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Jayhawk League Tournament Municipal Auditorium, Topeka Update: January 21, 2007
December 28-30, 1954: This was the first and only Pre-Season Jayhawk League tournament. Coach Bueltel was one of the promoters for this event that was modeled after the old BIG 7 Conference Tournament that was held in Kansas City each year.
| Date | TEAM | COACH | |
| December-54 | 1 | HASKELL | Tony Coffin |
| 2 | Hayden | ||
| 3 | Wamego | ||
| 4 | Holton | ||
| 5 | Effingham | ||
| 6 | Paola | ||
| 7 | Seaman | ||
| 8 | Osage City |
ST. Agnes Invitational Shawnee Mission, KS
December 20-21, 1957: History of this tourney is not known. This was the only year Hayden participated. Names in parenthesis are the current names of various schools.
| December-57 | 1 | ST. AGNES-K.C. (MIEGE) | Paul Martel |
| 2 | Hayden | ||
| 3 | Olathe (Olathe North) | ||
| 4 | St. Joseph-Shawnee (Aquinas) |
Junction City High School Invitational
January 20-21, 1961: History of this tournament is not known. This was the only year Hayden participated.
| January-61 | 1 | HAYDEN | Ken Bueltel |
| 2 | Junction City | ||
| 3 | Manhattan | ||
| 4 | Atchison |
Highland Park Christmas Tournament
This was the first regular season tournament that Hayden participated in. Highland Park dedicated their new gym in the 1951-52 season and all the games were played at Highland Park. This tournament was sometimes referred to as the Topeka Holiday Tournament. In 1959, the tournament used a round-robin format.
| December-51 | 1 | HAYDEN | Al Lee |
| 2 | Highland Park | ||
| 3 | Lawrence | ||
| 4 | Atchison | ||
| 5 | Marysville | ||
| 6 | Haskell | ||
| 7 | Seaman | ||
| Dec/Jan 1952-53 | 1 | HIGHLAND PARK | |
| 2 | Topeka High | ||
| 3 | Lawrence | ||
| 4 | Atchison | ||
| 5 | Ottawa | ||
| 6 | Seaman | ||
| 7 | Hayden | ||
| 7 | Washburn Rural | ||
| Dec/Jan 1953-54 | 1 | TOPEKA HIGH | Jack Dean |
| 2 | Ottawa | ||
| 3 | Lawrence | ||
| 4 | Atchison | ||
| 5 | Highland Park | ||
| 6 | Hayden | ||
| 7 | Washburn Rural | ||
| 8 | Seaman | ||
| December-54 | 1 | MANHATTAN | |
| 2 | Topeka High | ||
| 3 | Ottawa | ||
| 4 | Highland Park | ||
| December-55 | 1 | TOPEKA HIGH | Jack Dean |
| 2 | Manhattan | ||
| 3 | Ottawa | ||
| 4 | Highland Park | ||
| 5 | Winfield | ||
| 6 | Hayden | ||
| 7 | Emporia | ||
| 8 | Leavenworth | ||
| December-56 | 1 | TOPEKA HIGH | Jack Dean |
| 2 | Highland Park | ||
| 3 | Emporia | ||
| 4 | Ottawa | ||
| 5 | Leavenworth | ||
| 6 | Manhattan | ||
| 7 | Independence | ||
| 8 | Hayden | ||
| December-57 | 1 | TOPEKA HIGH | Jack Dean |
| 2 | Manhattan | ||
| 3 | Highland Park | ||
| 4 | Ottawa | ||
| 5 | Washington-K.C. | ||
| 6 | Leavenworth | ||
| 7 | Emporia | ||
| 8 | Rosedale-K.C. | ||
| December-58 | 1 | OSAGE CITY | Bob Burd |
| 2 | Hayden | ||
| 3 | Emporia | ||
| 4 | Manhattan | ||
| 5 | Turner-K.C. | ||
| 6 | Highland Park | ||
| 7 | Ottawa | ||
| 8 | Washburn Rural | ||
| December-59 | 1 | HAYDEN (3-0) | Ken Bueltel |
| 2 | Washburn Rural (2-1) | ||
| 3 | Highland Park (1-2) | ||
| 4 | Seaman (0-3) |
Topeka Holiday Tournament
This is the tournament that later became known as the Topeka Invitational Tournament. I always thought these were considered the first Topeka Invitational games - but some sources cite the 1965 tournament as the first Topeka Invitational Tournament. These tournaments were held during Christmas break period. Highland Park was the host for the 1961 contests, Topeka West ran the tourney in 1962 and Hayden served as host in 1963 but the games were played at Topeka High.
