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There's a long way to go in the 2022 high school girls soccer season, but Hayden certainly can't complain about its start.
The Wildcats played for the second time in three days Friday at the Sunflower Soccer Complex, with Hayden improving to 2-0 with a 2-0 shutout victory over Cair Paravel Latin.
"It makes me really optimistic for the rest of the season,'' Hayden senior Elizabeth Dunshee said. "I have high hopes and it gives me a lot of confidence to have two wins under our belt.
"I think it's just working together as a team and connecting passes. I think we have the talent. We just have to make sure we're using it and finishing on the opportunities we get in front of the goal.''
Hayden senior Kate Roeder (15) goes airborn over a Cair Paravel player to try to get to the ball in the second half of the Wildcats' 2-0 win over the Lions Friday at the Sunflower Soccer Complex. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
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Not surprisingly, four-time state champion Kadence Jefferies of Topeka West turned in an eye-opening individual performance in Thursday's season-opening Topeka West Invitational at the Capitol Federal Natatorium.
But Shawnee Heights fared the best of the three city schools in the 11-school meet as a team, finishing fifth.
“For most of our girls being new, I thought they came out today and excelled at a lot of different events,” Shawnee Heights coach Laura Wiseman said. “I was impressed with our teamwork and the amount of energy that the girls brought to the meet today. We need to carry over our spirit into (the next meet).''
Topeka West's Kadence Jeffries opened her senior season with a pair of wins in Thursday's Topeka West Invitational. [File photo/TSN]
Jefferies, who is coming off of double-gold state championship campaigns as a freshman and junior, placed first in both of her individual events, winning comfortably in the 200-yard freestyle (1:56.59) and the 100 breaststroke (1:08.57).
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JACKSON ESQUIBEL, Shawnee Heights
A sophomore, Esquibel finished seventh in the Class 5A 3,200 meters last spring as a freshman, earning All-Shawnee County honors. Esquibel turned in a season best of 9 minutes, 41.18 seconds in the 3,200 and had a best of 4:32.48 in the 1,600. Esquibel also finished 13th last fall in the 5A state cross country meet.
ALEX HOLMES, Washburn Rural
A senior, Holmes bounced back from hip surgery to turn in a strong cross country season for the Junior Blues last fall and he will be counted on to be a leader in the distance events for Washburn Rural this spring. Holmes was an All-Shawnee County selection in cross country, finishing 13th in the Class 6A state meet.
CARSON JOHNSON, Silver Lake
Johnson, a senior, took home three Class 3A medals last season, finishing third in the 300-meter hurdles, seventh in the 110 hurdles and running on Silver Lake's eighth-place 4x100 relay as the Eagles finished fourth as a team. Johnson recorded a season-best off 40.72 seconds in the 300 hurdles and had a best o 16.18 in the 110s.
Topeka West senior Javion Lee had a Shawnee County-best long jump of 23 feet, 9 inches last season. [File photo/TSN]
JAVION LEE, Topeka West
A senior, Lee was the Centennial League champion in 100-meter dash and ended his 2021 season as the Shawnee County leader in the long jump with a best of 23 feet, 9 inches.
Hayden junior Jake Muller was the Class 4A state champion in the 300-meter hurdles last spring. [File photo/TSN]
JAKE MULLER, Hayden
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ALA'JAH BROOKS, Topeka West
Brooks, a junior, picked up a Class 5A state medal in the 2021 state track meet as part of the Chargers' sixth-place 4x100 relay. An All-Shawnee County pick last season, Brooks was a regional champ in the 200-meter dash and finished third in the 100.
Washburn Rural junior Madeline Carter (left) was a triple medalist in last spring's Class 6A state track meet. [File photo/TSN]
MADELINE CARTER, Washburn Rural
A junior, Carter earned three Class 6A medals in the 2021 state track meet, posting a sixth-place individual finish in the 800 meters while also running on the Junior Blues' fourth-place 4x400 relay and fifth-place 4x800 relay. A returning All-Shawnee County pick in track, Carter has posted top-10 state finishes in cross country the past two seasons, including a seventh-place finish last fall after sweeping city, Centennial League and regional individual titles.
Seaman junior Bethany Druse (right) was a Class 5A state medalist in the 800 and 1,600-meter runs last season. [File photo/TSN]
BETHANY DRUSE, Seaman
Seaman junior Bethany Druse, a returning All-Shawnee County selection, picked up a pair of Class 5A state medals last spring, placing fifth in the 1,600 meters and fifth in the 800. Druse was a regional champ in the 800 and 1,600 and led Shawnee County in the 800 (2:19.20) and the 1,600 (5:19.89). Druse has placed in the top 10 in 5A cross county the past two seasons, including a sixth-place finish last fall after a ninth-place finish as a sophomore.
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Wednesday was both a terrible and great day for Hayden's girls soccer team.
The Wildcats' season-opener was played in frigid, wet, windy conditions, but Hayden scored nine second-half goals on the way to a 10-0 win over Centennial League rival Topeka West at the Sunflower Soccer Complex.
Hayden's girls soccer team tries to stay warm as coach Klaus Kreutzer talks to the Wildcats during halftime of Wednesday's season-opener against Topeka West. Hayden took a 10-0 win at the Sunflower Soccer Complex. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Senior Kate Roeder scored the only goal of the first half to give Hayden a 1-0 advantage and the Wildcats scored early and often after the break, getting a pair of goals from Bri Barnett and Elaina Wolff while Natalie McElroy, Sloane Sims, Lauren Sandstrom, Jill Lenherr and Janessa Broxterman also found the back of the net.
Hayden sophomore Lauren Sandstrom advances the ball in Wednesday's season-opener against Topeka West. Sandstrom scored a goal in the Wildcats' 10-0 win. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
