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By TODD FERTIG
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Washburn Rural’s version of “small ball” overcame a home run barrage by Campus Thursday, propelling the Junior Blues to the Class 6A state softball tournament.
After handling Wichita East 15-0 in the semifinal round of the 6A regional at Rural, the Junior Blues held off Campus 8-6 to advance to state next week at the University of Kansas.
Washburn Rural celebrates its Class 6A regional softball championship after Thursday's 8-6 win over Campus. [Photo by Doug Walker/Special to TSN]
To get through the regional, the Junior Blues had to face Campus, a team Rural beat twice the previous week.
“We talked about this several times, beating a team three times in a row is one of the hardest feats to do in athletics,” said Washburn Rural coach Joy Marie Galliart. “We ended our regular season with them, so those games were fresh in their mind. We knew it was going to be a dogfight.”
While the Junior Blues pecked away with singles, walks, stolen bases and sacrifices, Campus swung for the fences. Four of the Colts’ six hits cleared the outfield wall.
“They swing the bat very well,” Galliart said. “We’ve been preparing that they were going to come in and swing the bat and they were going to get their runs. It was a matter of us making defensive plays when they gave us a chance to get them out.
“After they hit a couple of two-run home runs, I said, ‘We have to throw a punch right back.’ And every time they scored, we responded, and we were able to score again in the next half inning.”
Washburn Rural sophomore Olivia Koch hit a home run in Thursday's 8-6 Class 6A regional win over Campus. [Photo by Doug Walker/Special to TSN]
The Junior Blues rapped 11 hits in the second game, the only extra-base hit being a homer by sophomore Olivia Koch.
“I was super proud of the way we executed offensively and moved runners up into scoring position to give the next person the chance to drive them in,” Galliart said. “We hit some boring ground balls, but boring ground balls with runners on third score runs.”
Galliart went with junior pitcher Reagan Chapman in the first game, a 15-0 four-inning romp over Wichita East. For the second game, the coach put the ball in the hands of two senior pitchers with the trip to state on the line.
Addie Keys went three innings, surrendering two two-run homers in the third. The Colts led momentarily, 4-3, before the Junior Blues rallied for three runs to regain the lead.
“I was excited to get the opportunity, and I knew that if something went wrong, I had a team behind me and that I had a phenomenal pitcher behind me that could also help me out if I needed it,” Keys said. “We like to change it up, and especially once they started hitting a little bit, it helped us getting another pitcher in there.”
Fellow senior Madi Davison took over, promptly surrendering a homer to the first batter of the fourth inning. But Davison settled in and gave up just a solo shot in the top of the seventh.
“I get super anxious when I’m pitching,” Davison said. “Everybody had to tell me to keep breathing. We had played (Campus) before and they had home runs off of me. I just knew that I had a good defense behind me. Their only runs were off home runs, so I think that shows how good our defense did this game.”
Washburn Rural softball poses for a team picture after Thursday's 8-6 Class 6A regional win over Campus. [Photo by Doug Walker/Special to TSN]
The Junior Blues are in search of their first state title since 2014. They finished third in 2024, the first season under Galliart.
“This program has a really strong history of getting to the state tournament and having players that go on to play at the elite level,” Galliart said. “So, it’s important to me, and it’s important to our kids, that we continue that tradition. The expectation is that we get there, so that’s our goal from the very beginning.”
