Washburn Rural Junior Blues
By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Washburn Rural tennis got a runnerup doubles finish from juniors Cale Deutscher and Dylan Willingham and a third-place singles finish from junior Keegan Knudtson on the way to finishing second as a team in Tuesday's 10-school Topeka West Invitational at Kossover Tennis Center.
Washburn Rural's Cale Deutscher and Dylan Willingham, talking to Rural coach Michelle Rose, finished second in doubles in Tuesday's Topeka West Invitational. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Deutscher and Willingham rallied from an early deficit to win their semifinal match before dropping an 8-7 (7-3 tiebreaker) to Blue Valley Southwest in the doubles championship match.
Washburn Rural junior Keegan Knudtson finished third in singles in Tuesday's Topeka West Invitational, helping Rural finish third as a team. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
After dropping a semifinal match to singles champion Sanjay Rajkumar of Blue Valley Southwest, Knudtson claimed an 8-3 win over Shawnee Heights' Brock Corley in the third-place match.
Blue Valley Southwest took the team title by a 79-68 margin over Washburn Rural.
Topeka West's Julian Ramcharan and Collin McGee led the Chargers with a sixth-place doubles finish in Tuesday's Topeka West Invitational. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Topeka West got a sixth-place doubles finish from Collin McGee and Julian Ramcharan.
TOPEKAWEST INVITATIONAL
By RICK PETERSON
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MAYETTA -- Hayden senior Tagen Rodriguez shot a 71 to lead city golfers in Tuesday's Washburn Rural Firekeeper Open while Hayden and Rural recorded top-five finishes in the 12-school tournament at Firekeeper Golf Course.
Hayden senior Tagen Rodriguez tied for third place with a 71 in Tuesday's Firekeeper Open, leading the Wildcats to a fourth-place team finish in the 12-school event. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Rodriguez tied for third place individually with his one-under-par round, leading the Wildcats to a fourth-place team finish with a four-man score of 303 while Washburn Rural was just a stroke behind at 304 to place fifth as junior Michael Wilson led the Junior Blues with a 74.
Junior Michael Wilson led Washburn Rural with a 74 in Tuesday's Firekeeper Open. [Washburn Rural golf]
Hayden senior James Kuta shot a 73 in Tuesday's Firekeeper Open, tying for 10th place. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Hayden senior James Kuta tied for 10th individually with a 73 while the Wildcats got a 79 from junior Mateo Garcia, 80s from seniors Nick Gorman and Colin Scott and an 81 from junior Austin Bean.
Rural had five players shoot in the 70s Tuesday, with senior Xoaquin Overbey carding a 76 while senior Tagan Monasmith and junior Higgins Hawks had 77s and senior Tadd Armstrong a 78.
Junior Ayden Valdivia led Shawnee Heights with an 81.
St. James Academy won the team title with a 288 four-man score, led by sophomore individual medalist Josh Fratzel, who shot a five-under 67.
Shawnee Mission East finished second as a team at 290, with the Lancers getting a second-place individual finish from junior Hudson Bennish, who shot a 69.
Firekeeper Open
By RICK PETERSON
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Joslynn Grace
JOSLYNN GRACE, Seaman
Grace, a senior swimmer, picked up three victories in last Wednesday's Topeka West Invitational at the Capitol Federal Natatorium as the Vikings finished second as a team. Grace won the 100-yard butterfly in 1 minute, 02.29 seconds and the 100 breaststroke in 1:10.52 and teamed with Megan Strobel, Lizzie Gould and Ava Carlson to win the 200 medley relay in 2:12.37.
Kate Hinck
KATE HINCK, Washburn Rural
A senior, Hinck scored a pair of goals in last Tuesday's 3-1 Centennial League soccer road win over Topeka High at Hummer Sports Park as the Junior Blues improved to 7-1-0 on the season. A three-sport standout for Rural, Hinck was picked last week to participate in this summer's Kansas Volleyball Association All-Star Match.
Jaden LaBarge
JADEN LaBARGE, Washburn University
LaBarge, a senior first baseman, went 2 for 2 with a grand slam home run, six runs batted in and two runs scored on Friday as Washburn softball rallied from a 6-0 deficit to knock off No. 5-ranked Central Missouri 10-7 in the second game of an MIAA twinbill. LaBarge went 2 for 3 with a double in a 3-2 first-game loss and is hitting .299 on the season with a team-high eight home runs, a team-high .575 slugging percentage and 31 RBI.
