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Anyone who has followed local high school golf this spring probably expected Monday's City Golf Championship at Topeka Country Club to be a down-to-the-wire battle between Washburn Rural and Hayden.
Washburn Rural golf poses for a team picture Monday after winning its 15th straight city team title by a single stroke over Hayden. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
And things couldn't haven't been any closer, with the Junior Blues winning the team championship by a single stroke over the Wildcats to claim their 15th straight city title while Washburn Rural senior Tadd Armstrong and Hayden senior James Kuta took the race for the individual crown to a playoff before Armstrong won with a par putt on the extra hole.
Armstrong and Kuta both finished the 27-hole city event with scores of 118 in extremely windy conditions to force the playoff while Washburn Rural continued its dominating city run by the slimmest of margins, winning 489-490 in the city event, which was held in conjunction with the 20-school Topeka Country Club Invitational.
"This is a goal that we set out at the beginning of the year to accomplish and we had some guys step up this afternoon when some guys didn't have their best stuff,'' Washburn Rural coach Jared Goehring said. "Tadd and Higgins Hawks stepped up this afternoon for us, so I couldn't be more proud of this team win.
"We're definitely headed in the right direction going into the home stretch.''
Washburn Rural senior Tadd Armstrong won his first city individual title in a playoff Monday while Rural won its 15th straight city team title by a stroke over Hayden. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Armstrong achieved his goal of winning the city championship after finishing fourth in the as a junior.
"I wanted to come out and win this today,'' Armstrong said. "I felt pretty good. I just kept battling and persevering through the tough holes.''
Hayden senior James Kuta finished as the city runnerup Monday after placing 10th as a junior. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Senior Tagen Rodriguez finished third in the city meet with a 120 for runnerup Hayden while Washburn Rural's Michael Wilson placed fourth (123) and Rural's Hawks and Tagan Monasmith and Seaman's Alex Flanagan tied for fifth (124).
Hayden's Nick Gorman and Seaman's Bradley Williamson tied for eighth (125) while Hayden's Austin Bean (127) rounded out the city's top 10.
Olathe Northwest won the team title in the Topeka Country Club Invitational by a stroke over Blue Valley West (302-303).
Nick VanWyngardner of Olathe Northwest claimed the individual title with a 70.
TOPEKA CITY GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
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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
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Cooper Grace
COOPER GRACE, Hayden
Grace, a senior baseball star, had a big day in Friday's 6-0, 3-2 home Centennial League twinbill sweep over Junction City. Grace went 62/3 innings on the mound in the first game, allowing just three hits and striking out 12 Blue Jay batters. In the second game Grace had two doubles and a triple as the Wildcats improved to 12-0 on the season.
Jaden LaBarge
JADEN LaBARGE, Washburn University
LaBarge, a senior first baseman, had four home runs and eight runs batted in on Saturday to tie a pair of school records as the Ichabods split a home MIAA doubleheader with Emporia State. LaBarge went 3 for 3 with three home runs and seven runs batted in as Washburn took an 8-0 five-inning decision in the first game and added a homer in the second game as the Hornets captured a 4-2 eight-inning win.
Ryin Miller
RYIN MILLER, Seaman
Miller, a junior track star, remained undefeated individually on the 2025 season with a pair of wins in Friday's Leitel Legacy Invitational at Free State. A two-time Class 5A state champ last spring, Miller won the 3,200-meter run in 10 minutes, 17.74 seconds and won the 800 meters in 2:11.65.
