Campbell Dawson, Topeka High Senior, 2025 volleyball player to watch.

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Laruen Borjon, Hayden Senior, is on TSN's Girl's Golf watch list.

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Juan Garcia, Shawnee Heights Senior, boys soccer player to watch.

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Valentin Del Real, Topeka West Sophomore, is on TSN's player to watch list.

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Zach Watkins, Washburn University's new football head coach.

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Seaman senior, Brody Anderson, boys cross-country player to watch.

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Julia Katzer (junior) girls tennis player to watch from Washburn Rural.

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Rossville junior, Nora Burdiek, is on TSN's volleyball player to watch list.

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Lauren Cox, Washburn Rural senior, is on TSN's girls golf player to watch list.

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Silver Lake junior, Ali Gerber, is on the girls cross-country player to watch list.

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Grace Funk, Hayden senior, TSN girls tennis player to watch.

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Rick Peterson, Top Sports News Writer
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By RICK PETERSON                                                                                                           

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Topeka High junior football player Isaiah Kincade and Hayden sophomore tennis standout Ainzley Zulueta have been named the Dan Key Farmers Insurance Agency Rising Stars of the Week for last week.

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 Kincade and Zulueta last week:

Topeka High junior Isaiah Kincade rushed for 104 yards and a touchdown and caught eight passes for 84 yardss as the Trojans picked up their first win last Friday, a 34-21 Centennial League win over Emporia. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]Topeka High junior Isaiah Kincade rushed for 104 yards and a touchdown and caught eight passes for 84 yards as the Trojans picked up their first win last Friday, a 34-21 Centennial League Homecoming victory over Emporia. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]

ISAIAH KINCADE, Topeka High

Kincade, a 6-foot, 190-pound junior, helped lead Topeka High to a 34-21 Centennial League win over Emporia last Friday at Hummer Sports Park, the 1-3 Trojans' first win of the season.

Kincade carried the ball 15 times for 104 yards, including a victory-clinching 61-yard touchdown run, and he caught eight passes for 84 yards. 

AinzleyZuluetaHayden sophomore state tennis champion Ainzley Zulueta won her second straight city singles title last Friday, helping lead the Wildcats to the city team championship by a 26-25 margin over Seaman. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]

AINZLEY ZULUETA, Hayden

Zulueta, the defending Class 4A state singles champion, won her second straight city singles title last Thursday at Kossover Tennis Center, improving to 19-1 on the season and leading the Wildcats to the city team championship by a 26-25 margin over Seaman.

Zulueta took a 6-4, 6-3 victory in the championship match over Seaman senior Lauren Sweeney, a 2021 5A state champion in doubles. 

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