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Created: 20 May 2025

By RICK PETERSON

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Seaman baseball gave itself a chance for a comeback semifinal victory in Wednesday's Class 5A regional tournament at Seaman, but Andover Central came up with just enough big plays to take a 5-4 eight-inning win over the Vikings.

Seaman's players and coaches console each other after Wednesday's heartbreaking 5-4 extra-inning loss to Andover Central. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]

"We knew we were getting a quality opponent in Andover Central, a team that last year was the No. 1 seed in the West and had a lot of returners on the field for them,'' Seaman coach Trent Oliva said. "So we knew our work was cut out for us and it was one of those games where it just kind of went back and forth and we were kind of grinding and able to get it tied back at three but tip your cap to them.

"They made more plays at the end with two outs and were able to get that done.''

With the game knotted 3-3 after seven innings, No. 14 seed Andover Central took a 5-3 lead in the top of the eighth, scoring on a wild pitch and a run-scoring single from junior Carter Inslee.

But No. 3 seed Seaman responded with a rally of its own in the bottom of the inning, opening the frame with back-to-back doubles from seniors Max Huston and David Dobbs, with Huston scoring on Dobbs' double to cut the Vikings' deficit to 5-4.

Dobbs stole third base on a walk to sophomore Axton Brewer, but Andover Central threw out Dobbs at home on a bunt for the first out of the inning.

After recording a strikeout for the second out, Seaman got a single from senior Bryer Finley to load the bases before Jaguar senior reliever Jace Jefferson was able to end the game on a groundout to shortstop.

Seaman, which graduates eight seniors, ended its season with a solid 18-8 campaign.

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Created: 21 May 2025

By KYLE MANTHE

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An undefeated season came to an end for Hayden on Wednesday evening as the Wildcats' bid for another state tournament berth fell short in the regional championship with a 9-8 loss to Tonganoxie.

A seventh-inning rally for Bill Arnold's Hayden baseball team came up just short in Wednesday's 9-8 Class 4A regional loss to Tonganoxie, the Wildcats' lone loss in a 23-1 season. [Photo by Kyle Manthe/Special to TSN]

A five-run rally in the bottom of the seventh was not enough to overcome five errors in the field for a 24th straight victory on the season.

“What I saw was defensively we made a lot of mistakes. We had errors in the field which has been very uncommon for this team. We’ve played solid defense all year long and had great pitching,” said Wildcat coach Bill Arnold. “We picked a bad day not to play well.”

The regional championship game was set after Tonganoxie, the No. 8 seed, dispatched of El Dorado 10-0 to begin the day. The top-seeded Wildcats held on for a 5-4 win over Augusta in Game 2 of the day.

“We didn’t play very well the first game. I was hoping we would get things squared away and play a solid championship game and we didn’t. Credit Tonganoxie for coming out and taking what we gave them,” Arnold said.

Hayden did not trail by more than two runs until the seventh inning when they faced a 9-3 deficit after the Chieftains scored five in the top of the inning.

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Created: 22 May 2025

By RICK PETERSON

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NOTE: Top.Sports.news will compile a weekly track and field honor roll for Shawnee County high schools throughout the 2025 season. Coaches are asked to email updated times and marks or any corrections to Rick Peterson at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Coaches should designate whether times were fully automatic (FAT) or hand-timed. FAT times are considered .024 of a second faster than hand times. TopSports.news will rank the Top 5 in each event.

