Silver Lake Eagles

By RICK PETERSON

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Recent Hayden graduate Ella Foster brought down the curtain on her outstanding multi-sport career Saturday night in Washburn University's Whiting Fieldhouse... but not before adding a couple of final highlights.

Hayden multi-sport star Ella Foster helped lead the Red to a 4-1 win over the Blue in Saturday's KVA All-Star Match in Whiting Fieldhouse. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]

Foster, who helped lead the Wildcats to two state team titles and a runnerup finish as a senior, helped the Red post a 4-1 win over the Blue in the Kansas Volleyball Association's 40th annual All-Star Match while also receiving the Judy Bellamo Most Inspirational Player Award.

Foster contributed a team high 19 digs and also added three consecutive service aces in the fifth set as the Red took a 25-23, 21-25, 25-22, 25-19, 15-6 victory over the Blue.

It was a fitting farewell to competitive athletics before Foster heads off to Kansas State this fall.

"This is it,'' Foster said. "It was nice to have one final hurrah, one last game. It was really fun and I got to play with some of my best friends.

"I think I will (miss it), but I know I spent my time well. I'm really glad I did it, but we'll see what the future asks. I think it's time and I'm really excited I did it and I'm really happy and I'll still probably be around the sport. I'm coaching next year (for Topeka Impact) so I'm really excited about that.''

Foster's appearance in Saturday's All-Star Match came exactly one week after she helped the Wildcats finish off an undefeated season with the Class 4A-1A state soccer championship.

Foster admitted that she was a little rusty when she reported for KVA practice, but was able to quickly round into volleyball shape.

"It took a minute,'' Foster said. "Practice was rough for sure, but I think once I got on the court and just being on the stage it really was just like a switch flips in my brain and I'm like, 'Oh, it's go time.'

"I was ready to go. I was excited.''

Hayden Meats (Gardner-Edgerton) High School led the Red with 12 kills while 
both Jade Xu (Emporia) and Katharine Engle (Halstead) added nine
kills each.

Washburn Rural product Stella Kelly contributed 24 assists in the Red's 4-1 win in Saturday's KVA All-Star Match. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]

Washburn Rural product Stella Kelly (Washburn Rural) led the Red in
assists with 24, followed by Neely Leathers (Olathe West) with 18.

Silver Lake product Paige Heiman (3) celebrates a block with her Red teammates in Saturday's KVA All-Star Match. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]

Delaney Childs (Nickerson) led the Red with five blocks while Olivia Nzioki (Mill Valley) and Silver Lake's Paige Heiman added four each.

Engle led the Red in aces with four.

Cami Sher (Olathe West) led the Blue in kills with 14, while Brynna Zoeller (Rock Creek) led the Blue with 22 assists.

Shawnee Heights product Avery Willey had 16 digs for the Blue in Saturday's KVA All-Star Match. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]

Carlie Pandjaris (Blue Valley West) had 20 digs, with Shawnee Heights product Avery Willey adding 16.

Pandjaris contributed three service aces.

By RICK PETERSON

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Washburn Rural senior player of the year Aidan Newbery headlines the TopSports.news 2026 All-Shawnee County baseball team.

Washburn Rural senior catcher Aidan Newbery has been named the Shawnee County Player of the Year after helping lead Rural to the Class 6A state championship. [Photo by Selena Rivas Favela/TSN]

Newbery, a catcher, helped lead the Junior Blues to the Class 6A state championship last Saturday in Wichita, Rural's first baseball state championship in 74 years.  

Newbery, who was also named the Centennial League player of the year, is joined on the all-county first team by senior teammates Austin Ditch and Nate Selm and junior Tyler Edmiston while Washburn Rural coach Jay Mastin was named the coach of the year after the Junior Blues posted a 22-9 record, capped by a 4-3 win over Free State in the 6A title game.

Connor Hanika, Hayden

Kade Mitchell, Hayden

Class 4A runnerup Hayden (21-6) is represented on the first team by seniors Connor Hanika, Kade Mitchell and Aiden Roberts and junior Caleb Menke while 5A runnerup Shawnee Heights (21-10) put seniors Brody Cooper and Cayden Lindsay on the all-county team and T-Bird sophomore Gabe Escobar has been tapped as the county newcomer of the year.

Brody Cooper, Shawnee Heights

Silver Lake, the 3A runnerup at 18-12, put senior Drew Womack on the first team while Rossville (25-5), third in 2A-1A, is represented by the senior trio of Jacoby McDonnell, Canann Mitchell and Cameron Miller and Seaman put juniors Axton Brewer and Beau Jessop on the first team.

Brewer, Ditch, Menke, Miller, Canann Mitchell, Kade Mitchell and Selm are all first-team All-Shawnee County repeat picks while Cooper, Edmiston, Hanika, Roberts and Womack move up from the second team and Lindsay received honorable mention last season.

Axton Brewer, Seaman 

Brewer received 5A All-State first-team honors from Kansas Association of Baseball Coaches while Womack was a first-team pick in 3A and Miller and Canann Mitchell earned first-team honors in 2A-1A.

Canann Mitchell, Rossville

Newbery was a second-team pick in 6A, Jessop a second-team selection in 5A, Hanika and Kade Mitchell second team in 4A and McDonnell second team in 2A-1A.

 2026 ALL-SHAWNEE COUNTY BASEBALL

By RICK PETERSON

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Four former Shawnee County high school volleyball standouts are scheduled to play in the 2026 Kansas Volleyball Association All-Star Match at 5 p.m. Saturday in Washburn University's Whiting Fieldhouse.

Ella Foster, Hayden [File photo/TSN]

Avery Willey, Shawnee Heights [File photo/TSN]

Silver Lake's Paige Heiman, Hayden's Ella Foster and Washburn Rural's Stella Kelly will play for the Red team while Shawnee Heights' Avery Willey will play for the Blue.

 Paige Heiman, Silver Lake [Photo by KSHSAA Covered]

Stelly Kelly, Washburn Rural [File photo/TSN]

Silver Lake captured the Class 3A state championship last fall while Hayden was the 4A runnerup and Washburn Rural advanced to the 6A state tournament.

The players selected were first nominated by their high school coaches (who must be KVA members), and then recommended by a committee to fill the squads based on achievements, positions, classifications, collegiate plans and availability.

KVA ALL-STAR MATCH

BLUE

Carlie Pandjaris, Blue Valley West; Kyndal Moore, Ellinwood; Brooke Doile, McPherson; Cami Sher, Olathe West; Jadence Stewart, Greeley County; Avery Willey, Shawnee Heights; Ava Smith, Valley Heights; Jaden Goldberg, Blue Valley North; Emerson Waldren, Buhler; Reese Stuhlsatz, Garden Plain; Brynna Zoeller, Rock Creek; Emma Parker, Olathe Northwest.

Coaches -- Head: David Schuler, Jefferson County North. Assistants: Alli Snapp, Rock Creek; Nicole Jones, Manhattan.

RED

Ella Foster, Hayden; Arika Feldman, Little River; Olivia Nzioki, Mill Valley; Paige Heiman, Silver Lake; Regan Widener, Ellinwood; Ava Romero, McPherson; Jade Xu, Emporia; Hayden Meats, Gardner Edgerton; Katharine Engel, Halstead; Elyse Haxton, Ellsworth; Stella Kelly, Washburn Rural; Neely Leathers, Olathe West; Delaney Childs, Nickerson.

Coaches -- Head: Kristel Bontrager, Holton. Assistants: Amy Bott, Linn; Shannon Funk, Hays.

By RICK PETERSON

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State champions Brody Anderson of Seaman, Christian Hartman-Babb of Washburn Rural and Landen Lewis of Rossville headline the 2026 All-Shawnee County boys track and field team.

Brody Anderson posted a state championship and two runnerup finishes in the Class 5A state track meet. [File photo/TSN]

Washburn Rural junior Christian Hartman-Babb won the Class 6A state 100 meters title and finished second in the 200. [File photo/TSN] 

Anderson, a senior, won the Class 5A 800 meters in a 5A meet-record time of 1 minute, 52.08 seconds after finishing second in the 3,200 (9:05.70) and the 1,600 (4:12.48) earlier in the meet.

Junior Hartman-Babb won the 6A 100-meter dash in 10.59 seconds and finished second on a photo-finish in the 200 (21.40) while sophomore Lewis captured the 2A javelin championship at 181-9.

Anderson finished his season as the Shawnee County leader in the 800, the 1,600 (4:08.2 converted from mile) and 3,200 while Hartman-Babb led the county in the 100 (10.36) and 200 and Lewis had a county-best performance of 202-9 in the javelin.

Washburn Rural senior Brooks Kehoe finished second in the Class 6A 1,600 meters in last week's state meet. [File photo/TSN]

Washburn Rural senior Brooks Kehoe was the 6A runnerup in the 1,600 (4:22.04) while the Silver Lake foursome of senior Thomas Fisher, junior Owen Rottinghaus, senior Joel Miller and senior Braxton Rupp finished second in the 4x100 relay (43.14) and the Eagles' Rottinghaus, Fisher, Miller and sophomore Jake Workman placed third in the 4x400 relay (3:28.56).

Shawnee Heights senior Jason Slay finished third in the 5A 400 (49.51) and teamed with senior Xavier Fisher and juniors Dallas Owens and Mason Haas to place fourth in 4x400 relay (3:25.32).

Anderson, Hartman-Babb, Kehoe, Miller and Rupp are all first-team All-Shawnee County repeat picks along with Seaman junior high-jump state placer Jack Esser and Washburn Rural seniors Draden Chooncharoen and Liam Morrison.   

Chooncharoen and Morrison missed the postseason with injuries, but the two ran on back-to-back 4x400 state-champion relay teams in 2024 and 2025, including a 6A state meet record in '25, while Morrison also won the 300 hurdles in '25. 

Washburn Rural senior Liam Morrison won three Class 6A state titles during his high school career. [File photo/TSN]

Also earning spots on the all-county first team were Rural sophomore Zach Hancock, Rossville junior Charles Chance, Cair Paravel senior Lucas Marichal, Hayden junior Kelton Meier, Highland Park senior Termaine Savage and Washburn Rural junior Cohen Thiessen.

Highland Park senior Termaine Savage earned a Class 5A state medal in the 400-meter dash. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]

Thiessen, Hancock, Marichal and Savage were state medalists while Meier was a state qualifier.

ALL-SHAWNEE COUNTY 2026 BOYS TRACK AND FIELD

By RICK PETERSON

TopSports.news

Shawnee County girls track and filed athletes came up short in their bids for state titles in the 2026 Kansas Track and Field Championships last weekend in Wichita, but the local contingent still had plenty to celebrate, including multiple top-three finishes and 13 total top-eight medal showings in four classes overall.

Washburn Rural senior Morgan Ray finished second in the Class 6A javelin event for the second straight season. [Photo by Brent Maycock/KSHSAA Covered]

Hayden junior Sofia Harper was the Class 4A runnerup in the 400-meter dash. [File photo/TSN]

Washburn Rural senior Morgan Ray was the state runnerup in the Class 6A javelin at 145 feet, 1 inch, while Hayden junior Sofia Harper finished second in the 4A 400-meter dash while posting a top time of 58.83.

Washburn Rural junior Kailyn Petersen placed fourth in the Class 6A discus for the second straight season. [File photo/TSN]

Silver Lake junior Ali Gerber was a double medalist in the Class 3A state track meet. [File photo/TSN]

Silver Lake senior multi-sport star Kailyn Hanni posted a third-place finish in the 3A javelin (129-7) while Washburn Rural junior repeat 6A medalist Kailyn Petersen was fourth in the discus (133-2), Seaman freshman Baylee Ayres was fourth in the 5A high jump (5-foot-2) and Silver Lake junior Ali Gerber finished fourth in the 3A 400 (58.75) while also teaming with Eagle teammates Kinley Weber, Jaylie Whitehead and Karys Deiter to place fifth in the 4x400-meter relay (4:09.64).

Washburn Rural freshman Alyson Hinck (3) earned a pair of Class 6A state medals in her first state track meet. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]

Washburn Rural freshman Alyson Hinck posted a fifth-place finish in the 6A 800 (2:18.43) while Shawnee Heights freshman Tanesia Johnson earned medals with sixth-place finishes in both the 5A 100 and 200-meter dashes. 

Washburn Rural's Ray and Petersen and senior state medalists Emily Graf and Kenzie Maddox are all all-county repeat picks along with Seaman juniors Kinley Robinson and Brynn Spencer, Topeka High senior Keimara Marshall and Silver Lake's Gerber and Deiter.

Also earning spots on the first team are Hayden junior Alana Mitchell, Silver Lake junior Addy Just and Washburn Rural freshman Clara Dillon, who all earned state medals, along with seniors Jurnee Cole of Highland Park, Jayana Washington of Topeka High and Journey Manhart of Silver Lake. 

ALL-SHAWNEE COUNTY 2026 GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD

By RICK PETERSON

TopSports.news

Twelve Shawnee County baseball players and one coach have received All-State recognition from the Kansas Association of Baseball Coaches.

Leading the county contingent are first-team selections Axton Brewer of Seaman in Class 5A, Drew Womack of Silver Lake in 3A and Cameron Miller of Rossville and Canann Mitchell in 2A, while Bulldawg coach Kenny Swart was named the 2A-1A state coach of the year.

Brewer was an All-5A first-team pick as the utility player while Womack was the All-3A first-team first baseman and Miller was an All-2A-1A first-team pitcher.

Womack helped lead Silver Lake to a runnerup finish in 3A while Miller helped Rossville finish third in 2A-1A.

Class 6A state champion Washburn Rural put senior catcher Aidan Newbery on the All-6A second team while Junior Blues junior Tyler Edmiston received All-6A honorable mention.

Seaman junior Beau Jessop was named to the All-5A second team as a middle infielder.

Hayden, the 4A runnerup, put senior pitcher Connor Hanika and senior outfielder Kade Mitchell on the All-4A second team while junior Caleb Menke received honorable mention at third base.

Rossville senior outfielder Jakoby McDonnell was a second-team All-2A-1A pick and junior pitcher Cael Horgan received honorable mention.

Swart was named the 2A-1A coach of the year after leading the Bulldawgs to a 25-5 record and the third-place state finish.

KANSAS ASSOCIATION OF BASEBALL COACHES

By RICK PETERSON

TopSports.news

GIRLS

100 METERS

Tanesia Johnson, Shawnee Heights        12.27

Ciera Hartz, Topeka High                        12.51

Keimara Marshall, Topeka High              12.57

Karys Deiter, Silver Lake                         12.59

Jurnee Cole, Highland Park                    12.63

200 METERS

Tanesia Johnson, Shawnee Heights        25.13

Jurnee Cole, Highland Park                    26.04

Sofia Harper, Hayden                             26.40

Ciera Hartz, Topeka High                       26.48

Jaylie Whitehead, Silver Lake                 26.72

Ali Gerber, Silver Lake

400 METERS

Ali Gerber, Silver Lake                            58.48

Sofia Harper, Hayden                             58.83

Keimara Marshall, Topeka High             59.07

Alyson Hinck, Washburn Rural               60.13

Julia Molleker, Seaman                           61.88

Alyson Hinck, Washburn Rural (3)

800 METERS

Alyson Hinck, Washburn Rural         2:16.83

Kinley Robinson, Seaman                 2:20.45

Emily Graf, Washburn Rural              2:20.86

Ryin Miller, Seaman                          2:23.65 

Itzel Woods, Topeka High                 2:31.24

Emily Graf, Washburn Rural

1,600 METERS

Emily Graf, Washburn Rural              5:13.49

Alyson Hinck, Washburn Rural          5:14.04

Brynn Spencer, Seaman                    5:15.09

Kenzie Maddox, Washburn Rural      5:17.54

Kinley Robinson, Seaman                  5:22.98

3,200 METERS

Emily Graf, Washburn Rural                11:06.46

Kenzie Maddox, Washburn Rural        11:18.10

Brynn Spencer, Seaman                      11:27.63

Reese Beardslee, Washburn Rural       11:34.94

Lily McCoy, Washburn Rural                14:09.97 

100-METER HURDLES

Karys Deiter, Silver Lake                      15.70

Rylee Dick, Rossville                            16.44

Marchayla White, Topeka High           17.74

Megan Alderson, Washburn Rural      18.14

Kaylyn Smith, Topeka West                 18.23

300-METER HURDLES

Rylee Dick, Rossville                           50.00

Marchayla White, Topeka High          51.34

Megan Alderson, Washburn Rural     51.60

Journey Manhart, Silver Lake             53.33

Avery Villines, Seaman                       54.18

4x100-METER RELAY

Topeka High                                        49.60

Silver Lake                                           49.63

Washburn Rural                                   50.53

Seaman                                                51.42

Topeka West                                        52.33

4x400-METER RELAY

Washburn Rural                                  4:06.84

Silver Lake                                          4:07.17

Topeka High                                       4:10.27

Seaman                                               4:11.72

Topeka West                                       4:26.38

4x800-METER RELAY

Washburn Rural                                     9:58.99 

Topeka High                                        10:39.23

Seaman                                                11:17.22

Silver Lake                                            11:18.38

By RICK PETERSON

TopSports.news

BOYS

100 METERS

Christian Hartman-Babb, Washburn Rural  10.36

Malachi Murph, Topeka High                      10.91

Braxton Rupp, Silver Lake                            10.96

Emmitt Hochstedler, Seaman                       10.98

Israel Edmonds, Washburn Rural                 11.02

Christian Hartman-Babb, Washburn Rural

200 METERS

Christian Hartman-Babb, Washburn Rural    21.40

Liam Morrison, Washburn Rural                    22.30

Jayden Lindsey, Topeka West                        22.34

Joel Miller, Silver Lake                                    22.59

Jonel Tibbs, Topeka High                               22.60

400 METERS

Jason Slay, Shawnee Heights                         48.85

Termaine Savage, Highland Park                    49.89

Draden Chooncharoen, Washburn Rural       50.25

Joel Miller, Silver Lake                                    50.68

Thomas Fisher, Silver Lake                              51.28

Brody Anderson, Seaman

800 METERS

Brody Anderson, Seaman                       1:52.08

Brooks Kehoe, Washburn Rural              1:56.64

Cohen Thiessen, Washburn Rural           1:56.96

Mason Haas, Shawnee Heights               2:02.62

Everett Un, Washburn Rural                    2:03.26

1,600 METERS

Brody Anderson, Seaman                          4:08.2 (mile converted to meters)

