Hayden junior Kade Mitchell had a 90-yard kickoff return for a TD in win over St. Michael Archangel.

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Washburn volleyball improved to 5-0 on the season with its fourth straight sweep

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First-year Topeka High football coach Jason Filbeck leads T-Hi to 2-0 start.

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Senior Natalie Peterson from the tee.

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Sophomore Mason Haas had a goal and an assist in Shawnee Heights' win over De Soto.

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EDITOR'S NOTE: Over the coming weeks, TopSports.news will recognize hundreds of Shawnee County's all-time greats in 25 sports/categories as part of our Best of the Best project. Readers will have the opportunity to vote through July, with the Top 25 in all categories announced in August. To cast a vote for the Best of the Best, click on: https://linkto.run/p/0O6AJV5HEmail votes/nominations will also be accepted at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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Washburn Rural and Hayden have combined to win 10 state team championships and six individual state titles, so it shouldn't be a big surprise to see the Junior Blues and Wildcats well-represented on the ballot to pick the greatest women's golfer in Shawnee County history. 

There's former Rural stars like former state champs Megan Lucas and Adin Stromgren and multi-time state medalist and current Kansas standout Abby Glynn to pick from, while Brooke LaRue was a two-time state champ for Hayden and Wildcats Caroline Setter and Lauren Falley also won state titles.

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Former Topeka High multi-time state medalist and current amateur star Rachel Stous also merits strong consideration as do former city amateur stars like Shelly McCalla, Nancy Stowe, Kelly Muxlow and Jane Yi.  

There are 25 candidates in all listed to pick from at https://linkto.run/p/0O6AJV5H while readers also have the option of writing in a name.

Vote as many times as you wish, with the only requirement that eligible candidates must have grown up in Shawnee County or attended one of the county's 10 high schools.

Final selections will be based on reader vote as well as input from TSN contributors and current and past local sports media professionals.   

Votes will be accepted through July 31 before TSN publishes our Best of the Best lists in August.

NEXT UP: Men's golf.

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