By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Hayden junior girls basketball player Avery Grunert and Shawnee Heights junior wrestler Allen Baughman have been named the Dan Key Farmers Insurance Agency Rising Stars of the Week.
Avery Grunert
Allen Baughman
The Dan Key Agency will recognize top Shawnee County underclassmen throughout the 2022-2023 school year.
Here’s a brief look at the accomplishments of Grunert and Baughman last week:
AVERY GRUNERT, Hayden
Grunert, a 5-foot-6 guard, scored a career-high 17 points off the bench to help lead Hayden to a 71-14 non-league win over Kansas City-Bishop Ward last Friday at Hayden.
Grunert was Hayden's leading scorer as the Wildcats finished the 2022 portion of the 2022-2023 season with a 3-1 record.
Grunert was a Class 4A state placer in golf this past fall, tying for 14th place to help lead the Wildcats to a third-place team finish for the second straight season.
ALLEN BAUGHMAN, Shawnee Heights
Baughman went 8-0 with eight pins in last weekend's Johnson County Classic at Blue Valley to capture the championship in the 175-pound weight class.
Baaughman, 16-4 on the season, capped his championship run with a win by fall over St. Thomas Aquinas' Elzie Slaughter at the 3:11 mark and recorded four pins between 30 seconds and one minute, helping Heights finish fourth as a team in the 25-school event.
Baughman was a TopSports.news All-Shawnee County Top 22 pick in football this past season.