| December-61 | 1 | HAYDEN | Ken Bueltel |
| 2 | Highland Park | ||
| 3 | Topeka High | ||
| 4 | Topeka West | ||
| December-62 | 1 | TOPEKA HIGH | Jack Dean |
| 2 | Hayden | ||
| 3 | Highland Park | ||
| 4 | Topeka West | ||
| December-63 | 1 | HAYDEN | Ken Bueltel |
| 2 | Ward-K.C. | ||
| 3 | Lawrence | ||
| 4 | Topeka West | ||
| 5 | Topeka High | ||
| 6 | Washington-K.C. | ||
| 7 | Miege-K.C. | ||
| 8 | Highland Park |
Topeka Invitational Tournament
This tournament is always played in the middle of January. Hayden dropped out of this tournament after 1999.
| YEAR | Order of Finish | COACH | HOST | ||||
| 1965 | Topeka High | Jack Dean | TWHS | ||||
| Wichita Southeast | |||||||
| Coffeyville | |||||||
| Lawrence | |||||||
| HAYDEN | |||||||
| Highland Park | |||||||
| Topeka West | |||||||
| Ward - K.C. | |||||||
| PLACE | Topeka High | ||||||
| 1966 | Lawrence | Max Rife | HPHS | ||||
| Manhattan | |||||||
| Ward - K.C. | |||||||
| HAYDEN | |||||||
| Topeka West | |||||||
| Topeka High | |||||||
| Highland Park | |||||||
| Junction City | |||||||
| PLACE | Topeka High | ||||||
| 1967 | Topeka High | Jack Dean | THS | ||||
| Lawrence | |||||||
| Manhattan | |||||||
| Shawnee Mission South | |||||||
| Highland Park | |||||||
| HAYDEN | |||||||
| Junction City | |||||||
| Topeka West | |||||||
| PLACE | Topeka High | ||||||
| 1968 | Topeka High | Jack Dean | HAYDEN | ||||
| HAYDEN | |||||||
| Lawrence | |||||||
| Highland Park | |||||||
| Wichita East | |||||||
| Topeka West | |||||||
| Junction City | |||||||
| Shawnee Mission South | |||||||
| PLACE | Municipal Auditorium | ||||||
| 1969 | Junction City | Ralph Rindt | TWHS | ||||
| HAYDEN | |||||||
| Highland Park | |||||||
| Topeka High | |||||||
| Shawnee Mission South | |||||||
| Wichita East | |||||||
| Topeka West | |||||||
| Lawrence | |||||||
| PLACE | Municipal Auditorium | ||||||
| 1970 | Highland Park | Paul Sexton | HPHS | ||||
| Topeka High | |||||||
| Junction City | |||||||
| HAYDEN | |||||||
| Lawrence | |||||||
| Wichita East | |||||||
| Shawnee Mission South | |||||||
| Topeka West | |||||||
| PLACE | Municipal Auditorium | ||||||
| 1971 | Shawnee Mission South | Dudley Geise | THS | ||||
| HAYDEN | |||||||
| Highland Park | |||||||
| Topeka West | |||||||
| Junction City | |||||||
| Topeka High | |||||||
| Lawrence | |||||||
| Wichita East | |||||||
| PLACE | Municipal Auditorium | ||||||
| 1972 | Junction City | Ralph Rindt | HAYDEN | ||||
| Shawnee Mission South | |||||||
| Topeka West | |||||||
| Lawrence | |||||||
| Wichita East | |||||||
| Highland Park | |||||||
| HAYDEN | |||||||
| Topeka High | |||||||
| PLACE | Municipal Auditorium | ||||||
| 1973 | Topeka High | Willie Nicklin | TWHS | ||||
| Junction City | |||||||
| Wichita East | |||||||
| Highland Park | |||||||
| Topeka West | |||||||
| Lawrence | |||||||
| HAYDEN | |||||||
| Salina South | |||||||
| PLACE | Topeka High | ||||||