By RICK PETERSON
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200-YARD MEDLEY RELAY
Washburn Rural 2:05.77
Seaman 2:12:37
Shawnee Heights 2:15.41
Topeka High 2:19.71
Hayden 2:23.26
200-YARD FREESTYLE
Audrey Appuhn, Washburn Rural 1:58.06
Joslynn Grace, Seaman 2:03.55
Ashtynn Landry, Shawnee Heights 2:14.46
Kaitlyn Aldridge, Shawnee Heights 2:17:02
Kaelyn Gerdel, Hayden 2:24.96
200-YARD INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY
Audrey Appuhn, Washburn Rural 2:10.28
Joslynn Grace, Seaman 2:14.01
Hara Del Castillo, Topeka High 2:31.17
Kaitlyn Aldridge, Shawnee Heights 2:33.37
Ashtynn Landry, Shawnee Heights 2:35.31
Genevieve Miranda, Washburn Rural
50-YARD FREESTYLE
Genevieve Miranda, Washburn Rural 26.46
Ashtynn Landry, Shawnee Heights 26.74
Kaylee Gregg, Hayden 27.67
Sophie Heinen, Washburn Rural 28.55
Clara Sobba, Shawnee Heights 28.65
Kaylee Gregg, Hayden
ONE-METER DIVING
Kaylee Gregg, Hayden 212.05
Rhiannon Good, Washburn Rural 198.55
Maddie Gregg, Hayden 183.05
Sydney Thoman, Seaman 146.55
Ella Graber, Hayden 141.70
Joslynn Grace, Seaman
100-YARD BUTTERFLY
Joslynn Grace, Seaman 1:02.09
Genevieve Miranda, Washburn Rural 1:03.09
Kaitlyn Aldridge, Shawnee Heights 1:07.53
Kaya Hamilton, Washburn Rural 1:22.04
Makenna Russell, Topeka West 1:29.44
Ashtynn Landry, Shawnee Heights
100-YARD FREESTYLE
Ashtynn Landry, Shawnee Heights 57.28
Hara Del Castillo, Topeka High 1:01.14
Kaitlyn Aldridge, Shawnee Heights 1:01.99
Clara Sobba, Shawnee Heights 1:03.15
Sophie Heinen, Washburn Rural 1:05.17
Audrey Appuhn, Washburn Rural
500-YARD FREESTYLE
Audrey Appuhn, Washburn Rural 5:14.22
Joslynn Grace, Seaman 5:30.07
Genevieve Miranda, Washburn Rural 5:58.76
Kaitlyn Aldridge, Shawnee Heights 5:59.41
Sophie Heinen, Washburn Rural 6:36.53
200-YARD FREESTYLE RELAY
Shawnee Heights 1:57.20
Hayden 2:03.54
Washburn Rural 2:05.18
Seaman 2:08.37
Topeka High 2:10.91
100-YARD BACKSTROKE
Genevieve Miranda, Washburn Rural 1:06.17
Hara Del Castillo, Topeka High 1:08.89
Joslynn Grace, Seaman 1:10.72
Ava Von Lintel, Washburn Rural 1:17.81
Megan Strobel, Seaman 1:17.93
100-YARD BREASTSTROKE
Audrey Appuhn, Washburn Rural 1:07.80
Joslynn Grace, Seaman 1:10.52
Caroline Toland, Topeka High 1:16.01
Lizzie Gould, Seaman 1:21.61
Lillie Charvat, Hayden 1:24.83
400-YARD FREESTYLE RELAY
Washburn Rural 4:04.00
Seaman 4:22.61
Shawnee Heights 4:22.35
Hayden 4:25.28
Topeka High 5:04:72
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 2025 season. Coaches are asked to email updated times and marks or any corrections to Rick Peterson at
BOYS
100 METERS
Peyton Holmes, Seaman 11.03
Evan Scheid, Silver Lake 11.13
Ben Roeder, Topeka High 11.17
Christian Hartman-Babb, Washburn Rural 11.26
Alberto Gallegos, Shawnee Heights 11.36
200 METERS
Bryce Cochran, Seaman 22.57
Trent Rollenhagen, Silver Lake 22.90
Matthew Houser, Washburn Rural 22.91
Liam Stegman, Hayden 23.16
Jayden Lindsey, Topeka West 23.45
Isaiah Terry, Washburn Rural
400 METERS
Isaiah Terry, Washburn Rural 48.41
Jensen Schrickel, Hayden 48.68
Bryce Cochran, Seaman 49.58
Ben Roeder, Topeka High 50.10
Liam Benz, Shawnee Heights 51.50
Brody Anderson, Seaman
800 METERS
Brody Anderson, Seaman 1:56.22
Mark Wilkie, Topeka West 1:58.62
Brooks Kehoe, Washburn Rural 2:00.38
Adrian Lehman, Topeka West 2:02.10
Ben Buesing, Washburn Rural 2:02.47
1,600 METERS
Brody Anderson, Seaman 4:18.55
Adrian Lehman, Topeka West 4:24.40
Mark Wilkie, Topeka West 4:26.19
Brooks Kehoe, Washburn Rural 4:26.34
Jonah Stewart, Hayden 4:38.90
Adrian Lehman, Topeka West
3,200 METERS
Adrian Lehman, Topeka West 9:19.16
Brooks Kehoe, Washburn Rural 9:44.76
Henry Laubach, Washburn Rural 9:54.82
