By Rick Peterson
TopSports.news
Topeka High will host the 2026 Capital City Classic girls basketball tournament Thursday through Saturday, with Highland Park, Seaman and Shawnee Heights joining the Trojans in the event.
Shawnee Heights junior KK Emmot returns for the T-Birds, who captured the Capital City Classic championship in 2025 at Topeka West. [File photo/TSN]
Seaman (6-4 on the season) will open the tournament at 3 p.m. Thursday against Garden City (7-5).
Highland Park (4-7) and No. 2-ranked (Class 6A) Wichita Heights (12-0) are on the same side of the bracket with Seaman and Garden City and will play a first-round game at 4:30 p.m.
The Seaman-Garden City and Highland Park-Wichita Heights winners will play a 6 p.m. semifinal on Friday.
On the other side of the bracket, Topeka High (4-6) will take on No. 3-ranked (6A) Derby (11-2) in a 6 p.m. first-round game while No. 6 (5A) Shawnee Heights (10-3) will face Lawrence (6-5) at 7:30.
The Topeka High-Derby winner will face the Shawnee Heights-Lawrence winner in a 7:30 Friday night semifinal.
The tournament will conclude on Saturday, starting with the seventh-place game at 10 a.m., followed by the fifth-place game at 11:30, the third-place contest at 1 p.m. and the championship tilt at 2:30 p.m. in separate gyms.
CAPITAL CITY CLASSIC
At Topeka High
Thursday
3 p.m. -- Seaman vs. Garden City.
4:30 -- Highland Park vs. Wichita Heights.
6 -- Topeka High vs. Derby.
7:30 -- Shawnee Heights vs. Lawrence.
Friday
3 p.m. -- Seaman-Garden City loser vs. Highland Park-Wichita Heights loser.
4:30 -- Topeka High-Derby loser vs. Shawnee Heights-Lawence loser.
6 -- Seaman-Garden City winner vs. Highland Park-Wichita Heights winner.
7:30 -- Topeka High-Derby winner vs. Shawnee Heights-Lawrence winner.
Saturday
10 a.m. -- Seventh place.
11:30 -- Fifth place.
1 p.m. -- Third place.
2:30 -- Championship.
Carvel Reynoldson's Hayden girls basketball team will compete in this week's Lady Cat Classic at El Dorado. [File photo/TSN}
Hayden to compete in El Dorado
Hayden, 10-3 on the season, is the No. 2 seed for the 33rd annual Lady Cat Classic in El Dorado Thursday through Saturday.
Hayden, No. 9-ranked in Class 4A by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association, will open its tournament bid at 6 p.m. Thursday against Gardner-Edgerton (3-7).
With a win the Wildcats will advance to a 6 o'clock semifinal on Friday to face the first-round winner between Mill Valley (9-4) and host El Dorado (5-6).
On the other side of the bracket No. 4 (5A) Maize South (11-2) will play a first-round game against Augusta (3-9) while No. 8 (5A) Kapaun Mt. Carmel (8-4) will face Goddard (5-5). Those two winners will play a 7:45 semifinal on Friday.
Place matches will be played on Saturday, capped by the championship game at 4:15 p.m.
EL DORADO LADY CAT CLASSIC
Thursday
2:30 p.m. -- Kapaun Mt. Carmel vs. Goddard.
4:15 -- Maize South vs. Augusta.
6 -- Hayden vs. Gardner-Edgerton.
7:45 -- Mill Valley vs. El Dorado.
Friday
2:30 p.m. -- Mill Valley-El Dorado loser vs. Hayden-Gardner-Edgerton loser.
4:15 -- Maize South-Augusta loser vs. Kapaun Mt. Carmel-Goddard loser.
6 -- Mill Valley-El Dorado winner vs. Hayden-Gardner-Edgerton winner.
7:45 -- Maize South-Augusta winner vs. Kapaun Mt. Carmel-Goddard winner.
Saturday
11 a.m. -- Seventh place.
12:45 p.m. -- Fifth place.
2:30 -- Third place.
4:15 -- Championship.
Freshman starter Brynn Anderson has helped lead Washburn Rural to a 7-4 start to the 2025-2026 season. [Photo by Doug Walker/Special to TSN]
Junior Blues, Chargers in Glacier's Edge field
Washburn Rural and Topeka West will compete in this week's Glacier's Edge tourney at Emporia High, squaring off against each other in a 6:30 p.m. first-round game on Thursday.
Rural, No. 9-ranked in Class 6A by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association, is 7-4 on the season while Topeka West is 2-10.
The Washburn Rural-Topeka West winner will advance to an 8:15 Friday semifinal to take on the first-round winner between host Emporia and Lawrence Free State.
On the other side of the bracket Wichita South (6-4) will take on Shawnee Mission West (3-7) and Blue Valley (5-4) will face Wichita Southeast (3-7) in the first round, with those two winners playing a 6:30 Friday semifinal.
Place games will be played on Saturday, with the championship game scheduled for 3:15 p.m.
GLACIER’S EDGE INVITATIONAL
At Emporia
Thursday
3 p.m. -- Wichita South vs. Shawnee Mission West.
4:45 -- Blue Valley vs. Wichita Southeast.
6:30 -- Washburn Rural vs. Topeka West.
8:15 -- Emporia vs. Free State.
Friday
3 p.m. -- Wichita South-SM West loser vs. Blue Valley-Wichita Southeast loser.
4:45 -- Emporia-Free State loser vs. Washburn Rural-Topeka West loser.
6:30 -- Wichita South-SM West winner vs. Blue Valley-Wichita Southeast winner.
8:15 -- Emporia-Free State winner vs. Washburn Rural-Topeka West winner.
Saturday
10 a.m. -- Seventh place.
11:45 -- Fifth place.
1:30 p.m. -- Third place.
3:15 -- Championship.
