By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Leah Crawford
LEAH CRAWFORD, Seaman
A sophomore bowler, Crawford shot a 661 three-game series to capture the girls individual title in Friday's city championships at Gage Bowl. Crawford rolled games of 224, 211 and 226 to take individual honors by 36 pins as Seaman rolled to its third straight city team championship by a 3,293-2,970 margin over Washburn Rural.
Cianna Graves
CIANNA GRAVES, Shawnee Heights
Graves, a senior girls wrestling star, won the United Kansas Conference championship at 155 pounds while also recording the 100th pin of her career on Saturday at Piper as No. 3-ranked (Class 5A) Shawnee Heights claimed the team championship by a 179.5-163 margin over top-ranked Basehor-Linwood. Now 28-2 on the season, Graves went 3-0 on the day with three pins.
Caleb Menke
CALEB MENKE, Hayden
Menke, a 175-pound junior wrestling standout, reached the 100-win milestone on Thursday at Royal Valley, a rare accomplishment for an underclassmen, and followed that up with the 175-pound championship in Saturday's Centennial League tournament at Washburn Rural, posting a 5-0 record on the day, including a 55-second pin and a 15-0 technical fall.
Adrian Meraz Jara
ADRIAN MERAZ JARA, Topeka High
Meraz Jara, a junior bowler, shattered his previous personal best by 170 pins in Friday's city championships at Gage Bowl, winning the city individual title with a 700 three-game series. Meraz Jara, who earned an individual medal for the first time in his career, rolled games of 212, 255 and 233 to claim top individual honors by 16 pins.
Elia Smith
ELIA SMITH, Washburn Rural
A senior girls wrestling standout, Smith reached the 100-win milestone for her career en route to winning the 170-pound championship in Saturday's Centennial League Tournament at Washburn Rural. Smith posted a perfect 4-0 record on the day with three pins and a 16-1 technical fall to help the Junior Blues post a runnerup team finish.
Olivia Stevens
OLIVIA STEVENS, Shawnee Heights
Stevens, a senior girls wrestling standout, won the United Kansas Conference championship at 145 pounds while also recording the 100th win of her career on Saturday at Piper as No. 3-ranked (Class 5A) Shawnee Heights claimed the team championship by a 179.5-163 margin over top-ranked Basehor-Linwood. Graves is now 27-4 on the season entering Saturday's Class 5A regional tournament at Bonner Springs.
