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Wyatt Arnold
Wyatt Arnold, Washburn Rural
A senior team captain, Arnold is in his fourth season as the Junior Blues' starting goalkeeper, helping 16-4-1 Rural post a fourth-place finish in the Class 6A state tournament last fall, recording 11 shutouts. A first-team All-City and All-Centennial League pick as a junior, Arnold is No. 3 on Rural's all-time list with 28 career shutouts.
Kyson Evans
Kyson Evans, Seaman
Evans, a senior, will be counted on as a leader this fall for the Vikings, who are coming off a 7-7-1 season in 2020, advancing to a 5A regional final. Evans earned All-City and All-Centennial League honorable recognition as a junior.
Jordan Garvin
Jordan Garvin, Shawnee Heights
Garvin was a first-team All-City and All-United Kansas Conference first-team selection and earned second-team All-Class 5A honors last season as a sophomore. Garvin scored 18 goals and recorded six assists as Shawnee Heights posted a 14-5-1 record and finished third in the 5A state tournament.
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State Farm 2024 TSN “Pick 6” Contest Results
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2024 TSN "PICK 6" Results is sponsored by State Farm Insurance Agent, Jamie Hornbaker. |
TSN Pundits vs. Guest Pick 6ers - how are we doing so far?
 Jamie Hornbaker |
 75% |
 Mike Manns |
 75% |
 Rick Peterson |
 85% |
 Todd Fertig |
 79% |
 “Guest Pick 6ers” |
 74% |
- 2024 TSN Pick 6 Scoreboard:
- Week 8: Jeff McGrath 6-7 85%, Robert Dean 5-7 71%, Mark Wilson 7-7 100% YTD 106-144 74%
- Week 7: Evon Loy 5-7 71%, Cheryl Burkhart 4-7 57%, Cory Parker 6-7 85% YTD 88-123 71%
- Week 6: Ryan Sink 7-7 100%, Chuck Schrickel 3-7 43%, Douglas Desch 6-7 85% YTD 73-102 71%
- Week 5: Mark Wilson 7-7 100%, Jerry Baumgardner 4-7 57%, Robert Dean 7-7 100% YTD 57-81 71%.
- Week 4: Adam Hurla 4-7 57%, Patrick Weissebeck 3-7 42%, David Hall 3-7 42% YTD 39-60 65%
- Week 3: Debert Smith 6-7 85%, Ty Baumgardner 6-7 85%, Jeff McGrath 5-7 71% YTD 46-60 77%
- Week 2: Tom Floyd, 3-7 42%, Shaun Kerwin 5-7 71%, John Baetz 6-7 85% YTD 29-39 74%
- Week 1: Cory Parker 5-6 83%, Andy Stuewe 5-6 83%, Craig Cochran 5-6 83% YTD 15-18 83%
* Scores posted for TSN Pundits and Guest Pick 6ers are year to date.
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THE PENNANT PLAYER PROFILE
By RICK PETERSON
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Washburn University football coach Craig Schurig has never had to worry about firing up linebacker Jacob Anderson for a practice or game since the former Topeka High standout stepped on campus.
"At first he was like a special teams phenom,'' Schurig said. "He was the best special teams player you could possibly have and then he made himself into a really good inside linebacker with his fire, his speed, his enthusiasm. He doesn't have an off switch.''
Jacob Anderson [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
That figures to be especially true this fall as the 5-foot-10, 200-pound six-year senior sets his sights on ending his collegiate career with a bang, beginning with next Thursday night's season-opener at Lincoln.
"When our season got canceled in 2020 it was a really weird feeling knowing we wouldn't play for a year and there wasn't a doubt in my mind that I was going to come back and finish my career off the right way and give it everything I have one last season and get a senior day, get my last fall camp, get my last home game,'' Anderson said.
"I just wanted to finish everything off the right way. There was no doubt that I wanted to do that.''
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By RICK PETERSON
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Former Washburn University golfer Ronnie McHenry has been named the head coach of the Ichabod golf program, Washburn athletic director Loren Ferré announced on Thursday.
"We're excited to have Ronnie lead our program," Ferré said. "As a former Washburn golf student-athlete, he knows what it takes to compete for our team on both the MIAA and the national levels and we're confident he will excel as the head golf coach."
Ronnie McHenry [Washburn Athletics]
McHenry spent the last two seasons as a volunteer assistant coach with the Ichabods and helped the team reach the NCAA National Championships this past spring.
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THE PENNANT PLAYER PROFILE
By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Brothers Brooks and Brent Peavler are extremely close, and football has made them a lot closer ... literally.
Not only are the former Hayden stars the only brothers on the Washburn University roster, but they both play the same position, inside linebacker, with Brooks a senior starter and Brent one of his top backups.
It's a situation that works for the Peavlers.
Former Hayden stars Brooks Peavler (left) and his younger brother, Brent, are set to play their final season together for Washburn University's football team. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
"We get along really well,'' said Brooks a 6-foot-2, 235-pound six-year senior. "He's one of my best friends I'd say. We're are very competitive, always kind of talking smack on each other, but he knows and I know I've got two years on him, I've just got more experience, and I'll try to help him out whenever I can.
"He's pretty independant, but if he needs something he can come ask me for anything and especially in football, asking about plays and what not.''
