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Topeka High baseball rolled to a 10-0, 24-1 doubleheader sweep over USD 501 rival Topeka West on Friday at Hummer Sports Park.
In the first game the Trojans took an early 2-0 lead over the Chargers and went up 4-0 with two runs in the top of the third.
Topeka High added six runs in the top of the sixth and shut down West in the bottom of the inning to end the game by way of the 10-run spread rule.
Dillon Mitchell and Nathan Plankinton combined for a two-hit shutout in the opener while combining for nine strikeouts.
Third baseman Elijah Kincade had two hits and two runs batted in for the Trojans while second baseman Max Ambrose had a double and knocked in two runs and center-fielder Isaiah Kincade had a triple and two RBI.
Topeka High scored two runs in the first, seven runs in the second and 15 in the third to take a 23-run win in the nightcap in just three innings.
I. Kincade went 3 for 3 with three runs scored while Aiden Feldhausen went 3 for 4 with three runs and two RBI, E. Kincade 2 for 2 with three RBI and Mitchell 2 for 2 with two RBI.
Max Colombo picked up the pitching win, pitching two innings of no-hit ball with four strikeouts before Feldhausen pitched the third to finish off the no-hitter for the Trojans.
KENNEDY LEADS RURAL SOCCER TO TOURNEY SWEEP
Perennial Class 6A state soccer power Washburn Rural went a perfect 3-0 to claim the championship in the Olathe Northwest Invitational, capping its three-game sweep with a 2-0 shutout victory over Olathe Northwest on Saturday.
Washburn Rural senior standout Belle Kennedy (left) scored both goals in the Junior Blues' 2-0 win over Olathe Northwest Saturday as Rural improved to 4-0 on the season. [File photo/TSN]
Senior All-Stater Belle Kennedy, a Washburn University signee, accounted for both of the goals in the game, with both coming in the second half, as the Junior Blues improved to 4-0 on the season.
Senior All-Stater Hunter McWilliams, who has also signed with WU, was credited with an assist while Hailey Beck picked up the shutout in goal for Rural.
Washburn Rural allowed just one goal on the week whille scoring seven goals.
The Junior Blues are scheduled to face Highland Park at Hummer Sports Park on Tuesday.
WEST'S NJOROGE ROUNDING BACK INTO FORM
Topeka West junior distance star Lenny Njoroge ran his first high school races in 11 months on Friday, turning in a strong performance in the ESU High School Relays at Emporia State.
Topeka West junior Lenny Njoroge was back on the track for the first time in 11 months last Friday at Emporia, returning from a serious leg injury. [FIle photo/TSN]
Njoroge, a two-time Class 5A state medalist in cross country, won the 3,200 meters championship in the the city meet last spring, but suffered a broken leg the next day in a club soccer match.
That injury not only sidelined Njoroge for the remainder of the 2021 track season but forced him to miss all of his junior cross country season last fall.
Njoroge finally returned to action on Friday and flirted with personal records in both the 1,600 and 3,200.
Njoroge finished second in the 3,200 in 9:53.68 and took sixth in the 1,600 in 4:40.95, with both times about five seconds off his personal-bests.
BULLDAWG SOFTBALL IMPROVES TO 4-0
Rossville's softball team took a Friday twinbill from Santa Fe Trail, 6-4 and 8-3, to move to 4-0 on the young 2022 season.
Brinley Dyche and Vanesa Quinones picked up the pitching wins for the Bulldags while Kinsey Perine had four hits and a home run, Kinley Porter four hits and Emma Mitchell three hits in the twinbill.
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GIRLS
100 METERS
Reed, Highand Park 12.6
Brooks, Topeka West 13.23
Estudillo, Washburn Rural 13.2
Benz, Shawnee Heights 13.63
Hillebert, Hayden 13.93
Highland Park sophomore Victoria Reed is the Shawnee County leader in the girls 100, 200 and 400-meter dashes. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
200 METERS
Reed, Highland Park 26.5
Benz, Shawnee Heights 27.44
Rottinghaus, Shawnee Heights 27.64
Fredrickson, Washburn Rural 27.4
Brooks, Topeka West 27.66
400 METERS
Reed, Highland Park 60.4
Rottinghaus, Shawnee Heights 61.43
Foster, Rossville 63.89
Fredrickson, Washburn Rural 64.0
Wonnell, Rossville 66.13
800 METERS
Druse, Seaman 2:21.5
Ismert, Washburn Rural 2:32.5
Fink, Washburn Rural 2:32.6
Farmer, Silver Lake 2:37.29
Heston, Seaman 2:38.4
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BOYS
100 METERS
Reed, Highland Park 10.5
Richardson, Highland Park 10.5
Peoples, Topeka High 10.6
Lee, Topeka West 11.21
Renfro, Silver Lake 11.21
Highland Park's Tyrell Reed (left) and Tre Richardson (middle) rank one-two in Shawnee County in the boys 100-meter dash and Richardson ranks No. 1 in the 200. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
200 METERS
Richardson, Highland Park 21.6
Renfro, Silver Lake 22.67
Santiago, Washburn Rural 23.1
Matlock, Topeka High 23.4
Arantes, Rossville 23.94
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Highland Park junior Tre Richardson and Topeka High senior NiJaree Canady have been named the Dan Key Farmers Insurance Agency Athletes of the Week for last week.
