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By RICK PETERSON

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The story of the first half in Monday's Hayden-Eudora non-league girls soccer game was missed Wildcat scoring opportunities.

But a Reese Huscher penalty kick allowed host Hayden to take a 1-0 halftime advantage and the Wildcats tacked on a pair of goals after intermission to improve to a perfect 4-0 on the season with a 3-0 victory over the Cardinals.

Freshman Emma Slyter (16) scored Hayden's final goal in Monday's 3-0 non-league home win over Eudora. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]

"We didn't finish very well the first half and actually I thought we were pretty lackadaisical,'' Hayden coach Klaus Kreutzer said. "But our effort was better the second half, and that's good.'' 

Senior Reese Huscher (14) scored Hayden's first goal on a penalty kick in Monday's 3-0 win over Eudora. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]

Hayden had several near-misses early in the match but the Wildcats were awarded a penalty kick at the 17:33 mark and Huscher converted to give her team the only goal it would need.

Senior Carsyn Broxterman (4) continued her red-hot start to the 2026 season with a goal in Monday's 3-0 Hayden win over Eudora. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]

The score was still 1-0 at the half but Hayden added a pair of second-half insurance goals to seal the victory, with senior Carsyn Broxterman scoring at the 22:33 mark and freshman Emma Slyter ending the scoring with 21:31 remaining.

Seniors Lauren Borjon and Kadence Watts combined for the shutout in goal for the Wildcats.

Next up for Hayden is a Thursday road game at Bishop Miege in a marquee regular-season matchup between the two teams that played for the Class 4A-1A state title last spring, with the Stags taking a 2-1 double-overtime victory over the Wildcats.

Kreutzer said he welcomes the regular-season series with Miege, which resumed last year after an absence of several seasons.

"I purposely wanted to put them on the schedule, simply so (our players) could see the competition, rather than just facing them at the end of the year, they'll know what they've got to do,'' Kreutzer said. "We should be motivated.''

HAYDEN 3, EUDORA 0

Eudora (1-2-0) 0 0 -- 0

Hayden (4-0-0)   1 2 -- 3 

Hayden -- Goals: Reese Huscher, Carsyn Broxterman, Emma Slyter. Shutout: Lauren Borjon, Kadence Watts.  

By RICK PETERSON

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Monday was a night of firsts for the Shawnee Heights girls soccer team.

After a loss and a tie to open the season, the T-Birds picked up their first win of the year while scoring their first goals of 2026 in a 3-0 shutout over city rival Topeka High at Hummer Sports Park, while Heights assistant Josiah Juarez, filling in for veteran T-Bird coach Nic Simons, picked up win No. 1 as a head coach.

Shawnee Heights junior Morgan Robinson scored two goals Monday as the T-Birds picked up their first win with a 3-0 shutout over city rival Topeka High. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN] 

Juarez was running the show Monday while Simons missed the game to be with his wife and newborn child, born over the weekend.

"I was just a little bit nervous -- it comes with the game -- but that's the exciting part, especially with us needing a win,'' Juarez said. "And I'm just excited we got it done tonight.'' 

The T-Birds didn't miss a beat under Juarez, taking a 2-0 halftime lead on a pair of goals from junior standout Morgan Robinson and adding a third goal on a shot from junior Nina Bolanos in the second half.

Robinson scored the only goal the T-Birds would need 5:50 into the game off a corner kick from Bolanos.

Shawnee Heights junior Nina Bolanos (2) had a goal and an assist in Monday's 3-0 win over city rival Topeka High. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]

Robinson scored her second goal with 19:39 left in the opening half to give the T-Birds their two-goal halftime advantage before Bolanos wrapped up the scoring with 8:33 remaining.

Senior MacKenzie Mertel picked up the shutout in goal for the T-Birds.

Shawnee Heights girls soccer assistant Josiah Juarez picked up his first win as a head coach in Monday's 3-0 T-Bird win over Topeka High. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]

"I thought we were (solid) for the most part,'' Juarez said. "We kept our game plan and just executed it really well and continued to do it throughout the whole game.''

