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Highland Park's Bo Aldridge, a 6-foot-4 senior, and Washburn Rural 6-2 senior Jack Bachelor have earned all-class first-team honors from the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association.
Highland Park senior Bo Aldridge has been named to the KBCA All-Class 5A first team. [File photo/TSN]
Washburn Rural senior Jack Bachelor has been named to the KBCA All-Class 6A first team. [File photo/TSN]
Aldridge was named to the All-Class 5A first team after helping lead the Scots to a 24-1 record and a third-place state finish while Bachelor earned first-team honors in 6A after leading Washburn Rural to a 15-6 record.
Aldridge was named the player of the year in the Meadowlark Conference while Bachelor earned player of the year honors in the Centennial League.
Aldridge and Bachelor were two of seven Shawnee County boys players to receive all-state recognition from the KBCA, including five players in 5A.
Highland Park senior Tre Richardson and Topeka West senior Xavier Alexander earned second-team All-5A recognition while Seaman senior Aron Davis and Shawnee Heights junior Brennon Dodge received honorable mention.
Hayden junior Joe Otting earned second-team All-4A honors for the second straight season.
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Hayden's girls soccer team improved to 2-0-1 on the season Monday night, riding a big second half to a 2-1 non-league road win over Class 6A Free State.
Hayden senior Briahna Barnett (7) is congratulated by junior teammate Lauren Sandstrom after scoring the Wildcats' first goal in Monday's 2-1 non-league road win over Free State. [Photo by Chloe Cook/Special to TSN]
Hayden's Reese Huscher (15), Noelia Cruz (3) and Elaina Wolff (2) leave the field at the end of Monday's 2-1 non-league road win over Free State. [Photo by Chloe Cook/Special to TSN]
Monday's match was an 0-0 deadlock at the half before Hayden scored its first goal with 22 minutes left on a goal from senior Briahna Barnett off a long free kick.
Free State (0-2) tied the game at 1-1 before Hayden senior Jenessa Broxterman scored the game-winning goal off an assist from junior Jill Lenherr.
Hayden will be back in action on Wednesday, hosting Lansing in a 4 p.m. contest.
HAYDEN 2, FREE STATE 1
Hayden (2-0-1) 0 2 -- 2
Free State (0-2) 0 1 -- 1
Hayden -- Goals: Barnett, J. Broxterman. Assist: Lenherr.
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BOYS
100 METERS
Dunshee, Hayden 10.94
Murph, Topeka High 11.28
Peoples, Topeka High 11.35
Thomas, Seaman 11.45
Florence, Hayden 11.54
200 METERS
Cochran, Seaman 22.70
Murph, Topeka High 23.06
Mack, Topeka High 23.55
Merritt, Seaman 23.75
Stegman, Hayden 24.47
400 METERS
Schrickel, Hayden 51.09
Roeder, Topeka High 53.25
Blankenship, Topeka High 53.47
Stegman, Hayden 53.59
Benz, Shawnee Heights 53.98
800 METERS
Anderson, Seaman 2:07.83
Lloyd, Hayden 2:15.90
Jowers, Seaman 2:16.42
Wilkie, Topeka West 2:17.10
Phelps, Topeka West 2:20.48
Topeka West senior Lenny Njoroge is the Shawnee County leader in the boys 1,600 and 3,200-meter runs. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
1,600 METERS
Njoroge, Topeka West 4:29.84
Esquibel, Shawnee Heights 4:31.75
Wilkie, Topeka West 4:57.89
Walker, Seaman 5:00.50
Carter, Shawnee Heights 5:05.17
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GIRLS
100 METERS
Nichols, Shawnee Heights 12.70
Marshall, Topeka High 13.17
Steiner, Seaman 13.62
Randa, Hayden 13.81
Fredrickon, Washburn Rural 14.00
200 METERS
Brooks, Topeka West 26.43
Marshall, Topeka High 27.65
Fredrickson, Washburn Rural 28.26
Zuniga, Topeka High 28.49
Steiner, Seaman 28.61
400 METERS
Hillebert, Hayden 60.74
Brooks, Topeka High 61.48
Rice, Highland Park 66.68
North, Hayden 66.74
Zuniga, Topeka High 67.59
Returning state champion Bethany Druse of Seaman is the Shawnee County leader in the girls 800. [File photo/TSN]
800 METERS
Druse, Seaman 2:25.28
Heston, Seaman 2:39.07
Wolff, Hayden 2:52.56
Christensen, Washburn Rural 2:57.39
Ramshaw, Washburn Rural 3:02.59
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Washburn Rural girls soccer team made an early goal from senior Brooklyn DeLeye stand up for a 1-0 non-league victory over Kapaun Mt. Carmel Friday at McElroy Field.
Washburn Rural senior Brooklyn DeLeye (17) reacts to her goal in Friday's 1-0 non-league soccer win over Kapaun Mt. Carmel. [Photo by Trevor Falcon/Special to TSN]
Washburn Rural senior Brooklyn DeLeye (17) celebrates with her teammates after what proved to be the game-winning goal in Friday's 1-0 win over Kapaun Mt. Carmel. [Photo by Trevor Falcon/TSN]
DeLeye scored early in the match off an assist from Mackinly Rohn and the Junior Blues blanked the Crusaders for the match to improve to 2-0 on the season.
Senior Hailey Beck picked up the shutout in goal for Washburn Rural.
Washburn Rural will return to action Tuesday against Blue Valley Southwest at 5 p.m. in the opening round of the Olathe Northwest tournament at the College Boulevard Activities Complex.
West earns softball split with 5A power Seaman
Topeka West softball posted a statement win in last Thursday's United Kansas Conference doubleheader at perennial Class 5A stalways Seaman, with the 2-2 Chargers taking a 6-3 first-game decision to end a long losing skid against the Vikings.