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By RICK PETERSON
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NOTE: Top.Sports.news will compile a weekly track and field honor roll for Shawnee County high schools throughout the 2025 season. Coaches are asked to email updated times and marks or any corrections to Rick Peterson at
BOYS
100 METERS
Peyton Holmes, Seaman 10.73
Christian Hartman-Babb, Washburn Rural 10.82
Evan Scheid, Silver Lake 11.13
Ben Roeder, Topeka High 11.17
Sean LeDuc, Washburn Rural 11.18
200 METERS
Bryce Cochran, Seaman 21.87
Jensen Schrickel, Hayden 21.92
Isaiah Terry, Washburn Rural 22.02
Evan Scheid, Silver Lake 22.22
Matthew Houser, Washburn Rural 22.37
Isaiah Terry, Washburn Rural
400 METERS
Isaiah Terry, Washburn Rural 48.20
Jensen Schrickel, Hayden 48.30
Bryce Cochran, Seaman 48.43
Liam Benz, Shawnee Heights 49.63
Ben Roeder, Topeka High 49.82
Brody Anderson, Seaman
800 METERS
Brody Anderson, Seaman 1:56.22
Mark Wilkie, Topeka West 1:57.23
Ben Buesing, Washburn Rural 1:58.87
Adrian Lehman, Topeka West 1:59.08
Brooks Kehoe, Washburn Rural 2:00.38
1,600 METERS
Adrian Lehman, Topeka West 4:18.07
Brody Anderson, Seaman 4:18.55
Brooks Kehoe, Washburn Rural 4:19.77
Mark Wilkie, Topeka West 4:21.37
Henry Laubach, Washburn Rural 4:34.44
3,200 METERS
Brooks Kehoe, Washburn Rural 9:16.96
Adrian Lehman, Topeka West 9:16.98
Brody Anderson, Seaman 9:34.99
Henry Laubach, Washburn Rural 9:41.18
Clayton Fink, Washburn Rural 10:03.37
110-METER HURDLES
Liam Morrison, Washburn Rural 14.59
Christian Hartman-Babb, Washburn Rural 15.50
Desean Lunkins, Topeka High 15.80
Isaac Song, Shawnee Heights 15.84
Braylon Badger, Washburn Rural 15.93
300-METER HURDLES
Liam Morrison, Washburn Rural 38.83
Braylon Badger, Washburn Rural 40.60
Isaac Song, Shawnee Heights 41.07
Michael Hurla, Seaman 41.29
Kellan Parcaro, Seaman 41.86
4x100-METER RELAY
Silver Lake 43.16
Seaman 43.48
Topeka High 43.48
Washburn Rural 43.49
Topeka West 44.50
4x400-METER RELAY
Washburn Rural 3:17.38
Topeka West 3:24.56
Topeka High 3:24.64
Hayden 3:25.32
Seaman 3:26.21
4x800-METER RELAY
Washburn Rural 8:01.63
Shawnee Heights 8:31.70
Seaman 8:43.94
Topeka High 8:46.69
Silver Lake 8:54.17
HIGH JUMP
Jack Esser, Seaman 6-5
Blake Toyne, Seaman 6-2
Brooks Ballard, Washburn Rural 6-0
Bryson Burgos, Silver Lake 6-0
Cody Quy, Seaman 6-0
Rondell Harris, Hayden 6-0
Tad McGee, Seaman 6-0
Deondre Razzano, Silver Lake 6-0
Tyler Wedl, Shawnee Heights
POLE VAULT
Tyler Wedl, Shawnee Heights 12-6
Luke Deering, Washburn Rural 10-6
Desmond Grindol, Washburn Rural 9-6
Emery Kearney, Seaman 9-6
Caleb Schwartz, Washburn Rural 9-6
Quinton White, Seaman 9-6
Jensen Schrickel, Hayden
LONG JUMP
Jensen Schrickel, Hayden 22-7
Peyton Holmes, Seaman 22-6
Elijah Berg, Topeka West 21-8
Te'Vante Ewing, Topeka High 21-5
Rayshon Pollard, Highland Park 20-11
Ethan Surey, Washburn Rural 20-11
TRIPLE JUMP
Kaden Whitehurst, Seaman 42-8
Deondre Razzano, Silver Lake 42-5.5
Cody Quy, Seaman 41-11
Bryson Burgos, Silver Lake 41-8
Ethan Surey, Washburn Rural 40-7.50
SHOT PUT
Brogen Brown, Seaman 50-11
Amir Bass, Shawnee Heights 47-3.5
F. Anguiano, Hayden 44-10
Adrian Shuler, Shawnee Heights 44-9.5
Clayton Johnson, Seaman 44-5
DISCUS
Brogen Brown, Seaman 146-0
Myles Fisher, Silver Lake 144-5
Treyton Tetuan, Hayden 137-4
Samuel Scott, Washburn Rural 136-0
Zachary Hancock, Washburn Rural 135-11
JAVELIN
Kelton Meier, Hayden 162-5
Oliver Perez, Washburn Rural 155-2
Andre Johnson, Rossville 155-1
Jackson Haas, Hayden 153-7
Gabriel Taylor, Washburn Rural 148-10
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By RICK PETERSON
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Seaman baseball gave itself a chance for a comeback semifinal victory in Wednesday's Class 5A regional tournament at Seaman, but Andover Central came up with just enough big plays to take a 5-4 eight-inning win over the Vikings.
