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SILVER LAKE – It was an anti-climatic evening for the Silver Lake baseball team against Mid-East League foe Riley County, but that’s how the Eagles wanted it with their 16-1, 15-0 run-rule victories on Monday night.
Logan Cathcart (9) helped Silver Lake push its winning streak to 10 games with a Mid-East League sweep over Riley County on Monday. [File photo/TSN]
Silver Lake's Dysen Schooler (7) had a big day at the plate in Monday's twinbill sweep over Riley County. [File photo/TSN]
Outside of a pair of opening-day losses to Hayden, Silver Lake has rolled the rest of the way this spring.
The Eagles are riding a 10-game win streak with eight wins against opponents within their league.
In the last two doubleheaders against Wabaunsee and Riley County, Silver Lake has outscored those two schools 61-1. No-hitters, run rules and shutouts have been regular in Eagle Country lately.
“We’ve had two pretty big senior classes leave the last two years, and I knew coming into this year we were going to be young and inexperienced, but we’ve done a really good job of staying the course,” Silver Lake coach Tyler Seele said. “We’re getting a little bit better each and every day. One thing about our guys is when we come to practice; our practices are spirited with a ton of energy.
"Hayden is a tough team, and that was a tough draw to begin the season. But we’ve done a really good job of locking in and doing the little things right. Basic things like base running, throwing strikes on the mound, making routine plays and taking extra bases.”
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Hayden sophomore pitcher Cooper Grace started last Friday's second game at Washburn Rural, then had to wait until Monday to finish the job.
Hayden sophomore Cooper Grace finished off a complete-game pitching victory Monday at Washburn Rural. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
He did so with hardly a bump, taking advantage of the Wildcats' huge offensive day to close out a 15-4 Centennial League win and a doubleheader sweep over the Junior Blues.
"You get a good routine going, good arm care, and it keeps me fresh,'' Grace said. "I'm never really sore ever and it helps a lot having a team behind me that helps me.''
In fact, the delayed second game still didn't go the full seven innings, with Hayden (8-3 overall, 4-2 in the league) ending things after the fifth due to the 10-run spread rule.
After Hayden rallied for a 4-3 win in last Friday's first game, the second game was tied at 2-2 in the top of the third inning before lightning pushed the completion of the nightcap back to Monday.
Obviously Bill Arnold would have liked to have finished off the twinbill on Friday, but understood the postponement.
"I thought we were in a pretty good groove and Cooper was in a really good groove pitching the other day, but those are situations you don't have any control over so there's no reason to worry about spilled milk out of that deal,'' Arnold said. "My big deal was to come out today and compete right off the bat.''
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NOTE: Top.Sports.news will compile a weekly track and field honor roll for Shawnee County high schools throughout the 2023 season. Coaches are asked to email updated times and marks or any corrections to Rick Peterson at
BOYS
100 METERS
Dunshee, Hayden 10.89
Rollenhagen, Silver Lake 11.08
Heim, Washburn Rural 11.10
Thompson, Washburn Rural 11.15
Peoples, Topeka High 11.18
200 METERS
Peoples, Topeka High 22.60
Cochran, Seaman 22.70
Rollenhagen, Silver Lake 22.79
Murph, Topeka High 23.06
Berry-Briggs, Shawnee Heights 23.08
Hayden sophomore Jensen Schrickel is the Shawnee County leader in the 400-meter dash. [Photo by Sarah Carson/Special to TSN]
400 METERS
Schrickel, Hayden 50.52
Roeder, Topeka High 51.60
Benz, Shawnee Heights 52.68
Terry, Washburn Rural 52.85
Roney, Washburn Rural 53.04
800 METERS
Moore, Seaman 2:04.63
Esquibel, Shawnee Heights 2:05.09
Dial, Washburn Rural 2:05.41
Anderson, Seaman 2:05.59
Johnson, Washburn Rural 2:07.92
Shawnee Heights junior Jackson Esquibel (right) and Topeka West senior Lenny Njoroge are the Shawnee County leaders in the 1,600 and 3,200-meter runs. [Photo by Sarah Carson/Special to TSN]
1,600 METERS
Esquibel, Shawnee Heights 4:23.37
Njoroge, Topeka West 4:24.12
Dial, Washburn Rural 4:33.13
Johnson, Washburn Rural 4:33.46
Jowers, Seaman 4:46.58
3,200 METERS
Njoroge, Topeka West 9:26.36
Esquibel, Shawnee Heights 9:31.56
Johnson, Washburn Rural 10:02.87
Fink, Washburn Rual 10:17.98
Jowers, Seaman 10:19.72
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GIRLS
100 METERS
Nichols, Shawnee Heights 12.36
Torres-Hill, Topeka High 13.07
Marshall, Topeka High 13.17
Estudillo, Washburn Rural 13.30
Ross, Silver Lake 13.36
200 METERS
Nichols, Shawnee Heights 25.88
Brooks, Topeka West 25.98
Fredrickson, Washburn Rural 26.98
Marshall, Topeka High 27.13
Rezac, Rossiville 27.63
400 METERS
Hillebert, Hayden 58.65
Brooks, Topeka West 58.98
Fredrickson, Washburn Rural 60.01
Miller, Seaman 61.85
Foster, Rossville 62.89
Returning senior state champion Bethany Druse of Seaman is the Shawnee County leader in the girls 800. [File photo/TSN]
800 METERS
Druse, Seaman 2:21.67
Ismert, Washburn Rural 2:28.92
Carter, Washburn Rural 2:29.51
Foster, Rossville 2:33.78
Rottinghaus, Shawnee Heights 2:33.97
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Audrey Appuhn
AUDREY APPUHN, Washburn Rural
Appuhn, a freshman girls swimming standout, was a part of three victories in last week's Topeka West Invitational, helping lead Washburn Rural to the team championship. Appuhn won the 200-yard freestyle (2:01.90) and the 500 free (5:23.61) and also swam on the Junior Blues' winning 200 medley relay (2:01.14).
Alesecio Batson
ALESECIO BATSON, Topeka West
Batson, a sophomore track and field standout, posted a third-place finish in the boys triple jump in last Friday's Kansas Relays at Lawrence, jumping a career-best 46 feet, 10.50 inches in the meet.
Natalie Hillebert
NATALIE HILLEBERT, Hayden
Hillebert, a junior track standout, ran a 58.65-second 400-meter dash in last Friday's Kansas Relays preliminaries, breaking a Hayden school record that had stood since 1986. HIllebert, a returning Class 4A state placer, went on to finish seventh in Saturday's final of the 400.
