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By RICK PETERSON
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Topeka High's Avery Zimmerman got her junior golf season off to a solid start Tuesday at Wamego Country Club, shooting a city-low 84 in the 16-school Washburn Rural Invitational.
An All-Shawnee County first-team pick as a sophomore, Zimmerman tied for 12th in a field of 80 golfers and said she was extremely pleased with how her day went.
Topeka High junior Avery Zimmerman watches her birdie putt roll toward the No. 6 hole Tuesday at Wamego Country Club. Zimmerman made the putt en route to an 84 on the day. [Photo by Rick Petersson/TSN]
"This is a hard course, it's my first tournament, and I'm really happy with how I played,'' Zimmerman said.
And although she'll obviously be trying to shoot lower as the season moves on, Zimmerman said she'll always be happy with anything in the mid-80s or lower.
"Absolutely, anytime,'' said Zimmerman, also an All-City pick in soccer.
Zimmerman played the back nine, regarded as Wamego's toughest nine, first on Tuesday and said she felt like that helped her. Zimmerman shot a 43 over her first nine holes before improving two strokes to a 41 to close out her round.
"I was able to get the hard ones out of the way and then I had the easy ones left, so it kind of boosted my confidence at first, which was nice,'' she said.
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Washburn Rural junior football standout Branton DeWeese and Seaman freshman girls cross country runner Ryin Miller have been named the first Dan Key Farmers Insurance Agency Rising Stars of the Week for last week.
The Dan Key Agency will recognize top Shawnee County underclassmen throughout the 2022-2023 school year.
Here’s a brief look at the accomplishments of DeWeese and Miller last week:
Branton DeWeese
BRANTON DeWEESE, Washburn Rural
The Junior Blues' standout quarterback, DeWeese opened his junior season with a big game in Washburn Rural's 49-42 non-league road victory at Wichita East last Friday.
DeWeese helped Washburn Rural come from behind on four occasions to take the win, completing 26 of 38 passes for 302 yards and four touchdowns with zero interceptions. DeWeese also helped Rural complete five successful two-point conversions and rushed for 21 yards on two carries.
Ryin Miller
RYIN MILLER, Seaman
Miller made her high school cross country debut in last Saturday's Manhattan Invitational at Warner Park, posting a third-place individual finish to lead Seaman to a second-place team finish.
The Seaman freshman clocked a five-kilometer time of 20:32.6 and led the way as the Vikings finished second to Lawrence in the team standings by just two points (56-58).
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Easton Bradstreet
EASTON BRADSTREET, Washburn Rural
A senior, Bradstreet scored a total of three goals in two wins on the week as Washburn Rural's soccer team ran its record to 3-0 on the season. Bradstreet scored a goal in Tuesday's 3-1 victory over Shawnee Heights and then added two more goals on Thursday as the Junior Blues survived a double-overtime thriller with Wichita Northwest, 4-3. Bradstreet now has seven goals on the year.
Lois Deeter
LOIS DEETER, Seaman
The Seaman golf star opened her senior season with an individual win in last Tuesday's season-opening Emporia Invitational at Emporia Municipal Golf Course, shooting a 77 to post a one-shot victory. Deeter tied for fifth place in the Class 5A state tournament in her only two seasons of high school golf, including last fall.
Branton DeWeese
BRANTON DeWEESE, Washburn Rural
The Junior Blues' standout quarterback opened his junior season with a big night as Washburn Rural came from behind on four occasions to take a 49-42 non-league road win over Wichita East. An All-Shawnee County pick as a sophomore for the 8-2 Junior Blues, DeWeese completed 26 of 38 passes for 302 yards and four touchdowns against East.
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Emporia State senior Hannah Woolery, a former Cair Paravel Latin standout, set one school record and tied another as the No. 14-ranked Hornets soccer team rolled to a 5-1 victory at Minot State on Sunday afternoon.
Former Cair Paravel Latin soccer standout Hannah Woolery (10) set one Emporia State school soccer record and tied another in Sunday's 5-1 win at Minot State . [Photo courtesy of Emporia State Athletics]
Woolery, who had a goal and three assists in the victory, broke a tie with Adie Hayden (14 assists from 2001-04) for Emporia State career assists records and now has 17 assists at ESU.
With Sunday's three assists, Woolery tied Wendy Dunn (three assists vs NWMSU on Sept 5, 2004 and vs Mo. S&T on Oct. 15, 2004) for the Hornets' single-game assist record.
Mackenzie Dimarco scored her 39th and 40th career goals on Sunday and is now Emporia State's career leader for goals..
The Hornets will take on Washburn at 6 p.m. Friday in Topeka for the first Turnpike Tussle of the season.
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Washburn University soccer returned home from a two-game road trip to record its first tie of the season, a 0-0 draw with Missouri S&T Sunday afternoon at Yager Stadium.
Raegan Wells
The scoreless affair for both teams is the first for the Ichabods since the 2015 season when Washburn tied with Rockhurst University after two overtimes.
The Ichabods outshot the Miners 10-4 in the game but were unable to put one in the back of the net for the first time all season.
Defensively Washburn kept Missouri S&T in check, especially early on, holding the visitors to just one shot in the first half and one shot on goal in the entire match.
In goal, Raegan Wells recorded one save in the scoreless game. It was her second straight solo shutout and third in four games on the year.
After taking four shots in the first 45 minutes the Ichabods' offense perked up in the second half with six shots, but still came up empty.
The defensive game was also a physical one as six yellow cards were called in the second half, three against each side, including three inside the final five minutes of the game.
Khloe Schuckman paced Washburn with four total shots in the game, with one coming on goal.
Jaedyn Johnson was the only other Ichabod with more than one attempt as she logged the other shot on goal.
In goal for the Miners, Viktoria Johnson recorded two saves in a solo shutout effort.
Olivia Olson recorded the only shot on goal while Sydney Gratz had the most shots with two.
With the draw, the Ichabods begin the season unbeaten through four games for the second consecutive year.
Washburn will stay at home for a 6 p.m. contest against Emporia State Friday.