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GIRLS
100 METERS
Keimara Marshall, Topeka High 12.44
Morgan Robinson, Shawnee Heights 12.80
Karys Deiter, Silver Lake 12.94
Ally Steiner, Seaman 12.95
Jurnee Cole, Highland Park 13.04
Keimara Marshall, Topeka High
200 METERS
Keimara Marshall, Topeka High 25.94
Morgan Robinson, Shawnee Heights 26.58
Molly Worley, Washburn Rural 26.93
Ally Steiner, Seaman 27.30
Emme Blanco, Washburn Rural 27.39
400 METERS
Ryin Miller, Seaman 57.65
Keimara Marshall, Topeka High 60.28
Madison Blanco, Washburn Rural 61.65
Ally Steiner, Seaman 62.01
Ali Gerber, Silver Lake 63.61
Ryan Miller, Seaman
800 METERS
Ryin Miller, Seaman 2:11.65
Payton Fink, Washburn Rural 2:21.21
Rylee Ismert, Washburn Rural 2:23.09
Kinley Robinson, Seaman 2:24.07
Sofia Harper, Hayden 2:28.40
1,600 METERS
Ryin Miller, Seaman 4:46.03
Emily Graf, Washburn Rural 5:16.55
Rylee Ismert, Washburn Rural 5:17.92
Brooklyn Nolte, Washburn Rural 5:20.69
Kenzie Maddox, Washburn Rural 5:21.56
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BOYS
100 METERS
Christian Hartman-Babb, Washburn Rural 10.94
Peyton Holmes, Seaman 11.01
Evan Scheid, Silver Lake 11.13
Ben Roeder, Topeka High 11.17
Tremaine Savage, Highland Park 11.22
200 METERS
Evan Scheid, Silver Lake 22.55
Bryce Cochran, Seaman 22.57
Trent Rollenhagen, Silver Lake 22.90
Matthew Houser, Washburn Rural 22.91
Liam Stegman, Hayden 23.16
Isaiah Terry, Washburn Rural
400 METERS
Jensen Schrickel, Hayden 48.30
Isaiah Terry, Washburn Rural 48.41
Bryce Cochran, Seaman 49.20
Ben Roeder, Topeka High 50.10
Matthew Houser, Washburn Rural 50.27
Brody Anderson, Seaman
800 METERS
Brody Anderson, Seaman 1:56.22
Mark Wilkie, Topeka West 1:58.54
Brooks Kehoe, Washburn Rural 2:00.38
Adrian Lehman, Topeka West 2:02.10
Ben Buesing, Washburn Rural 2:02.47
1,600 METERS
Brody Anderson, Seaman 4:18.55
Brooks Kehoe, Washburn Rural 4:20.62
Adrian Lehman, Topeka West 4:22.28
Mark Wilkie, Topeka West 4:26.19
C. Thiessen, Washburn Rural 4:38.11
Adrian Lehman, Topeka West
3,200 METERS
Adrian Lehman, Topeka West 9:19.16
Henry Laubach, Washburn Rural 9:41.18
Brooks Kehoe, Washburn Rural 9:44.76
Clayton Fink, Washburn Rural 10:03.37
Mark Wilkie, Topeka West 10:12.39
110-METER HURDLES
Liam Morrison, Washburn Rural 15.17
Christian Hartman-Babb, Washburn Rural 15.50
Desean Lunkins, Topeka High 15.80
Rayshon Pollard, Highland Park 16.11
Isaac Song, Shawnee Heights 16.35
300-METER HURDLES
Liam Morrison, Washburn Rural 40.05
Isaac Song, Shawnee Heights 41.44
Michael Hurla, Seaman 41.64
Braylon Badger, Washburn Rural 42.10
Rayshon Pollard, Highland Park 42.25
4x100-METER RELAY
Silver Lake 43.28
Seaman 43.77
Washburn Rural 43.93
Topeka High 44.02
Topeka West 44.50
4x400-METER RELAY
Washburn Rural 3:21.58
Seaman 3:27.17
Topeka High 3:29.39
Hayden 3:29.75
Shawnee Heights 3:32.78
4x800-METER RELAY
Washburn Rural 8:01.63
Shawnee Heights 8:33.37
Seaman 8:43.84
Topeka High 8:46.69
Silver Lake 8:54.17
HIGH JUMP
Blake Toyne, Seaman 6-2
Bryson Burgos, Silver Lake 6-0
Jack Esser, Seaman 6-0
Cody Quy, Seaman 6-0
Rondell Harris, Hayden 6-0
Deondre Razzano, Silver Lake 6-0
Tyler Wedl, Shawnee Heights
POLE VAULT
Tyler Wedl, Shawnee Heights 11-6
Luke Deering, Washburn Rural 10-0
Desmond Grindol, Washburn Rural 9-6
Kaden Soden, Washburn Rural 9-0
Quinton White, Seaman 9-0
Jensen Schrickel, Hayden
LONG JUMP
Jensen Schrickel, Hayden 22-6
Peyton Holmes, Seaman 21-5.5
Te'Vante Ewing, Topeka High 21-5
Rayshon Pollard, Highland Park 20-11
Ethan Surey, Washburn Rural 20-11
TRIPLE JUMP
Kaden Whitehurst, Seaman 42-0
Deondre Razzano, Silver Lake 41-11
Ethan Surey, Washburn Rural 40-7.50
Lucas Marichal, Topeka High 40-7
Anthony Jones, Topeka High 40-6.5
SHOT PUT
Brogen Brown, Seaman 50-11
F. Anguiano, Hayden 44-10
Clayton Johnson, Seaman 44-5
Dorian Rhoten, Topeka West 44-3
Amir Bass, Shawnee Heights 43-9
DISCUS
Brogen Brown, Seaman 146-0
Myles Fisher, Silver Lake 140-4
Treyton Tetuan, Hayden 137-4
Samuel Scott, Washburn Rural 136-0
Dorian Rhoten, Topeka West 132-7
JAVELIN
Kelton Meier, Hayden 162-5
Oliver Perez, Washburn Rural 155-2
Jackson Haas, Hayden 150-8
Andre Johnson, Rossville 149-6
Taylor Gabriel, Washburn Rural 142-7