Brooks Kehoe, Washburn Rural                 4:20.32

Cohen Thiessen, Washburn Rural              4:24.35

Nick Newkirk, Hayden                                4:27.18

Duke Graf, Washburn Rural                        4:32.87

3,200 METERS

Brody Anderson, Seaman                          9:05.70

Brooks Kehoe, Washburn Rural                 9:23.61

Henry Laubach, Washburn Rural               9:24.34

Jaxson Adams, Washburn Rural                9:42.46

Clayton Fink, Washburn Rural                   9:42.94

110-METER HURDLES

Liam Morrison, Washburn Rural                  14.07

Christian Hartman-Babb, Washburn Rural   15.31

Isiah Pennington, Seaman                            15.49

Rayshon Pollard, Highland Park                   15.54

De'sean Lunkins, Topeka High                      15.85

Liam Morrison, Washburn Rural

300-METER HURDLES

Liam Morrison, Washburn Rural                    37.61

Isiah Pennington, Seaman                              41.72

Jackson Tuckwin, Washburn Rural                 42.01

Kellan Parcaro, Seaman                                  42.03

Rayshon Pollard, Highland Park                     42.09

4x100-METER RELAY

Topeka High                                                    42.20

Washburn Rural                                               42.77

Highland Park                                                  42.80

Silver Lake                                                        42.95

Seaman                                                            43.03

4x400-METER RELAY

Washburn Rural                                            3:21.82

Shawnee Heights                                          3:21.91

Silver Lake                                                     3:28.28

Highland Park                                                3:28.48

Topeka West                                                  3:29.56

4x800-METER RELAY

Seaman                                                         8:16.32

Washburn Rural                                            8:16.60

Shawnee Heights                                          8:24.81

Silver Lake                                                     8:35.28

Topeka High                                                  9:09.82

HIGH JUMP

Jack Esser, Seaman                                      6-4

Bryson Burgos, Silver Lake                          6-0

Archer Greene, Seaman                              5-10

Creighton Frisby, Washburn Rural              5-8

Sebastian Kingcade, Washburn Rural          5-8

Cody Quy, Seaman                                      5-8

POLE VAULT

Keygan Breault, Silver Lake                       12-0

Sam Bruntz, Silver Lake                            11-6

Luke Deering, Washburn Rural                 11-6

Sawyer Hermesch, Silver Lake                  10-0

Desmond Grindol, Washburn Rural          10-0

LONG JUMP

Rayshon Pollard, Highland Park                  21-2.25

Josh Brown, Seaman                                   21-0.50

Owen Rottinghaus, Silver Lake                    21-0

Joel Miller, Silver Lake                                 20-8

Lucas Marichal, Topeka High/CPLS             20-7.25

TRIPLE JUMP

Lucas Marichal, Topeka High/CPLS            42-9.25

Cody Quy, Seaman                                     42-8.50

Bryson Burgos, Silver Lake                         42-2.50

Camden Kruger, Silver Lake                       41-7.75

Abe Heffley, Seaman                                  40-5.25

SHOT PUT

Charles Chance, Rossville                            50-5

Amir Bass, Shawnee Heights                       48-4.25

Sam Scott, Washburn Rural                         47-7

Adrian Shuler, Shawnee Heights                 46-7

Kelton Meier, Hayden                                  46-2,50

DISCUS

Zachary Hancock, Washburn Rural               163-4

Myles Fisher, Silver Lake                               158-3

Sam Garner, Shawnee Heights                     156-4

Adam Humphrey, Topeka High                    148-8

Kelton Meier, Hayden                                   142-10

JAVELIN 

Landon Lewis, Rossville                                 202-9

Kelton Meier, Hayden                                   196-6

Jackson Haas, Hayden                                   175-11

Andre Johnson, Rossville                               170-5

Dylan Tjachman, Washburn Rural                 169-11

The 2026 All-Shawnee County boys golf team: From left -- Evan Michalski, Seaman; Chase Hastert, Topeka High/Cair Paravel Latin; Caleb Cleverdon, Topeka High/Cair Paravel Latin; Peyton Goehring, Washburn Rural; Higgins Hawks, Washburn Rural; Michael Wilson, Washburn Rural; Wyatt Dean, Washburn Rural. Not pictured: Jack Donovan, Rossville. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]

By RICK PETERSON

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Eight state qualifiers, including three state medalists and four members of a Washburn Rural team that won its 16th straight city championship, comprise the 2026 All-Shawnee County boys golf team. 

Caleb Cleverdon, who competed for Cair Paravel Latin in the postseason and Topeka High in the regular season, finished a county-high second in last week's Class 2A state tournament while Rossville senior Jack Donovan, a three-time all-county first-team selection and four-time state medalist, finished fifth in 2A and CPLS sophomore Chase Hastert placed 17th.  

Washburn Rural, which won its 16th straight city team championship, is represented on the All-Shawnee County team by senior repeat pick Higgins Hawks, senior city champion Peyton Goehring, senior Michael Wilson and sophomore Wyatt Dean.

Rounding out the first team is Seaman senior Evan Michalski, a 5A individual qualifier with a tie for sixth place at regionals after tying for fourth in the United Kansas Conference tournament. 

All-Shawnee County capsules:

By VINCE LOVERGINE

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LAWRENCE –- After state runnerup finishes in 2019, 2021, 2024 and 2025, Silver Lake softball took home the Class 3A championship Saturday at Arrocha Ballpark, taking a 4-0 win over Southeast-Saline as the Eagles earned their 14th state crown in program history.

Silver Lake softball celebrates the 14th state title in school history after Saturday's 4-0 win over Southeast-Saline in Lawrence. [Photo by Vince Lovergine/TSN]

Silver Lake coach Nick Hamilton ‘got the monkey off his back’ by winning it all as a head coach for the first time.

Right after the game Eagle senior standout Kailyn Hanni jumped in a car and went to Wichita to compete in state track, earning a state medal with a third-place finish in the javelin.

Hamilton alluded to the overall competitive edge of the Eagles.

“That’s just their competitive attitude,'' he said. "They want to finish strong. I thought maybe it’d be a little different but those girls, even as runnersup in past years, were some of the best players I've ever coached. They just found a way, had a little luck today and got it done.

“They had to have their own path. I said it earlier in the year that they’re going to have to do it their own way and that's what they did. The biggest thing for them there was just trust in the process. After being here -- for some of them, twice -- they had to trust it and at some point they're going to find that ball at the right time and find the luck.”

Silver Lake junior pitcher Riley Mohler said winning the title was definitely worth the wait.

“It feels so good, just being able to be out there with those girls and have that privilege to be able to show what I got with the rest of my team,'' Mohler said. "That's just so nice to be able to win with my team.'' 

 Silver Lake never trailed in the title game as it was a pitching duel between Chargers junior Karlee Zurfluh and Mohler through the first three innings.

Silver Lake scored one run in the third inning on a bases loaded walk. Zurfluh walked four Silver Lake hitters in that inning as senior Paige Heiman was credited with the RBI.

Southeast-Saline (26-2) had several opportunities with runners in scoring position to scratch a run across but couldn’t muster anything.

In the bottom of the fifth, Mohler got out of her biggest jam after a single, a bunt, and then a wild pitch allowed the Charger runners to advance to second and third. Mohler got out of the jam unscathed. 

Silver Lake then put some distance between the Chargers with three runs in the top of the sixth.

By VINCE LOVERGINE

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It’s no secret that Silver Lake excelled on the biggest stages across multiple sports this season, including a triple crown of Class 3A championships in volleyball, girls basketball and softball.

Silver Lake softball poses for a team picture after winning the Class 3A state championship Saturday in Lawrence, giving the Eagles a sweep of the volleyball, girls basketball and softball championships in 2025-2026. {Photo by Vince Loverging/TSN].

Not to mention, baseball made it to the state championship in Manhattan, dropping an 8-0 decision to Girard on Friday and boys basketball took third place in Hutchinson this year.

It was a school year full of fun moments and broken records and Silver Lake athletic director David Schooler is proud of what was accomplished.

“It was a great year,'' Schooler said. "Awesome state runs by multiple teams which I don't think you can necessarily expect to have those state runs in multiple sports, ever, but this group (softball) just kept doing it,” Schooler said.

As Schooler said, replicating continuous success across multiple sports for a long stretch of time isn't easy. As the leader of the athletics department, what goes into achieving that?

“I mean it always comes back to what's best for kids and we just try to help our kids, support our kids, be there for them, encourage them and let them succeed,” he said.

Silver Lake debuted their new softball and baseball fields not too long ago. Multiple programs continue to retool and find ways to make it back when it matters most. Schooler believes that will continue.

“Hopefully this is a run that just continues,'' he said. "I don't know that you can replicate what has been done this year,  but I am optimistic about the years to come with the groups that will still be here and the years to come.”

Schooler said it was great to see softball coach Nick Hamilton get over the hump after several chances to take that first- place trophy.

Schooler explained what the team did to put a smile on Hamilton’s face.

“We were all rooting for the team and Nick as the head coach to get that monkey off his back,'' Schooler said. "The assistant coach bought a stuffed monkey just for the occasion, so I’m glad they got it out and were able to smile after that championship.''

Senior Kailyn Hanni and Paige Heiman and junior Kylie Hanni were members of all three of the Lady Eagles' championship teams in 2025-2026.

By CHARLES SPURLOCK

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WICHITA -- The 2026 state track and field championships began early on Friday morning in and around Crossland Stadium, formerly known as Cessna Stadium, on the campus of Wichita State University.

The morning session included Class 4A, 5A and 6A competing in preliminaries along with a few finals in the 3,200 meter run and various field events.

The morning began with the finals in the 3,200 meter races in 4A, 5A and 6A. There were also several field events where local athletes competed going on throughout the first session of the day.

Seaman senior Brody Anderson began his three-event state meet bid with a runnerup finish in Friday's Class 5A 3,200-meter run. [File photo/TSN]

The 5A boys race saw Seaman senior Brody Anderson locked in another battle with fellow senior Daniel Enriquez of Kapaun Mt. Carmel.

Enriquez was able to pull away over the last two laps to win the race in a meet-record- breaking time of 8 minutes, 59.18 seconds. Anderson ran a personal best of 9:05.70, only three-10ths of a second off the meet record as well.

Anderson commented on his second-place finish and the outstanding move by Enriquez late in the race.

“I knew the move was coming, especially if I took it out early,'' Anderson said. "I felt really comfortable over the first six laps, then I felt him making his move. Once he passed me, he was full speed, props to him, he’s a great runner.

"It was a great race and better than I could have ever expected -- running a personal best by six seconds in only my sixth 3,200 of my life.”

Anderson is now looking forward to the two races against Enriquez that will take place on Saturday -- the 1.600 and 800 meter races.

Other local results:

By CHARLES SPURLOCK

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WICHITA -- The final day of the 2026 Kansas state track and field championships got underway on Saturday morning with the final track preliminary races as the 100 meters started at 8:30 a.m. on the campus of Wichita State University and due to two lengthy weather-related suspensions, the meet finally concluded around 11 p.m. Saturday night.

The marathon final day of competition produced three local boys state champions, with Washburn Rural junior Christian Hartman-Babb winning the Class 6A 100-meter dash, Seaman senior Brody Anderson winning the 5A 800 and Rossville sophomore Landen Lewis earning the title in the 2A javelin.

Seaman senior Brody Anderson ended his high school career with the Class 5A state 800 meters championship Saturday night in Wichita. [File photo/TSN] 

Anderson capped his outstanding track and cross country career for the Vikings with his first career state title after finishing second to Kapaun Mt. Carmel star Daniel Enriquez in the 3,200 and 1,600 earlier in the weekend.

After finishing finished second in the 3,200 meters Friday morning, Anderson finished second to Enriquez again in the 5A boys 1,600 meters with a time of 4 minutes,12.48 seconds. 

Following Saturday's first weather delay, the duo faced one another again in the 800 meters.

In a race where 15 of the 18 runners had qualifying times under two minutes, the competition was going to be at a high level.

Anderson didn’t go immediately to the lead and after the first 400 meters, sitting in fifth place.

“I went into the race trying to play it tactical to see how the field spread out before I made my move, rather than taking the race from the lead like I did in the 3,200 and 1,600 races,'' Anderson said. "After 400 meters, I was trapped against the rail, but I found a gap and took off and never looked back.”

He came all the way back and won the race in a personal best time of 1:52.08, finishing ahead of junior Nathan Webb of Valley Center (1:52.78) and Enriquez (1:52.99).

All three of the runners broke the state meet record in 5A, but it will be Anderson’s name that goes into the record books.

“It feels amazing to wrap up the last race of my high school career with a victory and state title,'' Anderson said. "I’m so grateful for all of my coaches and family that helped me reach this point.”

Washburn Rural junior Christian Hartman-Babb won the Class 6A 100-meter dash and finished second in the 200 Saturday in Wichita. [File photo/TSN]

Hartman-Babb was the first local state champion with his victory in the 6A boys 100 meters. 

He finished the final in a winning time of 10.59 seconds after qualifying early on Saturday morning with a time of 10.63.

Hartman-Babb returned later after the first weather delay for the 6A boys 200 race, where he finished second to senior Nicolas Cabral of Olathe East by only 0.003 seconds (21.397 to 21.400).

The third local state champ was Rossville's Lewis, who won the 2A javelin title with a throw of 181 feet, 9 inches.

His championship throw came on his fourth attempt, which was 18 feet further than any of his other attempts during the competition.

Lewis had a long wait for his title, with the 2A event originally scheduled for Friday evening before being pushed back to Saturday by weather. Then the event was delayed further by Saturday's inclement weather before finally being contested.

Saturday's other Shawnee County medalists:

By RICK PETERSON

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NOTE: Top.Sports.news will compile a weekly track and field honor roll for Shawnee County high schools throughout the 2026 season. Coaches are asked to email updated times and marks or any corrections to Rick Peterson at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Coaches should designate whether times were fully automatic (FAT) or hand-timed. FAT times are considered .024 of a second faster than hand times. TopSports.news will rank the Top 5 in each event.

BOYS

100 METERS

Christian Hartman-Babb, Washburn Rural  10.36

Malachi Murph, Topeka High                      10.91

Braxton Rupp, Silver Lake                            10.96

Emmitt Hochstedler, Seaman                       10.98

Israel Edmonds, Washburn Rural                 11.02

Christian Hartman-Babb, Washburn Rural

200 METERS

Christian Hartman-Babb, Washburn Rural    21.78

Liam Morrison, Washburn Rural                    22.30

Jayden Lindsey, Topeka West                        22.34

Joel Miller, Silver Lake                                    22.59

Jonel Tibbs, Topeka High                               22.60

400 METERS

Jason Slay, Shawnee Heights                         48.85

Termaine Savage, Highland Park                    49.89

Draden Chooncharoen, Washburn Rural       50.25

Joel Miller, Silver Lake                                    50.94

Thomas Fisher, Silver Lake                              51.28

Brody Anderson, Seaman

800 METERS

Brody Anderson, Seaman                       1:53.34

Brooks Kehoe, Washburn Rural              1:56.64

Cohen Thiessen, Washburn Rural           1:58.65

Mason Haas, Shawnee Heights               2:02.62

Everett Un, Washburn Rural                    2:03.26

1,600 METERS

Brody Anderson, Seaman                          4:08.2 (mile converted to meters)

Brooks Kehoe, Washburn Rural                 4:20.32

Cohen Thiessen, Washburn Rural              4:24.35

Nick Newkirk, Hayden                                4:27.18

Duke Graf, Washburn Rural                        4:32.87

3,200 METERS

Brody Anderson, Seaman                          9:11.63

Brooks Kehoe, Washburn Rural                 9:23.61

Henry Laubach, Washburn Rural               9:24.34

Jaxson Adams, Washburn Rural                9:42.46

Clayton Fink, Washburn Rural                   9:42.94

110-METER HURDLES

Liam Morrison, Washburn Rural                  14.07

Christian Hartman-Babb, Washburn Rural   15.31

Rayshon Pollard, Highland Park                   15.54

Isiah Pennington, Seaman                            15.53

De'sean Lunkins, Topeka High                      15.85

Liam Morrison, Washburn Rural

300-METER HURDLES

Liam Morrison, Washburn Rural                    37.61

Jackson Tuckwin, Washburn Rural                 42.01

Kellan Parcaro, Seaman                                  42.03

Rayshon Pollard, Highland Park                     42.09

Isiah Pennington, Seaman                              43.26

4x100-METER RELAY

Topeka High                                                    42.20

Washburn Rural                                               42.77

Highland Park                                                  42.80

Seaman                                                            43.03

Silver Lake                                                        43.28

4x400-METER RELAY

Washburn Rural                                            3:21.82

Shawnee Heights                                          3:21.91

Silver Lake                                                     3:28.28

Highland Park                                                3:28.48

Topeka West                                                  3:29.56

4x800-METER RELAY

Seaman                                                         8:16.32

Washburn Rural                                            8:16.60

Shawnee Heights                                          8:24.81

Silver Lake                                                     8:35.28

Topeka High                                                  9:09.82

HIGH JUMP

Jack Esser, Seaman                                      6-4

Bryson Burgos, Silver Lake                          6-0

Archer Greene, Seaman                              5-10

Creighton Frisby, Washburn Rural              5-8

Sebastian Kingcade, Washburn Rural          5-8

Cody Quy, Seaman                                      5-8

POLE VAULT

Keygan Breault, Silver Lake                       12-0

Sam Bruntz, Silver Lake                            11-6

Luke Deering, Washburn Rural                 11-6

Sawyer Hermesch, Silver Lake                  10-0

Desmond Grindol, Washburn Rural          10-0

LONG JUMP

Rayshon Pollard, Highland Park                  21-2.25

Josh Brown, Seaman                                   21-0.50

Owen Rottinghaus, Silver Lake                    21-0

Joel Miller, Silver Lake                                 20-8

Lucas Marichal, Topeka High/CPLS             20-7.25

TRIPLE JUMP

Cody Quy, Seaman                                     42-8.50

Lucas Marichal, Topeka High/CPLS            42-3.25

Bryson Burgos, Silver Lake                         42-2.50

Camden Kruger, Silver Lake                       41-7.75

Abe Heffley, Seaman                                  40-5.25

SHOT PUT

Charles Chance, Rossville                            50-5

Amir Bass, Shawnee Heights                       48-4.25

Sam Scott, Washburn Rural                         47-7

Adrian Shuler, Shawnee Heights                 46-7

Kelton Meier, Hayden                                  46-2,50

DISCUS

Zachary Hancock, Washburn Rural               163-4

Myles Fisher, Silver Lake                               158-3

Sam Garner, Shawnee Heights                     156-4

Adam Humphrey, Topeka High                    148-8

Kelton Meier, Hayden                                   142-10

JAVELIN 

Landon Lewis, Rossville                                 202-9

Kelton Meier, Hayden                                   196-6

Jackson Haas, Hayden                                   175-11

Dylan Tjachman, Washburn Rural                 169-11

Andre Johnson, Rossville                               170-5

By RICK PETERSON

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NOTE: Top.Sports.news will compile a weekly track and field honor roll for Shawnee County high schools throughout the 2026 season. Coaches are asked to email updated times and marks or any corrections to Rick Peterson at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Coaches should designate whether times were fully automatic (FAT) or hand-timed. FAT times are considered .024 of a second faster than hand times. TopSports.news will rank the Top 5 in each event.