| 1974 | Highland Park | Randy Springs | HPHS | ||||
| Topeka High | |||||||
| Junction City | |||||||
| Topeka West | |||||||
| HAYDEN | |||||||
| Wichita East | |||||||
| Lawrence | |||||||
| Salina South | |||||||
| PLACE | Municipal Auditorium | ||||||
| 1975 | Highland Park | Randy Springs | THS | ||||
| HAYDEN | |||||||
| Topeka High | |||||||
| Topeka West | |||||||
| Lawrence | |||||||
| Manhattan | |||||||
| Salina South | |||||||
| Junction City | |||||||
| PLACE | Topeka High | ||||||
| 1976 | Highland Park | Randy Springs | HAYDEN | ||||
| Manhattan | |||||||
| Lawrence | |||||||
| HAYDEN | |||||||
| Topeka High | |||||||
| Topeka West | |||||||
| Salina South | |||||||
| Junction City | |||||||
| PLACE | Bueltel A.C. | ||||||
| 1977 | Highland Park | Randy Springs | THS | ||||
| Topeka High | |||||||
| Manhattan | |||||||
| Salina South | |||||||
| Lawrence | |||||||
| Ward - K.C. | |||||||
| HAYDEN | |||||||
| Topeka West | |||||||
| PLACE | Topeka High | ||||||
| 1978 | Central - K.C., MO | Jack Bush | HPHS | ||||
| Highland Park | |||||||
| Topeka High | |||||||
| Lawrence | |||||||
| Ward - K.C. | |||||||
| Topeka West | |||||||
| HAYDEN | |||||||
| Manhattan | |||||||
| PLACE | Highland Park | ||||||
| 1979 | Topeka High | Willie Nicklin | TWHS | ||||
| HAYDEN | |||||||
| Topeka West | |||||||
| Highland Park | |||||||
| Lawrence | |||||||
| Ward - K.C. | |||||||
| Schlagle - K.C. | |||||||
| Carroll - Wichita | |||||||
| PLACE | Topeka West/Topeka High | ||||||
| 1980 | Highland Park | Randy Springs | HAYDEN | ||||
| Topeka High | |||||||
| Topeka West | |||||||
| Lawrence | |||||||
| Schlagle - K.C. | |||||||
| HAYDEN | |||||||
| Turner | |||||||
| Ward - K.C. | |||||||
| PLACE | Bueltel A.C. | ||||||
| 1981 | Topeka High | Willie Nicklin | THS | ||||
| HAYDEN | |||||||
| Schlagle - K.C. | |||||||
| Highland Park | |||||||
| Topeka West | |||||||
| Lawrence | |||||||
| Turner | |||||||
| Ward - K.C. | |||||||
| PLACE | Topeka High | ||||||
| 1982 | HAYDEN | Ben Meseke | HPHS | ||||
| Topeka High | |||||||
| Schlagle - K.C. | |||||||
| Topeka West | |||||||
| Highland Park | |||||||
| Lawrence | |||||||
| Harmon - K.C. | |||||||
| Ward - K.C. | |||||||
| PLACE | THS/HPHS/Municipal Auditorium | ||||||
| 1983 | HAYDEN | Ben Meseke | TWHS | ||||
| Lawrence | |||||||
| Topeka High | |||||||
| Highland Park | |||||||
| SM South | |||||||
| Topeka West | |||||||
| Harmon - K.C. | |||||||
| Ward - K.C. | |||||||
| PLACE | Topeka West/Municipal Aud | ||||||
| 1984 | Lawrence | Ted Juneau | HAYDEN | ||||
| Topeka High | |||||||
| Highland Park | |||||||
| Washington - K.C. | |||||||
| SM South | |||||||
| Topeka West | |||||||
| Ward - K.C. | |||||||
| HAYDEN | |||||||
| PLACE | Bueltel A.C. | ||||||
| 1985 | Highland Park | Bob Bodenheimer | THS | ||||
| Topeka West | |||||||
| Ward - K.C. | |||||||
| Lawrence | |||||||
| Topeka High | |||||||