GIRLS

100 METERS

Keimara Marshall, Topeka High            12.43

Jurnee Cole, Highland Park                   12.75

Karys Deiter, Silver Lake                        12.76

Ciarra Hartz, Highland Park                  12.77

Morgan Robinson, Shawnee Heights   12.80

Keimara Marshall, Topeka High

200 METERS

Keimara Marshall, Topeka High          25.72

Molly Worley, Washburn Rural           26.10

Ally Steiner, Seaman                           26.20

Morgan Robinson, Shawnee Heights 26.58

Jurnee Cole, Highland Park                 26.68

400 METERS

Ryin Miller, Seaman                           56.81

Keimara Marshall, Topeka High         59.96

Ali Gerber, Silver Lake                        60.91

Madison Blanco, Washburn Rural      61.65

Sofia Harper, Hayden                         61.81

Ryan Miller, Seaman

800 METERS

Ryin Miller, Seaman                         2:09.28  

Payton Fink, Washburn Rural           2:21.21

Rylee Ismert, Washburn Rural          2:21.99

Kinley Robinson, Seaman                 2:24.07

Emily Graf, Washburn Rural              2:24.19

1,600 METERS

Ryin Miller, Seaman                         4:41.47

Payton Fink, Washburn Rural           5:08.00

Emily Graf, Washburn Rural             5:08.24

Rylee Ismert, Washburn Rural          5:09.15

Brooklyn Nolte, Washburn Rural      5:20.69

 3,200 METERS

Ryin Miller, Seaman                         10:17.74

Payton Fink, Washburn Rural           10:51.62

Emily Graf, Washburn Rural             11:20.40

Kenzie Maddox, Washburn Rural     11:28.78

 Brooklyn Nolte, Washburn Rural     11:32.65

100-METER HURDLES

Bella Reid, Hayden                            15.83

Jaida Stallbaumer, Seaman               15.84

Karys Deiter, Silver Lake                   16.45

Rylee Dick, Rossville                         16.87

Kelcie Schneider, Washburn Rural   17.61

Jaida Stallbaumer, Seaman

300-METER HURDLES

Jaida Stallbaumer, Seaman               47.63

Ke'Ahjahnae Rice, Highland Park      47.96

Rylee Dick, Rossville                          50.33

Karys Deiter, Silver Lake                    51.27

Kelcie Schneider, Washburn Rural    51.39

4x100-METER RELAY

Topeka High                                     50.15

Washburn Rural                               50.36

Seaman                                            50.93

Silver Lake                                        51.06

Topeka West                                     53.17

4x400-METER RELAY

Seaman                                          4:01.58

Washburn Rural                              4:13.32

Silver Lake                                       4:13.34

Shawnee Heights                            4:37.27

4x800-METER RELAY

Washburn Rural                               9:35.40

Seaman                                          10:13.11

Hayden                                           11:10.63

Shawnee Heights                            11:33.41

HIGH JUMP

Molly Worley, Washburn Rural         5-4

Journey Manhart, Silver Lake            5-2

Ahsieyrhuajh Rayton, Topeka High   5-0

Alexis Burns, Washburn Rural           5-0

Tahtionna Broils, Highland Park        4-8

Klara Wilson, Washburn Rural          4-8

Jaiden Wise, Silver Lake                    4-8

POLE VAULT

Grace Jowers, Seaman                    11-0

Emme Blanco, Washburn Rural        8-9

Taylor Hanshaw, Shawnee Heights   8-0

Ahsieyrhuajh Rayton, Topeka HIgh

LONG JUMP

Ahsieyrhuajh Rayton, Topeka High     18-6

Molly Worley, Washburn Rural            17-7.75

Jayana Washington, Topeka High        17-5

Maddie Blanco, Washburn Rural         16-6.50

Kailyn Hanni, Silver Lake                     16-3.5

TRIPLE JUMP

Ahsieyrhuajh Rayton, Topeka High          38-3.25

Ali Gerber, Silver Lake                               34-3.75

Kailyn Hanni, Silver Lake                           33-4

Grace Funk, Hayden                                  32-7.75

Brinley Pottorf, Rossville                            32-7.50

SHOT PUT

Kailyn Petersen, Washburn Rural       35-1

Alexis Rutherford, Hayden                 33-6

Kayleigh Kruger, Silver Lake               33-5

Kylie Hanni, Silver Lake                      32-3.5

Eve Luea, Washburn Rural                  31-6

DISCUS

Kailyn Petersen, Washburn Rural        126-5

Kayleigh Kruger, Silver Lake               112-7

Eve Luea, Washburn Rural                  109-3

Rayleigh Alonso, Silver Lake                104-10

Alexis Rutherford, Hayden                  103-6

JAVELIN

Morgan Ray, Washburn Rural              135-10

Peyton Henry, Seaman                         110-6

Payton Alexander, Seaman                  105-8

Jillian Goetz, Shawnee Heights             105-1

Kailyn Hanni, Silver Lake                       100-0

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Created: 21 May 2025

By RICK PETERSON

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NOTE: Top.Sports.news will compile a weekly girls swimming and diving honor roll for Topeka high schools throughout the 2025 season. Coaches are asked to email updated times and marks or any corrections to Rick Peterson at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..  TopSports.news will rank the Top 5 in each event.

200-YARD MEDLEY RELAY

Washburn Rural                2:01.75

Hayden                              2:07.36

Seaman                             2:07.38            

Topeka High                      2:11.23

Shawnee Heights              2:15.41

200-YARD FREESTYLE

Audrey Appuhn, Washburn Rural     1:55.60

Joslynn Grace, Seaman                     2:01.37

Ashtynn Landry, Shawnee Heights   2:06.15

Kaitlyn Aldridge, Shawnee Heights   2:17:02

Kaelyn Gerdel, Hayden                      2:21.23    

200-YARD INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY

Audrey Appuhn, Washburn Rural     2:10.28

Joslynn Grace, Seaman                     2:10.69

Hara Del Castillo, Topeka High         2:25.04

Ashtynn Landry, Shawnee Heights   2:35.31

Kaitlyn Aldridge, Shawnee Heights   2:35.91

Genevieve Miranda, Washburn Rural

50-YARD FREESTYLE

Genevieve Miranda, Washburn Rural  25.43

Joslynn Grace, Seaman                       26.46

Ashtynn Landry, Shawnee Heights      26.74

Kaylee Gregg, Hayden                         27.67

Clara Sobba, Shawnee Heights            28.08

ONE-METER DIVING

Kaylee Gregg, Hayden                         231.60

Sydney Thomann, Seaman                  224.45

Rhiannon Good, Washburn Rural        224.05

Maddie Gregg, Hayden                       183.05

Giselle Soto, Washburn Rural               163.50

Joslynn Grace, Seaman

100-YARD BUTTERFLY

Joslynn Grace, Seaman                         1:00.12

Genevieve Miranda, Washburn Rural   1:01.66

Kaitlyn Aldridge, Shawnee Heights       1:07.53

Kaya Hamilton, Washburn Rural           1:17.70

Makenna Russell, Topeka West             1:25.52

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