By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Kansas basketball legend Ron Slaymaker and veteran soccer coach Tim Collins are part of a group of 12 new varsity head coaches who have been announced by Shawnee County high schools for the 2024-2025 school year.
Former Emporia State coaching legend Ron Slaymaker will take over as the new girls basketball coach at Topeka High in the 2024-2025 season. [File photo/TSN]
Slaymaker, the former longtime Emporia State men's basketball coach who most recently coached girls basketball at Olpe after a seven-year stint with the Chase County girls, takes over as the girls coach at Topeka High.
Former Augusta coach Jason Filbeck takes over as Topeka High's football coach this fall. [File photo/TSN]
Topeka High has also added former Augusta head coach Jason Filbeck as the Trojans' new football coach.
Collins, who coached a state championship team at Topeka West and also coached the women's team at Washburn University, will coach the Seaman boys soccer team this fall.
Collins is one of three new coaches for the Vikings, with Madison Lamond taking over as Seaman's new girls swimming coach and former softball assistant Daniel Ruda moving up to the head coaching position to replace Jay Monhollon, who retired at the end of the 2024 season.
Christian Ulsaker
Former McPherson state champ and Washburn University player Christian Ulsaker has been named the head boys basketball coach at Topeka West after a stint at Wabaunsee, replacing veteran Charger coach Rick Bloomquist who stepped down after the 2023-2024 season.
Dwayne Anthony
Former Topeka West assistant Dwayne Anthony has been named the head boys basketball coach at Hayden, taking over for Trey Brown, who resigned after one season with the Wildcats to take an assistant's position at his college alma mater, MidAmerica Nazarene.
Humbelina Harper will begin her first season as Hayden's boys and girls cross country coach, while former Cair Paravel girls basketball standout Jaley Barkley returns to her alma mater as the Lions' head coach
Jose Rosales Rivera has been named the new boys soccer coach at Highland Park while the Scots still have openings to fill in softball and girls wrestling.
Derek Dick is the new girls basketball coach at Rossville while Joe Zimmer will take over as the Bulldawgs' head track and field coach.
Shawnee Heights has not announced any coaching changes but the T-Birds will have at least one change, with longtime baseball coach Ryan Schmidt retiring after the conclusion of the 2024 season.
Hayden will also have a new coach in boys and girls track and field next spring while Topeka High still has an opening in girls wrestling and Washburn Rural has a vacancy in boys swimming and diving, the Junior Blues' lone coaching change.
Silver Lake is expected to return all of its head coaches from 2023-2024 for this school year.
Listed below are the new head coaches confirmed for 2024-2025:
CAIR PARAVEL LATIN -- Jaley Barkley (girls basketball).
HAYDEN -- Dwayne Anthony (boys basketball), Humbelina Harper (boys and girls cross country). Note: Boys and girls track and field to be announced.
HIGHLAND PARK -- Jose Rosales Rivera (boys soccer). Note: Softball and girls wrestling to be announced.
ROSSVILLE -- Derek Dick (girls basketball), Joe Zimmer (boys and girls track and field).
SEAMAN -- Tim Collins (boys soccer), Madison Lamond (girls swimming), Daniel Ruda (softball).
SHAWNEE HEIGHTS -- No new coaches have been announced, but longtime baseball coach Ryan Schmidt retired at the end of the 2024 season.
SILVER LAKE -- No coaching changes.
TOPEKA HIGH -- Jason Filbeck (football), Ron Slaymaker (girls basketball). Note: Girls wrestling to be announced.
TOPEKA WEST -- Christian Ulsaker (boys basketball).
WASHBURN RURAL -- Boys swimming and diving to be announced. No other changes.