| Shawnee Mission South | |||||||
| Washington - K.C. | |||||||
| HAYDEN | |||||||
| PLACE | Topeka High | ||||||
| 1986 | Lawrence | Ted Juneau | HPHS | ||||
| Topeka High | |||||||
| Highland Park | |||||||
| Topeka West | |||||||
| Shawnee Mission South | |||||||
| HAYDEN | |||||||
| Ward - K.C. | |||||||
| Washington - K.C. | |||||||
| PLACE | Highland Park | ||||||
| 1987 | Topeka High | Willie Nicklin | TWHS | ||||
| Topeka West | |||||||
| Highland Park | |||||||
| Lawrence | |||||||
| HAYDEN | |||||||
| Shawnee Mission South | |||||||
| Washington - K.C. | |||||||
| Ward - K.C. | |||||||
| PLACE | Topeka West | ||||||
| 1988 | Topeka High | Willie Nicklin | HAYDEN | ||||
| Highland Park | |||||||
| Shawnee Mission South | |||||||
| HAYDEN | |||||||
| Washington - K.C. | |||||||
| Lawrence | |||||||
| Topeka West | |||||||
| Ward - K.C. | |||||||
| PLACE | Bueltel A.C. | ||||||
| 1989 | Topeka High | Willie Nicklin | THS | ||||
| Wichita South | |||||||
| HAYDEN | |||||||
| Topeka West | |||||||
| Lawrence | |||||||
| Highland Park | |||||||
| Ward - K.C. | |||||||
| Washington - K.C. | |||||||
| PLACE | Topeka High | ||||||
| 1990 | Wichita South | Steve Eck | HPHS | ||||
| Topeka High | |||||||
| HAYDEN | |||||||
| Highland Park | |||||||
| Topeka West | |||||||
| Lawrence | |||||||
| Washington - K.C. | |||||||
| Sumner - K.C. | |||||||
| PLACE | Highland Park | ||||||
| 1991 | Topeka High | Willie Nicklin | TWHS | ||||
| HAYDEN | |||||||
| Topeka West | |||||||
| Highland Park | |||||||
| Lawrence | |||||||
| Sumner - K.C. | |||||||
| Washington - K.C. | |||||||
| Atchison | |||||||
| PLACE | Topeka West | ||||||
| 1992 | Lawrence | Ron Weber | HAYDEN | ||||
| Topeka West | |||||||
| Topeka High | |||||||
| HAYDEN | |||||||
| Washington - K.C. | |||||||
| Highland Park | |||||||
| Atchison | |||||||
| Sumner - K.C. | |||||||
| PLACE | Bueltel A.C. | ||||||
| 1993 | Topeka West | John Oestreich | THS | ||||
| Washington - K.C. | |||||||
| Topeka High | |||||||
| Parsons | |||||||
| Lawrence | |||||||
| Highland Park | |||||||
| HAYDEN | |||||||
| Sumner - K.C. | |||||||
| PLACE | Topeka High | ||||||
| 1994 | Topeka West | John Oestreich | HPHS | ||||
| Lawrence | |||||||
| Topeka High | |||||||
| HAYDEN | |||||||
| Highland Park | |||||||
| Washington - K.C. | |||||||
| PLACE | Highland Park | ||||||
| 1995 | Highland Park | Mike Brinsko | TWHS | ||||
| Washington - K.C. | |||||||
| Lawrence | |||||||
| Topeka West | |||||||
| HAYDEN | |||||||
| Topeka High | |||||||
| vacant | |||||||
| vacant | |||||||
| PLACE | |||||||
| 1996 | Highland Park | Mike Brinsko | Hayden | ||||
| Will Rogers - Tulsa | |||||||
| Washington - K.C. | |||||||
| Lawrence | |||||||
| Topeka High | |||||||
| Wichita West | |||||||
| Topeka West | |||||||
| HAYDEN | |||||||
| PLACE | Bueltel A.C. | ||||||
| 1997 | Wichita East | Ron Allen | THS | ||||
| Lawrence | |||||||
| Topeka High | |||||||
