Campbell Dawson, Topeka High Senior, 2025 volleyball player to watch.

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Laruen Borjon, Hayden Senior, is on TSN's Girl's Golf watch list.

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Juan Garcia, Shawnee Heights Senior, boys soccer player to watch.

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Valentin Del Real, Topeka West Sophomore, is on TSN's player to watch list.

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Zach Watkins, Washburn University's new football head coach.

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Seaman senior, Brody Anderson, boys cross-country player to watch.

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Julia Katzer (junior) girls tennis player to watch from Washburn Rural.

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Rossville junior, Nora Burdiek, is on TSN's volleyball player to watch list.

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Lauren Cox, Washburn Rural senior, is on TSN's girls golf player to watch list.

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Silver Lake junior, Ali Gerber, is on the girls cross-country player to watch list.

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Grace Funk, Hayden senior, TSN girls tennis player to watch.

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By RICK PETERSON

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Perennial city girls golf power Washburn Rural got the 2021 season off to an impressive start Monday at Prairie Highlands, rolling to the team championship in the Olathe West Invitational.

Junior Avery Scott tied for second with a 76 to pace the Junior Blues, who claimed the team title by a 327-346 margin over Olathe Northwest.

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Senior Aliyah North shot a 78 to tie for fifth while senior Kaitlyn Crough placed 10th with an 84 and senior McKenna Merrick finished 17th with an 89 to round out the Junior Blues' top four.

Junior Mallory Nelson shot a 94 and Raegan Peterson a 100 for Washburn Rural.

Shawnee Mission South's McLain Neal took individual medalist honors with a 73.

OLATHE WEST INVITATIONAL

Team scores

Washburn Rural 327, Olathe Northwest 346, Shawnee Mission East 347, Mill Valley 358, Olathe West 363, Shawnee Mission Northwest 369, Olathe East 376, Free State 396, Shawnee Mission West 552.

Individual results

1. McLain Neal, Shawnee Mission South, 73; 2. (tie) Hillary Currier, Blue Valley Southwest, and Avery Scott, Washburn Rural, 76; 4. Tess Roman, Shawnee Mission East, 77; 5. (tie) Libby Green, Mill Valley, and Aliyah North, Washburn Rural, 78; 7. Claire Berquist, Free State, 79; 8. M. Kelso, Olathe Northwest, 81; 9. Addie Ramaekers, Olathe Northwest, 83; 10. Kaitlyn Crough, Washburn Rural, 84.

Other Washburn Rural -- McKenna Merrick 89, Mallory Nelson 94, Raegan Peterson 100.

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