GIRLS

100 METERS

Tanesia Johnson, Shawnee Heights        12.27

Ciera Hartz, Topeka High                        12.51

Keimara Marshall, Topeka High              12.57

Karys Deiter, Silver Lake                         12.59

Jurnee Cole, Highland Park                    12.63

200 METERS

Tanesia Johnson, Shawnee Heights        25.41

Jurnee Cole, Highland Park                    26.04

Sofia Harper, Hayden                             26.40

Ciera Hartz, Topeka High                       26.48

Jaylie Whitehead, Silver Lake                 26.72

400 METERS

Keimara Marshall, Topeka High             59.07

Ali Gerber, Silver Lake                            59.19

Sofia Harper, Hayden                             59.44

Alyson Hinck, Washburn Rural               60.13

Julia Molleker, Seaman                           61.88

Alyson Hinck, Washburn Rural (3)

800 METERS

Alyson Hinck, Washburn Rural         2:16.83

Kinley Robinson, Seaman                 2:20.45

Emily Graf, Washburn Rural              2:20.86

Ryin Miller, Seaman                          2:23.65 

Itzel Woods, Topeka High                 2:31.24

Emily Graf, Washburn Rural

1,600 METERS

Emily Graf, Washburn Rural              5:13.49

Alyson Hinck, Washburn Rural          5:14.04

Brynn Spencer, Seaman                    5:15.09

Kenzie Maddox, Washburn Rural      5:17.54

Kinley Robinson, Seaman                  5:22.98

3,200 METERS

Emily Graf, Washburn Rural                11:06.46

Kenzie Maddox, Washburn Rural        11:18.10

Brynn Spencer, Seaman                      11:27.63

Reese Beardslee, Washburn Rural       11:34.94

Lily McCoy, Washburn Rural                14:09.97 

100-METER HURDLES

Karys Deiter, Silver Lake                      15.70

Rylee Dick, Rossville                            16.44

Marchayla White, Topeka High           17.74

Megan Alderson, Washburn Rural      18.14

Kaylyn Smith, Topeka West                 18.23

300-METER HURDLES

Rylee Dick, Rossville                           50.00

Marchayla White, Topeka High          51.34

Megan Alderson, Washburn Rural     51.60

Journey Manhart, Silver Lake             53.33

Avery Villines, Seaman                       54.18

4x100-METER RELAY

Topeka High                                        49.60

Silver Lake                                           50.29

Washburn Rural                                   50.53

Seaman                                                51.42

Topeka West                                        52.33

4x400-METER RELAY

Washburn Rural                                  4:06.84

Silver Lake                                          4:07.17

Topeka High                                       4:10.27

Seaman                                               4:11.72

Topeka West                                       4:26.38

4x800-METER RELAY

Washburn Rural                                     9:58.99 

Topeka High                                        10:39.23

Seaman                                                11:17.22

Silver Lake                                            11:18.38

9By RICK PETERSON

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Sixty-seven individual qualifiers in 83 events are set to represent Shawnee County in Friday and Saturday's state track and field championships in and around Wichita State's Cessna Stadium while county teams are also qualified to compete in 19 total relays.

Big-school 3,200-meter runs as well as field event competition are scheduled to get under way at 7:45 a.m. Friday, followed by preliminaties in Class 6A, 5A, 4A.

Competition will resume on Saturday, with field events at 8 a.m. and running events at 8:30.

Shawnee County athletes to watch: 

Christian Hartman-Babb, Washburn Rural

• Washburn Rural junior Christian Hartman-Babb swept the 100 and 200-meter titles in last Friday's Class 6A regional and ran the leadoff leg on the Junior Blues' winning 4x400-meter relay team.

Hartman-Babb recorded 6A fastest 100 regional time (10.36 seconds) and tied for the fastest time in the 200 (21.83).

Brody Anderson, Seaman

• Seaman senior Brody Anderson finished third in the Class 5A 800 meters last season and is qualified in the 800, 1,600 and 3,200 this weekend.

Anderson is likely to go head to head with Kapaun Mt. Carmel star Daniel Enriquez in all three events and is ranked No. 2 based on regional times in the 1,600 (4:15.23), fifth in the 800 (1:55.12) and eighth in the 3,200 (9:29.78).

Brooks Kehoe, Washburn Rural

• Washburn Rural senior Brooks Kehoe helped lead the Junior Blues to the Class 6A state cross country championship last fall and won the 1,600 and 3,200 meters in last Friday's regional meet.

Kehoe is ranked No. 10 in the 1,600 (4:26.88) and No. 12 (9:52.39) in the 3,200 based on regional performances.

Morgan Ray, Washburn Rural

• Washburn Rural senior Morgan Ray placed second in the Class 6A girls javelin a season ago and is expected to challenge for the title again this weekend.

Ray captured the regional championship in her specialty with a throw of 141 feet, 6 inches and is ranked third in 6A based on regional throws.

• Shawnee Heights freshman girls sprinter Tanesia Johnson has been a star since she stepped on Heights' campus and is expected to be a factor in the 100 and 200 this weekend.

Johnson ranks No. 4 in 5A in the 100 (12.34) and 200 (25.41) based on regional times.

• Rossville's Landen Lewis and Hayden's Kelton Meier are expected to contend for state boys javelin titles this weekend.

Lewis is the No. 1 Class 2A thrower in the state at 181-8 based on regional performances while Meier ranks No. 2 in 4A at 190-7.  

SHAWNEE COUNTY STATE TRACK AND FIELD QUALIFIERS

BOYS

Class 6A

Topeka High -- Adam Humphrey (discus), De'sean Lunkins (110 hurdles), Malachi Murph (100), 4x100 relay. 

Washburn Rural -- Jaxson Adams (3,200), Christian Hartman-Babb (100, 200), Zachary Hancock (discus), Brooks Kehoe (1,600, 3,200), Sam Scott (shot put), Dylan Tajchman (javelin), Cohen Thiessen (800, 1,600), 4x400 relay, 4x800 relay.

Class 5A

Highland Park -- Termaine Savage (400), 4x100 relay.

By CHARLES SPURLOCK

Special to TopSports.news

MANHATTAN -- The Silver Lake Eagles scored the game-winning run in the top of the eighth inning Wednesday afternoon at Tointon Family Stadium, taking a 2-1 semifinal decision over Russell/Victoria to advance to the Class 3A state championship game.

In a stellar pitching performance by both senior starting pitchers -- Dayne Johnson of Silver Lake and Sam Thielen of Russell -- the Eagles were able to push across the winning run in extra innings.

“Dayne’s a stud,'' Silver Lake coach Tyler Seele said. "He’s a warrior, a dog and a competitor. When the situation gets tough, he gets tougher.

"He mixed his two pitches very well, stayed down in the zone and pitched to contact.;;

Silver Lake had an opportunity in the top of the first after senior Brady Hogle walked and Johnson singled.

Following an out and an error, the Eagles had runners at first and third, but the Broncos turned an inning-ending double play on a line drive to senior right-fielder Wes Dreiling, who doubled off Johnson at first to end the threat.

Johnson retired the first nine batters of the game, including four strikeouts. 

The Eagles finally broke through in the top of the fourth inning as senior Drew Womack reached on an error and stole second with one out.

Junior Miles Kibbee came through with a bloop double in between the left-fielder and center fielder, making the score 1-0.

With another runner in scoring position, the Broncos were able to turn another double play to end the inning.

In the bottom of the fourth, senior catcher Max Evans of Russell got the first hit on an infield single deep in the hole at shortstop.

The Eagles were able to get runners at first and second with no outs in the top of the fifth, but the Broncos were able to get out of the inning with the score still 1-0. 

Johnson had another 1-2-3 inning in the bottom of the fifth, thanks to a great running catch by sophomore left-fielder Jaxton Ross.

Johnson’s counterpart, Thielen, was able to keep the Eagles off the scoreboard in the top of the sixth after having two runners on base for the second straight inning.

Over the first six innings, Silver Lake had two runners on with less than two outs in three different innings. 

Coach Seele was asked if the inability to get some insurance runs made him nervous.

“Was I nervous? Yes, yes I was nervous,'' he said. "It was also frustrating, but the thing I’m most proud of is that our kids were frustrated, too. Their ability to turn the page and get to the next play is the reason why we’re playing in the state championship game.”

In the bottom of the sixth, the Broncos were able to scratch across the tying run.

Senior Jaxon Ross drew a leadoff walk and then courtesy runner sophomore Kooper Hamlin stole second and advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt by senior Walker Middleton. Thielen helped himself by hitting a sacrifice fly, scoring Hamlin and tying the game 1-1.

Both teams went 1-2-3 in the seventh inning and the game went to extra innings.

Thielen reached his mandated 105-pitch limit as he finished the seventh inning with 108 pitches.

Senior pitcher Trey Zorn entered the game in relief in the top of the eighth for the Broncos.

Silver Lake freshman Kipton Kruger hit a one-out triple to the right field corner. Kibbee knocked in his second run with a sacrifice fly to center field, giving the Eagles its 2-1 lead. 

Kruger described his hit in the top of the eighth and the frustration of leaving runners on base earlier in the game.

“I came to the plate just thinking about hitting the ball hard and was able to hit it down the right field line,'' he said. "It was frustration because we had opportunities but were hitting it right at people.

“It’s amazing coming in as the eighth seed. It’s very rare to make it to the title game and it’s a great feeling.

Johnson came back out to the mound in the bottom of the eighth and set down the Broncos in order for the sixth time in the game, sending Silver Lake to the state final. 

Silver Lake (18-11) advanced to the title game on Friday afternoon at 4 p.m. against Girard (23-5) in Manhattan.

“Girard is a really tough team,'' Seele said. "We’re going to have to come with the same mentality, find a way to win the next pitch and have a level head.”

Russell (23-6) will play in the third-place game against Burlington (24-3) on Thursday at 5:45 p.m.

SILVER LAKE 2, RUSSELL/VICTORIA 1 (8 innings)

Silver Lake (18-11)        000 100  01 -- 2 4 0    

Russell/Victoria (23-6) 000 001  00 -- 1 1 3

Johnson and Monhollon. Thielen, Zorn (8) and Evans. W -- Johnson. L -- Zorn. 2B -- Silver Lake: Kibbee. 3B -- Silver Lake: Kipton Kruger.

By RICK PETERSON

TopSports.news

Silver Lake baseball and softball both advanced to the Class 3A state semifinals without allowing a run in Monday's quarterfinal victories.

Senior Riley Mohler and Silver Lake softball are headed to the Class 3A semifinals after a 10-0 quarterfinal victory over Colby Monday in Salina. [File photo/TSN]

No. 8-seeded Eagle baseball, now 17-11, advanced with a 1-0 shutout over top seed Council Grove at Emporia's Trusler Sports Complex while No. 3 seed Silver Lake softball rolled to a 10-0 win over No. 6 Colby in Salina, improving to 26-4.

Silver Lake baseball advanced to a state semifinal matchup against No. 4 Russell (23-5) at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at Kansas State's Tointon Family Stadium. Russell advanced with a 3-0 win over Colby.

The Silver Lake-Russell winner will play for the 3A championship at 4 p.m. Friday at Tointon Family Stadium.

Silver Lake softball, the state runnerup the past two seasons, moved on to a 1 p.m. semifinal matchup with No. 2 seed Haven (28-2) Wednesday at the University of Kansas' Arrocha Ballpark. Haven took an 8-4 quarterfinal win over No. 7 Baxter Springs.

The 3A state title game is set for 1 p.m. Friday at Arrocha.

Bulldawg baseball routs Marmaton Valley, 10-0

No. 4 seed Rossville baseball rolled to the Class 2A-1A state semifinals with a 10-0 five-inning rout over No. 5 Marmaton Valley Monday at the Blue Valley Sports Complex.

The 24-4 Bulldawgs will now face top seed Thomas More Prep-Marian at 11 a.m. Wednesday in a state semifinal at Kansas State's Tointon Family Stadium. TMP-Marian advanced with a 10-0 win over Humboldt.

The 2A-1A state championship game is scheduled for 6:40 p.m. Friday at Tointon Family Stadium.

By RICK PETERSON

TopSports.news

NOTE: Top.Sports.news will compile a weekly track and field honor roll for Shawnee County high schools throughout the 2026 season. Coaches are asked to email updated times and marks or any corrections to Rick Peterson at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Coaches should designate whether times were fully automatic (FAT) or hand-timed. FAT times are considered .024 of a second faster than hand times. TopSports.news will rank the Top 5 in each event.

GIRLS

100 METERS

Tanesia Johnson, Shawnee Heights        12.27

Keimara Marshall, Topeka High              12.57

Karys Deiter, Silver Lake                         12.59

Jurnee Cole, Highland Park                    12.66

Adriana Raub, Washburn Rural              12.75

200 METERS

Tanesia Johnson, Shawnee Heights        25.83

Jurnee Cole, Highland Park                    26.04

Ciera Hartz, Topeka High                       26.48

Jaylie Whitehead, Silver Lake                 26.72

Karys Deiter, Silver Lake                         26.82

Keimara Marshall, Topeka High

400 METERS

Keimara Marshall, Topeka High             59.07

Ali Gerber, Silver Lake                            59.19

Sofia Harper, Hayden                             59.44

Alyson Hinck, Washburn Rural               60.13

Julia Molleker, Seaman                           61.88

800 METERS

Emily Graf, Washburn Rural              2:20.86

Alyson Hinck, Washburn Rural         2:21.50

Kinley Robinson, Seaman                 2:23.63

Ryin Miller, Seaman                         2:23.65 

Clara Dillon, Washburn Rural            2:33.45

Emily Graf, Washburn Rural

1,600 METERS

Emily Graf, Washburn Rural              5:13.49

Alyson Hinck, Washburn Rural          5:14.04

Brynn Spencer, Seaman                    5:15.78

Kenzie Maddox, Washburn Rural      5:17.54

Kinley Robinson, Seaman                  5:22.98

3,200 METERS

Emily Graf, Washburn Rural                11:06.46

Kenzie Maddox, Washburn Rural        11:18.36

Brynn Spencer, Seaman                      11:27.63

Reese Beardslee, Washburn Rural       11:34.94

Lily McCoy, Washburn Rural                14:09.97 

100-METER HURDLES

Karys Deiter, Silver Lake                      15.70

Rylee Dick, Rossville                            16.44

Marchayla White, Topeka High           17.74

Megan Alderson, Washburn Rural      18.14

Kaylyn Smith, Topeka West                 18.23

300-METER HURDLES

Rylee Dick, Rossville                           50.00

Marchayla White, Topeka High          51.34

Megan Alderson, Washburn Rural     51.60

Journey Manhart, Silver Lake             53.33

Avery Villines, Seaman                       54.18

4x100-METER RELAY

Topeka High                                        49.60

Silver Lake                                           50.29

Washburn Rural                                   50.55

Seaman                                                51.63

Topeka West                                        52.33

4x400-METER RELAY

Silver Lake                                          4:09.56

Topeka High                                       4:10.27

Washburn Rural                                  4:11.18

Seaman                                               4:20.94

Topeka West                                       4:26.38

4x800-METER RELAY

Washburn Rural                                  10:12.53 

Topeka High                                        10:39.23

Seaman                                                11:17.22

Silver Lake                                            11:18.38

By RICK PETERSON

TopSports.news

NOTE: Top.Sports.news will compile a weekly track and field honor roll for Shawnee County high schools throughout the 2026 season. Coaches are asked to email updated times and marks or any corrections to Rick Peterson at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Coaches should designate whether times were fully automatic (FAT) or hand-timed. FAT times are considered .024 of a second faster than hand times. TopSports.news will rank the Top 5 in each event.

BOYS

100 METERS

Christian Hartman-Babb, Washburn Rural  10.43

Malachi Murph, Topeka High                      10.91

Braxton Rupp, Silver Lake                            10.96

Emmitt Hochstedler, Seaman                       10.98

Israel Edmonds, Washburn Rural                 11.02

Christian Hartman-Babb, Washburn Rural

200 METERS

Christian Hartman-Babb, Washburn Rural    21.78

Liam Morrison, Washburn Rural                    22.30

Jayden Lindsey, Topeka West                        22.38

Jonel Tibbs, Topeka High                               22.60

Joel Miller, Silver Lake                                    22.65

400 METERS

Jason Slay, Shawnee Heights                         49.89

Draden Chooncharoen, Washburn Rural       50.25

Termaine Savage, Highland Park                    50.61

Joel Miller, Silver Lake                                    50.94

Thomas Fisher, Silver Lake                              51.28

Brody Anderson, Seaman

800 METERS

Brody Anderson, Seaman                       1:53.34

Brooks Kehoe, Washburn Rural              1:56.64

Cohen Thiessen, Washburn Rural           1:59.79

Mason Haas, Shawnee Heights               2:02.62

Everett Un, Washburn Rural                    2:03.26

1,600 METERS

Brody Anderson, Seaman                          4:08.2 (mile converted to meters)

Brooks Kehoe, Washburn Rural                 4:20.32

Cohen Thiessen, Washburn Rural              4:24.35

Nick Newkirk, Hayden                                4:27.18

Duke Graf, Washburn Rural                        4:32.87

3,200 METERS

Brody Anderson, Seaman                          9:11.63

Brooks Kehoe, Washburn Rural                 9:23.61

Henry Laubach, Washburn Rural               9:24.34

Jaxson Adams, Washburn Rural                9:42.46

Clayton Fink, Washburn Rural                   9:42.94

110-METER HURDLES

Liam Morrison, Washburn Rural                  14.07

Christian Hartman-Babb, Washburn Rural   15.31

Rayshon Pollard, Highland Park                   15.54

Isiah Pennington, Seaman                            15.71

De'sean Lunkins, Topeka High                      15.85

Liam Morrison, Washburn Rural

300-METER HURDLES

Liam Morrison, Washburn Rural                    37.61

Kellan Parcaro, Seaman                                  42.03

Rayshon Pollard, Highland Park                     42.09

Isiah Pennington, Seaman                              43.26

Colin Miller, Silver Lake                                  43.41

4x100-METER RELAY

Washburn Rural                                               42.77

Topeka High                                                    42.90

Seaman                                                            43.27

Silver Lake                                                        43.28

Topeka High                                                     43.52

4x400-METER RELAY

Washburn Rural                                            3:21.82

Shawnee Heights                                          3:23.24

Silver Lake                                                     3:28.28

Highland Park                                                3:28.48

Topeka High                                                   3:33.40

4x800-METER RELAY

Washburn Rural                                            8:21.93

Shawnee Heights                                          8:33.62

Seaman                                                         8:34.58

Silver Lake                                                     8:57.48

Topeka High                                                  9:09.82

HIGH JUMP

Jack Esser, Seaman                                      6-4

Bryson Burgos, Silver Lake                          6-0

Archer Greene, Seaman                              5-10

Creighton Frisby, Washburn Rural              5-8

Sebastian Kingcade, Washburn Rural          5-8

Cody Quy, Seaman                                      5-8

POLE VAULT

Keygan Breault, Silver Lake                       12-0

Sam Bruntz, Silver Lake                            11-6

Luke Deering, Washburn Rural                 11-6

Sawyer Hermesch, Silver Lake                  10-0

Desmond Grindol, Washburn Rural          10-0

LONG JUMP

Rayshon Pollard, Highland Park                  21-2.25

Josh Brown, Seaman                                 21-0.50

Owen Rottinghaus, Silver Lake                  21-0

Joel Miller, Silver Lake                                20-8

Lucas Marichal, Topeka High/CPLS            20-7.25

TRIPLE JUMP

Bryson Burgos, Silver Lake                         42-2.50

Camden Kruger, Silver Lake                       41-7

Lucas Marichal, Topeka High/CPLS            40-11

Abe Heffley, Seaman                                  40-5.25

De'drian Keeling, Topeka West                   40-3.75

SHOT PUT

Amir Bass, Shawnee Heights                       47-11

Sam Scott, Washburn Rural                         47-7

Kelton Meier, Hayden                                  46-2,50

Charles Chance, Rossville                             46-0

Brogen Brown, Seaman                               45-10.75

DISCUS

Zachary Hancock, Washburn Rural              163-4

Sam Garner, Shawnee Heights                     156-4

Myles Fisher, Silver Lake                               151-3

Adam Humphrey, Topeka High                     146-8

Kelton Meier, Hayden                                    142-10

JAVELIN 

Landon Lewis, Rossville                                 202-9

Kelton Meier, Hayden                                   196-6

Jackson Haas, Hayden                                   175-3

Dylan Tjachman, Washburn Rural                 167-4

Andre Johnson, Rossville                               166-5

By RICK PETERSON

TopSports.news

NOTE: Top.Sports.news will compile a weekly track and field honor roll for Shawnee County high schools throughout the 2026 season. Coaches are asked to email updated times and marks or any corrections to Rick Peterson at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Coaches should designate whether times were fully automatic (FAT) or hand-timed. FAT times are considered .024 of a second faster than hand times. TopSports.news will rank the Top 5 in each event.