Clayton Fink, Washburn Rural 10:03.37
Mark Wilkie, Topeka West 10:12.39
110-METER HURDLES
Liam Morrison, Washburn Rural 15.17
Christian Hartman-Babb, Washburn Rural 15.65
Desean Lunkins, Topeka High 15.80
Rayshon Pollard, Highland Park 16.11
Isaac Song, Shawnee Heights 16.50
300-METER HURDLES
Liam Morrison, Washburn Rural 40.25
Isaac Song, Shawnee Heights 41.44
Michael Hurla, Seaman 41.64
Braylon Badger, Washburn Rural 42.10
Rayshon Pollard, Highland Park 42.25
4x100-METER RELAY
Silver Lake 43.28
Seaman 43.77
Washburn Rural 43.93
Topeka High 44.02
Hayden 44.86
4x400-METER RELAY
Washburn Rural 3:21.58
Seaman 3:27.17
Topeka High 3:29.39
Hayden 3:32.11
Shawnee Heights 3:32.78
4x800-METER RELAY
Washburn Rural 8:01.63
Shawnee Heights 8:46.63
Seaman 8:51.18
Topeka High 8:53.23
Silver Lake 9:02.38
HIGH JUMP
Blake Toyne, Seaman 6-2
Bryson Burgos, Silver Lake 6-0
Jack Esser, Seaman 6-0
Cody Quy, Seaman 6-0
Rondell Harris, Hayden 6-0
Tyler Wedl, Shawnee Heights
POLE VAULT
Tyler Wedl, Shawnee Heights 11-6
Luke Deering, Washburn Rural 10-0
Desmond Grindol, Washburn Rural 9-6
Kaden Soden, Washburn Rural 9-0
Quinton White, Seaman 9-0
Jensen Schrickel, Hayden
LONG JUMP
Jensen Schrickel, Hayden 21-11
Peyton Holmes, Seaman 21-5.5
Te'Vante Ewing, Topeka High 21-5
Rayshon Pollard, Highland Park 20-11
Ethan Surey, Washburn Rural 20-11
TRIPLE JUMP
Kaden Whitehurst, Seaman 42-0
Ethan Surey, Washburn Rural 40-7.50
Lucas Marichal, Topeka High 40-7
Anthony Jones, Topeka High 40-6.5
Javion Akins, Topeka High 39-9
Cody Quy, Seaman 39-9
SHOT PUT
Brogen Brown, Seaman 50-11
Clayton Johnson, Seaman 44-5
Amir Bass, Shawnee Heights 43-9
Ethan Fisher, Shawnee Heights 42-6
Doian Rhoten, Topeka West 42-5
Treyton Tetuan, Hayden 41-9.75
DISCUS
Myles Fisher, Silver Lake 140-3
Dorian Rhoten, Topeka West 132-7
Ethan Fisher, Shawnee Heights 129-10
Samuel Scott, Washburn Rural 128-11
Treyton Tetuan, Hayden 125-9
JAVELIN
Oliver Perez, Washburn Rural 155-2
Jackson Haas, Hayden 150-8
Andre Johnson, Rossville 149-6
Taylor Gabriel, Washburn Rural 142-7
Miles Barnes, Topeka High 141-9
By RICK PETERSON
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GIRLS
100 METERS
Keimara Marshall, Topeka High 12.44
Morgan Robinson, Shawnee Heights 12.80
Ally Steiner, Seaman 12.98
Jurnee Cole, Highland Park 13.04
Karys Deiter, Silver Lake 13.08
Keimara Marshall, Topeka High
200 METERS
Keimara Marshall, Topeka High 26.09
Morgan Robinson, Shawnee Heights 26.58
Molly Worley, Washburn Rural 26.93
Ally Steiner, Seaman 27.30
Emme Blanco, Washburn Rural 27.39
400 METERS
Ryin Miller, Seaman 57.65
Keimara Marshall, Topeka High 61.57
Madison Blanco, Washburn Rural 61.65
Ali Gerber, Silver Lake 63.61
Shayla Rezac, Rossville 63.81
Ryan Miller, Seaman
800 METERS
Ryin Miller, Seaman 2:11.87
Rylee Ismert, Washburn Rural 2:23.09
Brooklyn Nolte, Washburn Rural 2:28.61
Sofia Harper, Hayden 2:31.14
Taylie Heston, Seaman 2:36.22
1,600 METERS
Ryin Miller, Seaman 4:46.03
Rylee Ismert, Washburn Rural 5:17.92
Brooklyn Nolte, Washburn Rural 5:25.99
Brynn Spencer, Seaman 5:36.25
Sofia Harper, Hayden 5:41.39
By CHARLES SPURLOCK
Special to TopSports.news
LAWRENCE -- There are two things you can count on in the springtime in Kansas - the Kansas Relays and a rainstorm. Both occurred on Friday as the 2025 Kansas Relays began at Rock Chalk Park in Lawrence.
Seaman junior Ryin Miller won the girls 3,200 meters title Friday in the Kansas Relays. [File photo/TSN]
Several local athletes competed on Friday with many more joining the fray on Saturday.
Highlighting the performance for the city contingent were Washburn Rural's girls 4x1,600-meter relay and Seaman junior distance star Ryin Miller.
