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Five city players have earned first-team berths on the 2023 All-United Kansas Conference girls soccer team, selected by conference coaches.
Seaman senior Jaycee Schumann (10) has been named to the All-UKC soccer first team in the Vikings' first season in the league. [Photo by Kyle Manthe/Special to TSN]
Seaman senior Brooklyn Yingling has received first-team all-conference soccer honors from the UKC. [File photo/TSN]
Shawnee Heights sophomore Lailah Benz (2) has been named to the All-UKC soccer first team for the second straight season. [File photo/TSN]
Seaman, which posted a 14-2-2 overall record in its first season in the UKC, is represented on the first team by senior forwards Jaycee Schumann and Brooklyn Yingling, junior defender Elinore Stallbaumer and freshman midfielder Ava Huston.
Shawnee Heights, which posted a 7-10-0 record, put sophomore midfielder Lailah Benz on the first team.
Senior midfielder Sierra Montez of UKC champion Piper was named the conference player of the year while Piper coach Ryan Von Bevern was named the coach of the year.
ALL-UNITED KANSAS CONFERENCE SOCCER
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GIRLS
100 METERS
Senior Ta'Mijha Nichols of Shawnee Heights was the Shawnee County leader in the girls 100-meter dash for 2023. [File photo/TSN]
Nichols, Shawnee Heights 11.96
Marshall, Topeka High 12.74
Steiner, Seaman 12.84
Torres-Hill, Topeka High 13.07
Ross, Silver Lake 13.22
Topeka West senior Ala'Jah Brooks was the 2023 Shawnee County leader in the girls 200 and 400-meter dashes. [File photo/TSN]
200 METERS
Brooks, Topeka West 25.38
Nichols, Shawnee Heights 25.88
Hillebert, Hayden 26.53
Marshall, Topeka High 26.70
Steiner, Seaman 26.76
400 METERS
Brooks, Topeka West 57.26
Hillebert, Hayden 58.15
Rottinghaus, Shawnee Heights 60.00
Fredrickson, Washburn Rural 60.01
Foster, Rossville 60.27
Returning senior state champion Bethany Druse of Seaman was the Shawnee County leader in the 800 and 1,600-meter runs for the 2023 season. [File photo/TSN]
800 METERS
Druse, Seaman 2:15.46
Foster, Rossville 2:24.53
Carter, Washburn Rural 2:25.99
Fink, Washburn Rural 2:27.51
Ismert, Washburn Rural 2:28.92
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BOYS
100 METERS
Highland Park senior Tre Richardson (middle) won the Class 5A state title in the 100-meter dash, one of his two gold medals and four top-four finishes at state. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Richardson, Highland Park 10.49
Smith, Shawnee Heights 10.74
Dunshee, Hayden 10.76
Peoples, Topeka High 10.96
Merritt, Seaman 10.99
200 METERS
Richardson, Highland Park 21.5
Murph, Topeka High 22.16
Cochran, Seaman 22.34
Smith, Shawnee Heights 22.35
Peoples, Topeka High 22.53
400 METERS
Schrickel, Hayden 49.63
Roeder, Cair Paravel 50.70
Roney, Washburn Rural 51.72
Benz, Shawnee Heights 51.89
Chooncharoen, Washburn Rural 51.96
800 METERS
Esquibel, Shawnee Heights 1:59.55
Moore, Seaman 2:00.12
Johnson, Washburn Rural 2:00.55
Anderson, Seaman 2:01.30
Stuke, Seaman 2:01.5
1,600 METERS
Esquibel, Shawnee Heights 4:15.26
Njoroge, Topeka West 4:17.71
Dial, Washburn Rural 4:33.13
Johnson, Washburn Rural 4:33.46
Walker, Seaman 4:39.05
Shawnee Heights junior Jackson Esquibel was the state champion in the Class 5A 3,200 and the runnerup in the 1,600 while Topeka West senior Lenny Njoroe (right) was second in the 3,200 and fourth in the 1,600. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
3,200 METERS
Esquibel, Shawnee Heights 9:18.67
Njoroge, Topeka West 9:20.08
Johnson, Washburn Rural 9:51.59
Dial, Washburn Rural 9:51.97
Jowers, Seaman 10:05.32
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Senior Emmerson Cope, who helped lead Washburn Rural to a second straight runnerup finish in the Class 6A state softball tournament, has been named the Centennial League player of the year for the second straight season by league coaches.
Washburn Rural senior Emmerson Cope has been named the Centennial League softball player of the year for the second straight season after helping lead the Junior Blues to a second straight Class 6A championship game. [File photo/TSN]
Washburn Rural freshman Reagan Chapman has been named the Centennial League newcomer of the year. [File photo/TSN]
Cope is joined on the first team by Rural senior Piper Titsworth and freshman Reagan Chapman, who was also named the Centennial League newcomer of the year after helping the Junior Blues post a 21-4 record this spring.
Topeka High seniors Alesia Alvarez and Adisyn Caryl were both repeat picks on the all-league first team, as was Hayden senior Alyssa Droge.
Hayden junior Ava Delgado also earned a spot on the all-league first team, along with Manhattan's Kierra Goos, Reagan Neitzel and Avery Hafliger and Junction City's Ava Deguzman.
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Seaman put four players on the 2023 All-United Kansas Conference softball first team while Shawnee Heights had two first-team picks.
Seaman, in its first season in the UKC, tied league champion Basehor-Linwood for the most first-team selections, with the Vikings represented by sophomore pitcher Kaelyn O'Rourke, junior infielder Aspen Burgardt, junior outfielder Paige Glasgow and junior designated player Jersey Jellison.
Shawnee Heights sophomore pitcher Grace Proctor earned first-team All-United Kansas Conference softball honors for the second straight season. [Photo by Selena Favela/Special to TSN]
Shawnee Heights, which finished third in the Class 5A state tournament (17-8), put sophomore pitcher Grace Proctor and junior outfieler Ally Millard on the first team.
Seaman junior infielder Rosalie Schneider was named to the All-UKC second team along with Shawnee Heights junior infielder Karlyn Bowman and T-Bird sophomore infielder Taylor Brees and Topeka West junior outfielder Siani Sanchez.
Basehor-Linwood senior Taylor Cruse was named the conference player of the year for the second straight season while Bobcat coach Susan Mayberry was a repeat pick as the UKC coach of the year.
ALL-UNITED KANSAS CONFERENCE SOFTBALL