BOYS

100 METERS

Christian Hartman-Babb, Washburn Rural  10.43

Malachi Murph, Topeka High                      10.91

Israel Edmonds, Washburn Rural                 11.02

Braxton Rupp, Silver Lake                            11.04

Courtney Sanders, Topeka High                  11.10

Christian Hartman-Babb, Washburn Rural

200 METERS

Christian Hartman-Babb, Washburn Rural    21.78

Liam Morrison, Washburn Rural                    22.30

Jayden Lindsey, Topeka West                        22.38

Jonel Tibbs, Topeka High                               22.60

Joel Miller, Silver Lake                                    22.65

400 METERS

Jason Slay, Shawnee Heights                         49.89

Draden Chooncharoen, Washburn Rural       50.25

Joel Miller, Silver Lake                                    50.94

Thomas Fisher, Silver Lake                              51.28

Xavier Fisher, Shawnee Heights                     51.34

Brody Anderson, Seaman

800 METERS

Brody Anderson, Seaman                       1:53.37

Brooks Kehoe, Washburn Rural              1:56.64

Cohen Thiessen, Washburn Rural           1:59.79

Mason Haas, Shawnee Heights               2:02.62

Everett Un, Washburn Rural                    2:03.26

1,600 METERS

Brody Anderson, Seaman                          4:08.2 (mile converted to meters)

Brooks Kehoe, Washburn Rural                 4:20.32

Cohen Thiessen, Washburn Rural              4:24.35

Nick Newkirk, Hayden                                4:27.18

Duke Graf, Washburn Rural                        4:32.87

3,200 METERS

Brody Anderson, Seaman                          9:11.63

Brooks Kehoe, Washburn Rural                 9:23.61

Henry Laubach, Washburn Rural               9:24.34

Jaxson Adams, Washburn Rural                9:42.46

Clayton Fink, Washburn Rural                   9:42.94

110-METER HURDLES

Liam Morrison, Washburn Rural                  14.07

Christian Hartman-Babb, Washburn Rural   15.31

Rayshon Pollard, Highland Park                   15.54

De'sean Lunkins, Topeka High                      15.85

Isiah Pennington, Seaman                             15.88

Liam Morrison, Washburn Rural

300-METER HURDLES

Liam Morrison, Washburn Rural                    37.61

Kellan Parcaro, Seaman                                  42.03

Rayshon Pollard, Highland Park                     42.09

Isiah Pennington, Seaman                              43.26

Colin Miller, Silver Lake                                  43.41

4x100-METER RELAY

Topeka High                                                    42.92

Washburn Rural                                               43.17

Seaman                                                            43.27

Silver Lake                                                        43.28

Topeka High                                                     43.52

4x400-METER RELAY

Washburn Rural                                            3:21.82

Shawnee Heights                                          3:23.24

Silver Lake                                                     3:28.28

Highland Park                                                3:28.48

Topeka High                                                   3:33.55

4x800-METER RELAY

Washburn Rural                                            8:21.93

Seaman                                                         8:34.58

Silver Lake                                                     8:57.48

Topeka High                                                  9:09.82

Rossville                                                         9:14.36

 By RICK PETERSON

TopSports.news

NOTE: Top.Sports.news will compile a weekly track and field honor roll for Shawnee County high schools throughout the 2026 season. Coaches are asked to email updated times and marks or any corrections to Rick Peterson at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Coaches should designate whether times were fully automatic (FAT) or hand-timed. FAT times are considered .024 of a second faster than hand times. TopSports.news will rank the Top 5 in each event.

GIRLS

100 METERS

Tanesia Johnson, Shawnee Heights        12.36

Keimara Marshall, Topeka High              12.57

Karys Deiter, Silver Lake                         12.60

Jurnee Cole, Highland Park                    12.66

Adriana Raub, Washburn Rural              12.75

200 METERS

Tanesia Johnson, Shawnee Heights        25.83

Jurnee Cole, Highland Park                    26.04

Karys Deiter, Silver Lake                         26.82

Ciera Hartz, Topeka High                        26.48

Sofia Harper, Hayden                             26.88

400 METERS

Keimara Marshall, Topeka High             59.07

Ali Gerber, Silver Lake                            59.19

Sofia Harper, Hayden                             59.44

Alyson Hinck, Washburn Rural               60.34

Julia Molleker, Seaman                           61.88

800 METERS

Emily Graf, Washburn Rural              2:20.86

Alyson Hinck, Washburn Rural         2:21.50

Kinley Robinson, Seaman                 2:23.63

Ryin Miller, Seaman                         2:23.65 

Clara Dillon, Washburn Rural            2:33.45

Emily Graf, Washburn Rural

1,600 METERS

Emily Graf, Washburn Rural              5:13.49

Alyson Hinck, Washburn Rural          5:14.04

Brynn Spencer, Seaman                    5:15.78

Kenzie Maddox, Washburn Rural      5:17.54

Kinley Robinson, Seaman                  5:22.98

3,200 METERS

Emily Graf, Washburn Rural                11:06.46

Kenzie Maddox, Washburn Rural        11:18.36

Brynn Spencer, Seaman                      11:27.63

Reese Beardslee, Washburn Rural       11:34.94

Lily McCoy, Washburn Rural                14:09.97 

100-METER HURDLES

Karys Deiter, Silver Lake                      15.70

Rylee Dick, Rossville                            16.77

Marchayla White, Topeka High           17.74

Megan Alderson, Washburn Rural      18.14

Kaylyn Smith, Topeka West                 18.23

300-METER HURDLES

Rylee Dick, Rossville                           50.00

Marchayla White, Topeka High          51.34

Megan Alderson, Washburn Rural      51.60

Journey Manhart, Silver Lake             53.33

Avery Villines, Seaman                       54.18

4x100-METER RELAY

Topeka High                                        49.60

Silver Lake                                           50.29

Washburn Rural                                   51.46

Seaman                                                51.63

Topeka West                                        52.33

4x400-METER RELAY

Silver Lake                                          4:09.56

Topeka High                                       4:10.27

Washburn Rural                                  4:11.18

Seaman                                               4:20.94

Topeka West                                       4:27.08

4x800-METER RELAY

Washburn Rural                                  10:12.53 

Topeka High                                       10:39.23

Seaman                                              11:17.22

Silver Lake                                           11:18.38

By RICK PETERSON

TopSports.news

Washburn Rural rode its dominance in the distance events and superior depth to a sweep of the team titles in Friday's Joe Schrag City Championship at Hummer Sports Park.

Rural posted a total of 16 event wins on the night (eight girls, eight boys) and had top-three finishes in 25 events (13 girls,12 boys) en route to a 216-135.5 win over Silver Lake for the Junior Blue girls and a 200-131 victory over the Eagle boys in the team standings.

Washburn Rural track had eight individual wins and 12 top-three finishes en route to the boys city championship Friday at Hummer Sports Park. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]

Washburn Rural track and field had eight individual wins and 12 top-three finishes en route to the boys city championship Friday at Hummer Sports Park. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]

"This is definitely the beginning of postseason and we want to perform well here at the city meet,'' Rural coach Keith Wetzel said. "We like to keep the city trophies in our case and use that to propel us into league and regional and state.

"We put an emphasis on this meet. We want to be the best in the city and we make it a goal that we want to continue to have success at this meet.''

Highlights for the Rural boys included a sweep of all three relays, along with wins in the 1,600 and 3,200 meters and second and third-place finishes in the 800.

Washburn Rural senior Brooks Kehoe won two gold medals and also posted a third-place finish in Friday's city meet. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]

Rural senior Brooks Kehoe won the 1,600 meters in 4 minutes, 26.64 seconds, teamed with Jackson Svaty, Everett Un and Christian Hartman-Babb to win the 4x400 relay (3:23.02) and posted a third-place finish in the 800 (2:00.51).

Hartman-Babb, a junior, won the 100-meter dash in 10.55 seconds before teaming with Paxton Johnson, Caleb Schwartz and Carter Frost to win the 4x100 (43.17) and ending the meet with the 4x400 victory.

Sophomore Henry Laubach won the city title in the 3,200 meters for team-champion Washburn Rural. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN] 

Sophomore Henry Laubach turned in a dominating win in the 3,200 (9:32.10) while the Junior Blues also got wins from Luke Deering in the pole vault (11 feet, 6 inches), Zachary Hancock in the discus (153-0) and the team of Everett Un, Wesley Meek, Julius Wood-Nichols and Eli Replogle in the 4x800 (8:36.89).

Senior Emily Graf won the 1,600 and 800-meter runs in Friday's city track and field meet as Washburn Rural's girls won the team title. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]  

On the girls side, Rural got a pair of individual wins from senior Emily Graf and junior Kailyn Petersen, with Graf winning the 1,600 (5:13.49) and the 800 (2:25.28) and Petersen winning the shot put (34-2) and discus (123-8) titles.

Rural's girls swept the throws and the distance races, with senior Morgan Ray winning the javelin title with a throw of 142-8 and senior Kenzie Maddox winning the 3,200 in 11:26.03.

The Junior Blues also picked up a win in the 4x800 relay (10:32.31) from the foursome of Quinn Nolte, Payton Rice, Morgan Munson and Clara Dillon while Natalie Ferguson finished first in the pole vault (8-0).

"It has been a solid day,'' Wetzel said. "We have some injuries so we've asked some people to step in, to fill in, to step up and we've been fortunate that they've done that for the most part and some young kids, both boys and girls have stepped in and given us a boost.''

Other top performances: 

• Silver Lake, the smallest school in the field, turned in solid runnerup team finishes in both the girls and boys divisions.

The Eagle girls picked up three event wins and 11 top-three finishes while the Lake boys won a pair of events and placed top three in 13 of 18 events.

Silver Lake's Ali Gerber crosses the finish line for the win in the girls 4x400-meter relay in Friday's city meet. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]

Ali Gerber won the girls triple jump for the second straight season (34-10.25) and teamed with Kinley Weber, Jaiden Wise and Jaylie Whitehead for a win in the 4x400 relay (4:09.56), with Gerber running the anchor leg.

Addy Just notched the third win of the day for the Silver Lake girls in the long jump (16-9.25) while the boys got wins from Joel Miller in the 200 (22.65) and Bryson Burgos in the triple jump (40-7.50).

 • Keimari Marshall and Marchayla White were both double individual champions for Topeka High's girls while Marshall also added a relay victory in her final city meet.

Marshall won the 100 (12.57) and 400 (59.07) and also ran on the Trojans' winning 4x100 relay (49.60) along with Kaeanna Copeland, Jayana Washington and Ciera Hartz.

White swept the girls hurdles titles, winning the 100-meter event in 17.74 seconds and the 300s in 51.34.

Seaman freshman Baylee Ayres cleared a personal-record 5-foot-5 to win the girls high jump in Friday's city meet. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]

• Seaman freshman Baylee Ayres made an impressive city meet debut, winning the girls high jump with a personal-record jump of 5 feet, 5 inches, winning the event by five inches.

Seaman senior Brody Anderson won the city title in the boys 800 meters by six seconds in 1:53.65 Friday. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]

• Brody Anderson continued his outstanding senior season for the Seaman boys, winning the 800 by more than six seconds in 1:53.65.

The Vikings also got victories from Kellan Parcaro in the 300 hurdles (43.14) and Jack Esser in the high jump (6-4).

• Other individual winners included Highland Park's Jurnee Cole in the girls 200 (26.32) and Rayshon Pollard in the boys long jump (20-5.25), Shawnee Heights' Jason Slay in the boys 400 (49.89), Heights' Amir Bass in the boys shot put (47-11), Hayden's Kelton Meier in the boys javelin (186-8) and Topeka High's De'sean Lunkins in the boys 110 hurdles (15.85).

JOE SCHRAG CITY CHAMPIONSHIP

By RICK PETERSON

TopSports.news

NOTE: Top.Sports.news will compile a weekly track and field honor roll for Shawnee County high schools throughout the 2026 season. Coaches are asked to email updated times and marks or any corrections to Rick Peterson at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Coaches should designate whether times were fully automatic (FAT) or hand-timed. FAT times are considered .024 of a second faster than hand times. TopSports.news will rank the Top 5 in each event.

BOYS

100 METERS

Christian Hartman-Babb, Washburn Rural  10.43

Malachi Murph, Topeka High                      10.91

Israel Edmonds, Washburn Rural                 11.02

Braxton Rupp, Silver Lake                            11.04

Jonel Tibbs, Topeka High                              11.15

Christian Hartman-Babb, Washburn Rural

200 METERS

Christian Hartman-Babb, Washburn Rural    21.78

Liam Morrison, Washburn Rural                    22.30

Jayden Lindsey, Topeka West                        22.38

Jonel Tibbs, Topeka High                               22.60

Courtney Sanders, Topeka High                     22.66

400 METERS

Draden Chooncharoen, Washburn Rural   50.25

Jason Slay, Shawnee Heights                     50.71

Joel Miller, Silver Lake                                50.94

Xavier Fisher, Shawnee Heights                  51.34

Christian Hartman-Babb, Washburn Rural  51.43

Brody Anderson, Seaman

800 METERS

Brody Anderson, Seaman                       1:53.37

Brooks Kehoe, Washburn Rural              1:56.64

Cohen Thiessen, Washburn Rural           1:59.62

Everett Un, Washburn Rural                    2:03.26

Mason Haas, Shawnee Heights               2:03.30

1,600 METERS

Brody Anderson, Seaman                          4:08.2 (mile converted to meters)

Brooks Kehoe, Washburn Rural                 4:20.32

Cohen Thiessen, Washburn Rural              4:24.35

Nick Newkirk, Hayden                                4:33.03

Duke Graf, Washburn Rural                        4:33.71

3,200 METERS

Brody Anderson, Seaman                          9:11.63

Brooks Kehoe, Washburn Rural                 9:23.61

Henry Laubach, Washburn Rural               9:24.34

Jaxson Adams, Washburn Rural                9:44.54

Clayton Fink, Washburn Rural                   9:57.60

110-METER HURDLES

Liam Morrison, Washburn Rural                  14.07

Christian Hartman-Babb, Washburn Rural   15.31

Rayshon Pollard, Highland Park                   15.54

Braxton Rupp, Silver Lake                             16.10

De'sean Lunkins, Topeka High                      16.22

Liam Morrison, Washburn Rural

300-METER HURDLES

Liam Morrison, Washburn Rural                    37.61

Kellan Parcaro, Seaman                                  42.03

Rayshon Pollard, Highland Park                     42.09

Colin Miller, Silver Lake                                  43.41

Michael Ruelas, Seaman                                 43.46

4x100-METER RELAY

Topeka High                                                    42.92

Seaman                                                           43.27

Washburn Rural                                               43.27

Topeka High                                                    43.52

Silver Lake                                                        43.77

4x400-METER RELAY

Washburn Rural                                            3:21.82

Shawnee Heights                                          3:24.59

Silver Lake                                                     3:30.04

Seaman                                                          3:35.19

Topeka High                                                   3:35.43

4x800-METER RELAY

Washburn Rural                                            8:21.93

Seaman                                                         8:34.58

Silver Lake                                                     8:57.48

Topeka High                                                  9:09.82

Topeka West                                                  9:29.28

By RICK PETERSON

TopSports.news

Rossville senior Jack Donovan carded a one-over-par 71 to post a four-stroke victory in Monday's Big East League Tournament at Lake Shawnee.

Jack Donovan

Sabetha captured the Big East team championship by a stroke over Jefferson West and Nemaha Central (336-337) while Rossville tied Perry-Lecompton for fourth at 345 and Silver Lake finished sixth at 355.

Silver Lake's Brody Kelley and Noah Streit shot 82s to tie for seventh with three other players.

Austin Dohrman was Rossville's No. 2 player with an 88, tying for 17th.

BIG EAST LEAGUE BOYS GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP

By RICK PETERSON

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With the city, United Kansas Conference, Class 5A regional and state meets coming up over the next four weeks, Seaman senior track star Brody Anderson and Viking distance coach Luke Wiens decided to limit Anderson to one event in Friday's Bob Camien/Claudia Welch Relays at Seaman.

Seaman senior Brody Anderson set a meet record in the boys 1,600 meters in Friday's Bob Camien/Claudia Welch Relays at Seaman. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]

But Anderson made the most of that one race, setting a meet record in the boys 1,600 meters in a time of 4 minutes, 10.66 seconds.

"Coach Wiens and I were talking earlier this week and we just wanted to keep the mind in a good space,'' Anderson said. "I feel good enough to race. It's just you don't want to overdo it and make something feel bad going into championship season here next week.

"I want to run my best then and do what I can do and I don't want to jeopardize anything.''

Wamego's Peyton Parker stayed right with Anderson for the first half of Friday's race before Anderson took control over the final two laps to win in more than four seconds, with Parker second in 4:15.24.

"I could feel him on my hip behind me, which kind of pushed me,'' Anderson said. "I saw my splits afterwards and I somewhat got lazy on the backstretch and that's something I need to work on.

It's very fixable. I went into the last lap having so much left in me and I just closed pretty hard.''

Next up for Anderson, who ran a 4:06 mile in a recent showcase meet, is next Friday's Joe Schrag City Invitational at Hummer Sports Park.

Other meet highlights:

• Washburn Rural senior Brooks Kehoe and sophomore Henry Laubach, who helped lead the Junior Blues to the Class 6A state cross country championship last fall, posted a one-two finish in the boys 3,200 meters.

Kehoe won the event in 9 minutes, 23.61 seconds while Laubach was right behind in 9:24.34.

Rural's Colin Thiessen finished third in the 800 meters in 1:59.62.

Washburn Rural senior Morgan Ray won the girls javelin title in Friday's Bob Camien/Claudia Welch Relays at Seaman with a throw of 147-5. [Photo by Brent Maycock/KSHSAA Covered]

• Washburn Rural senior Morgan Ray, a 6A state runnerup as a junior, turned in a dominating victory in the girls javelin.

Ray won with a top throw of 147 feet, 5 inches, winning by more than 14 feet.

Ray's junior teammate, Kailyn Petersen, finished second in the discus at 122-9.

• Topeka High's girls 4 x100-meter relay team of Caeanna Copeland, Keimara Marshall, Jayanna Washington and Marchayla White finished third in a time of 50.18 seconds.

Washington also finished third in the long jump with a leap of 17-10.

• Washburn Rural junior sprinter Christian Hartman-Babb posted a third-place finish in the boys 200-meter dash, clocking a time of 21.81 seconds. 

BOB CAMIEN/CLAUDIA WELCH SEAMAN RELAYS

 By RICK PETERSON

TopSports.news

NOTE: Top.Sports.news will compile a weekly track and field honor roll for Shawnee County high schools throughout the 2026 season. Coaches are asked to email updated times and marks or any corrections to Rick Peterson at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Coaches should designate whether times were fully automatic (FAT) or hand-timed. FAT times are considered .024 of a second faster than hand times. TopSports.news will rank the Top 5 in each event.

