By RICK PETERSON
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Julia Katzer
JULIA KATZER, Washburn Rural
A senior, Katzer teamed with Halle Owen to win a second straight city tennis championship in No. 1 doubles last Thursday at Kossover Tennis Center, leading the Junior Blues to the team title by a 32-28 margin over Seaman. Katzer and Owen earned the championship with an 8-3 win over Hayden juniors Hailey Caryl and Sophia Wichman in the final.
Halle Owen
HALLE OWEN, Washburn Rural
Owen, a senior, teamed with Julia Katzer to win a second straight city tennis championship in No. 1 doubles last Thursday at Kossover Tennis Center, leading Washburn Rural to the team title by a 32-28 margin over Seaman. Owen and Katzer earned the championship with an 8-3 win over Hayden juniors Hailey Caryl and Sophia Wichman in the final.
Chloe Schmidtlein
CHLOE SCHMIDTLEIN, Seaman
Schmidtlein, a senior, captured her first individual championship in last Monday's city girls golf tournament at Cypress Ridge, shooting a 78 to take medalist honors by a whopping nine strokes. Schmidtlein is a returning Class 5A state medalist, tying for 19th as a junior.
Emma Sweeney
EMMA SWEENEY, Seaman
Sweeney rolled to her second straight city tennis championship in No. 1 singles last Thursday at Kossover Tennis Center, dropping only one game in her two matches on the day after receiving a first-round bye. Sweeney, second in Class 5A last season and a three-time state medalist, topped Cair Paravel Latin Madelyn Poole 8-0 in the championship match.
Brynne Topolski
BRYNNE TOPOLSKI, Washburn University
A junior outside hitter, Topolski, a Lincoln, Neb. native, registered 17 kills on 21 attempts for an .810 hitting percentage, a Washburn school record and the highest in Division II in a single match since the 2023-24 season, in Saturday's 3-0 MIAA sweep over Northeastern State. On Friday Topolski had 14 kills and hit .542 in a 3-0 sweep over Arkansas-Fort Smith.
Nas Williams-Brown
NAS WILLIAMS-BROWN, Topeka West
The junior running back rushed for 317 yards and five touchdowns on 18 carries last Thursday, powering Topeka West to a 58-40 United Kansas Conference win over Shawnee Heights. Williams-Brown scored on runs of 2, 7, 50, 62 and 94 yards and also caught five passes for 39 yards as the Chargers earned their first win over Shawnee Heights since 2005.