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The 2026 All-City boys bowling team: From left -- Evan Jones, Shawnee Heights; Henry Schattilly, Shawnee Heights; Chevy Stallbaumer, Shawnee Heights; Brecken Garrett, Washburn Rural; Cody Spangler, Washburn Rural; Kelton Meier, Hayden. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]

By RICK PETERSON

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Shawnee Heights put seniors Henry Schattilly and Chevy Stallbaumer and junior Evan Jones on the 2026 All-City boys bowling team after the T-Birds captured their second Class 5A state team title in three seasons.

Schattilly and Hayden junior Kelton Meier are both first-team repeat All-City selections while Washburn Rural senior Cody Spangler, the 2026 6A state individual champion, is joined on the first team by junior teammate Brecken Garrett, a regional champion.

Jones, Meier and Stallbaumer joined Spangler, a two-time All-City first-teamer, as state medalists.

Meier and Stallbaumer both bowled 300 games during the regular season while Spangler and Schattilly also have career perfect games. 

All-City capsules:

BRECKEN GARRETT, Washburn Rural -- A first-time All-City pick, Garrett capped his junior season with a 619 series in the Class 6A state tournament as the Junior Blues finished fifth as a team. Garrett captured a regional individual title for team-champion Washburn Rural with a 739 series, putting together games of 216, 258 and 265. Garrett rolled a 608 series in the city meet as Rural claimed the team title and he recorded a 529 series in the Centennial League meet.

EVAN JONES, Shawnee Heights -- A junior, Jones helped lead Shawnee Heights to its second Class 5A team championhip in three seasons, posting a 10th-place individual finish with a 693 series (242, 224, 227) as the T-Birds took the team title by a 3,727-3,624 margin over Bishop Carroll. Jones finished fifth in the city tournament with 664 series, rolled a 641 in the United Kansas Conference tournament and finished fifth at regionals with a 650 series.    

KELTON MEIER, Hayden -- Meier, a junior All-City repeat pick, posted a sixth-place individual finish in the Class 4A-1A state tournament with a 717 series (254-268-195) as Hayden finished fifth as a team. Meier placed eighth in the city meet with a 638 series, rolled a 573 in the Centennial League tournament and finished second in a 4A-1A regional with a 682 series. As a sophomore Meier helped Hayden capture its first-ever state bowling team championship. 

HENRY SCHATTILLY, Shawnee Heights -- A senior, Schattilly shot a 640 series in the Class 5A state tournament as Shawnee Heights won its second state team championship in three seasons by a 3,727-3,624 margin over Bishop Carroll. Schattilly won the United Kansas Conference title with a 761 series (245, 269, 247), finished sixth in the city meet (645) and 14th at regionals (637). Schattilly helped the T-Birds win their first-ever boys 5A team bowling championship in 2024.

CODY SPANGLER, Washburn Rural -- Spangler capped his high school career with a Class 6A state individual championship, putting together games of 245, 223 and 288 to win with a 756 three-game series. Spangler finished 10th with a 631 series in the city tournament for the team-champion Junior Blues, finished eighth in 6A regional competition for team champion Washburn Rural with a 648 series and rolled a 565 series in the Centennial League tournament.   

CHEVY STALLBAUMER, Shawnee Heights -- Stallbaumer, a senior, helped lead Shawnee Heights to the Class 5A state team championship by a 3,727-3,624 margin over Bishop Carroll. Stallbaumer rolled a 738 series to lead the T-Birds with a sixth-place individual finish, putting together games of 255, 237 and 246. Stallbaumer placed fourth in the city tournament with a 669 series, finished 10th in the United Kansas Conference with a 659 for the team-champion T-Birds and rolled a 581 series at regionals. 

ALL-CITY BOYS BOWLING

FIRST TEAM

Brecken Garrett, jr., Washburn Rural; Evan Jones, jr., Shawnee Heights; Kelton Meier, jr., Hayden; Henry Schattilly, sr., Shawnee Heights; Cody Spangler, sr., Washburn Rural; Chevy Stallbaumer, sr., Shawnee Heights.

SECOND TEAM

Trey Donath, jr., Shawnee Heights; Kaden Evans, sr., Shawnee Heights; Andrew Faurot, jr., Washburn Rural; Jackson Keller, sr., Washburn Rural; Reece Renyer, jr., Hayden; Garrett Shaw, sr., Seaman.