The Rural 4x1600 relay was victorious over 22 other schools, with seniors Emily Graf, Payton Fink, Brooklyn Nolte and Rylee Ismert winning in 21 minutes, 21.47 seconds.
The race established a school record for the Junior Blues.
Miller continued her outstanding season with a victory in the girls 3,200 meters in a time of 10:21.78 -- a new personal best this season.
“I felt really good about the race and I went in with a different tactic,'' Miller said. "I normally like to get out to the lead from the start, but I wanted to switch it up to see how I felt and how it worked.
"I was really happy with it and I think it worked out really well.”
Other Friday highlights:
By CHARLES SPURLOCK
Special to TopSports.news
LAWRENCE -- After Friday’s exciting races to kick off the Kansas Relays, the performances on Saturday did not disappoint.
Seaman junior Ryin Miller, anchoring the Vikings' 4x400 relay, won the 1,600-meter run Saturday in the Kansas Relays, her second win in as many days. [Photo by Kyle Manthe/Special to TSN]
Seaman junior Ryin Miller picked up where she left off on Friday. In what might have been the race of the day, Miller won the 1600-meter run in a personal-best time of 4:46.03, which is the 16th fastest in the United States this year.
Her strategy was different from Friday’s race.
“I had planned to lead and get out in front from the start, but I could tell that we were going hot, so I decided to let the girls lead,'' Miller said.
As the final lap began, Ryin and the eventual second-place finisher -- senior Elyse Wilmes of Father Tolton Catholic School in Columbia, Mo. - took the lead from senior Kinley Wolfe of Cherry Creek High School of Colorado.
With about 300 meters remaining, Miller made her move and took a brief lead over Wilmes. However, Wilmes immediately responded and took a 10-15 meter lead going into the final 200 meters. As both runners arrived at the top of the stretch, Miller began her amazing charge and overtook Wilmes right before the finish to win by 0.3 seconds.
“I had watched the lead runner (Wilmes) in the 800 on Friday and knew she had a good kick, so I thought if I went early, it would take a little from her kick, but she brought it,'' Miller said. I just hung on, telling myself that I could do it, and in the last 100, I gave it all I had and luckily it was enough.”
Other Saturday highlights:
• The girls 4x800 team from Washburn Rural -- seniors Emily Graf, Payton Fink, Brooklyn Nolte and junior Kenzie Maddox -- finished in 5th place with a time of 9:44.07.
• Washburn Rural senior Isaiah Terry finished in 3rd place in the final of the 400 meters in a time of 48.41.
Washburn Rural senior Isaiah Terry finished third in the Kansas Relays 400 dash and helped the Junior Blues take fourth in the 4x400 relay. [Photo by Kyle Manthe/Special to TSN]
• The boys 4x400 relay team from Washburn Rural -- juniors Draden Chooncharoen and Liam Morrison along with seniors Ben Buesing and Terry finished 4th with a time of 3:22.21.
By RICK PETERSON
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Seven Shawnee County standouts have been selected to play in the 2025 Kansas Volleyball Association All-Star Match, which will be played on June 7, 2025 at Washburn Rural (5 p.m. start).
Class 5A runnerup Seaman will be represented in the KVA Match by Campbell Chabot, Ava Esser, Maegan Mills and Kinley Wilhelm.
Cambell Chabot, Seaman
Ava Esser, Seaman
Maegan Mills, Seaman
Kinley Wilhelm, Seaman
Washburn Rural, which advanced to the 6A state tournament, will be represented by Layla Collins and Kate Hinck while Silver Lake will be represented by Ella Bolan.
Layla Collins, Washburn Rural
Kate Hinck, Washburn Rural
Ella Bolan, Silver Lake
Bolan, Chabot, Collins, Esser and Hinck will play for the Blue team while Mills and Wilhelm will play for the Red.
The players selected were nominated by their high school coaches (who must be KVA members) and then recommended by committee members to fill the squads.
KVA ALL-STAR ALL-STAR MATCH
June 7 at Washburn Rural, 5 p.m.
BLUE
Kate Hinck, Washburn Rural; Chloe Traffas, Attica; Dalaina Schutte, Halstead; Campbell Chabot, Seaman; Jordyn Washington, Andover Central; Ayla Klingenberg, Rock Creek; Kennedy Behnke, Ellinwood; Layla Collins, Washburn Rural; Ava Esser, Seaman; Ella Bolan, Silver Lake; Emily Bainter, Hoxie; Prayer Roebuck, Neodesha.
Coaches -- Diana Schutte, Halstead (head); Randy Rockhold, Ingalls (assistant); Austin Isham, Blue Valley Southwest (assistant).
RED
Kinley Wilhelm, Seaman; Bella Holcomb, Andover Central; Hallie Holthaus, Nemaha Central; Bria Dawson, Olathe North; Sophia Thompson, Beloit; Harlee Randall, Flint Hills; Katja Blanchat, Smoky Valley; Maegan Mills, Seaman; Addison Budke, Beloit; Cali Honeyman, Nemaha Central; Samantha Klotz, Royal Valley; Saige Hadley, Lebo.
