By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Silver Lake sophomore pitcher Kendra Cook and Shawnee Heights junior track and field standout Jackson Esquibel have been selected by the Dan Key Farmers Insurance Agency as the Rising Stars of the Week.
The Dan Key Agency will recognize top Shawnee County underclassmen throughout the bulk of the 2022-2023 school year.
Here’s a brief look at the accomplishments of Cook and Esquibel over the past week:
Sophomore Kendra Cook pitched a complete-game five-hitter in Silver Lake's 5-0 second-game win over Rossville on Monday at Silver Lake after picking up a 4-2 win over Basehor-Linwood last Thursday. [Photo by Brent Maycock/KSHSAA Covered]
KENDRA COOK, Silver Lake
Cook picked up a pair of pitching wins over previously-unbeaten Basehor-Linwood and Rossville in her last two starts, helping Silver Lake improve to 6-0 on the season.
Cook gave up five hits while striking out four in last Thursday's 4-2 road win over Basehor-Linwood, which finished second in the Class 5A state tournament last season.
The Eagle standout followed that up with a five-hit, complete-game 5-0 shutout over rival Rossville on Monday at Silver Lake. Cook also struck out four in that win.
Shawnee Heights junior Jackson Esquibel set school records in the boys 1,600 and 3,200-meter runs in last Friday's Lansing Invitational. [Submitted photo]
JACKSON ESQUIBEL, Shawnee Heights
A Class 5A state medalist in both cross country and track, Esquibel set Shawnee Heights school records in the 1,600 and 3,200-meter runs in last Friday's Lansing Invitational.
Esquibel won the 1,600 in 4 minutes, 23.37 seconds and finished second in the 3,200 in 9:31.56.
Esquibel broke the previous school record of 4:24.09 in the 1,600 and the previous record of 9:31.9, set 34 seasons ago, in the 3,200.