GIRLS

100 METERS

Tanesia Johnson, Shawnee Heights        12.46

Karys Deiter, Silver Lake                         12.60

Jurnee Cole, Highland Park                    12.72

Adriana Raub, Washburn Rural              12.75

Jaiden Wise, Silver Lake                          12.83

200 METERS

Tanesia Johnson, Shawnee Heights        26.11

Jurnee Cole, Highland Park                    26.81

Karys Deiter, Silver Lake                          26.82

Sofia Harper, Hayden                              27.00

Julia Molleker, Seaman                           27.23

400 METERS

Sofia Harper, Hayden                             59.75

Ali Gerber, Silver Lake                            60.07

Alyson Hinck, Washburn Rural               60.34

Keimara Marshall, Topeka High             61.03

Brynn Scheid, Seaman                           62.93

800 METERS

Emily Graf, Washburn Rural              2:20.86

Kinley Robinson, Seaman                 2:23.63

Ryin Miller, Seaman                         2:23.65 

Alyson Hinck, Washburn Rural         2:24.26

Clara Dillon, Washburn Rural            2:33.45

Emily Graf, Washburn Rural

1,600 METERS

Emily Graf, Washburn Rural              5:14.21

Kenzie Maddox, Washburn Rural      5:17.54

Brynn Spencer, Seaman                    5:26.49

Alyson Hinck, Washburn Rural          5:28.35

Kinley Robinson, Seaman                  5:39.04

3,200 METERS

Emily Graf, Washburn Rural                11:06.46

Brynn Spencer, Seaman                      11:36.26

Kenzie Maddox, Washburn Rural        11:36.97

Reese Beardslee, Washburn Rural       12:05.94 

100-METER HURDLES

Karys Deiter, Silver Lake                      15.70

Rylee Dick, Rossville                            16.77

Marchayla White, Topeka High           17.76

Ravaya Smith, Washburn Rural           18.88

Kennedy Gatewood, Seaman              19.13

300-METER HURDLES

Rylee Dick, Rossville                           50.00

Journey Manhart, Silver Lake             54.13

Avery Villines, Seaman                       55.36

Amy Hill, Silver Lake                           56.03

Grace Funk, Hayden                           56.44

4x100-METER RELAY

Topeka High                                        50.77

Silver Lake                                           51.06

Washburn Rural                                   51.79

Seaman                                                52.03

Topeka West                                        52.33

4x400-METER RELAY

Silver Lake                                          4:11.03

Topeka High                                       4:13.96

Washburn Rural                                  4:18.21

Shawnee Heights                                4:29.41

Seaman                                               4:31.03

4x800-METER RELAY

Washburn Rural                                  10:47.80 

Topeka High                                       11:13.01

Silver Lake                                           11:30.83

By RICK PETERSON

TopSports.news

NOTE: Top.Sports.news will compile a weekly track and field honor roll for Shawnee County high schools throughout the 2026 season. Coaches are asked to email updated times and marks or any corrections to Rick Peterson at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Coaches should designate whether times were fully automatic (FAT) or hand-timed. FAT times are considered .024 of a second faster than hand times. TopSports.news will rank the Top 5 in each event.

BOYS

100 METERS

Christian Hartman-Babb, Washburn Rural  10.43

Israel Edmonds, Washburn Rural                 11.02

Braxton Rupp, Silver Lake                            11.04

Josh Brown, Seaman                                    11.18

Malachi Murph, Topeka High                      11.21

200 METERS

Christian Hartman-Babb, Washburn Rural 22.02

Liam Morrison, Washburn Rural                 22.30

Jayden Lindsey, Topeka West                    22.50

Courtney Sanders, Topeka High                22.68

JaVeon Alston, Shawnee Heights              23.13

Jonel Tibbs, Topeka High                           23.15

400 METERS

Draden Chooncharoen, Washburn Rural   50.25

Jason Slay, Shawnee Heights                     50.71

Xavier Fisher, Shawnee Heights                  51.34

Christian Hartman-Babb, Washburn Rural  51.43

Jayden Lindsey, Topeka West                     52.40

Brody Anderson, Seaman

800 METERS

Brody Anderson, Seaman                       1:53.37

Brooks Kehoe, Washburn Rural               1:56.64

Cohen Thiessen, Washburn Rural           1:59.69

Everett Un, Washburn Rural                    2:03.26

Mason Haas, Shawnee Heights               2:03.30

1,600 METERS

Brody Anderson, Seaman                          4:09.65 (mile) 4:11.94 (1,600)

Brooks Kehoe, Washburn Rural                 4:20.32

Nick Newkirk, Hayden                                4:33.03

Cohen Thiessen, Washburn Rural              4:33.08

Duke Graf, Washburn Rural                        4:38.83

3,200 METERS

Brody Anderson, Seaman                          9:11.63

Henry Laubach, Washburn Rural               9:30.10

Brooks Kehoe, Washburn Rural                 9:43.11

Jaxson Adams, Washburn Rural                9:54.63

Clayton Fink, Washburn Rural                   9:57.60

110-METER HURDLES

Liam Morrison, Washburn Rural                  14.07

Christian Hartman-Babb, Washburn Rural   15.43

Rayshon Pollard, Highland Park                   15.54

Braxton Rupp, Silver Lake                             16.10

Isiah Pennington, Seaman                            16.41

Liam Morrison, Washburn Rural

300-METER HURDLES

Liam Morrison, Washburn Rural                    37.61

Rayshon Pollard, Highland Park                     42.09

Kellan Parcaro, Seaman                                  42.36

Michael Ruelas, Seaman                                 43.46

Isiah Pennington, Seaman                              43.71

4x100-METER RELAY

Topeka High                                                    42.98

Seaman                                                           43.27

Washburn Rural                                               43.27

Topeka High                                                    43.52

Silver Lake                                                        44.07

4x400-METER RELAY

Washburn Rural                                            3:21.82

Shawnee Heights                                          3:24.59

Silver Lake                                                     3:32.89

Seaman                                                          3:35.19

Topeka High                                                   3:35.43

4x800-METER RELAY

Washburn Rural                                            8:38.13

Seaman                                                         8:50.45

Silver Lake                                                     8:58.57

Topeka High                                                  9:28.74

Topeka West                                                  9:29.28

 By RICK PETERSON

TopSports.news

NOTE: Top.Sports.news will compile a weekly track and field honor roll for Shawnee County high schools throughout the 2026 season. Coaches are asked to email updated times and marks or any corrections to Rick Peterson at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Coaches should designate whether times were fully automatic (FAT) or hand-timed. FAT times are considered .024 of a second faster than hand times. TopSports.news will rank the Top 5 in each event.

GIRLS

100 METERS

Tanesia Johnson, Shawnee Heights        12.36

Karys Deiter, Silver Lake                         12.60

Keimara Marshall, Topeka High              12.59

Jurnee Cole, Highland Park                    12.72

Adriana Raub, Washburn Rural              12.75

200 METERS

Tanesia Johnson, Shawnee Heights        25.83

Jurnee Cole, Highland Park                    26.04

Karys Deiter, Silver Lake                         26.82

Ciera Hartz, Topeka High                        26.48

Sofia Harper, Hayden                             26.88

400 METERS

Sofia Harper, Hayden                             59.75

Ali Gerber, Silver Lake                            59.86

Alyson Hinck, Washburn Rural               60.34

Keimara Marshall, Topeka High             61.03

Brynn Scheid, Seaman                           62.93

800 METERS

Emily Graf, Washburn Rural              2:20.86

Alyson Hinck, Washburn Rural         2:21.50

Kinley Robinson, Seaman                 2:23.63

Ryin Miller, Seaman                         2:23.65 

Clara Dillon, Washburn Rural            2:33.45

Emily Graf, Washburn Rural

1,600 METERS

Emily Graf, Washburn Rural              5:14.21

Kenzie Maddox, Washburn Rural      5:17.54

Kinley Robinson, Seaman                  5:22.98

Brynn Spencer, Seaman                    5:25.93

Alyson Hinck, Washburn Rural          5:28.35

3,200 METERS

Emily Graf, Washburn Rural                11:06.46

Kenzie Maddox, Washburn Rural        11:18.36

Brynn Spencer, Seaman                      11:33.69

Reese Beardslee, Washburn Rural       12:02.15 

100-METER HURDLES

Karys Deiter, Silver Lake                      15.70

Rylee Dick, Rossville                            16.77

Marchayla White, Topeka High           17.76

Ravaya Smith, Washburn Rural           18.88

Kennedy Gatewood, Seaman              19.13

300-METER HURDLES

Rylee Dick, Rossville                           50.00

Marchayla White, Topeka High          51.68

Journey Manhart, Silver Lake             53.33

Avery Villines, Seaman                       55.36

Amy Hill, Silver Lake                           56.03

4x100-METER RELAY

Topeka High                                        50.18

Silver Lake                                           50.64

Washburn Rural                                   51.79

Seaman                                                52.03

Topeka West                                        52.33

4x400-METER RELAY

Topeka High                                       4:10.27

Silver Lake                                          4:11.03

Washburn Rural                                  4:15.62

Seaman                                               4:21.03

Shawnee Heights                                4:28.06

4x800-METER RELAY

Washburn Rural                                  10:12.53 

Topeka High                                       10:59.98

Silver Lake                                           11:18.38

By RICK PETERSON

TopSports.news

NOTE: Top.Sports.news will compile a weekly track and field honor roll for Shawnee County high schools throughout the 2026 season. Coaches are asked to email updated times and marks or any corrections to Rick Peterson at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Coaches should designate whether times were fully automatic (FAT) or hand-timed. FAT times are considered .024 of a second faster than hand times. TopSports.news will rank the Top 5 in each event.

BOYS

100 METERS

Christian Hartman-Babb, Washburn Rural  10.43

Israel Edmonds, Washburn Rural                 11.02

Braxton Rupp, Silver Lake                            11.04

Malachi Murph, Topeka High                      11.20

Josh Brown, Seaman                                   11.21

200 METERS

Christian Hartman-Babb, Washburn Rural 22.02

Jayden Lindsey, Topeka West                    22.50

Courtney Sanders, Topeka High                22.68

JaVeon Alston, Shawnee Heights              23.13

Jonel Tibbs, Topeka High                           23.15

400 METERS

Draden Chooncharoen, Washburn Rural   50.25

Jason Slay, Shawnee Heights                     50.71

Jayden Lindsey, Topeka West                     52.40

Thomas Fisher, Silver Lake                         53.26

Joel Miller, Silver Lake                                53.38

Brody Anderson, Seaman

800 METERS

Brody Anderson, Seaman                       1:55.43

Cohen Thiessen, Washburn Rural           1:59.69

Brooks Kehoe, Washburn Rural               2:01.36

Everett Un, Washburn Rural                    2:03.26

Mason Haas, Shawnee Heights               2:03.30

1,600 METERS

Brody Anderson, Seaman                          4:09.65 (mile) 4:11.94 (1,600)

Brooks Kehoe, Washburn Rural                 4:20.32

Cohen Thiessen, Washburn Rural              4:33.08

Duke Graf, Washburn Rural                        4:38.83

Connor Baldwin, Hayden                           4:39.00

3,200 METERS

Brody Anderson, Seaman                          9:27.73

Henry Laubach, Washburn Rural               9:30.10

Brooks Kehoe, Washburn Rural                 9:43.11

Jaxson Adams, Washburn Rural                9:54.63

Clayton Fink, Washburn Rural                   9:57.60

110-METER HURDLES

Liam Morrison, Washburn Rural                  14.07

Christian Hartman-Babb, Washburn Rural   15.43

Rayshon Pollard, Highland Park                   15.54

Braxton Rupp, Silver Lake                             16.10

Isiah Pennington, Seaman                            16.44

Liam Morrison, Washburn Rural

300-METER HURDLES

Liam Morrison, Washburn Rural                    37.61

Rayshon Pollard, Highland Park                     42.09

Kellan Parcaro, Seaman                                  42.36

Michael Ruelas, Seaman                                 43.46

Isiah Pennington, Seaman                              43.79

4x100-METER RELAY

Topeka High                                                    42.98

Seaman                                                           43.27

Topeka High                                                    43.52

Washburn Rural                                               43.69

Silver Lake                                                        44.07

4x400-METER RELAY

Washburn Rural                                            3:21.82

Shawnee Heights                                          3:24.59

Silver Lake                                                     3:33.24

Seaman                                                          3:35.19

Topeka High                                                   3:35.43

4x800-METER RELAY

Washburn Rural                                            8:38.13

Seaman                                                         8:50.45

Silver Lake                                                     9:09.46

Topeka High                                                  9:28.74

Topeka West                                                  9:29.28

By RICK PETERSON

TopSports.news

NOTE: Top.Sports.news will compile a weekly track and field honor roll for Shawnee County high schools throughout the 2026 season. Coaches are asked to email updated times and marks or any corrections to Rick Peterson at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Coaches should designate whether times were fully automatic (FAT) or hand-timed. FAT times are considered .024 of a second faster than hand times. TopSports.news will rank the Top 5 in each event.

GIRLS

100 METERS

Tanesia Johnson, Shawnee Heights        12.61

Karys Deiter, Silver Lake                         12.66

Jurnee Cole, Highland Park                    12.72

Adriana Raub, Washburn Rural              12.75

JaidenWise, Silver Lake                          12.83

200 METERS

Tanesia Johnson, Shawnee Heights        26.11

Jurnee Cole, Highland Park                    26.81

Karys Deiter, Silver Lake                          26.82

Sofia Harper, Hayden                             27.00

Ciara Hartz, Topeka High                        27.27

Adriana Raub, Washburn Rural              27.27

400 METERS

Ali Gerber, Silver Lake                            60.23

Keimara Marshall, Topeka High             61.03

Sofia Harper, Hayden                             62.38

Clara Dillon, Washburn Rural                  63.26

Brynn Scheid, Seaman                            63.36

Ryan Miller, Seaman

800 METERS

Ryin Miller, Seaman                         2:23.65 

Alyson Hinck, Washburn Rural         2:24.26

Kinley Robinson, Seaman                 2:31.07

Clara Dillon, Washburn Rural            2:33.45

Hazel Rondash, Shawnee Heights    2:36.40

Emily Graf, Washburn Rural

1,600 METERS

Emily Graf, Washburn Rural              5:14.21

Kenzie Maddox, Washburn Rural      5:24.46

Brynn Spencer, Seaman                    5:26.49

Alyson Hinck, Washburn Rural          5:28.35

Kinley Robinson, Seaman                  5:39.04

3,200 METERS

Emily Graf, Washburn Rural                11:06.46

Brynn Spencer, Seaman                      11:36.26

Kenzie Maddox, Washburn Rural        11:36.97

Reese Beardslee, Washburn Rural      12:09.09 

100-METER HURDLES

Karys Deiter, Silver Lake                      16.14

Rylee Dick, Rossville                            17.15

Marchayla White, Topeka High           17.76

Ravaya Smith, Washburn Rural           18.88

Kennedy Gatewood, Seaman              19.13

300-METER HURDLES

Rylee Dick, Rossville                           50.00

Avery Villines, Seaman                       55.36

Journey Manhart, Silver Lake             55.66

Grace Funk, Hayden                           56.44

Kennedy Gatewood, Seaman             57.47

4x100-METER RELAY

Topeka High                                        50.77

Silver Lake                                           51.19

Washburn Rural                                   51.92

Seaman                                                53.07

Topeka West                                        53.39

4x400-METER RELAY

Silver Lake                                          4:11.03

Topeka High                                       4:13.96

Washburn Rural                                  4:18.21

Shawnee Heights                                4:29.41

Seaman                                               4:31.03

4x800-METER RELAY

Washburn Rural                                  10:47.80 

Topeka High                                       11:13.01

Silver Lake                                           11:38.44

By RICK PETERSON

TopSports.news

NOTE: Top.Sports.news will compile a weekly track and field honor roll for Shawnee County high schools throughout the 2026 season. Coaches are asked to email updated times and marks or any corrections to Rick Peterson at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Coaches should designate whether times were fully automatic (FAT) or hand-timed. FAT times are considered .024 of a second faster than hand times. TopSports.news will rank the Top 5 in each event.

GIRLS

100 METERS

Tanesia Johnson, Shawnee Heights        12.61

Jurnee Cole, Highland Park                    12.72

Keimara Marshall, Topeka High             12.85

Ciara Hartz, Topeka High                       13.06

Adriana Raub, Washburn Rural              13.13

200 METERS

Tanesia Johnson, Shawnee Heights        26.11

Jurnee Cole, Highland Park                    26.81

Sofia Harper, Hayden                             27.00

Ciara Hartz, Topeka High                        27.27

Adriana Raub, Washburn Rural              27.27

Keimara Marshall, Topeka High

400 METERS

Keimara Marshall, Topeka High             61.03

Ali Gerber, Silver Lake                            61.65

Sofia Harper, Hayden                             62.38

Clara Dillon, Washburn Rural                  63.26

Brynn Scheid, Seaman                            63.36

Ryan Miller, Seaman

800 METERS

Ryin Miller, Seaman                         2:23.65 

Alyson Hinck, Washburn Rural         2:24.26

Kinley Robinson, Seaman                 2:31.07

Clara Dillon, Washburn Rural            2:33.45

Hazel Rondash, Shawnee Heights    2:36.40

Emily Graf, Washburn Rural

1,600 METERS

Emily Graf, Washburn Rural              5:14.21

Kenzie Maddox, Washburn Rural      5:24.46

Brynn Spencer, Seaman                    5:26.49

Alyson Hink, Washburn Rural           5:28.35

Kinley Robinson, Seaman                  5:39.04

3,200 METERS

Emily Graf, Washburn Rural                11:25.73

Brynn Spencer, Seaman                      11:36.26

Kenzie Maddox, Washburn Rural        11:36.97

Reese Beardslee, Washburn Rural      12:09.09 

100-METER HURDLES

Rylee Dick, Rossville                            17.15

Marchayla White, Topeka High           17.76

Ravaya Smith, Washburn Rural           18.88

Kennedy Gatewood, Seaman              19.13

Alana Mitchell, Hayden                       19.18

300-METER HURDLES

Rylee Dick, Rossville                           50.00

Avery Villines, Seaman                       55.36

Journey Manhart, Silver Lake             55.74

Grace Funk, Hayden                           56.44

Kennedy Gatewood, Seaman             57.47

4x100-METER RELAY

Topeka High                                        50.77

Silver Lake                                           51.19

Washburn Rural                                   52.33

Seaman                                                53.07

Topeka West                                        53.39

4x400-METER RELAY

Silver Lake                                          4:11.03

Topeka High                                       4:13.96

Washburn Rural                                  4:18.21

Shawnee Heights                                4:29.41

Seaman                                               4:31.03

4x800-METER RELAY

Washburn Rural                                  10:47.80 

Topeka High                                       11:13.01

Silver Lake                                           12:15.82

By RICK PETERSON

TopSports.news

NOTE: Top.Sports.news will compile a weekly track and field honor roll for Shawnee County high schools throughout the 2026 season. Coaches are asked to email updated times and marks or any corrections to Rick Peterson at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Coaches should designate whether times were fully automatic (FAT) or hand-timed. FAT times are considered .024 of a second faster than hand times. TopSports.news will rank the Top 5 in each event.