Coaches -- Brooke Harper, Eudora (head); Jessica Horstick, Blue Valley West (assistant); Susan Steinfort, Valley Heights (assistant).
By RICK PETERSON
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Washburn Rural's girls soccer team scored the final two goals Wednesday night at Hummer Sports Park to take control in a 3-1 Centennial League win over Topeka High.
Washburn Rural senior Kate Hinck scored two goals in Wednesday's 3-1 Centennial League soccer win over Topeka High. [Photo by Doug Walker/Special to TSN]
Washburn Rural senior Destiny Higgs (24) scored a goal in Wednesday's 3-1 Centennial League soccer win over Topeka High. [Photo by Doug Walker/Special to TSN]
The Junior Blues, who improved to 7-1-0 overall and 3-0-0 in the league, got a pair of goals from senior Kate Hinck while senior Destiny Higgs also scored for Washburn Rural.
Senior Delaney Hill and junior Allie Schroeder were credited with assists for Rural.
Rural led 1-0 at halftime after a goal 30:35 into the half, but the Trojans (3-3-1, 0-1-0) knotted the game at 1-1 on a goal from junior Natalie Barnes 8:05 into the second half.
The Junior Blues snapped the tie 4:43 later and added their final goal 2:52 later.
Topeka High will play a Centennial League game at Manhattan next Tuesday while Washburn Rural will host a non-league contest against Olathe West next Thursday.
WASHBURN RURAL 3, TOPEKA HIGH 1
Washburn Rural (7-1-0, 3-0-0) 1 2 -- 3
Topeka High (3-3-1, 0-1-0) 0 1 -- 1
Washburn Rural -- Goals: Kate Hinck 2, Destiny Higgs. Assists: Delaney Hill, Allie Schroeder.
Topeka High -- Goal: Natalie Barnes.
By TODD FERTIG
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The Washburn Rural softball team was anxious to get some time on the field after playing just one doubleheader in the last 13 days. They found their groove at the plate at Hayden, scoring two Centennial League wins Tuesday at Hayden.
Sophomore Oliva Koch blasts a home run in Washburn Rural's 13-5 second-game softball win over Hayden. [Photo by Doug Walker/Special to TSN]
Sophomore Oliva Koch (1) is mobbed by her teammates after hitting a home run in Washburn Rural's 13-5 second-game softball win over Hayden. [Photo by Doug Walker/Special to TSN]
“Our schedule has been pretty inconsistent,” Washburn Rural coach Joy Marie Galliart said. “We’ve only been able to play once a week for the four weeks of the season, so it’s hard when you only see live pitching and are in game situations only once a week. You try to simulate it as best you can in practice, but there’s really no replacing a game. We talk about that we have to control what we can control.”
The Junior Blues got solid pitching and produced some big rallies in the sweep of the Wildcats.
Washburn Rural junior Reagan Chapman slides into home plate Tuesday as Hayden senior Keira Carswell applies the tag. [Photo by Doug Walker/Special to TSN]
Reagan Chapman threw the first four innings of the opener and bashed a home run in an 11-5 victory. The junior homered again in the second game.
Pitcher Olivia Koch went the distance in the second game and belted a homer of her own in a 13-5 victory.
“I think the day went really good,” Koch said. “Our energy was up for a lot of the game. We did have some little mistakes, but we picked each other up as a team. I think today can help get us on the right track.”
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 2025 season. Coaches are asked to email updated times and marks or any corrections to Rick Peterson at
BOYS
100 METERS
Peyton Holmes, Seaman 11.03
Evan Scheid, Silver Lake 11.13
Ben Roeder, Topeka High 11.17
Christian Hartman-Babb, Washburn Rural 11.26
Matthew Houser, Washburn Rural 11.38
200 METERS
Bryce Cochran, Seaman 22.57
Trent Rollenhagen, Silver Lake 22.90
Matthew Houser, Washburn Rural 22.91
Liam Stegman, Hayden 23.16
Jayden Lindsey, Topeka West 23.45
400 METERS
Jensen Schrickel, Hayden 48.68
Isaiah Terry, Washburn Rural 48.68
Bryce Cochran, Seaman 49.58
Ben Roeder, Topeka High 50.96
Liam Benz, Shawnee Heights 51.50
Brody Anderson, Seaman
800 METERS
Brody Anderson, Seaman 1:56.22
Mark Wilkie, Topeka West 1:58.62
Brooks Kehoe, Washburn Rural 2:00.38
Adrian Lehman, Topeka West 2:02.10
Ben Buesing, Washburn Rural 2:02.47
1,600 METERS
Brody Anderson, Seaman 4:18.55
Adrian Lehman, Topeka West 4:24.40
Mark Wilkie, Topeka West 4:26.19
Brooks Kehoe, Washburn Rural 4:26.34
Jonah Stewart, Hayden 4:38.90
Adrian Lehman, Topeka West