Richardson opened his track and field season with three wins and a second-place finish in Washburn Rural's Jerry Beardslee Invitational while Canady made her 2022 softball debut with a pair of pitching wins and a home run in a doubleheader sweep over Topeka West.
Here’s a brief look at the accomplishments of Richardson and Canady last week:
A four-sport standout for Highland Park, junior Tre Richardson won the long jump, triple jump and 200-meter dash in last Friday's Jerry Beardslee Invitational. [File photo/TSN]
TRE RICHARDSON, Highland Park
Richardson, a junior, made his 2022 track and field debut in last Friday's Jerry Beardslee Invitational with three individual victories and a second-place finish in Washburn Rural's Jerry Beardslee Invitational.
Richardson won the long jump with a best of 22 feet, 2 inches, the triple jump win at 43-6 and the 200-meter dash in 21.6 seconds. Richardson added a second-place finish in the 100 dash in 10.5.
Richardson, who has received All-Shawnee County recognition in football and basketball, doubles up in track and field and baseball in the spring.
Topeka High senior NiJaree Canady opened her senior softball season with a pair of pitching wins, 28 strikeouts and a home run in the Trojans' doubleheader sweep over Topeka West. [File photo/TSN]
NIJAREE CANADY, Topeka High
Canady, the reigning Kansas Gatorade Softball Player of the Year, opened her senior season last Thursday with an outstanding performance in the pitching circle and at the plate in Topeka High's 11-1, 6-1 doubleheader sweep over Topeka West.
Canady, who has committed to Stanford, picked up the pitching wins in both games, striking out a total of 28 batters while allowing just two hits and two runs on the day.
Canady hit a homer and doubled in the Trojans' first-game win.
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NiJaree Canady
NIJAREE CANADY, Topeka High
Canady, the reigning Kansas Gatorade Softball Player of the Year, opened her senior season last Thursday with an outstanding performance in the pitching circle and at the plate in Topeka High's 11-1, 6-1 doubleheader sweep over Topeka West. Canady, who has committed to Stanford, picked up the pitching wins in both games, striking out a total of 28 batters while allowing just two hits and two runs on the day. Canady hit a homer and doubled in the Trojans' first-game win.
Emmerson Cope
EMMERSON COPE, Washburn Rural
A junior, Cope pitched a five-inning perfect game and hit a three-run walkoff home run in Washburn Rural's 10-0 first-game softball win over Hayden last Tuesday, finishing with 11 strikeouts and four runs batted in. Cope, an All-Class 6A first-teamer last season, added a double in the Junior Blues' 8-1 win over the Wildcats in the second game.
Parker Dunn
PARKER DUNN, Washburn University
Dunn, a senior right-fielder, went 4 for 4 with 4 runs scored and 5 runs batted in for Washburn's baseball team last Saturday as the Ichabods took a 15-4 victory over No. 4-ranked Central Missouri at Falley Field. Dunn hit a pair of home runs for Washburn, which handed Central Missouri its first MIAA loss of the season and ended the Mules' 19-game winning streak while snapping a three-game losing streak.
Victoria Reed
VICTORIA REED, Highland Park
A sophomore sprinter, Reed made her debut for Highland Park with three individual wins in last Friday's Jerry Beardslee Invitational track and field meet at Washburn Rural. Reed won the 100-meter dash in 12.6 seconds, the 200 in 26.5 and the 400 in 60.4 seconds.
Tre Richardson
TRE RICHARDSON, Highland Park
Richardson, a junior, made his 2022 track and field debut in last Friday's Jerry Beardslee Invitational with three wins and a second-place finish. Richardson won the long jump with a best of 22 feet, 2 inches, took the triple jump win at 43-6 and won the 200-meter dash in 21.6 seconds. Richardson added a second-place finish in the 100 in 10.5.
Zach Sulzen-Watson
ZACH SULZEN-WATSON, Washburn Rural
A senior thrower, Sulzen-Watson opened his 2022 track and field season with a pair of wins in last Friday's Jerry Beardslee Invitational at Rural. Sulzen-Watson recorded a personal best with a throw of 52 feet, 5 inches in the shot put and added a win in the discus with a winning throw of 161-1 in the discus. Sulzen-Watson placed fifth in the Class 6A discus as a junior.