Seaman's players and coaches console each other after Wednesday's heartbreaking 5-4 extra-inning loss to Andover Central. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
"We knew we were getting a quality opponent in Andover Central, a team that last year was the No. 1 seed in the West and had a lot of returners on the field for them,'' Seaman coach Trent Oliva said. "So we knew our work was cut out for us and it was one of those games where it just kind of went back and forth and we were kind of grinding and able to get it tied back at three but tip your cap to them.
"They made more plays at the end with two outs and were able to get that done.''
With the game knotted 3-3 after seven innings, No. 14 seed Andover Central took a 5-3 lead in the top of the eighth, scoring on a wild pitch and a run-scoring single from junior Carter Inslee.
But No. 3 seed Seaman responded with a rally of its own in the bottom of the inning, opening the frame with back-to-back doubles from seniors Max Huston and David Dobbs, with Huston scoring on Dobbs' double to cut the Vikings' deficit to 5-4.
Dobbs stole third base on a walk to sophomore Axton Brewer, but Andover Central threw out Dobbs at home on a bunt for the first out of the inning.
After recording a strikeout for the second out, Seaman got a single from senior Bryer Finley to load the bases before Jaguar senior reliever Jace Jefferson was able to end the game on a groundout to shortstop.
Seaman, which graduates eight seniors, ended its season with a solid 18-8 campaign.
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By KYLE MANTHE
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An undefeated season came to an end for Hayden on Wednesday evening as the Wildcats' bid for another state tournament berth fell short in the regional championship with a 9-8 loss to Tonganoxie.
A seventh-inning rally for Bill Arnold's Hayden baseball team came up just short in Wednesday's 9-8 Class 4A regional loss to Tonganoxie, the Wildcats' lone loss in a 23-1 season. [Photo by Kyle Manthe/Special to TSN]
A five-run rally in the bottom of the seventh was not enough to overcome five errors in the field for a 24th straight victory on the season.
“What I saw was defensively we made a lot of mistakes. We had errors in the field which has been very uncommon for this team. We’ve played solid defense all year long and had great pitching,” said Wildcat coach Bill Arnold. “We picked a bad day not to play well.”
The regional championship game was set after Tonganoxie, the No. 8 seed, dispatched of El Dorado 10-0 to begin the day. The top-seeded Wildcats held on for a 5-4 win over Augusta in Game 2 of the day.
“We didn’t play very well the first game. I was hoping we would get things squared away and play a solid championship game and we didn’t. Credit Tonganoxie for coming out and taking what we gave them,” Arnold said.
Hayden did not trail by more than two runs until the seventh inning when they faced a 9-3 deficit after the Chieftains scored five in the top of the inning.