3,200 METERS
Adrian Lehman, Topeka West 9:31.43
Brooks Kehoe, Washburn Rural 9:44.76
Henry Laubach, Washburn Rural 9:54.82
Clayton Fink, Washburn Rural 10:03.37
Mark Wilkie, Topeka West 10:12.39
110-METER HURDLES
Liam Morrison, Washburn Rural 15.17
Christian Hartman-Babb, Washburn Rural 15.65
Desean Lunkins, Topeka High 15.96
Rayshon Pollard, Highland Park 16.11
Isaac Song, Shawnee Heights 16.52
300-METER HURDLES
Liam Morrison, Washburn Rural 40.25
Isaac Song, Shawnee Heights 41.44
Michael Hurla, Seaman 41.64
Braylon Badger, Washburn Rural 42.10
Christian Labrador, Shawnee Heights 44.08
4x100-METER RELAY
Silver Lake 43.64
Washburn Rural 43.93
Topeka High 44.02
Hayden 44.86
Seaman 45.72
Isaiah Terry, Washburn Rural
4x400-METER RELAY
Washburn Rural 3:21.58
Seaman 3:27.17
Topeka High 3:29.39
Hayden 3:32.11
Shawnee Heights 3:32.78
4x800-METER RELAY
Washburn Rural 8:01.63
Seaman 8:51.18
Silver Lake 9:03.03
Shawnee Heights 9:04.94
Hayden 9:06.62
HIGH JUMP
Blake Toyne, Seaman 6-2
Jack Esser, Seaman 6-0
Cody Quy, Seaman 6-0
Rondell Harris, Hayden 6-0
Jared Johnson, Silver Lake 5-10
Tad McGee, Seaman 5-10
Deondre Razzano, Silver Lake 5-10
Bryson Burgos, Silver Lake 5-10
POLE VAULT
Tyler Wedl, Shawnee Heights 11-6
Quinton White, Seaman 9-0
Jensen Schrickel, Hayden
LONG JUMP
Jensen Schrickel, Hayden 21-11
Te'Vante Ewing, Topeka High 21-5
Peyton Holmes, Seaman 21-2.5
Elijah Berg, Topeka West 20-2
Nasir Helton, Topeka West 19-7.75
TRIPLE JUMP
Kaden Whitehurst, Seaman 42-0
Lucas Marichal, Topeka High 40-7
Anthony Jones, Topeka High 40-6.5
Cody Quy, Seaman 39-9
Javion Akins, Topeka High 39-4
SHOT PUT
Brogan Brown, Seaman 48-8.5
Amir Bass, Shawnee Heights 43-3
Ethan Fisher, Shawnee Heights 42-6
Royce Daniels, Shawnee Heights 41-11
Treyton Tetuan, Hayden 41-9.75
DISCUS
Myles Fisher, Silver Lake 133-1
Treyton Tetuan, Hayden 125-9
Zachary Hancock, Washburn Rural 125-7
Dorian Rhoten, Topeka West 124-0
Eden Thompson, Rossville 120-4
JAVELIN
Jackson Haas, Hayden 150-8
Andre Johnson, Rossville 149-6
Miles Barnes, Topeka High 141-9
Oliver Perez, Washburn Rural 141-7
Treyton Tetuan, Hayden 138-5
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 2025 season. Coaches are asked to email updated times and marks or any corrections to Rick Peterson at
GIRLS
100 METERS
Keimara Marshall, Topeka High 12.44
Morgan Robinson, Shawnee Heights 12.80
Ally Steiner, Seaman 12.98
Ciara Hartz, Highland Park 13.14
Karys Deiter, Silver Lake 13.08
Keimara Marshall, Topeka High
200 METERS
Keimara Marshall, Topeka High 26.09
Morgan Robinson, Shawnee Heights 26.58
Molly Worley, Washburn Rural 26.93
Ally Steiner, Seaman 27.30
Emme Blanco, Washburn Rural 27.39
400 METERS
Ryin Miller, Seaman 57.65
Keimara Marshall, Topeka High 61.57
Madison Blanco, Washburn Rural 61.65
Shayla Rezac, Rossville 63.81
Ali Gerber, Silver Lake 65.07
Ryan Miller, Seaman
800 METERS
Ryin Miller, Seaman 2:11.87
Rylee Ismert, Washburn Rural 2:23.09
Brooklyn Nolte, Washburn Rural 2:28.61
Sofia Harper, Hayden 2:31.14
Taylie Heston, Seaman 2:36.22
1,600 METERS
Ryin Miller, Seaman 4:51.22
Rylee Ismert, Washburn Rural 5:17.92
Brooklyn Nolte, Washburn Rural 5:25.99
Brynn Spencer, Seaman 5:36.25
Sofia Harper, Hayden 5:41.39
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200-YARD MEDLEY RELAY
Washburn Rural 2:05.77
Seaman 2:14:78
Shawnee Heights 2:15.41
Topeka High 2:19.71
Hayden 2:50.65
200-YARD FREESTYLE
Audrey Appuhn, Washburn Rural 1:58.06
Joslynn Grace, Seaman 2:03.55
Ashtynn Landry, Shawnee Heights 2:14.46
Kaitlyn Aldridge, Shawnee Heights 2:17:02
Ava Von Lintel, Washburn Rural 2:30.06
200-YARD INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY
Audrey Appuhn, Washburn Rural 2:10.28
Joslynn Grace, Seaman 2:14.01
Hara Del Castillo, Topeka High 2:31.17
Ashtynn Landry, Shawnee Heights 2:35.31
Kaitlyn Aldridge, Shawnee Heights 2:35.91
50-YARD FREESTYLE
Genevieve Miranda, Washburn Rural 26.46
Kaylee Gregg, Hayden 27.67
Ashtynn Landry, Shawnee Heights 28.30
Sophie Heinen, Washburn Rural 28.55
Clara Sobba, Shawnee Heights 28.65
ONE-METER DIVING
Rhiannon Good, Washburn Rural 198.55
Kaylee Gregg, Hayden 198.10
Maddie Gregg, Hayden 183.05
Sydney Thoman, Seaman 140.65
Giselle Soto, Washburn Rural 132.90
By RICK PETERSON
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WAMEGO -- Just two tournaments into the 2025 high school boys golf season, Washburn Rural coach Jared Goehring knows his Junior Blues still have a lot of work left to do.
