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TopSports.news' 2023 Shawnee County girls swimmers/divers to watch

Details: Created: Friday, 17 March 2023 05:45

By RICK PETERSON
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Mara Bare

MARA BARE, Washburn Rural

A senior, Bare placed fifth in the 200-yard freestyle and sixth in the 500 free in the 2022 Class 6A state meet, earning second-team All-State honors. Bare helped lead Washburn Rural to its 19th straight city team title last season, placing second in the 200 freestyle and the 500 free and swimming on Rural's runner-up 200 medley and 400 free relays. Bare also helped the Junior Blues win the Centennial League team championship, taking second in the 200 free and 500 free and earning first-team all-league honors.

Breann Devlin

BREANNA DEVLIN, Topeka High

Devlin, a senior, turned in an outstanding season for Topeka High in her first year as a high school one-meter diver last spring, placing fourth in the Class 6A state meet. Devlin swept the city and Centennial League diving championships in 2022 while setting Topeka High school records for the six-dive and 11-dive events.

Joslynn Grace

JOSLYNN GRACE, Seaman

Grace, a sophomore, earned three Class 5A-1A state medals last season, helping the Vikings finish fourth as a team in 5A-1A. Grace finished fifth in the 200-yard individual medley and swam on Seaman's third-place 200 medley and 400 free relays. Grace finished second in the city meet in the 200 individual medley and the 100 butterfly and swam on the Vikings' winning 200 medley and 400 freestyle relays. Grace placed third in the 200 IM and the 100 butterfly in the Centennial League meet and swam on Seaman's winning 200 medley and 400 free relays, earning first-team all-league recognition.

Kiersten Harris

KIERSTEN HARRIS, Washburn Rural

Harris, a senior, helped Washburn Rural stretch its city-meet winning streak to 19 years in 2022, placing second in the 100 breastsroke and third in the 200 individual medley and swimming on the Junior Blues' second-place 200 medley and 400 free relays. Harris finished 16th in the 100 breastroke in the Class 6A state meet.

TopSports.news' 2023 Shawnee County girls soccer players to watch

Details: Created: Wednesday, 15 March 2023 05:45

By RICK PETERSON

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Senior goalkeeper Hailey Beck helped Washburn Rural post a runnerup finish in the Class 6A state tournament last season. [File photo/TSN]

HAILEY BECK, Washburn Rural

Beck, a senior goalkeeper, helped 17-3-1 Washburn Rural win the Centennial League championship and finish second in the Class 6A state tournament last season, earning All-Centennial League second-team recognition and All-City honorable mention. Beck has signed a letter of intent with Washburn University. Beck was also a multi-time state qualifier in tennis.

LAILAH BENZ, Shawnee Heights

A sophomore midfielder, Benz earned first-team All-City honors as a freshman for the 13-5-0 T-Birds and was also a first-team All-United Kansas Conference selection. Benz earned All-Class 5A honorable mention from the Kansas High School Soccer Coaches Association last season.

Cair Paravel Latin sophomore Zahra Friess (3) earned All-4A-1A first-team honors as a freshman. [File photo/TSN]

ZAHRA FRIESS, Cair Paravel Latin

As a freshman, Friess helped lead Cair Paravel to a fourth-place finish in the Class 4A-1A state tournament last spring, with the Lions posting a 15-5-0 record. Friess earned All-4A-1A first-team honors from the Kansas High School Soccer Coaches Association in 2022 and was a first-team All-City and All-Kaw Valley Conference pick.

KATE HINCK, Washburn Rural

Hinck was an immediate contributor for Washburn Rural last spring as a freshman, earning first-team All-City and All-Centennial League recognition at forward. Hinck helped the Junior Blues post a 17-3 record on the way to the Centennial League championship and a runnerup finish in the Class 6A state tournament. Hinck was a starter for Rural's basketball team that finished second in 6A last week.

Cair Paravel junior Katherine Keys helped lead the Lions to a fourth-place finish in the Class 4A-1A state tournament last spring. [File photo/TSN]

KATHERINE KEYS, Cair Paravel Latin

A junior forward, Keys helped 15-5-0 Cair Paravel advance to the Class 4A-1A final four last season en route to a fourth-place state finish. Keys earned a first-team spot on the All-City team for the second straight season and was also a first-team All-Kaw Valley Conference selection.