All City 2025 Girls Swimming Team.

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Rick Strecker, Hayden Hall of Framer, passed away after cancer battle.

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All City 2025 Boys Golf Team.

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2025 All City Boys Tennis Team.

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Topekan "Big Dawg" Deedrick honored by KSHSAA for 60 yrs. as an official in baseball, basketball, football and volleyball.

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Ryin Miller, Seaman, named Gatorade KS 2025 Track & Field Athlete of the Year.

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Nate Wallace (right) is the new coach of the Highland Park boys basketball team.

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Phil Frost captured his 1st TGA City Match Play Championship.

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Key Performers of the Week

 By RICK PETERSON

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Hayden improved to 5-1 overall and 2-0 in Class 3A District 4 with a dominating 31-7 road romp at Holton Friday night.

JettWahlmeierHolton2024Hayden senior Jett Wahlmeier threw for three touchdowns in Friday's 31-7 district win over Holton. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]

JensenSchrickelHolton2024 1Hayden senior Jensen Schrickel caught a pair of touchdown passes in Friday's 31-7 district win over Holton. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]

Hayden was in control throughout the game, with Holton (3-3, 2-1) held without a first down and not crossing midfield until the third quarter. 

Hayden jumped out in front 21-0 with three first-half touchdowns.

KadeMitchellHolton2024 1Hayden junior Kade Mitchell rushed for 73 yards and also had a TD reception Friday at Holton. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]

BroderickDeschHolton2024 2Senior Broderick Desch scored Hayden's final touchdown in Friday's 31-7 district win at Holton. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]

The Wildcats drove 57 yards in 11 plays on its opening possession, capped by a 5-yard touchdown pass from senior Jett Wahlmeier to junior Kade Mitchell (Mason Becker extra point).

Hayden added a pair of TDs in the second quarter, with Wahlmeier hitting senior Jensen Schrickel for a 37-yard TD pass (Becker kick) and Wahlmeier hitting Schrickel for a 12-yard score (Becker kick).

Broderick Desch capped an eight-play, 66-yard Hayden scoring drive with a 1-yard on the Wildcats' first possession of the second half (Becker kick) to give Hayden a 28-0 advantage.

Holton got on the scoreboard later in the third quarter on a 46-yard Kyler Jackson run (kick good) before Hayden's Mason Becker ended the scoring with a 21-yard field goal.

Wahlmeier went 15 of 27 for 150 yards and three touchdowns.

Mitchell carried the ball 13 times for 73 yards while Desch had 15 carries for 62 yards.

Schrickel had four catches for 73 yards and two TDs.

Hayden will be at home next Friday to host Perry-Lecompton in a district contest.

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