But Goehring likes what he's seen so far, including a solid performance in Thursday's 15-school Washburn Rural Great Plains Classic at Wamego Country Club.
The Junior Blues finished ninth as a team in the top-heavy field, but were just three strokes out of a top-five finish.
Washburn Rural senior Tadd Armstrong, lining up a chip, shot a 79 for the Junior Blues in Thursday's Great Plains Classic. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Senior Tadd Armstrong led Rural's top team with a 79, while freshman Wyatt Dean also carded a 79 while playing for the Junior Blues' Gray team.
Juniors Michael Wilson and Higgins Hawks added 81s for Rural while sophomore Camden Ismert shot an 82.
"We're off to a good start,'' Goehring said. "Spring golf in the state of Kansas for boys, it's tough, and the guys have got to be able to handle conditions like today (heavy winds) and they've got to be able to handle their emotions.
"I like our lineup. I think our lineup has a lot of potential. We've got four seniors on our team who have all played in some big tournaments before, so we're going to rely on them for their leadership and experience, but we've also got some young players as evident of a freshman (Dean) today with a 79.''
Hayden senior James Kuta shot an 81 in Thursday's Great Plains Classic. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Hayden senior James Kuta shot an 81 and Wildcat senior Nick Gorman an 85 while junior Ayden Valdivia led Shawnee Heights with an 83.
Manhattan won the team title by a 303-309 margin over Shawnee Mission South while Blue Valley Northwest was third at 316.
Manhattan freshman Charlie Haney was the individual medalist with a 73.
Washburn Rural Great Plains Classic
By RICK PETERSON
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With each and every game, Brian Hensyel's Washburn Rural's girls soccer team seems to pick up more and more confidence.
Washburn Rural sophomore Maile Eldridge (11), who had two goals and an assist, celebrates a goal with senior teammate Kate Hinck, who had a goal and an assist, in Wednesday's 8-1 win over Manhattan. [Photo by Doug Walker/Special to TSN]
And that could spell bad news for future Junior Blue opponents.
Washburn Rural rolled to an 8-1 Centennial League win over Manhattan Wednesday night at McElroy Field, improving to 6-1-0 overall and 2-0 in the league with its fourth straight win.
The Junior Blues have now outscored their opponents 29-3, with their lone loss coming against undefeated Blue Valley North, 1-0.
"We've had a great start to the season,'' Hensyel said. "We've played a tough schedule and I think playing some of those teams last week in the tournament in Kansas City and winning some games against good teams has just given this team a lot of confidence.''
Washburn Rural senior Zahra Friess had a goal and an assist in Wednesday's 8-1 win over Manhattan. [Photo by Doug Walker/Special to TSN]
Washburn Rural needed just 11 minutes, 5 seconds to take the lead against the Indians with a goal from senior Kate Hinck and the Junior Blues added goals from senior Zahra Friess and sophomore Maile Eldridge to take a commanding 3-0 advantage with 8:12 left in the opening half.
"What we talked about tonight was getting off to a fast start and really try to put them on their heels a little bit and see if we could get an early lead because we play great with a lead because people just get more and more aggressive,'' Hensyel said.
