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Washburn softball to open MIAA tournament bid against No. 16-ranked Hillcats
By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
The Washburn Ichabods will open their bid in the MIAA Softball Tournament on Thursday at 4 p.m. in Hays, taking on the No. 16-ranked Rogers State Hillcats.
Senior Jaden LaBarge (18) and Washburn softball will open postseason Thursday against Rogers State in the MIAA Tournament. [File photo/TSN]
The Ichabods and the Hillcats split their MIAA doubleheader during the regular season on March 8 in Claremore, Okla., with the Hillcats winning the first game 5-0 before the Ichabods won the second game 4-2 in 11 innings.
Washburn (31-20 overall, 13-11 MIAA) are coming off a 1-1 weekend, splitting their regular-season finale with Emporia State, taking the opening game 8-0 in five innings before falling 4-2 in the nightcap.
Rogers State is the No. 3 seed in the MIAA Tournament after going 35-12 in the regular season and 16-8 in MIAA play.
WU junior pitcher Sadie Walker is 16th in the nation in games started (27), 17th in appearances (34) and 24th in shutouts (5) while also ranking 54th in strikeouts (138). Jenna Sprague is 10th in the nation with five saves.
Erin Boles and Makenzie Sais lead the Ichabods with 15 multiple-hit games and Kaylee Wagner leads the team with 14 games of multi-runs batted in.
Boles has reached base in each of the last 14 games.
Jaden Labarge hit .406 while hitting 10 of her 12 home runs during MIAA play.
Abby Rogers leads Rogers State with a .487 batting average with 74 hits, 16 doubles and 46 RBI while Kaylee Lyon is batting .378 with 62 hits and a team-high 52 runs scored.
Jade Sanders leads the Hillcat pitching staff with a 2.16 earned run average, going 13-6 in 24 starts. Harley Culie has a 2.57 ERA with a 17-5 record and Torie Sandoval is 5-1 with a 2.62 ERA.
As a staff the Hillcats have a team ERA of 2.46.
The Hillcats lead the all-time series 11-6.
The winner of the Rogers State-Washburn game will face the winner of the Pittsburg State vs. the winner of the Missouri Western-Nebraska-Kearney game on Friday at 2:30 p.m.
The NCAA selection show will be televised on Monday, May 5, at 9 a.m. on ncaa.com.
Four Ichabods receive All-MIAA recognition
Washburn had four all-MIAA selections as announced Tuesday by the conference office with three second-team picks and a Gold Glove winner.
Boles, a junior, earned her first Gold Glove Award as an outfielder with a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in 67 chances. She recorded 62 putouts and five outfield assists with no errors.
At the plate she was second on the team with a .331 batting average and a team-high 15 doubles and was second in hits with 54 while scoring 27 runs and driving in 29.
Earning second-team honors were senior first baseman LaBarge, senior second baseman Alexis Tanguma and freshman outfielder Sais.
LaBarge leads the team with 12 home runs and 39 RBI while batting .318. In MIAA play, she batted .406 with 10 home runs and 26 RBI in 24 league games, recording a .966 slugging percentage.
Tanguma is batting .331 this season, collecting 45 hits with 11 doubles and 29 RBI while drawing 13 walks. She hit .324 in MIAA play. Tanguma was an honorable mention all-MIAA selection as a junior.
Sais was the team leader in batting average during the regular season with a .379 average. She enters the postseason leading the Ichabods with 55 hits and tied for the team lead with 24 walks. Sais also led the team with 17 stolen bases.
TSN city high school girls swimming and diving honor roll April 30, 2025
By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
NOTE: Top.Sports.news will compile a weekly girls swimming and diving honor roll for Topeka high schools throughout the 2025 season. Coaches are asked to email updated times and marks or any corrections to Rick Peterson at
200-YARD MEDLEY RELAY
Washburn Rural 2:04.97
Seaman 2:11:36
Topeka High 2:15.06
Shawnee Heights 2:15.41
Hayden 2:22,56
200-YARD FREESTYLE
Audrey Appuhn, Washburn Rural 1:57.42
Joslynn Grace, Seaman 2:01.37
Ashtynn Landry, Shawnee Heights 2:06.15
Kaitlyn Aldridge, Shawnee Heights 2:17:02
Kaelyn Gerdel, Hayden 2:23.60
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
Genevieve Miranda, Washburn Rural
50-YARD FREESTYLE
Genevieve Miranda, Washburn Rural 26.46
Ashtynn Landry, Shawnee Heights 26.74
Kaylee Gregg, Hayden 27.67
Clara Sobba, Shawnee Heights 28.19
Sophie Heinen, Washburn Rural 28.55
ONE-METER DIVING
Rhiannon Good, Washburn Rural 224.05
Kaylee Gregg, Hayden 212.05
Maddie Gregg, Hayden 183.05
Giselle Soto, Washburn Rural 162.25
Ella Graber, Hayden 152.35
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 1:26.77
100-YARD FREESTYLE
Joslynn Grace, Seaman 56.55
Ashtynn Landry, Shawnee Heights 57.28
Hara Del Castillo, Topeka High 58.81
Clara Sobba, Shawnee Heights 1:00.75
Kaitlyn Aldridge, Shawnee Heights 1:01.99
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
Washburn Rural 1:52.45
Shawnee Heights 1:57.20
Topeka High 2:02.59
Hayden 2:03.54
Seaman 2:08.37
100-YARD BACKSTROKE
Genevieve Miranda, Washburn Rural 1:06.17
Hara Del Castillo, Topeka High 1:06.65
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 1:14.50
Lizzie Gould, Seaman 1:21.61
Lillie Charvat, Hayden 1:22.75
400-YARD FREESTYLE RELAY
Washburn Rural 4:04.00
Shawnee Heights 4:18.81
Seaman 4:22.61
Hayden 4:25.28
Topeka High 5:04:72
Junior Day Combine on tap May 6 at Shawnee Heights for area gridders
By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
The Topeka Area Football Coaches Association along with Rebound Sports Performance will host the annual Junior Day Combine on Tuesday, May 6, at Shawnee Heights for next year's seniors interested in playing football at the collegiate level.
The combine, scheduled for 4 to 5:30 p.m., will be an opportunity for area high school athletes to get exposure in front of college coaches.
There will be representatives from NCAA Division II, NAIA and junior college programs in Kansas and the Midwest area at the combine and prospect information and combine results will be available to every college that recruits the Topeka area.
Players need to bring running shoes, cleats and water.
The cost for attending the combine is $10 and can be paid the day of the combine (cash or check to TAFCA) .
If you are planning to attend the combine, please scan the completed registration form and email the information to Shawnee Heights football coach Jason Swift at
