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2009 Hall of Fame Inductees
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Mark Turgeon - Hayden High School
A teammate of fellow inductee Meier at Hayden, Turgeon helped lead the Wildcats to back-to-back state titles, including a perfect season in 1983. Turgeon was an All-City pick as a senior and also received All-State recognition. Turgeon went on to play at Kansas, playing in four consecutive NCAA Tournaments. Turgeon is currently the head coach at Texas A&M after coaching at Wichita State from 2000-2007.
Tom Meier - Hayden High School
Meier helped lead Hayden to back-to-back Class 4A state basketball championships in 1982 and 1983. Meier was a three-time All-City pick and received All-State recognition as a junior and senior. Meier went on to star at Washburn, leading the Ichabods to the NAIA national championship in 1987. Meier was a first-team NAIA All-American in 1987 and is No. 2 on Washburn's career scoring and rebounding lists.
Late Bob Hentzen - Sports Writer for the Topeka Capital-Journal
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Hentzen, who died in 2000, covered sports for The Capital-Journal for more than 40 years, joining the staff in 1958. Hentzen retired as a full-time columnist in 1996 but continued to write a weekly column until his death. Hentzen, who wrote more than 8,500 columns, was named the Kansas Sports Writer of the Year 15 times. Henzten has been enshrined in several halls of fame, including the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame.
Local Athletes Honored
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS AWARDS BANQUET 2009
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AWARDS NOMINEES AND WINNERS
FALL MALE — T.J. McGreevy, Hayden (football); Elijah Tyree, Highland Park (football); Robert Cooper, Rossville (football); Garret Kasl, Seaman (football); Austin Flohrschutz, Shawnee Heights (football); Cameron Renfro, Silver Lake (football), Robert Segura, Topeka West (cross country), Andrew Edwards, Washburn Rural (football).
FALL FEMALE — Leah Flynn, Hayden (volleyball); Kylie Graves, Rossville (cross country); Audrey Horton, Seaman (volleyball); Caroline Hale, Shawnee Heights (cross country); Chelsea Stryker, Topeka High (golf); Megan Siebert, Topeka West (tennis); Kacia Turner, Washburn Rural (volleyball).
WINTER MALE — Jeff Reid, Hayden (basketball); Spensor Askren, Rossville (basketball); Bryce Simons, Seaman (basketball); Ryan Floberg, Shawnee Heights (basketball); Robert Hamilton, Topeka High (swimming); Chris LaPerle, Topeka West (bowling); Bobby Chipman, Washburn Rural (basketball).
WINTER FEMALE — Aubree Luebbe, Hayden (basketball); Briannah Williams, Highland Park (basketball); Shelby Cowan, Rossville (basketball); Caitlin Campbell, Seaman (bowling); Sami McHenry, Shawnee Heights (basketball); Caitlin Morrissey, Topeka West (bowling); Gabby Stolze, Washburn Rural (bowling).
SPRING MALE — T.J. McGreevy, Hayden (baseball); Trace McDiffett, Rossville (golf); Robbie Rea, Seaman (baseball); Jesse Vaughn, Shawnee Heights (track); Tyler Roberts, Silver Lake (baseball); Andrew Woodward, Topeka High (track); Derrick Perry, Topeka West (track); Bronson Brassel, Washburn Rural (tennis).
SPRING FEMALE — Michelle Sommer, Hayden (soccer); Chelsie McCullough, Rossville (softball); Abbey Brown, Seaman (soccer); Shelby Nincehelser, Shawnee Heights (soccer); Britney Workman, Silver Lake; Marqueita Marisette, Topeka High (track); Ashley Riley, Topeka West (swimming); Paige Ladenburger, Washburn Rural (softball).
MALE MOST INSPIRATIONAL — T.J. McGreevy, Hayden; Erik Swiercinsky, Highland Park; Michael Rodeheffer, Topeka High; Christian Bechard, Topeka West; Keaton Vander Hart, Washburn Rural.
FEMALE MOST INSPIRATIONAL — Amanda Stadler, Hayden; Simone Patterson, Topeka High; Caitlin Morrissey, Topeka West; Allison Babcock, Washburn Rural.
*Winners Highlighted in Red.