By RICK PETERSON
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BOYS
100 METERS
Evan Scheid, Silver Lake 11.13
Ben Roeder, Topeka High 11.25
Christian Hartman-Babb, Washburn Rural 11.31
Matthew Houser, Washburn Rural 11.38
Trent Rollenhagen, Silver Lake 11.41
200 METERS
Trent Rollenhagen, Silver Lake 22.90
Liam Stegman, Hayden 23.16
Joel Miller, Silver Lake 23.55
Tyren Parker, Shawnee Heights 23.58
Liam Benz, Shawnee Heights 23.80
Ben Roeder, Topeka High 23.80
400 METERS
Isaiah Terry, Washburn Rural 48.68
Bryce Cochran, Seaman 49.86
Liam Benz, Shawnee Heights 51.91
Ben Roeder, Topeka High 51.91
Stuart Campbell, Topeka High 53.25
Brody Anderson, Seaman
800 METERS
Brody Anderson, Seaman 1:58.48
Mark Wilkie, Topeka West 2:00.36
Brooks Kehoe, Washburn Rural 2:00.38
Ben Buesing, Washburn Rural 2:02.47
Draden Chooncharoen, Washburn Rural 2:05.80
1,600 METERS
Brody Anderson, Seaman 4:18.55
Adrian Lehman, Topeka West 4:25.65
Brooks Kehoe, Washburn Rural 4:26.34
Mark Wilkie, Topeka West 4:30.56
Evan Carter, Shawnee Heights 4:46.02
By RICK PETERSON
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Obviously, Seaman baseball coach Trent Oliva would have preferred a sweep in Tuesday's home non-league doubleheader against city rival Washburn Rural.
Junior Cooper Hayes was the second-game starting pitcher and drove in the winning run in Tuesday's 3-2 Seaman win over Washburn Rural. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
But after the Vikings fell to the Junior Blues in the opener and trailed with just two at bats remaining in the nightcap, a split looked pretty good to the Seaman coach.
Washburn Rural never trailed in the first game en route to an 8-4 win and led 2-1 through five and a half innings before Seaman tied the game with a run in the sixth and took a walkoff 3-2 win in the seventh.
The Vikings knotted the game on a perfectly executed squeeze bunt from junior Caeden Cooper in the sixth and then ended the game in the seventh on a bases-loaded sacrifice fly from junior Cooper Hayes.
Max Huston was hit by a pitch to open the seventh before David Dobbs moved him to second with a sacrifice bunt. After Axton Brewer was walked intentionally, Cale Rosenberger singled to load the bases before Hayes got the winning run home with a fly to center.
"We found a way to win and did some good things late -- Caeden Cooper getting the suicide squeeze down in the sixth and then in the seventh inning Max did a good job as the leadoff man getting on for us and then Dobbs getting a bunt down and forcing their hand to put Brewer on,'' Oliva said.
"Cale Rosenberger has two strikes and hits the ball hard up the middle and then Cooper Hayes has two strikes and battles and fouls three or four pitches off and is able to hit one deep enough to score Max from third. We did just enough and it's better than losing.''
By RICK PETERSON
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GIRLS
100 METERS
Keimara Marshall, Topeka High 12.45
Morgan Robinson, Shawnee Heights 12.80
Karys Deiter, Silver Lake 13.08
Ally Steiner, Seaman 13.13
Ciara Hartz, Highland Park 13.14
Keimara Marshall, Topeka High
200 METERS
Keimara Marshall, Topeka High 26.20
Morgan Robinson, Shawnee Heights 26.58
Molly Worley, Washburn Rural 27.65
Mi'Luv Cosey, Highland Park 27.80
Ella Bolan, Silver Lake 27.87
400 METERS
Ryin Miller, Seaman 57.65
Keimara Marshall, Topeka High 61.57
Shayla Rezac, Rossville 63.81
Ke'Ahjahnae Rice, Highland Park 65.38
Kinley Robinson, Seaman 66.61
Ryan Miller, Seaman
800 METERS
Ryin Miller, Seaman 2:17.80
Rylee Ismert, Washburn Rural 2:23.09
Brooklyn Nolte, Washburn Rural 2:29.08
Taylie Heston, Seaman 2:36.22
Arantza Urbina-Archundia, S. Hts. 2:41.47
1,600 METERS
Ryin Miller, Seaman 4:59.08
Rylee Ismert, Washburn Rural 5:17.92
Brooklyn Nolte, Washburn Rural 5:25.99
Brynn Spencer, Seaman 5:36.25
Tessa Gerber, Silver Lake 5:51.65
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Kendra Cook
KENDRA COOK, Silver Lake
Cook, a senior pitcher, christened Silver Lake's new softball field with a no-hitter in Monday's 10-0 victory over rival Rossville. Cook, a Washburn signee, has helped the Eagles get off to a 7-0 start this spring after Silver Lake finished second in the Class 3A state tournament last season.
Rylee Ismert
RYLEE ISMERT, Washburn Rural
A senior track and field standout, Ismert opened her 2025 season with a pair of individual wins in last Thursday's Jerry Beardslee Invitational at Washburn Rural. A Class 6A state medalist in track and cross country, Ismert won the 1,600 meters in 5 minutes, 17.72 seconds and the 800 meters in 2:23.09.
Keimara Marshall
KEIMARA MARSHALL, Topeka High
Marshall, a junior sprinter for the Trojan track team, was a triple individual winner in Friday's Leavenworth Invitational. Marshall, also an All-Shawnee County Top 10 girls pick in basketball, won the 100-meter dash in 12.68 seconds, the 200 in 26.20 and the 400 in 61.57 while High also finished second in the 52.99.