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By RICK PETERSON
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NOTE: Top.Sports.news will compile a weekly track and field honor roll for Shawnee County high schools throughout the 2025 season. Coaches are asked to email updated times and marks or any corrections to Rick Peterson at
GIRLS
100 METERS
Keimara Marshall, Topeka High 12.43
Jurnee Cole, Highland Park 12.75
Karys Deiter, Silver Lake 12.76
Ciarra Hartz, Highland Park 12.77
Morgan Robinson, Shawnee Heights 12.80
Keimara Marshall, Topeka High
200 METERS
Keimara Marshall, Topeka High 25.72
Molly Worley, Washburn Rural 26.10
Ally Steiner, Seaman 26.20
Morgan Robinson, Shawnee Heights 26.58
Jurnee Cole, Highland Park 26.68
400 METERS
Ryin Miller, Seaman 56.81
Keimara Marshall, Topeka High 59.96
Ali Gerber, Silver Lake 60.91
Madison Blanco, Washburn Rural 61.65
Sofia Harper, Hayden 61.81
Ryan Miller, Seaman
800 METERS
Ryin Miller, Seaman 2:09.28
Payton Fink, Washburn Rural 2:21.21
Rylee Ismert, Washburn Rural 2:21.99
Kinley Robinson, Seaman 2:24.07
Emily Graf, Washburn Rural 2:24.19
1,600 METERS
Ryin Miller, Seaman 4:41.47
Payton Fink, Washburn Rural 5:08.00
Emily Graf, Washburn Rural 5:08.24
Rylee Ismert, Washburn Rural 5:09.15
Brooklyn Nolte, Washburn Rural 5:20.69
3,200 METERS
Ryin Miller, Seaman 10:17.74
Payton Fink, Washburn Rural 10:51.62
Emily Graf, Washburn Rural 11:20.40
Kenzie Maddox, Washburn Rural 11:28.78
Brooklyn Nolte, Washburn Rural 11:32.65
100-METER HURDLES
Bella Reid, Hayden 15.83
Jaida Stallbaumer, Seaman 15.84
Karys Deiter, Silver Lake 16.45
Rylee Dick, Rossville 16.87
Kelcie Schneider, Washburn Rural 17.61
Jaida Stallbaumer, Seaman
300-METER HURDLES
Jaida Stallbaumer, Seaman 47.63
Ke'Ahjahnae Rice, Highland Park 47.96
Rylee Dick, Rossville 50.33
Karys Deiter, Silver Lake 51.27
Kelcie Schneider, Washburn Rural 51.39
4x100-METER RELAY
Topeka High 50.15
Washburn Rural 50.36
Seaman 50.93
Silver Lake 51.06
Topeka West 53.17
4x400-METER RELAY
Seaman 4:01.58
Washburn Rural 4:13.32
Silver Lake 4:13.34
Shawnee Heights 4:37.27
4x800-METER RELAY
Washburn Rural 9:35.40
Seaman 10:13.11
Hayden 11:10.63
Shawnee Heights 11:33.41
HIGH JUMP
Molly Worley, Washburn Rural 5-4
Journey Manhart, Silver Lake 5-2
Ahsieyrhuajh Rayton, Topeka High 5-0
Alexis Burns, Washburn Rural 5-0
Tahtionna Broils, Highland Park 4-8
Klara Wilson, Washburn Rural 4-8
Jaiden Wise, Silver Lake 4-8
POLE VAULT
Grace Jowers, Seaman 11-0
Emme Blanco, Washburn Rural 8-9
Taylor Hanshaw, Shawnee Heights 8-0
Ahsieyrhuajh Rayton, Topeka HIgh
LONG JUMP
Ahsieyrhuajh Rayton, Topeka High 18-6
Molly Worley, Washburn Rural 17-7.75
Jayana Washington, Topeka High 17-5
Maddie Blanco, Washburn Rural 16-6.50
Kailyn Hanni, Silver Lake 16-3.5
TRIPLE JUMP
Ahsieyrhuajh Rayton, Topeka High 38-3.25
Ali Gerber, Silver Lake 34-3.75
Kailyn Hanni, Silver Lake 33-4
Grace Funk, Hayden 32-7.75
Brinley Pottorf, Rossville 32-7.50
SHOT PUT
Kailyn Petersen, Washburn Rural 35-1
Alexis Rutherford, Hayden 33-6
Kayleigh Kruger, Silver Lake 33-5
Kylie Hanni, Silver Lake 32-3.5
Eve Luea, Washburn Rural 31-6
DISCUS
Kailyn Petersen, Washburn Rural 126-5
Kayleigh Kruger, Silver Lake 112-7
Eve Luea, Washburn Rural 109-3
Rayleigh Alonso, Silver Lake 104-10
Alexis Rutherford, Hayden 103-6
JAVELIN
Morgan Ray, Washburn Rural 135-10
Peyton Henry, Seaman 110-6
Payton Alexander, Seaman 105-8
Jillian Goetz, Shawnee Heights 105-1
Kailyn Hanni, Silver Lake 100-0
