs over her 17-year tenure.
Despite the perennially challenging schedule, Johnson surpassed the 500-win career milestone with last Tuesday night’s home Big East League sweep of Jefferson West and Hiawatha while Silver Lake has won 3A championships in 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2018 during her tenure while making nine state appearances.
And being ready for postseason has always been more of priority for Johnson than having a glossy regular-season record.
"I feel like we're shifting with KSHSAA with how we're setting up postseason,'' Johnson said. "We're changing things this year. We're taking baby steps to hopefully get to a better postseason format but until then give me all the losses you can. I don't care because it's going to make us a better team and we're going to be able to finish strong at the end of the season.''