BOYS

100 METERS

Malachi Murph, Topeka High                      11.20

Josh Brown, Seaman                                   11.21

Quortay Hailey, Topeka High                      11.30

Jonel Tibbs, Topeka High                            11.31

Nas Williams-Brown, Topeka West              11.39

200 METERS

Christian Hartman-Babb, Washburn Rural 22.02

Jayden Lindsey, Topeka West                    22.50

Courtney Sanders, Topeka High                22.68

JaVeon Alston, Shawnee Heights              23.13

Jonel Tibbs, Topeka High                           23.15

400 METERS

Jason Slay, Shawnee Heights                     50.71

Jayden Lindsey, Topeka West                     52.40

Thomas Fisher, Silver Lake                         53.26

Joel Miller, Silver Lake                                53.38

Tyler Jakle, Washburn Rural                       53.53

Brody Anderson, Seaman

800 METERS

Brody Anderson, Seaman                       1:55.43

Brooks Kehoe, Washburn Rural               2:01.36

Everett Un, Washburn Rural                    2:03.26

Mason Haas, Shawnee Heights               2:03.30

Duke Graf, Washburn Rural                     2:06.72

1,600 METERS

Brody Anderson, Seaman                          4:11.94

Brooks Kehoe, Washburn Rural                 4:20.32

Cohen Thiessen, Washburn Rural              4:33.32

Connor Baldwin, Hayden                           4:39.00

Nick Newkirk, Hayden                                4:39.76

3,200 METERS

Brody Anderson, Seaman                          9:27.73

Henry Laubach, Washburn Rural               9:30.10

Jaxson Adams, Washburn Rural                 9:56.70

Clayton Fink, Washburn Rural                   9:57.60

Max Esquibel, Seaman                            10:20.82

110-METER HURDLES

Liam Morrison, Washburn Rural                  14.32

Christian Hartman-Babb, Washburn Rural   15.43

Rayshon Pollard, Highland Park                   15.54

Isiah Pennington, Seaman                            16.44

Braxton Rupp, Silver Lake                             16.60

Liam Morrison, Washburn Rural

300-METER HURDLES

Liam Morrison, Washburn Rural                    37.61

Rayshon Pollard, Highland Park                     42.09

Kellan Parcaro, Seaman                                  42.36

Michael Ruelas, Seaman                                 43.46

Isiah Pennington, Seaman                              43.79

4x100-METER RELAY

Topeka High                                                    42.98

Seaman                                                           43.27

Topeka High                                                    43.52

Washburn Rural                                               44.02

Topeka West                                                    44.21

4x400-METER RELAY

Washburn Rural                                            3:21.82

Shawnee Heights                                          3:24.59

Silver Lake                                                     3:33.24

Seaman                                                          3:35.19

Topeka High                                                   3:35.43

4x800-METER RELAY

Washburn Rural                                            8:38.13

Seaman                                                         8:50.45

Silver Lake                                                     9:18.40

Topeka High                                                  9:28.74

Topeka West                                                  9:29.28

By RICK PETERSON

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NOTE: Top.Sports.news will compile a weekly track and field honor roll for Shawnee County high schools throughout the 2026 season. Coaches are asked to email updated times and marks or any corrections to Rick Peterson at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Coaches should designate whether times were fully automatic (FAT) or hand-timed. FAT times are considered .024 of a second faster than hand times. TopSports.news will rank the Top 5 in each event.

BOYS

100 METERS

Peyton Holmes, Seaman                             10.73

Christian Hartman-Babb, Washburn Rural 10.82

Evan Scheid, Silver Lake                              11.13

Ben Roeder, Topeka High                            11.17

Sean LeDuc, Washburn Rural                       11.18

200 METERS

Bryce Cochran, Seaman                               21.87

Jensen Schrickel, Hayden                            21.92

Isaiah Terry, Washburn Rural                       22.02

Evan Scheid, Silver Lake                               22.22

Matthew Houser, Washburn Rural               22.37

Isaiah Terry, Washburn Rural

400 METERS

Isaiah Terry, Washburn Rural                     48.20

Jensen Schrickel, Hayden                          48.30

Bryce Cochran, Seaman                             48.43

Liam Benz, Shawnee Heights                     49.63

Ben Roeder, Topeka High                          49.82

Brody Anderson, Seaman

800 METERS

Brody Anderson, Seaman                       1:56.22

Mark Wilkie, Topeka West                       1:57.23

Ben Buesing, Washburn Rural                 1:58.87

Adrian Lehman, Topeka West                  1:59.08

Brooks Kehoe, Washburn Rural               2:00.38

1,600 METERS

Adrian Lehman, Topeka West                    4:18.07

Brody Anderson, Seaman                          4:18.55

Brooks Kehoe, Washburn Rural                 4:19.77

Mark Wilkie, Topeka West                          4:21.37

Henry Laubach, Washburn Rural                4:34.44

3,200 METERS

Brooks Kehoe, Washburn Rural                 9:16.96

Adrian Lehman, Topeka West                    9:16.98

Brody Anderson, Seaman                          9:34.99

Henry Laubach, Washburn Rural               9:41.18

Clayton Fink, Washburn Rural                   10:03.37

110-METER HURDLES

Liam Morrison, Washburn Rural                  14.59

Christian Hartman-Babb, Washburn Rural   15.50

Desean Lunkins, Topeka High                       15.80

Isaac Song, Shawnee Heights                       15.84

Braylon Badger, Washburn Rural                   15.93

300-METER HURDLES

Liam Morrison, Washburn Rural                    38.83

Braylon Badger, Washburn Rural                   40.60

Isaac Song, Shawnee Heights                        41.07

Michael Hurla, Seaman                                  41.29

Kellan Parcaro, Seaman                                  41.86

4x100-METER RELAY

Silver Lake                                                       43.16

Seaman                                                           43.48

Topeka High                                                    43.48

Washburn Rural                                               43.49

Topeka West                                                    44.50

4x400-METER RELAY

Washburn Rural                                            3:17.38

Topeka West                                                 3:24.56

Topeka High                                                  3:24.64

Hayden                                                          3:25.32

Seaman                                                         3:26.21

4x800-METER RELAY

Washburn Rural                                         8:01.63

Shawnee Heights                                       8:31.70

Seaman                                                      8:43.94

Topeka High                                               8:46.69

Silver Lake                                                  8:54.17

HIGH JUMP

Jack Esser, Seaman                                      6-5

Blake Toyne, Seaman                                   6-2

Brooks Ballard, Washburn Rural                  6-0

Bryson Burgos, Silver Lake                           6-0

Cody Quy, Seaman                                      6-0

Rondell Harris, Hayden                                6-0

Tad McGee, Seaman                                     6-0

Deondre Razzano, Silver Lake                      6-0 

Tyler Wedl, Shawnee Heights

POLE VAULT

Tyler Wedl, Shawnee Heights                   12-6

Luke Deering, Washburn Rural                 10-6 

Desmond Grindol, Washburn Rural           9-6

Emery Kearney, Seaman                             9-6  

Caleb Schwartz, Washburn Rural               9-6

Quinton White, Seaman                             9-6

Jensen Schrickel, Hayden

LONG JUMP

Jensen Schrickel, Hayden                            22-7

Peyton Holmes, Seaman                             22-6

Elijah Berg, Topeka West                             21-8

Te'Vante Ewing, Topeka High                      21-5

Rayshon Pollard, Highland Park                  20-11

Ethan Surey, Washburn Rural                      20-11

TRIPLE JUMP

Kaden Whitehurst, Seaman                       42-8

Deondre Razzano, Silver Lake                    42-5.5

Cody Quy, Seaman                                     41-11

Bryson Burgos, Silver Lake                         41-8

Ethan Surey, Washburn Rural                    40-7.50

SHOT PUT

Brogen Brown, Seaman                              50-11

Amir Bass, Shawnee Heights                      47-3.5

F. Anguiano, Hayden                                  44-10

Adrian Shuler, Shawnee Heights                 44-9.5

Clayton Johnson, Seaman                           44-5

DISCUS

Brogen Brown, Seaman                            146-0

Myles Fisher, Silver Lake                          144-5

Treyton Tetuan, Hayden                           137-4

Samuel Scott, Washburn Rural                 136-0

Zachary Hancock, Washburn Rural           135-11

JAVELIN 

Kelton Meier, Hayden                              162-5

Oliver Perez, Washburn Rural                   155-2

Andre Johnson, Rossville                          155-1

Jackson Haas, Hayden                              153-7

Gabriel Taylor, Washburn Rural                 148-10

By RICK PETERSON

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Four Shawnee County senior volleyball standouts have been selected to play in the 2026 Kansas Volleyball Association All-Star Match on June 6 at Washburn University's Whiting Fieldhouse.

Ella Foster, Hayden [File photo/TSN]

Avery Willey, Shawnee Heights [File photo/TSN]

Silver Lake's Paige Heiman, Hayden's Ella Foster and Washburn Rural's Stella Kelly will play for the Red team while Shawnee Heights' Avery Willey will play for the Blue.

 Paige Heiman, Silver Lake [Photo by KSHSAA Covered]

Stelly Kelly, Washburn Rural [File photo/TSN]

Silver Lake captured the Class 3A state championship last fall while Hayden was the 4A runnerup and Washburn Rural advanced to the 6A state tournament.

The players selected were first nominated by their high school coaches (who must be KVA members), and then recommended by a committee to fill the squads based on achievements, positions, classifications, collegiate plans and availability.

Match time will be 5 p.m.

KVA ALL-STAR MATCH

BLUE

Carlie Pandjaris, Blue Valley West; Kyndal Moore, Ellinwood; Brooke Doile, McPherson; Cami Sher, Olathe West; Jadence Stewart, Greeley County; Avery Willey, Shawnee Heights; Ava Smith, Valley Heights; Jaden Goldberg, Blue Valley North; Emerson Waldren, Buhler; Reese Stuhlsatz, Garden Plain; Brynna Zoeller, Rock Creek; Emma Parker, Olathe Northwest.

Coaches -- Head: David Schuler, Jefferson County North. Assistants: Alli Snapp, Rock Creek; Nicole Jones, Manhattan.

RED

Ella Foster, Hayden; Arika Feldman, Little River; Olivia Nzioki, Mill Valley; Paige Heiman, Silver Lake; Regan Widener, Ellinwood; Ava Romero, McPherson; Jade Xu, Emporia; Hayden Meats, Gardner Edgerton; Katharine Engel, Halstead; Elyse Haxton, Ellsworth; Stella Kelly, Washburn Rural; Neely Leathers, Olathe West; Delaney Childs, Nickerson.

Coaches -- Head: Kristel Bontrager, Holton. Assistants: Amy Bott, Linn; Shannon Funk, Hays.

By TODD FERTIG

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A wild ending to the second game of a doubleheader between the Silver Lake and Rossville softball teams produced a split at Rossville Monday night between the two rivals.

After Silver Lake won the opening contest 8-3, Rossville appeared to be in control throughout the second game but struggled to put the feisty Eagles away in the final inning.

Rossville scored six runs on seven hits in the bottom of the sixth inning to build what appeared to be an insurmountable 12-3 lead. But the Eagles refused to go quietly, scoring seven runs before the Bulldawgs were able to close out the 12-10 victory.

Rossville softball, celebrating a run during Monday's home doubleheader with Silver Lake, earned a split with a 12-10 second-game win. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN] 

Silver Lake rapped out eight hits in the top of the seventh and cut the deficit to just two runs. With runners on first and third, they appeared poised to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. But a smash deep into the outfield was snared by the Rossville fielder for the second out of the inning. Once the ball was in the infield, a throw to third base produced the final out on the Eagle runner who left the base on contact.

“I’m just glad we were able to hang on to get the win,” said Rossville coach John Nitsch following the nightcap. “The main thing is just to keep on fighting. I’m glad we scored enough the inning before to give us that cushion.

“The difference between this year and last year was we’d let games like that get away from us. But this year we’re able to fight back and get it.”

Rossville withstood four Silver Lake home runs and a triple in the second game by stringing together long rallies in the second and sixth innings. The Bulldawgs compiled 17 hits in the late game, all but one of which were singles.

The opening game loss to Silver Lake was Rossville’s first defeat of the season. The nightcap made the Bulldawgs 7-1 on the season.

“My biggest thing was I didn’t like how we competed in the first game,” said Nitsch, who recorded his 100th career victory earlier in the season. “We’ve got to show up to compete every pitch, every play, not extend innings by not making plays.”

Senior pitcher Riley Mohler picked up an 8-3 complete game first-game victory as Silver Lake and Rossville split Monday's doubleheader. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]

Silver Lake got a complete-game victory in the opener from pitcher Riley Mohler. The senior helped herself out with two big plays in the sixth inning, neither coming from her pitching arm.

Knotted at 3-3 in the top of the sixth, the pitcher stepped to the plate with runners on second and third. She cracked a drive to the opposite field that banged against the right field fence, plating both runners to take the lead.

“I personally love hitting. I know pitching is a big thing for me. I’ve been pitching for as long as I can remember,” Mohler said. “But once I sit in that box and I can hit, it really changes the game because I can affect the score and who wins.”

By VINCE LOVERGINE

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After falling 6-5 in game one, Silver Lake baseball responded in game two with a 13-12 victory over Big East League foe Nemaha Central Thursday at Silver Lake.

Eagle sophomore Jaxton Ross secured the win with a throw from left field to gun down the runner from second, halting a potential tie game in the nightcap.

“Jax is one of the hardest workers that we have,” Silver Lake coach Tyler Seele said. “He gets to practice early, stays late, he does all the right things and funny how it works, we had one of our starting outfielders out of town and this was his chance tonight. I'm very proud of him.

"Not even just the throw, all night he had good at bats, a couple RBI base hits and made a couple great plays in that first game in the outfield, a couple plays here in the outfield in that second game and then the throw was on the money. I'm super happy for him because he's earned that moment. I’m very proud of him.”

“When I saw the ball coming towards me, I knew it was my one time to make a play and I made it,” Ross said. “It felt really great, celebrated with all my teammates, it felt really good.”

Silver Lake jumped out to a 6-1 lead after three innings in game two. Dayne Johnson had a two RBI double in the bottom half of the first and the Eagles scratched across four more via the sac fly or scoring on passed balls.

But then the Thunder roared back to reclaim the lead 7-6 after a six-run fourth inning where Silver Lake made a pitching change to hopefully stop the bleeding a little bit, bringing in Miles Kibbe replacing starter Rylan Young.

Seele then made two pitching changes in the fifth but Nemaha Central mustered just one run, as Silver Lake struggled finding the strike zone in both games.

The Eagles rallied themselves in the bottom of the fifth, scoring five runs as senior Drew Womack brought in three of those five runs on a three-run double.

The Thunder wouldn’t go away, trimming their deficit to just one after a two-RBI double from Charlie Rottinghaus.

The Eagles responded and got those two runs back, Womack again in the clutch with a two-RBI double, pushing the score to 13-10. He also homered in game one to start the scoring for Silver Lake in that eventual loss. He finished with six RBI in game two.

Nemaha Central made it interesting again in the top of the seventh, scoring a run on a sac fly after beginning the inning with two singles.

With two outs, Kendal Berman, shot one into left field, one run scores making it 13-12 but Ross jumped to play the hop on the turf and threw a rocket to home plate on a bounce in time to tag the runner out at home to secure the win.

His teammates mobbed him by third base afterwards.

“Making the biggest play so far for our team and there’s nothing much that I could ask for except that big win,” Ross said.

“That game right there has kind of been a microcosm of our season so far,'' Seele said. "Our guys have been resilient all year. I think we have five wins now and all five of our wins we've been down at some point in the game. Our fight is great right now, we compete at the plate, we're very aggressive at the plate, we're going to get up there and swing it.

"There are a lot of things we have to clean up defensively so we don't get ourselves into those situations, but the one thing I am proud of was how we continue to battle in those up and down games. Really proud of how we battled and ultimately found a way to win.''

GAME 1

NEMAHA CENTRAL 6, SILVER LAKE 5

Nemaha Central 014 010 0  -- 6  7  1

Silver Lake          100 300 1  -- 5  4  1

W -- Macke L -- Ki. Kruger 2B – Nemaha Central: Haverkamp, Heinen. Silver Lake: Johnson

HR – Silver Lake: Womack.

GAME 2

SILVER LAKE 13, NEMAHA CENTRAL 12

Nemaha Central (4-2) 100 612 2 -- 12 9  1

Silver Lake          (5-2) 231 052 x -- 13  15  1

W -- Womack  L -- Rottinghaus. 2B -- Nemaha Central: Rottinghaus. Silver Lake: Johnson, Womack 2.

By TODD FERTIG

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The Silver Lake softball team, Class 3A state runnersup the past two seasons, are looking to be a contender once again.

The Eagles improved to 7-1 on the season by blasting Big East League foe Nemaha Central in two run-rule-shortened games Thursday.

Sophomore Mariah Kortan had two doubles and a home run in Silver Lake's twinbill sweep over Nemaha Central. [Photo by Todd Fertig/TSN] 

The Eagles rapped out 18 hits on the day, winning the doubleheader at Silver Lake 12-2 and 15-4.

“I feel like we went out and competed at the plate a little better today,” said Silver Lake coach Nick Hamilton. “We weren’t quite as timid as we’d been the last couple of days. When we get into tight spots, we’ve just got to be willing to play out of them and trust what we’re doing. Trust each other.

“The last couple of years, we’ve had some good hitting teams. I think (this year’s group) has caught on to what that secret is and they’re doing all right. A little more consistency would help, but we’re getting there.”

Senior Riley Mohler pitched a first-game four-hitter in Silver Lake's twinbill sweep over Nemaha Central. [Photo by Todd Fertig/TSN]

Silver Lake got complete games from senior starting pitchers Riley Mohler and Paige Heiman. In the first game, Mohler permitted just four hits and struck out six batters. In the nightcap, Heiman surrendered six hits and struck out four.

“They’re both good in their own ways,” Silver Lake senior catcher Taylor Swygert, who caught both games, said of Mohler and Heiman. “They both have varieties and diversities when it comes to their strengths and weaknesses. So, they’re both really fun to work with and both really cool girls.”

In the first game, the Eagles took advantage of three Thunder errors in the second inning to grab an early lead and continued to add on. The Silver Lake offense rapped out four doubles in the game, two by sophomore Mariah Kortan. Swygert drove in four runs on two two-run singles.

Leading 7-2 in the bottom of the fifth, the floodgates opened on the Thunder. Five hits and two walks ballooned the score to 12-2, invoking the mercy rule.

In the second game, the Eagles hung a ‘9’ on the board in the second inning and a ‘5’ in the third. Saylor Liggett belted a triple with two runners on base in the second inning. A few batters later, Kortan blasted a three-run homer.

The Eagles have come up short in the past two 3A state championship tournaments, losing to Frontenac both times. Silver Lake graduated five seniors from the team that placed second in last year’s tournament.

Though this team is off to a hot start, Hamilton recognizes every year is different.

“They aren’t going to do it the same way we’ve done it the last two years. They’ve got to find their own way,” the coach said. “We’ve got some young girls, sophomores especially, stepping in to play some. It does help having some girls returning from last year’s state team because they have that experience. But it’s one of those things where we just go on to the next year, reload, and they know the expectations.”

By RICK PETERSON

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JURNEE COLE, Highland Park

Cole, a senior, was one of the city's top sprinters last spring, ranking second in the 100-meter dash (12.75 seconds) and fifth in the 200 (26.68). An All-Shawnee County honorable mention pick in 2025, Cole opened her 2026 season in last Friday's Topeka High Invitational with second-place finishes in the 100 (12.72) and 200 (27.34) and a third in the 400 (66.88). 

KARYS DEITER, Silver Lake

A sophomore state champion in volleyball and basketball for the Eagles, Deiter received All-Shawnee County first-team recognition last season after posting an eighth-place finish in the Class 3A state meet in the 100-meter hurdles in 16.74 seconds. Deiter ranked No. 3 in Shawnee County in the 100 dash and the 100 hurdles. Deiter also helped lead Silver Lake to the Class 3A volleyball title last fall and the state basketball championship this past season. 