| Washington - K.C. | |||||||
| Will Rogers - Tulsa | |||||||
| Highland Park | |||||||
| Topeka West | |||||||
| HAYDEN | |||||||
| PLACE | Topeka High | ||||||
| 1998 | Topeka High | Bill Bagshaw | HPHS | ||||
| Highland Park | |||||||
| Topeka West | |||||||
| Washington - K.C. | |||||||
| Lawrence | |||||||
| Will Rogers - Tulsa | |||||||
| Wichita West | |||||||
| HAYDEN | |||||||
| PLACE | Highland Park | ||||||
| 1999 | Highland Park | Mike Brinsko | TWHS | ||||
| Wichita East | |||||||
| Topeka West | |||||||
| Topeka High | |||||||
| HAYDEN | |||||||
| Will Rogers - Tulsa | |||||||
| Free State-Lawrence | |||||||
| Washington - K.C. | |||||||
| PLACE | TWHS | ||||||
| 2000 | Highland Park | Mike Brinsko | |||||
| Wichita West | |||||||
| Will Rogers - Tulsa | |||||||
| Washington - K.C. | |||||||
| Topeka High | |||||||
| Topeka West | |||||||
| Lawrence | |||||||
| Northeast - K.C., MO | |||||||
| PLACE | |||||||
| 2001 | Highland Park | Mike Brinsko | |||||
| Northeast- Lincoln | |||||||
| Washington - K.C. | |||||||
| Free State-Lawrence | |||||||
| Wichita East | |||||||
| Northeast - K.C., MO | |||||||
| Topeka High | |||||||
| Topeka West | |||||||
| PLACE | |||||||
| 2002 | Lawrence | Chris Davis | |||||
| Washington - K.C. | |||||||
| Topeka High | |||||||
| Seaman | |||||||
| Topeka West | |||||||
| Free State-Lawrence | |||||||
| Highland Park | |||||||
| Wichita West | |||||||
| PLACE | |||||||
| 2003 | Highland Park | Ken Darting | |||||
| Topeka West | |||||||
| Free State-Lawrence | |||||||
| Topeka High | |||||||
| Seaman | |||||||
| Lawrence | |||||||
| Wichita East | |||||||
| Washington - K.C. | |||||||
| PLACE | |||||||
| 2004 | Topeka West | Chad Eshbaugh | |||||
| Seaman | |||||||
| Highland Park | |||||||
| Topeka High | |||||||
| Free State-Lawrence | |||||||
| Lawrence | |||||||
| 2005 | Free State - Lawrence | Jack Schreiner | |||||
| Highland Park | |||||||
| Wichita East | |||||||
| Lawrence | |||||||
| Topeka West | |||||||
| Seaman | |||||||
| Topeka High | |||||||
| Washington - K.C. | |||||||
| 2006 | Wichita Northwest | Eric Hofer-Holdeman | |||||
| Highland Park | |||||||
| Seaman | |||||||
| Topeka High | |||||||
| Topeka West | |||||||
| Lawrence | |||||||
| Washington - K.C. | |||||||
| Wichita West | |||||||
| 2007 | Highland Park | Ken Darting | |||||
| Wichita East | |||||||
| Lawrence | |||||||
| Topeka High | |||||||
| Wichita Northeast | |||||||
| Topeka West | |||||||
| Seaman | |||||||
| Washington-K.C. | |||||||
Topeka Inv. Tournament Placement All-Time
TEAM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Highland Park 14 5 6 7 3 6 2 0
Topeka High 11 8 8 6 4 3 2 1
Lawrence 5 4 4 7 8 8 3 1
Topeka West 3 4 6 8 7 7 5 4
HAYDEN 2 7 2 6 5 3 5 5
Junction City 2 1 2 0 1 0 2 3
COACHES: Willie Nicklin 7, Mike Brinsko 5, Randy Springs 5, Jack Dean 3, Ralph Rindt 2, Ben Meseke 2, John Oestreich 2, Ted Juneau 2.
