By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Anna Becker
ANNA BECKER, Seaman
Becker, a senior guard, was named the Most Valuable Player in last week's Glacier's Edge Tournament at Emporia after helping lead the undefeated and top-ranked (Class 5A) Vikings to the tournament championship. The Drake signee scored 47 points in Seaman's three victories, including 21 points with 4 3-pointers in Saturday's 63-50 win over No. 2 ranked (6A) Derby in the title game.
Jaxon Cowdin
JAXON COWDIN, Topeka High
A senior, Cowdin captured his fourth straight city one-meter diving championship last Thursday at the Capitol Federal Natatiorium while helping the Trojans swimming/diving team post a second place team finish. Cowdin won the the city diving title with a six-dive score of 253.15 and also finished fifth in the 50-yard free and swam on High's second-place 200-yard free relay and third-place 200 medley relay.
KK EMMOT, Shawnee Heights
Emmot, a sophomore, scored a career-high 36 points on Saturday as Shawnee Heights rallied from a 16-point deficit late in the first half to take a 59-54 win over No. 5-ranked (Class 6A) Washburn Rural in the championship game of the Capital City Classic at Topeka West. Emmot 75 points in the T-Birds' three games on the week, scoring 14 in a 54-47 OT win over Blue Valley and 25 points in a 65-32 win over Topeka West.
Andres Morao-Jaspe
ANDRES MORAO-JASPE, Washburn Rural
A sophomore, Morao-Jaspe won four gold medals in Thursday's swimming/diving championhips at the Capitol Federal Natatorium as the Junior Blues won their sixth straight city team championship with a 532-418.5 victory over Topeka High. Morao-Jaspe won the 200-yard individual medley (2:07.6) and the 500 free (5:14.46) and swam on Rural's winning 200 medley (1:48.20) and 400 free (3:39.00) relays.
Jaret Sanchez
JARET SANCHEZ, Shawnee Heights
Sanchez, a senior, scored 21 points in Shawnee Heights' 82-30 United Kansas Conference win over Leavenworth and scored 26 points with four 3-pointers in Friday's 66-48 UKC victory over city rival Topeka. With last week's two wins 10-2 Shawnee Heights ran its winning streak to five games.
Maddie Vickery
MADDIE VICKERY, Washburn Rural
A sophomore, Vickery scored 81 points in three Capital City Classic games on the week as Washburn Rural finished as the runnerup to Shawnee Heights. Vickery scored 21 points with three 3-pointers in a 76-25 win over Free State, had 33 points with a pair of 3s in Rural's 75-48 semifinal win over Lawrence and had 27 points and went 8 of 8 at the free throw line in Saturday's 59-54 loss to Heights.
