By John Mesh
The 2025 season ended for the Hutchinson High School and Buhler High School girls soccer teams in the Class 5A West #3 and Class 4-1A West #3 regional championship games Thursday night.
Hutchinson lost 8-0 to Maize South Thursday in the Class 5A West Regional #3 championship game at Maize South High School. Maize South led 6-0 at halftime.
The Hutchinson Salthawks finished the season with an 11-7 record. Maize South improved to 16-2.
In the Class 4-1A West #3 regional championship game, Buhler lost to Mulvane 2-1 (3-2 on penalty kicks) in overtime at Crusader Stadium in Buhler.
Mulvane improved to 12-6 and Buhler finished the season 12-6.
In the Class 5A West Regional #1 championship match, Goddard Eisenhower defeated Hays 4-0. Eisenhower improved to 18-0 and Hays finished the season 9-9.
In the Class 5A West #2 Regional championship match, Bishop Carroll defeated Salina South 7-0. The Salina South Cougars, who played dn their first regional championship since 2021, finished the season with a 9-9 record.
In the Class 5A West Regional #4 championship match, Wichita Kapaun-Mount Carmel defeated Andover Central 4-2. Kapaun improved to 1-5 and Andover Central finished the season 12-6.
In the Class 4A West Regional #1 championship match, Wichita Trinity Academy defeated Classical School of Wichita/Wichita Central Christian Academy 3-0 at Trinity Academy.
Wichita Trinity is 13-1-2. Wichita Classical/Wichita CCA finished the season 8-9.
In the Class 4A West Regional #2 championship match, Rose Hill defeated Topeka Cair Paravel Latin School/Eskridge-Mission Valley 2-0. Rose Hill improved to 14-4 and Cair Paravel/Mission Valley finished the season 8-8.
Topeka West won the Class 4A West Regional #3 championship 2-1 over McPherson. Hayden improved to 11-7. McPherson ended the season 12-6.
Class 5A East Regional championship scores: #1 Overland Park-St. Thomas Aquinas 8, Kansas City-Sumner Academy 0; #2 Lenexa-St. James Academy 5, Tecumseh-Shawnee Heights 0; #3 DeSoto 5, Spring Hill 0; #4 Topeka Seaman 8, Basehor-Linwood 0.
Hutchinson, Buhler swimmers to compete at 5-1A state meet
The swimming portion of the Kansas State Swimming and Diving Championships in Class 6A and Class 5-1A takes place Friday and Saturday at the Capitol Federal Natatorium in Topeka.
Hutchinson and Buhler swimmers will compete Friday and Saturday. Neither school had any divers qualify for state completion, which took place Thursday.
Hutchinson will be represented by:
• Alayna Wiggins, freshman – 200-yard freestyle, 2:09.99 (15th seed) – 100-yard backstroke, 1:04.70 (15th seed)
• AJ Gooch, junior – 200-yard individual medley, 2:29.79 (15th seed) – 100-yard breaststroke, 1:11.30 (6th seed).
• Julianna Stivers, sophomore – 200-yard individual medley, 2:35.55 (21st seed) – 100-yard backstroke, 1:09.88 (29th seed).
• Relays: – 200-yard medley relay, 2:03.21 (11th seed) – 200-yard freestyle relay, 1:51.19 (14th seed) – 400-yard freestyle relay, 4:08.39 (11th seed).
Buhler will be represented by:
• Hannah Swain, freshman – 200-yard freestyle, 2:10.78 (17th seed) – 500-yard freestyle, 5:57.13 (15th seed).
• Relays: – 200-yard medley relay, 2:09.62 (27th seed) – 200-yard freestyle relay, 1:54.42 (25th seed – alternate) – 400-yard freestyle relay, 4:10.67 (13th seed).
Hutchinson CC first baseman Quinn Maher named all-KJCCC Gold Glove
Hutchinson CC Sports Information
Hutchinson Community College baseball sophomore first baseball Quinn Maher was named to the 2025 All-KJCCC Gold Glove team on Thursday.
Named All-Jayhawk West honorable mention last week, the sophomore from Colorado Springs, Colo., is just the sixth Blue Dragon player in program history to post a 1.000 fielding percentage with more than 150 defensive chances.
Maher started 60 games at first base this season and did not commit an error in 418 total defensive chances.
Maher’s 418 defensive chances ranks seventh in Blue Dragon single-season history. His 412 putouts are four-most in Blue Dragon history, third most by a Hutchinson first baseman.
Maher helped the 2025 Blue Dragons lead the Jayhawk West in defense this season with a .972 team fielding percentage.
Over his two years with the Blue Dragons, Maher committed only three errors in 467 total defensive chances.
Maher’s .994 career fielding percentage breaks the old career record of .993 set by Scott Wolverton in 2017 and 2018. Maher is only the sixth Blue Dragon with a career fielding percentage of .990 with 150 defensive chances or more.
Since the KJCCC started awarding Gold Glove awards to positions instead of one overall winner before the 2021 season, Maher is the second Blue Dragon to be named to the conference Gold Glove team.
Ben Men McLaughlin (2022) is the other Blue Dragon to earn conference defensive honors.
The Blue Dragons finished 40-21 this season, placing third in the Jayhawk West.
The Dragons swept the Allen Red Devils in two games in the Plains District opening-round series at Hobart-Detter Field. The Blue Dragons went 1-2 in the Plains District Tournament in Salina.
Offensively, Maher hit .299 for the season (58 for 194) with 14 doubles, eight home runs, 41 RBIs and 59 runs scored.
2025 ALL-KJCCC GOLD GLOVE TEAM
1B Quinn Maher, R-So. Hutchinson
1B Eli Patrick, Fr. Pratt
2B Kyle Graves, Fr. Barton
3B Carter Kelley, So. Johnson County
SS Owen Rush, R-So. Fort Scott
OF Marcus Dierks, So. Kansas City
OF Eric Bacon, So. Coffeyville
OF Bo Shinkle, So. Johnson County
C Cam MaCleod, So. Cloud County
P Reese Kortum, So. Fort Scott