Aquinas Saints Tournament - Overland Park, KS
Hayden participated in this tournament - held in January - from 2000 to 2003. Not all results were covered in the Topeka paper - additional information will be added in the future.
| 2000 | 1 | Miege-K.C. | |
| 2 | Chaminade, St. Louis, MO | ||
| 3 | |||
| 4 | |||
| 5 | |||
| 6 | |||
| 7 | Wichita Carroll | ||
| 8 | Hayden | ||
| 2001 | 1 | ||
| 2 | |||
| 3 | |||
| 4 | |||
| 5 | Hayden | ||
| 6 | Wichita Carroll | ||
| 7 | |||
| 8 | |||
| 2002 | 1 | Chaminade-St. Louis, MO | |
| 2 | Rockhurst-K.C., MO | ||
| 3 | Miege-K.C. | ||
| 4 | Aquinas-O.P. | ||
| 5 | |||
| 6 | |||
| 7 | Shawnee Mission Northwest | ||
| 8 | Hayden | ||
| 2003 | 1 | Aquinas-O.P. | |
| 2 | Miege-K.C. | ||
| 3 | Rockhurst-K.C., MO | ||
| 4 | Wichita Carroll | ||
| 5 | Chaminade-St. Louis, MO | ||
| 6 | Shawnee Mission Northwest | ||
| 7 | Hayden | ||
| 8 | Ward-K.C. |
BURLINGTON INVITATIONAL - Burlington, KS
Hayden entered this tournament in 2004.
| 2004 | 1 | Burlington | Stacy Reed |
| 2 | Labette County | ||
| 3 | Hayden | ||
| 4 | Central Heights | ||
| 5 | |||
| 6 | |||
| 7 | |||
| 8 | |||
| 2005 | 1 | Burlington | Stacy Reed |
| 2 | Labette County | ||
| 3 | Hayden | ||
| 4 | Santa Fe Trail | ||
| 5 | Paola | ||
| 6 | Sabetha | ||
| 7 | Central Heights | ||
| 8 | Council Grove | ||
| 2006 | 1 | Burlington | Stacy Reed |
| 2 | Hayden | ||
| 3 | Labette County | ||
| 4 | Sabetha | ||
| 5 | Paola | ||
| 6 | Iola | ||
| 7 | Santa Fe Trail | ||
| 8 | Council Grove | ||
| 2007 | 1 | Hayden | Jeff Dishman |
| 2 | Sabetha | ||
| 3 | Burlington | ||
| 4 | Paola | ||
| 5 | Iola | ||
| 6 | Labette County | ||
| 7 | Council Grove | ||
| 8 | Santa Fe Trail | ||
| 2008 | 1 | Hayden | Ted Schuler |
| 2 | Sabetha | ||
| 3 | Labette County | ||
| 4 | Burlington | ||
| 5 | Paola | ||
| 6 | Santa Fe Trail | ||
| 7 | Iola | ||
| 8 | Council Grove | ||
SABETHA SHOOT-OUT
Hayden played in this early season tournament at one time. Details to follow.