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Washburn Rural's golf team assured itself of a top-six team finish in the Class 6A state tournament Monday, advancing to the second round of the tournament at Mariah Hills in Dodge City.
The top six teams after the opening 18 holes moved on to Tuesday's final round, with the Junior Blues earning the final qualifying berth with a four-man score of 311, edging Shawnee Mission East by a stroke. Blue Valley West was the first-day leader at 299.
Senior Luke Leonetti paced the Junior Blues with an opening round of 2-over-par 73 and enters the second round tied for sixth place.
Senior Giles Frederickson added a 76 for the Junior Blues, followed by Maddox Hight with an 80, Tadd Armstrong and Andrew Burdett with 82s and Turner Depperschmidt with an 83.
Tuesday's second round is scheduled to get under way at 10 a.m.
FOUR CITY PLAYERS ADVANCE IN 5A
Regional team champ Seaman and runner-up Shawnee Heights came up short of team berths for the second round of the Class 5A state tournament at Winfield's Quail Creek Golf Course, but four city players remained alive for individual state medals.
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Former Topeka West and Washburn University tennis standout Brad Johnston has been named the head girls and boys tennis coach at Washburn Rural, taking over for longtime head coach Kevin Hedberg, who is retiring after 32 years at the school.
Johnston was a four-time state medalist for Topeka West, graduating in 2004, and a two-time All-MIAA first-team selection for Washburn University, qualifying for the NCAA tournament four straight years.
Johnson, who most recently coached at Landon Middle School, holds a bachelor's degree from Washburn and a master's from Fort Hays State University.
"I'm proud for the opportunity to lead this tradition-rich program,'' said Johnston, who met with his new team Monday afternoon. "Following in coach Hedberg's footsteps will be challenging, but I'm ready to hit the ground running. Tennis has been my life for so long and to be given this opportunity makes my hard work feel complete.
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KADENCE JEFFRIES, Topeka West
Jeffries, a senior, swept the 200 and 500-yard freestyle events in last Saturday's Class 5A-1A state swimming and diving championships for the third straight season that the state meet was held, going six for six in state individual events. Jeffries, who has signed with Nebraska-Omaha, won the 200 free in 1:53.29 and the 500 free in 5:03.55 at the Shawnee Mission School District Aquatic Center.
TANNER NEWKIRK, Hayden
A senior, Newkirk swept the 800, 1,600 and 3,200-meter runs in last Friday's Class 4A regional track and field championships at Eudora, helping the Wildcats edge Louisburg for the team championship. A Kansas signee, Newkirk ran the 800 in 1:59.04, the 1,600 in 4:27.52 and the 3,200 in 9:39.51 en route to pulling off the difficult distance triple.
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GIRLS
100 METERS
Nichols, Shawnee Heights 12.33 (12.2)
Reed, Highand Park 12.35
Brooks, Topeka West 12.60
Hillebert, Hayden 12.96
Rezac, Rossville 12.96
200 METERS
Nichols, Shawnee Heights 25.78
Rottinghaus, Shawnee Heights 25.90
Reed, Highland Park 26.22
Brooks, Topeka West 26.29
Rezac, Rossville 26.79
400 METERS
Rottinghaus, Shawnee Heights 58.18
Reed, Highland Park 58.22
Foster, Rossville 61.03
Hillebert, Hayden 61.78
Fredrickson, Washburn Rural 62.08
800 METERS
Druse, Seaman 2:15.19
Carter, Washburn Rural 2:29.28
Bird, Washburn Rural 2:30.33
Ismert, Washburn Rural 2:30.47
Fink, Washburn Rural 2:31.86
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NOTE: Top.Sports.news compiles a weekly track and field honor roll for Shawnee County high schools throughout the 2022 season. Coaches are asked to email updated times and marks or any corrections to Rick Peterson at
BOYS
100 METERS
Smith, Shawnee Heights 9.8 (10.27)
January, Shawnee Heights 10.5
Reed, Highland Park 10.5
Richardson, Highland Park 10.5
Peoples, Topeka High 10.6
200 METERS
Richardson, Highland Park 21.77 (21.6)
Smith, Shawnee Heights 21.82
January, Shawnee Heights 22.26
Renfro, Silver Lake 22.40
Schrickel, Hayden 22.72
400 METERS
Richardson, Highland Park 50.54
Schrickel, Hayden 51.05
Blankenship, Topeka High 51.84
Renfro, Silver Lake 52.11
Wilkerson, Topeka West 52.58
800 METERS
Newkirk, Hayden 1:55.69
B. Moore, Seaman 2:00.72
Esquibel, Shawnee Heights 2:03.14
Wilson, Topeka West 2:03.17
Njoroge, Topeka West 2:04.19