By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Audrey Appuhn
AUDREY APPUHN, Washburn Rural
Appuhn, a senior swimming star, captured four gold medals in Friday's city swimming championships to lead Washburn Rural to its 23rd straight city girls team title. Appuhn won the 200-yard individual medley in 2 minutes, 22.00 seconds and the 100 freestyle in 57.23 while also teaming with Sophie Heinen, Resego Mackenzie and Kaci Hodgson to win the 200 medley relay (2:13.84) and with Heinen, Ava Von Lintel and Stella Berry to win the 400 free relay (4:20.97). Appuhn finished her city meet career with eight individual titles in as many starts and with 15 total city championships.
Carsyn Broxterman
CARSYN BROXTERMAN, Hayden
A senior girls soccer standout, Broxterman scored four goals over back-to-back wins Thursday and Friday as Hayden improved to 14-0-0 on the season. Broxterman scored a goal in the Wildcats' 4-1 win over Manhattan and followed that up with a three-goal hat trick in a come-from-behind 5-3 Senior Night win over previously-unbeaten Seaman. With its win over Manhattan, Hayden clinched a share of the Centennial League championship.
Cale Deutscher
CALE DEUTSCHER, Washburn Rural
Deutscher, a senior tennis player, teamed with Dylan Willingham, to capture a Class 6A regional doubles championship Saturday at Kossover Tennis Center with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over teammates Kieffer O'Connor and Ben Tryhus in the final. Deutscher and Willingham, who finished seventh in 6A as juniors, led the way as the Junior Blues won the team title to cap a sweep of the city, Centennial League and regional team crowns. Deutscher and Willingham will take a 28-4 record into the state meet at Wichita.
Drew FayDREW FAY, Cair Paravel Latin
A senior tennis star, Fay earned a Class 3A-1A singles championship in Friday's regional tournament at Kossover Tennis Center with a 6-4, 6-0 victory over Kansas City Christian's Isaac Seitz in the title match to lead Cair Paravel to the regional team title. The city No. 1 singles champion, Fay improved to 26-2 on the season entering Friday and Saturday's 3A-1A state meet at Prairie Village. As a junior Fay teamed with Eric Buchenau to finish second at state.
Kaelyn Gerdel
KAELYN GERDEL, Hayden
Gerdel, a junior swimmer, won a pair of city individual titles in Friday's city championships at the Capitol Federal Natatorium. Gerdel, a returning Class 5A-1A state qualifier who has qualified for this season's state meet, won the 200-yard city freestyle title in 2 minutes, 16.81 seconds and followed that up with a win in the 100 backstroke in 1:19.12.
Dylan Willingham
DYLAN WILLINGHAM, Washburn Rural
Willingham, a senior tennis player, teamed with Cale Deutscher, to win a Class 6A regional doubles title Saturday at Kossover Tennis Center with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over teammates Kieffer O'Connor and Ben Tryhus in the final. Willingham and Deutscher, who finished seventh in 6A as juniors, led the Junior Blues to the team title to cap a sweep of the city, Centennial League and regional team championships. Willingham and Deutscher will take a 28-4 record into Friday and Saturday's state meet at Wichita.
