--By Rick Peterson
TopSports.news
Topeka West will host the 2025 Capital City Classic girls basketball tournament Thursday through Saturday, with Highland Park, Shawnee Heights, Topeka West and Washburn Rural all taking part in the event.
Sophomore Pearmella Carter and the 7-1 Highland Park girls will compete in this week's Capital City Classic at Topeka West. [File photo/TSN]
Shawnee Heights (6-4 on the season) will open the tournament at 3:15 p.m. Thursday against Blue Valley (3-7).
City rivals Highland Park (7-1) and host Topeka West (1-8) are on the same side of the bracket with Heights and Blue Valley and will play a first-round game at 6:30 p.m.
The Highland Park-West and Shawnee Heights-Blue Valley winners will play a 6:30 p.m. semifinal on Friday.
On the other side of the bracket, Lawrence (5-4) will take on Shawnee Mission West (1-6) in a 4:45 p.m. first-round game while Washburn Rural (5-3) will face Lawrence Free State (3-6) at 8 o'clock.
Rural is ranked No. 6 in Class 6A by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association while Lawrence is No. 10 in 6A.
The Lawrence-SM West winner will face the Washburn Rural-Free State winner in an 8 o'clock Friday night semifinal.
The tournament will conclude on Saturday, starting with the third and seventh-place games at 10 a.m. in separate gyms, followed by the fifth-place and championship contests at 11:30 a.m. in separate gyms.
CAPITAL CITY CLASSIC
At Topeka West
Thursday
3:15 p.m. -- Shawnee Heights vs. Blue Valley.
4:45 -- Lawrence vs. Shawnee Mission West.
6:30 -- Highland Park vs. Topeka West.
8 -- Washburn Rural vs. Free State.
Friday
3:15 p.m. -- Lawrence-SM West loser vs. Washburn Rural-Free State loser.
4:45 -- Highland Park-Topeka West loser vs. Shawnee Heights-Blue Valley loser.
6:30 -- Highland Park-Topeka West winner vs. Shawnee Heights-Blue Valley winner.
8 -- Lawrence-SM West winner vs. Washburn Rural-Free State winner.
Saturday
10 a.m. -- Third place (main gym); Seventh place (auxiliary gym).
11:30 -- Championship (main gym); Fifth place (auxiliary gym).
Senior Millie Ramsey and 10-0 Hayden will compete this week in the Lady Cat Invitational at El Dorado. [File photo/TSN]
Undefeated Hayden to compete in El Dorado
Hayden, No. 3-ranked in Class 4A by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association and 10-0 on the season, is the top seed for the 32nd annual Lady Cat Classic in El Dorado Thursday through Saturday.
Hayden will open its tournament bid at 6 p.m. Thursday against the host team, El Dorado, which is 1-7 on the season.
With a win the Wildcats will advance to a 7:45 p.m. semifinal on Friday to face the first-round winner between Gardner-Edgerton (5-4) and Goddard (4-6).
On the other side of the bracket Kapaun Mt. Carmel (7-3) will play a first-round game against Mill Valley (5-5) while Maize South (8-1) will face Augusta (3-5). Those two winners will play a 6 p.m. semifinal on Friday.
Maize South is ranked No. 5 by the KBCA.
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. -- Maize South vs. Augusta.
4:15 -- Kapaun Mt. Carmel vs. Mill Valley.
6 -- Hayden vs. El Dorado.
7:45 -- Gardner Edgerton vs. Goddard.
Friday
2:30 p.m. -- Kapaun-Mill Valley loser vs. Maize South-Augusta loser.
4:15 -- Hayden-El Dorado loser vs. Gardner Edgerton-Goddard loser.
6 -- Kapaun-Mill Valley winner vs. Maize South-Augusta winner.
7:45 -- Hayden-El Dorado winner vs. Gardner Edgerton-Goddard winner.
Saturday
11 a.m. -- Seventh place.
