By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
CLAIRE IRELAND, Washburn Rural -- Ireland, a junior, earned second-team All-City recognition last season after helping Washburn Rural post a third-place team finish in the Class 6A state tournament. Ireland, also a state qualifier this fall in tennis, placed eighth in last season's Centennial League meet and was fifth for the Junior Blues in regional competition.
GABBY MARTINEZ, Washburn Rural -- A junior, Martinez has a breakout performance in the 2022 Class 6A start tournament, placing sixth individually with a 583 series to help lead Washburn Rural to a second straight third-place team finish Martinez was 29th in the Centennial League tournament and 24th at regionals before her big state performance.
Seaman senior Katie Price helped the Vikings win the Class 5A-1A state team championship last season. [Submitted photo]
KATIE PRICE, Seaman -- Price capped her junior season by helping Seaman win the Class 5A-1A state team championship. A first-team All-City selection the past two seasons, Price finished fifth in the Centennial League tournament and third in 5A-1A regional competition last season with a 630 series. Price won the Centennial League individual championship as a sophomore with a 658 series.
BRENNA RUTSCHMANN, Topeka West -- A junior, Rutschmann earned second-team All-City recognition last season after helping Topeka West qualify as a team for the Class 5A-1A state tournament, where the Chargers finished 10th. Rutschmann shot a 539 series at state. Rutschmann posted a 17th-place finish in the Centennial League and fourth in 5A-1A regional competition with a 627 series.
Seaman junior Cheyenne Turkin has been a Class 5A-1A state placer the past two years and helped the Vikings win the state team title last season. [File photo/TSN]
CHEYENNE TURKIN, Seaman -- A junior, Turkin has been a two-time Class 5A-1A individul state placer and helped the Vikings win the state team championsnip last season. A second-team All-City selection last season, Turkin placed 14th at state with a 590 series after posting a 16th-place state finish as a freshman.
Topeka West junior Megan Wood was a first-team All-City pick in the 2022 season after posting a 13th-place individual finish in the Class 5A-1A state tournament. [File photo/TSN]
MEGAN WOOD, Topeka West -- Wood, a junior, earned first-team All-City and second-team All-Class 5A-1A honors a year ago, posting a 13th-place individual finish in the 5A-1A state meet with a 593 series. Wood placed third in the Centennial League meet (590) and finished sixth at regionals (601).