RYLEE DICK, Rossville

Dick, a senior, was an All-Shawnee County first-team selection last season after finishing eighth in Class 2A in the 100-meter hurdles in 16.77 seconds. Dick ranked fourth in Shawnee County in the 100 hurdles and third in the 300 hurdles. Dick was also a first-team all-county pick in basketball.    

ALI GERBER, Silver Lake

A junior, Gerber, earned All-Shawnee County first-team honors in track last spring and was an all-county pick in cross country last fall. Gerber teamed with Ellen Doty, Jaylie Whitehead and Ella Bolan to finish sixth in the Class 3A 4x400-meter relay last spring in track and placed 35th in state cross country last fall. Gerber was a member of Silver Lake's 3A state championship 4x400 relay team in the 2024 state meet (4:06.64).

EMILY GRAF, Washburn Rural

An All-Shawnee County selection in both cross country and track, Graf teamed with then-seniors Rylee Ismert, Brooklyn Nolte and Payton Fink finished second in the Class 6A 4x800 relay (9:29.84) in the 2025 state track meet. A three-time first-team All-Shawnee County pick in cross country, Graf garnered the individual city title last fall before finishing eighth in the Centennial League, fifth in a 6A regional meet and 30th at state. 

SOFIA HARPER, Hayden

Harper, a junior, is a three-time first-team All-Shawnee County pick in cross country and received all-county honorable in track last spring. Harper posted a seventh-place individual finish in the city cross country championships last fall, placed 16th in the Centennial League meet and 12th in Class 4A regional competition and was 44th at state. Harper opened her 2026 track season in Friday's Topeka High Inivitational with wins in the 200-meter dash (27.00) and 400 (62.39). 

ALYSON HINCK, Washburn Rural

The Washburn Rural freshman was the individual runnerup in the city cross country meet for the team-champion Junior Blues and placed sixth in the Centennial League, eighth in Class 6A regional competition and a team-high 25th in the state meet.

KENZIE MADDOX, Washburn Rural  

Maddox, a senior, is a two-time first-team All-Shawnee County pick in cross country and was an all-county first-team honoree in track last spring. Maddox finished fourth last fall in the city cross country meet before placing 14th in the Centennial League, 16th in a Class 6A regional and 49th in the 6A state meet.

Keimara Marshall, Topeka High

KEIMARA MARSHALL, Topeka High

A senior, Marshall has established herself as one of the area's top sprinters, earning first-team All-Shawnee County honors and sweeping the 100 and 200-meter dashes in the 2025 Joe Schrag City Championships. A former Class 6A state medalist, Marshall helped lead the Trojans to 6A state quarterfinals in basketball.

Ryin Miller, Seaman

RYIN MILLER, Seaman 

Miller, who has been recovering from an injury that limited her to just one cross country meet last fall, has won five Class 5A state track titles over the past two seasons, sweeping the  3,200 meters in 10 minutes, 19.53 seconds, the 1,600 meters in 4:57.33 and the 800 in 2:11.14 in the 2025 state meet and adding a fourth state medal when she anchored the Vikings' 4x400 relay to a fourth-place finish (4:03.44). Miller made her 2026 debut Thursday with a win in the 800 at Washburn Rural.

By RICK PETERSON

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Brody Anderson, Seaman

BRODY ANDERSON, Seaman

Seaman senior Brody Anderson placed third in the Class 5A 800 meters in 1 minute, 55.52 seconds last spring, earning All-Shawnee County first-team recognition. Also a three-time all-county pick and former 5A state medalist in cross country, Anderson opened his 2026 track season with a sweep of the 1,600 (4:22.82) and 3,200-meter runs (9:27.73) in Friday's Topeka High Invitational.

DRADEN CHOONCHAROEN, Washburn Rural 

Chooncharoen, a senior, is a two-time Class 6A state champion, running on the Junior Blues' winning 4x400-meter relay team as a sophomore and a junior and earning a spot on the 2024 and 2025 All-Shawnee County first team. The Junior Blues set a 6A state meet record in the 4x4 last season, clocking a time of 3:16.23. Chooncharoen also helped lead Rural to the 6A state soccer championship last fall. 

JACK ESSER, Seaman

A junior, Esser earned All-Shawnee County first-team honors last season after tying for fourth in the Class 5A high jump at 6-foot-2. Esser finished second in a 5A regional at 6-2 and won the city high jump championship with a personal-record jump of 6-5.

CHRISTIAN HARTMAN-BABB, Washburn Rural

Hartman-Babb, a junior, was a first-team All-Shawnee County pick last season after turning in a solid season for the city-champion Junior Blues in the sprints and high hurdles. Hartman-Babb ranked second in the county in both the 100-meter dash and the 110 hurdles in 2025.

Brooks Kehoe, Washburn Rural  

BROOKS KEHOE, Washburn Rural

Kehoe, a senior, is a returning Class 6A state medalist, placing fifth in the 3,200 meters in 2025 in a time of 9:20.97 and earning All-Shawnee County first-team recognition. A three-time all-county pick in cross country, Kehoe helped lead the Junior Blues to the 6A state team title by a single point (100-101) over Blue Valley last fall. Kehoe won the Centennial League individual title and finished second in the city meet before posting a 25th-place finish at state.

Henry Laubach, Washburn Rural 

HENRY LAUBACH, Washburn Rural

Laubach, a sophomore, had a breakout season as a freshman in both cross country and track before returning from an injury to help lead the Junior Blues to the Class 6A state cross country championship last fall by a 100-101 margin over Blue Valley. Laubach led Washburn Rural with a 22nd-place individual finish. Laubach is a two-time All-Shawnee County honoree in cross country and received honorable mention in track last spring. 

KELTON MEIER, Hayden

A junior, Meier earned All-Shawnee County honorable mention last season after leading Shawnee County in the javelin. Meier was the city champion in 2025 and opened his 2026 season with an outstanding winning throw of 197 feet, 2 inches in Friday's Topeka High Invitational, winning the event by more than 49 feet. Meier is also a bowling standout for the Wildcats, placing sixth in Class 4A-1A with a 717 series.   

JOEL MILLER, Silver Lake

Miller, a senior, earned a spot on the 2025 All-Shawnee County first team after teaming with then-seniors Trent Rollenhagen and Evan Scheid and then-junior Braxton Rupp to post a third-place finish in the Class 3A 4x100-meter relay in 42.57 seconds.

Liam Morrison, Washburn Rural

LIAM MORRISON, Washburn Rural 

Morrison won the Class 6A championship in the 300-meter hurdles in 37.68 seconds before teaming with then-seniors Isaiah Terry and Matthew Houser and then-junior Draden Chooncharoen for a 6A meet-record time of 3:16.23 in the 4x400 relay. A three-time All-Shawnee County pick, Morrison also helped win the state 4x4 title as a sophomore in 2024. Morrison placed sixth in the 6A 110 hurdles (14.52) last spring.

BRAXTON RUPP, Silver Lake

A senior, Rupp earned a spot on the 2025 All-Shawnee County first team after teaming with then-seniors Trent Rollenhagen and Evan Scheid and then-junior Joel Miller to post a third-place finish in the Class 3A 4x100-meter relay in 42.57 seconds.

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London Backman, Topeka High

LONDON BACKMAN, Topeka High

A sophomore infielder who attends Cair Paravel Latin and plays for the Trojans through a co-op agreement, Backman received TopSports.news All-Shawnee County and All-Centennial League first-team recognition and was named the co-county and co-Centennial League newcomer of the year last season after helping 19-10 Topeka High advance to the Class 6A state tournament before dropping an 8-1 quarterfinal decisiont to 6A champ Olathe West. Backman received All-Class 6A honorable mention by the Kansas Softball Coaches Association.

Adda Boleski, Washburn Rural  

ADDA BOLESKI, Washburn Rural 

Boleski, a sophomore infielder, was an All-Shawnee County and All-Centennial League second-team pick a year ago as a freshman after helping the Junior Blues post a 22-8 record and a second-place finish in the Class 6A state tournament, with Washburn Rural dropping an 8-7 decision to Olathe West in the championship game.    

Reagan Chapman, Washburn Rural

REAGAN CHAPMAN, Washburn Rural

A senior pitcher/third baseman, Chapman was named to the TSN All-Shawnee County first team for the third straight season after helping lead the Junior Blues to a 22-8 record and a runnerup finish in Class 6A last spring, with Rural dropping an 8-7 decision to Olathe West in the championship game. Chapman was a first-team All-Centennial League honoree.

JOSIE CARLGREN, Washburn Rural

Carlgren, a senior outfielder, is a top returner for Washburn Rural, which posted a 22-8 record and finished second in the Class 6A state tournament last season, dropping an 8-7 decision to Olathe West in the title game. Carlgren received All-Shawnee County and All-Centennial League honorable mention in 2025.

Falyn Clurman, Rossville 

FALYN CLURMAN, Rossville 

Clurman, a sophomore pitcher, was a second-team All-Shawnee County honoree last season as a freshman for the Bulldawgs, who posted a 17-12 record in 2025. The Bulldawgs were a Class 2A-1A regional runnerup to state champion Oskaloosa. 

ADDISON COOPER, Shawnee Heights

Cooper, a senior outfielder, was a first-team All-United Kansas Conference selection and a second-team All-Shawnee County pick last spring after helping Shawnee Heights post a 20-7 record and advance to the Class 5A state tournament in 2025. The T-Birds dropped a 3-2 state quarterfinal decision to eventual state champion St. Thomas Aquinas.

Campbell Dawson, Topeka High  

CAMPBELL DAWSON, Topeka High

A junior pitcher/outfielder, was a first-team All-Centennial League selection and second-team All-Shawnee County pick last spring after helping the 19-10 Trojans advance to the Class 6A state tournament before dropping an 8-1 quarterfinal decision to 6A state champ Olathe West. Dawson received All-Class 6A honorable mention by the Kansas Softball Coaches Association.  

LYDIA DREHER, Seaman

Dreher, a sophomore pitcher, was a second-team All-Shawnee County selection and a second-team All-United Kansas Conference pick as a freshman last season after helping the Vikings earn a berth in the Class 5A state tournament. Dreher helped Seaman post a 20-9 record last spring, with the Vikings dropping a 3-2 17-inning decision to Maize South in the state quarterfinals.

Cianna Graves, Shawnee Heights  

CIANNA GRAVES, Shawnee Heights

A senior catcher, Graves received second-team All-Shawnee County recognition in 2025 after helping Shawnee Heights post a 20-7 record and advance to the Class 5A state tournament before the T-Birds dropped a 3-2 state quarterfinal decision to eventual 5A state champion St. Thomas Aquinas. Graves is also a 2026 5A state wrestling champion.

Kailyn Hanni, Silver Lake                        

KAILYN HANNI, Silver Lake

Hanni, a senior left-fielder, earned first-team All-Shawnee County and first-team All-Big East League recognition last spring for the second straight season after helping Silver Lake post a 25-7 record and a runnerup finish in the Class 3A state tournament for the second straight season, with the Eagle falling 2-1 to Frontenac in nine innings. Hanni was named to the All-Class 3A first team by the Kansas Softball Coaches Association. Hanni also led Silver Lake to the 3A state basketball title this past season.

Oliva Koch, Washburn Rural

OLIVIA KOCH, Washburn Rural 

A junior pitcher/outfielder, Koch was named to the TSN All-Shawnee County first team and was named the Centennial League player of the year last season after helping lead Washburn Rural to a 22-8 record and a runnerup finish in the Class 6A state tournament, with the Junior Blues dropping an 8-7 decision to Olathe West in the state title game. Koch was named to the All-Class 6A first team by the Kansas Softball Coaches Association.

Carly McAllister, Hayden

CARLEY McALLISTER, Hayden

McCallister, a sophomore, received second-team TSN All-Shawnee County recognition a year ago as a freshman while also receiving All-Centennial League second-team honors.

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Senior co-players of the year KaeVon Bonner of Seaman and Dayne Johnson of Silver Lake headline the 2026 TopSports.news All-Shawnee County boys basketball team.

KaeVon Bonner, Seaman

Dayne Johnson, Silver Lake

Bonner is a three-time All-Shawnee County Top 10 pick after leading the Vikings to a 23-5 record and a third-place finish in the Class 5A state tournament while Johnson was an all-county repeat pick after leading the Eagles to a second straight third-place state finish in 3A and ending his high school career as Silver Lake's all-time leading scorer, eclipsing the record previously held by the legendary Lon Kruger.

Rossville senior Jack Donovan is a three-time All-Shawnee County Top 10 honoree and is joined on the first time by Rossville senior point guard Jakoby McDonnell after the Bulldawgs advanced to the Class 2A state tournament for the second straight season.

Topeka West, which won the United Kansas Conference championship in a tiebreaker over Seaman and placed fourth in Class 5A is represented on the all-county top 10 by seniors Malakyah Duncan and Keimani Paul and junior Prince Lassiter.

Also earning Top 10 honors were Hayden senior Connor Hanika, Shawnee Heights junior Cam Ross and Topeka High senior Bryson McComas.

Quincy Dixon, Shawnee Heights

Shawnee Heights freshman Quincy Dixon was named the county newcomer of the year after averaging 12.4 points and helping the T-Birds advance to the Class 5A state tournament.

Chip Kueffer, Cair Paravel Latin

Robbie Sanders, Topeka High

Cair Paravel's Chip Kueffer and Topeka High's Robbie Sanders were named the Shawnee County co-coaches of the year after leading their teams to 12-win improvements in 2025-2026.

Kueffer led CPLS to a 22-3 record, including 19 straight wins and the Flint Hills League championship while first-year coach Sanders led Topeka High to a 13-11 record in '25-'26 after the Trojans posted just one win in the previous season. 

All-Shawnee County capsules:

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Silver Lake senior point guard Kailyn Hanni has been tapped as the TopSports.news 2026 All-Shawnee County girls basketball player of the year after leading the Eagles to their second Class 3A state championship in three seasons.

Silver Lake senior Kailyn Hanni has been named the TopSports.news Shawnee County girls player of the year after leading the Eagles to their second Class 3A state title in three seasons. [File photo/TSN]

A three-time All-Shawnee County Top 10 pick, Hanni helped lead Silver Lake to a 28-1 record and a third straight trip to the 3A state championship game, with the Eagles sandwiching titles in 2024 and this past season around a second-place finish in 2025.

Hanni is one of five repeat picks on the All-Shawnee County Top 10, including four-time honoree Maddie Gragg of Seaman, junior repeat selections KK Emmot of Shawnee Heights and Ahsieyrhuajh Rayton of Topeka High and sophomore repeat pick Hailey Schmidtlein of Hayden.

Schmidtlein helped lead Hayden to the 4A state championship while Emmot helped Shawnee Heights post a fourth-place state finish in 5A and Rayton helped Topeka High advance to the state quarterfinals in 6A.

Also earning All-Shawnee County Top 10 spots are Rossville senior Rylee Dick, Shawnee Heights junior Pearmella Carter, Topeka High sophomore Hailey Caryl, Silver Lake sophomore Karys Deiter and Washburn Rural freshman Brynn Anderson. 

Anderson was also named the Shawnee County newcomer of the year, while state-champion coaches Kyle Porter of Silver Lake and Carvel Reynoldson of Hayden were named the co-county coaches of the year.

All-Shawnee County capsules:

Brynn Anderson, Washburn Rural

BRYNN ANDERSON, Washburn Rural -- Anderson was named an All-Shawnee County Top 10 pick and the Shawnee County newcomer of the year for 2025-2026 after averaging 14.3 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.5 steals and canning 41 3-pointers for the Junior Blues. Anderson was also a first-team all-county selection in volleyball. 

Pearmella Carter, Shawnee Heights

PEARMELLA CARTER, Shawnee Heights -- After starring for two seasons at Highland Park, the 5-foot-9 junior had a big season in her first year at Shawnee Heights, helping the 22-6 T-Birds win their first United Kansas Conference championship and post a fourth-place finish in Class 5A in Heights' first trip to state since 2011. Carter, a second-team all-county pick as a sophomore, averaged 12.3 points and 8.1 rebounds for Heights while shooting 56 percent from the field on two-point attempts. 

 Hailey Caryl, Topeka High

HAILEY CARYL, Topeka High -- A 5-foot-10 sophomore, Caryl moves up to the All-Shawnee County Top 10 this season after being a Second 10 pick as a freshman. Caryl averaged 14.5 points, 10.5 rebounds and 6.2 assists this past season while shooting 57 percent from the field from two-point range, helping lead the Trojans to a 17-9 record, the Centennial League championship and a quarterfinal berth in the Class 6A state tournament. 

Karys Deiter, Silver Lake

KARYS DEITER, Silver Lake -- Deiter, a 5-foot-6 sophomore, helped Silver Lake post a 28-1 record and win the Class 3A state championship this past season. Deiter moves up to the All-Shawnee County first team this season after being a Second 10 pick as a freshman and also earned first-team All-Big East honors. Deiter was also an all-county pick in volleyball after helping Silver Lake win the 3A state title.   

Rylee Dick, Rossville

RYLEE DICK, Rossville -- Dick, a 5-foot-8 senior, helped lead the Bulldawgs to a Class 2A state tournament berth for the first time in 20 years this past season, averaging 20.6 points on the season. A unanimous All-Big East League selection, Dick finished her high school career with 1,578 points, which ranks No. 2 on Rossville's all-time list. Dick scored 31 points in Rossville's quarterfinal state loss to Ellinwood.  

KK Emmot, Shawnee Heights

KK EMMOT, Shawnee Heights -- Emmot, a 5-foot-8 junior, is a two-time All-Shawnee County Top 10 pick after earning second-team honors as a freshman. Emmot, who helped lead the T-Birds to a 22-6 record, the United Kansas Conference title and a fourth-place Class 5A finish, earned first-team All-United Kansas Conference honors for the second straight season after averaging 16.4 points, 2.9 rebounds, 2.2 steals and 3.0 assists while connecting on 67 3-pointers and shooting 82 percent from the free throw line. 

Maddie Gragg, Seaman   

MADDIE GRAGG, Seaman -- A 5-10 senior, Gragg is an All-Shawnee County Top 10 selection for the fourth straight season. Gragg, also a four-time All-United Kansas Conference first-team pick, averaged 12.4 points, 7.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.4 steals while hitting 32 3-pointers. Gragg helped the Vikings win the Class 5A state championship in 2024 and finish second in 2025.

 Kailyn Hanni, Silver Lake

KAILYN HANNI, Silver Lake -- Hanni, a 5-7 senior, was named the Shawnee County player of the year after leading Silver Lake to a 28-1 record and the Class 3A state championship this past season. Hanni also played a major role in the Eagles' 26-0 state championship run in 2024 and a runnerup state finish in 2025. Hanni is a three-time All-Shawnee County Top 10 selection as well as an All-Big East first-team pick.

 Ahsieyrhuajh Rayton, Topeka High

AHSIEYRHUAJH RAYTON, Topeka High --Rayton, a 5-7 junior All-Shawnee County repeat pick, averaged a city-high 23.6 points on the season for the 17-9 Trojans while also averaging 4.0 rebounds and 3.0 steals and shooting 52 percent from two-point range and 37 percent on 3-point attempts. Rayton helped the Trojans win the Centennial League championship and advance to the Class 6A state tournament.

