By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
HAILEY BECK, Washburn Rural
Beck, a junior goalkeeper, helped 17-3-1 Washburn Rural win the Centennial League championship and finish third in the Class 6A state tournament last season, earning All-Shawnee County first-team recognition. Beck posted 12 shutouts a year ago while earning All-Class 6A and All-Centennial League honorable mention.
ABBY DODD, Hayden
Dodd, a senior defender, earned first-team All-Shawnee County recognition last season and was also an All-Centennial League first-team selection for the Wildcats. Dodd helped the Wildcats post a 10-8-0 record in the 2021 season.
Shawnee Heights senior goalkeeper Tatum Hoge (0) was a first-team All-Shawnee County selection last season. [Photo by Kirk Hockman]
TATUM HOGE, Shawnee Heights
Hoge, a senior goalkeeper, earned a berth on the All-Shawnee County first team last season after helping Shawnee Heights post a 10-7-1 record. Hoge has signed with Fort Hays State.
Washburn Rural senior Belle Kennedy was named the Class 6A midfielder of the year after helping lead the Junior Blues to a third-place state finish in 6A. [File photo/TSN]
BELLE KENNEDY, Washburn Rural
A senior midfielder, Kennedy was a first-team All-Class 6A and All-Shawnee County pick as a junior after helping lead Washburn Rural to a 17-3-1 record, the Centennial League championship and a third-place finish in the Class 6A state tournament. Also an All-Centennial League pick, Kennedy led Rural with 17 goals and 12 assists and was named the 6A midfielder of the year. Kennedy has signed with Washburn University.
KATHERINE KEYS, Cair Paravel Latin
A sophomore forward, Keys helped Cair Paravel win a regional championship in its first season competing as a full Kansas State High School Activities Association member, earning a first-team spot on the All-Shawnee County team. Keys helped the Lions post an 11-6-0 record in 2021.
Washburn Rural senior midfielder Hunter McWilliams earned All-Shawnee County, All-Centennial League and All-Class 6A honors last season for the 17-3-1 Junior Blues. [File photo/TSN]
HUNTER McWILLIAMS, Washburn Rural
McWilliams, a senior midfielder, earned first-team All-Shawne County, All-Centennial League and All-Class 6A recognition last season after helping lead the Junior Blues to a 17-3-1 record and a third-place finish in the 6A state tournament. McWilliams scored nine goals and was credited with 10 assists last spring and has signed with Washburn University.
McKENNA MERRICK, Washburn Rural
Merrick, a senior, is a returning starting defender for the Junior Blues, who posted a 17-3-1 record and finished third in the Class 6A state tournament last season. Merrick scored four goals last season and earned second-team All-Class 6A and second-team All-Centennial League recognition. Merrick received All-Shawnee County honorable mention.
Hayden senior soccer standout Kate Roeder (15) battles with Topeka High sophomore standout Avery Zimmerman (2) for a loose ball last season. [File photo/TSN]
KATE ROEDER, Hayden
A senior forward, Roeder earned first-team All-Shawnee County honors last spring as a junior while also earning first-team All-Centennial League recognition. Roeder helped the Wildcats post a 10-8-0 record on the season.
Senior midfielder Luxanna Sands (right) is a top returner for Topeka High, earning All-Shawnee County honors last season. [File photo/TSN]
LUXANNA SANDS, Topeka High
Sands, a senior midfielder, was a first-team All-Shawnee County selection last season and also received second-team All-Centennial League honors.
Seaman junior Brooklyn Yingling (14) tries to track down a ball last season. Yingling was a first-team All-Shawnee County and All-Centennial League pick in 2021. [File photo/TSN]
BROOKLYN YINGLING, Seaman
A junior forward, Yingling was a first-team All-Shawnee County pick last spring and also earned All-Centennial League first-team recognition after helping lead the Vikings to an 11-6-1 record.
AVERY ZIMMERMAN, Topeka High
Zimmerman, a midfielder, was one of two freshman who earned first-team All-Shawnee County honors last season along with Cair Paravel's Katherine Keys. Zimmerman also received second-team All-Centennial League recognition.