12:45 p.m. -- Fifth place.
2:30 -- Third place.
4:15 -- Championship.
Seaman senior Anna Becker (with ball) and the top-ranked Seaman girls will compete in the Glacier's Edge Invitational at Emporia this week. [File photo/TSN]
Vikings, Trojans in Glacier's Edge field
Undefeated Seaman and resurgent Topeka High will compete in this week's Glacier's Edge tourney at Emporia High.
Seaman, top-ranked in Class 5A and 10-0 on the season, will face Wichita Northwest (2-8) in a 5 p.m. first-round game on Thursday, followed by a 7 o'clock game between Topeka High (6-3) and Shawnee Mission South (6-3). Both of those games will be played in Emporia's auxiliary gym.
SM South is the defending 6A state champion and ranked No. 4 in 6A.
The Seaman-Northwest winner will advance to a 7:45 Friday semifinal to take on the Topeka High-SM South winner.
On the other side of the bracket Derby (8-1) will take on Wichita South (4-6) and Emporia High (1-8) will face Wichita Heights (9-1) in the first round, with those two winners playing a 6:15 Friday semifinal.
Wichita Heights is No. 2 and Derby No. 3 in the 6A rankings.
Place games will be played on Saturday, with the championship game scheduled for 2 p.m.
GLACIER’S EDGE INVITATIONAL
At Emporia
Thursday
5:30 p.m. -- Derby vs. Wichita South (main gym); Seaman vs. Wichita Northwest (JV gym).
7 -- Emporia vs. Wichita Heights (main gym); Shawnee Mission South vs. Topeka High (JV gym).
Friday
3:15 p.m. -- Derby-Wichita Hights loser vs. Seaman-Wichita Northwest loser (JV gym).
4:45 -- Emporia-Wichita Heights loser vs. SM South-Topeka High loser (JV gym).
6:15 -- Emporia-Wichita Heights winner vs. Derby-Wichita South winner (main gym).
7:45 -- Seaman-Wichita Northwest winner vs. SM South-Topeka High winner (main gym).
Saturday
11 a.m. -- Fifth place (Main gym); Seventh place (JV gym).
12:30 p.m. -- Third place (main gym).
2 -- Championship (main gym).
Junior Rylee Dick (12) and the Rossville girls will compete in the JCN Invitational this week. [File photo/TSN]
Rossville to vie for JCN tourney crown
Rossville's girls will compete in the Jefferson County North Invitational this week, beginning with a 6 p.m. first-round game against Atchison County on Tuesday night.
With a win over ACCHS (4-6) the 4-5 Bulldawgs will move on to a 7:30 p.m. semifinal on Friday to take on the winner of the first-round game between Jefferson North (5-3) and Perry-Lecompton (1-10).
On the other side of the bracket, Oskaloosa (6-4) will face Atchison (3-6) and Northeast Kansas will play Valley Falls (1-8), with those two winners playing a 6 p.m. Friday night semifinals.
Place games are scheduled to get under way at 12 p.m. on Saturday, with the title game at 4:30 p.m.
JEFFERSON COUNTY NORTH INVITATIONAL
Tuesday
6 p.m. -- Rossville vs. Atchison County (high school); Oskaloosa vs. Atchison (middle school).
7:30 -- Jefferson County North vs. Perry-Lecompton (high school); Northeast Kansas vs. Valley Falls (middle school).
Friday
6 p.m. -- NE Kansas-Valley Falls winner vs. Oskaloosa-Atchison winner (high school); Jefferson County North-Perry-Lecompton loser vs. Rossville-Atchison County loser (middle school).
7:30 -- Jefferson North-Perry-Lecompton winner vs. Rossville-Atchison County winner (high school); NE Kansas-Valley Falls loser vs. Oskaloosa-Atchison loser (middle school).
Saturday
12 p.m. -- Seventh place.
1:30 -- Fifth place.
3 -- Third place.
4:30 -- Championship.