Hailey Schmidtlein, Hayden 

HAILEY SCHMIDTLEIN, Hayden --Schmidtlein, a 6-0 sophomore, earned first-team All-Shawnee County recognition for the second straight season after helping lead the Wildcats to a 22-6 record and Hayden's first Class 4A state championship since 2004. Schmidtlein averaged 17.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.7 steals, 2.5 assists and 2.0 blocked shots. 

2025 TSN ALL-SHAWNEE COUNTY GIRLS BASKETBALL

By RICK PETERSON

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Washburn Rural three-time Class 6A state champion and four-time finalist Landen Kocher-Munoz headlines the TopSports.news 2026 All-Shawnee County boys wrestling team.

TopSports.news' All-Shawnee County team is based on overall records, postseason results and city coaches' All-City selections.

Landen Kocher-Munoz, Washburn Rural [Photo by Mac Moore/Lawrence Sports]

Kocher-Munoz was named the Shawnee County wrestler of the year after winning the 144-pound championship to wrap up a 39-4 season as Washburn Rural a third-place team finish.

Jadyn Baum, Washburn Rural [File photo/TSN]

Kocher-Munoz is one of eight Washburn Rural wrestlers to earn spots on the All-Shawnee County team, including junior 215-pound state champ Jadyn Baum, who went 29-4 on the season. 

Also earning all-county first-team honors for Rural were 106-pound freshman Hayden Broxterman (36-16), 113-pound freshman Andrew Peterson (26-11), 120-pound senior Ryder Harrison (28-7), 138-pound senior Cooper Stivers (34-7), 150-pound junior Brodye Kocher-Munoz (31-8) and sophomore 285-pounder Kaiden Marshall (19-4).

Harrison, Stivers, Brodye Kocher-Munoz, Landen Kocher-Munoz, Baum and Marshall are all first-team repeat picks.

Andrew Peterson, Washburn Rural [File photo/TSN]

Ryder Harrison, Washburn Rural [File photo/TSN]

Peterson, named the Shawnee County newcomer of the year, Harrison and Stivers all advanced to 6A championship matches and posted second-place finishes while Brodye Kocher-Munoz finished third and Broxterman and Marshall fifth in 6A.

Jude Krentz, Hayden [File photo/TSN]

 Paxton Willett, Silver Lake [Photo by Rick Peterson Jr./KSHSAA Covered]

Hayden senior Jude Krentz (40-4) was the 4A runnerup at 190 pounds and is an all-county first-team repeat pick while Silver Lake senior Paxton Willett (41-11) was the 3A-1A state runnerup at 190 pounds.

 Krentz is joined on the all-county first-team by Wildcat junior 175-pounder Caleb Menke (41-5) while Silver Lake senior 120-pounder Bryce Cormier (33-10) joins Willett on the first team.

Cormier posted a third-place state finish in 3A-1A while Menke finished fourth in 4A.

Seaman put junior 150-pounder Deegan Frazier (38-12), senior 165-pounder Landen Miller (35-14) and junior 285-pounder Henry Reichart (41-14) on the All-Shawnee County first team, with Frazier and Reichart both posting third-place finishes in the 5A state tournament. 

Hayden coach Jacob Torrez was named the Shawnee County coach of the year after also being picked by his city coaching counterparts as the City Coach of the Year.

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Class 5A senior state champion Cianna Graves headines the TopSports.news 2026 All-Shawnee County girls wrestling team while third-place teams Heights and Washburn Rural combined for 12 spots on the first team.

Cianna Graves, Shawnee Heights [Photo by Selena Rivas Favela/Special to TSN]

TopSports.news' All-Shawnee County team is based on overall records, postseason results and city coaches' All-City selections.

Graves, the Shawnee County wrestler of the year, is a four-time state medalist and capped her career with the state championship at 155 pounds, finishing off a 35-2 season.

Brinnley Morris, Shawnee Heights [Photo by Selena Rivas Favela/Special to TSN]

Olive Jones, Shawnee Heights [Photo by Selena Rivas Favela/Special to TSN]

Graves was one of three T-Bird state champions, with freshman Brinnley Morris (21-3) winning the 120-pound title title and sophomore Olive Jones (39-1) taking the 135-pound crown as Shawnee Heights earned the third-place team trophy for the second straight season.

Morris was tapped as the Shawnee County newcomer of the year.

Lacey Middleton, Washburn Rural [File photo/TSN]    

Emme Blanco, Washburn Rural [File photo/TSN] 

Elia Smith, Washburn Rural [File photo/TSN]

Washburn Rural put a county-high seven wrestlers on the TSN All-Shawnee County first team, led by the senior Class 6A state runnerup trio of 125-pounder Lacey Middleton (39-7), 145-pounder Emme Blanco (40-4) and 170-pounder Elia Smith (35-4), who led the Junior Blues to a third-place team finish for the second straight season in 6A after Rural won back-to-back state titles in 2023 and 2024.

In addition to the three second-place finishers, Rural also put freshman 105-pounder Aliyah Tangpricha, senior 140-pounder Madi Blanco, junior 190-pounder Lily Davis and sophomore 235-pounder Emma Mehl on the first team. 

Tangpricha (30-6) and Madi Blanco (40-5) both placed third in 6A while Davis (37-12) finished sixth and Mehl (25-16) was a state qualifier.

Madi Blanco and Smith are both three-time first-team all-county honorees while Middleton and Emme Blanco are repeat picks.

Shawnee Heights also put senior 145-pounder Olivia Stevens and sophomore 110-pounder Bianca Juarez on the all-county first team.

A multi-time state medalist, Stevens (33-6) finished third at 145 pounds and Juarez (26-14) was a state qualifier. 

Shawnee Heights' Chad Parks was named the county coach of the year after the T-Birds won the United Kansas Conference championship and finished second at regionals before their third-place finish at state.

Makayla Cadet, Highland Park [Photo by Selena Rivas Favela/TSN]

Highland Park senior 190-pounder Makayla Cadet (23-3) is a first-team repeat all-county honoree, posting a runnerup 5A state finish this past season after winning the state championship as a junior.

Nora Mitchell, Rossville [Photo by Rick Peterson Jr./KSHSAA Covered]

Rounding out the all-county first team are Rossville sophomore 105-pounder Nora Mitchell and junior 145-pounder Madelyn Wonnell.

Mitchell (37-12) was the 3A-1A runnerup and and Wonnell (38-6), a two-time state medalist, finished third this past season after finishing fifth as a sophomore.

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State tournament qualifiers Rossville and Silver Lake combined to put three players on the All-Big East League boys basketball first team.

Jack Donovan, Rossville

Dayne Johnson, Silver Lake

Jakoby McDonnell, Rossville

Rossville, a Class 2A state qualifier for the second straight season, is represented on the first team by seniors Jack Donovan and Jakoby McDonnell, while Silver Lake, third in 3A the past two seasons, put senior Dayne Johnson on the all-league first team.

The Bulldawgs put senior Cameron Miller on the all-league second team while Silver Lake junior Camden Kruger was a third-team all-league pick.

ALL-BIG EAST LEAGUE BOYS BASKETBALL

First team

Ben DeVader, sr., St. Marys; Jack Donovan, sr., Rossville; Dayne Johnson, sr., Silver Lake; Jakoby McDonnell, sr., Rossville; Braylen Siebenmorgen, jr., Hiawatha. 

Second team

Houston Habiger, jr., Perry-Lecompton; Micah Lang, jr., Sabetha; Cameron Miller, sr., Rossville; Ethan Morton, sr., Hiawatha; Kalem Schmelzle, jr., Nemaha Central.

Third team

Landon Gilbert, jr., Royal Valley; Jace Hurla, jr., St. Marys; Camden Kruger, jr., Silver Lake; Jason Payne, sr., Jefferson West; Brody Schwinn, jr., Jefferson West.

Honorable mention

Davis Carson, sr., Riley County; Korben Fox, sr., Holton; Easton Graves, jr., Perry-Lecompton; Dash Hackett, jr., Jefferson West; Michael Jensen, sr., Hiawatha; Lane Kesler, sr., Hiawatha; Colby Krein, sr., Perry-Lecompton; Cole Menold, sr., Sabetha; Trystan Murata, sr., Royal Valley; Zach Sommer, sr., St. Marys.   

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Class 3A state champion Silver Lake and 2A state qualifier Rossville earned four of the five first-team spots on the All-Big East League girls basketball team.

Silver Lake, which captured its second 3A state title in three seasons Saturday in Hutchinson, put senior Kailyn Hanni and sophomore Karys Deiter on the All-Big East first team while Rossville, which dropped a tight 2A quarterfinal game to No. 1 seed Ellinwood, is represented by senior Rylee Dick and junior Nora Burdiek.

Kailyn Hanni, Silver Lake

Karys Deiter, Silver Lake

Nora Burdiek, Rossville

Rylee Dick, Rossville

Silver Lake junior Savanah Wende was a first-team all-league selection.

ALL-BIG EAST LEAGUE GIRLS BASKETBALL

First team

Nora Burdiek, jr., Rossville; Karys Deiter, so., Silver Lake; Rylee Dick, sr., Rossville; Kailyn Hanni, sr., Silver Lake; Kylie Nelson, jr., Hiawatha.

Second team

Macie Corcoran, jr., Perry-Lecompton; Emma Hermesch, jr., Nemaha Central; Audrey Holle, so., Riley County; Brenlee Koontz, fr., Jefferson West; KiWe Miller, so., Royal Valley.

Third team

Emmie Dean, so., Jefferson West; Addi Gutsch, fr., Riley County; Panno Wahwassuck, jr., Royal Valley; Savanah Wende, jr., Silver Lake; Michaela Williams, so., Hiawatha.

Honorable mention

Jadelynn Brees, jr., St. Marys; Rebekah Lassey, jr., Holton; Kennedy McKee, so., Nemaha Central; 

By TODD FERTIG

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HUTCHINSON -- By defeating Osage City 60-44 on Saturday in Hutchinson, the Silver Lake girls won their second title in three seasons and the eighth in school history. 

Silver Lake senior star Kailyn Hanni celebrates at the end of Saturday's 60-44 win over Osage City in the Class 3A championship game. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]

The Eagles built a 26-14 lead at the half, which they expanded to 40-29 after three periods.

But the Indians staged a comeback that saw the Silver Lake lead sliced to just five points, 55-50, with six minutes remaining. The Eagles defended, hit free throws and capitalized on a couple of runouts to shut down the Osage City rally.

After hitting just 8-15 from the line for three periods, Silver Lake was a perfect 10-10 in the fourth.

“In the postseason, you know you’re (facing) a good team,” Silver Lake coach Kyle Porter said. “They’re gonna  make runs. We knew that they were going to get going. We knew we were gonna take a punch and we just needed to respond and play the next play.”

Porter’s star player, a senior who hardly ever makes mistakes, made one final blunder. As the final seconds ran off the clock Kailyn Hanni fired the ball high into the air and ran to embrace her teammates. The only problem was, the ball came down out of bounds with a second remaining.

“I got scared. I just threw the ball up. I didn’t know what I was doing,” Hanni laughed.

Silver Lake senior Kailyn Hanni holds the Class 3A championship Saturday in Hutchinson. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]

She could afford to laugh. The Fort Hays State recruit scored 21 points, hit 11-13 from the line, collected nine rebounds, dished out seven assists and drew 11 fouls on Osage City defenders.

“I said, 'You had one more second and then you could have done that,' ” Porter said of Hanni. “She’s the most complete player that I’ve ever coached. Not just what she does with the ball and her command of the entire floor, but her ability to pass, her ability to score.”

Porter said Hanni demonstrated her leadership traits when she took command of the situation when Silver Lake fell behind 7-0 to Holcomb in the semifinal contest.

“When you have a player do that, it’s one thing for a coach to do it, but when you have a player that calms everybody down, she’s just an incredible leader, and incredible kid,” Porter said. “We’re gonna miss her next year, but we’re excited for what she has in store.”

In Hanni’s four years of varsity action at Silver Lake the Eagles finished fourth her freshman year, took first her sophomore year, and lost in the state final to Halstead by three points last year. She admitted that the pain of losing outweighs the thrill of winning.

“Last year, we felt it a lot worse, and so from that day on, we were grinding until this day,” Hanni said.

“Each state championship in its own is a special journey, a special ride,” said Porter, who won a state title at Royal Valley before coming to Silver Lake six years ago. “With this one, what made it so awesome is the fact of how close we came last year and we didn’t finish the job.

"That left a sour taste in our players’ mouths. And I knew looking in the eyes of our team tonight in the fourth quarter – we were going to get (Osage City’s) best shot in the fourth quarter – I could tell that we were gonna respond and finish the game.”

Sophomore Karys Deiter scored 19 points in Silver Lake's 60-44 win over Osage City Saturday in Hutchinson. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]

Silver Lake junior Savanah Wende scored 10 points in Saturday's 60-44 win over Osage City. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TNS]

Hanni scored just four points in the first half as Osage City focused on corralling her. Silver Lake sophomore Karys Deiter stepped up with 11 first-half points. Junior Savanah Wende also produced big baskets. Deiter and Wende finished with 19 and 10 points respectively.

“Karys has played a lot of basketball in her life and that experience, along with Kailyn, that pays dividends in a game like this,” Porter said. “She stepped up in a big way. We needed to have complimentary scoring tonight. It couldn’t just be Kailyn and Savanah (Wende). It’s got to be everybody, and it was really nice to see Karys step up.”

“I was really happy to see Savanah and Karys really come out on top in that first half. And then my coach was like ‘Ok, time to turn it on.’ And I was like ‘Ok, let’s go.’ ” Hanni said.

By TODD FERTIG

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HUTCHINSON -- For the second year in a row, the Silver Lake boys basketball team rebounded from a disappointing semifinal defeat to bring home the third-place trophy from the Class 3A state tournament. 

As he has so many times in his career, senior Dayne Johnson took over the game in the third period, leading the Eagles to a 61-45 win over defending 3A champion Hesston Friday at the Hutchinson Sports Arena.

Silver Lake boys basketball poses for a team picture after finishing third in Class 3A Friday in Hutchinson. [Photo by Todd Fertig/TSN]

Silver Lake coach Shannon Kruger was proud of the way his team overcame a 57-43 loss to top-seeded Wichita Collegiate on Thursday.

“We knew we had a chance to be here and to finish in Hutch somewhere,” Kruger said. “Obviously, we wanted to be playing for the championship. We got beat by a really good Collegiate team. I thought last night we were right in there in the third quarter. They just made more plays than we did, and all credit to them.

“So, to be able to regroup less than 24 hours later, it’s a credit to the guys that we always talk about next play, one play at a time, one day at a time, and they epitomize it.”

Hesston, winners of four of the previous five 3A titles, had to put aside the devastation of a triple-overtime loss to Burlington in the semifinal round. They had to do so quickly, playing in the early afternoon on Friday after being on the court until after 10:30 p.m. the previous night.

Silver Lake jumped on the sleep-deprived Swathers early, but the Eagles’ lead quickly disappeared when they went to sleep for nearly six minutes in the second period. Silver Lake was fortunate that Hesston scored just five points during that interval.

Johnson closed the first half with highly contested bucket in the lane at the buzzer, putting Silver Lake back on top 25-24. Johnson would then score all of the Eagles’ next 12 points as they increased their lead to 37-28 over a five-minute stretch.

Silver Lake senior star Dayne Johnson hoists the Class 3A third-place trophy after Friday's win over Hesston. [Photo by Todd Fertig/TSN] 

Johnson finished with 29 points, six rebounds and three assists. It was a fitting end to a brilliant career.

“He could have scored zero points and got zero rebounds, and he would still be obviously the best player statistically to ever come through Silver Lake,” Kruger said of the senior. “But for him to finish his career with an epic Dayne-type of performance, he just carried us. Everybody looks at the offense, but defensively he just does everything right.

“I don’t want to think about not having Dayne yet. I want to enjoy it one more day. Everybody knows how great of a player he is. But people that know him understand what a great kid he is. We’re just grateful he was with us for a while.”

By TODD FERTIG

TopSports.news

HUTCHINSON -- The Silver Lake girls are in the Class 3A state title game for the third year in a row. The Eagles overcame a slow start to put away Holcomb in the semifinal round in Hutchinson Friday, 50-36. 

The Eagles will face Osage City Saturday at 4:30 p.m. at the Hutchinson Sports Arena. The Indians advanced to the title game by knocking off last year’s champion, top-seeded Halstead, 44-39.

Silver Lake senior star Kailyn Hanni scored 17 points in Friday's 50-36 Class 3A semifinal win over Holcomb. [File photo/TSN]

Silver Lake turnovers and some hot shooting by Holcomb put the Eagles in a quick hole on Friday. Silver Lake failed to score for the first two minutes and trailed 10-2 after nearly four minutes of action.

But Silver Lake got it in gear late in the period and reeled off a 16-0 run. By the end of the period, the slow start was all but forgotten.

Silver Lake sophomore Karys Deiter scored 13 points in Friday's Class 3A semifinal win over Holcomb. [File photo/TSN]

Sophomore Karys Deiter put a stamp on the end of the first quarter when she tipped a Holcomb pass in the air, dribbled up court and tossed in a runner from well beyond the 3-point line as the buzzer sounded. That dazzling play put the Eagles up 24-16.

“Credit to Holcomb. They came out ready to go, prepared,” said Silver Lake coach Kyle Porter. “We wanted to throw the first punch, and I think obviously they did. But I’m really happy with how our players responded.

“A lot of that (response) was fueled by our ball pressure. That’s something that we have to continue to utilize. I was really happy with the way we were able to get them sped up a little bit faster than they want to play. And then we finished in transition. When the ball goes in, it becomes a little easier game.”

Once the Eagles had the lead, they clamped down on Holcomb. The Longhorns could muster just five points in the second period, four more in the third period. Meanwhile, Silver Lake continued to add on, building a 43-25 lead at the end of three quarters.

“In the third and fourth quarter, we owned offensive rebounding,” Porter said. “We continued to hunt shots at the rim. We played the next play when our shots didn’t fall, and we stayed stable with our defensive stops.”

Porter complimented the rebounding and defensive efforts because it was not a particularly efficient day for the Eagles offensively. The team hit just 31 percent of its shots, just 22 percent from behind the arc. The Eagles did force 22 turnovers and scored 13 fastbreak points to Holcomb’s two.

“You’re going to go through scoring droughts, and you’ve got to have confidence to get a stop every time,” Porter said. “I’m proud of the way that we handled a little challenge on the offensive end.”

Class 3A is playing the state tournament without a shot clock. Silver Lake went five minutes of the fourth period without scoring, but it burned precious time that Holcomb needed if it were to mount a comeback.

“When we’re up 18, the only way they can win the game is to increase the number of possessions. So, we didn’t necessarily want to hold the ball, but we wanted to make sure and run some clock off and find a space to get to the rim and score,” Porter said. “I guess it may look like we’re holding it, but really we’re just trying to hunt the right player with the right shot.

“I’m excited about transitioning to the shot clock, but right now we have to play the game the way the rules are.”

Kailyn Hanni led the Eagles with 17 points, followed by Deiter with 13 and Savanah Wende with 11.

Silver Lake graduated a host of players from its 2024 state title run. Senior Paige Heiman provided support from the bench that year. She was a starter on last year’s team that was heartbroken by its 48-45 loss to Halstead in the championship game. She and Hanni are the Eagles’ two seniors who experienced both the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.

“That (2024 season), we had some really great seniors, so it was great to watch them and see how they set the tone,” Heiman said. “It was fun to be on the bench and be excited, but now this year, to have a chance to win it is just awesome.”