Senior Millie Ramsey takes her shot during Hayden's sub-state win over Baldwin.

[Photo Rex Wolfe/TSN]

Shawnee Heights senior Jaret Sanchez cuts down the net with Class 5A sub-state title.

[Photo Todd Fertig/TSN]

Topeka West & Jalen Foy win Class 5A sub-state title over Valley Center.

[File photo/TSN]

WU men's basketball team watches the NCAA selection show for the #1 seed in the Central Region.

[Photo courtesy of Washburn Athletics.]

Seaman wins Class 5A sub-state title & heads to 3rd straight state tournament.

[Photo Rex Wolf/TSN]

Highland Park celebrates Class 5A sub-state championship.

[Photo Rick Peterson/TSN]

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By RICK PETERSON

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TREVOR CHRISTY, Hayden

Christy, a senior, posted a third-place individual finish in last Thursday's Class 4A state bowling championships at Wichita's Bowlero Northrock, helping lead Hayden to its first-ever state bowling team title. Christy finished third with a 698 series, bowling games of 244, 239 and 215 as the Wildcats won the team championship by 95 pins (3,666-3,571) over Mulvane.

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JALEN FOY, Topeka West

A senior guard, Foy scored 40 points in two Class 5A sub-state victories on the week as Topeka West boys basketball advanced to the Class 5A state tournament. Foy scored 19 points with a pair of 3-pointers in a 69-63 overtime semifinal win over Bishop Carroll and had 21 points while hitting 8 of 10 free throws in Saturday's 81-54 home win over Valley Center in the sub-state championship game.

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EMILY LEE, Hayden 

Lee, a senior bowler, earned her second straight Class 4A-1A state medal last Thursday at Wichita's Bowlero Northrock, bowling a 551 series to place fourth individually. A regional champion, Lee bowled games of 188, 203 and 160 as the Wildcats finished sixth as a team. Lee posted an 11th-place state finish as a junior in 2024. 

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ELIZABETH POLING, Washburn Rural

A senior bowler, Poling placed fifth individually in last Friday's Class 6A state tournament, pacing Washburn Rural to a third-place team finish. Poling, who earned the first state medal of her career, rolled a 644 series with games of 197, 225 and 222 as the Junior Blues posted a team score of 3,081 to finish behind Campus and Wichita Northwest.

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JARET SANCHEZ, Shawnee Heights

Sanchez, a senior basketball standout, had a total of 36 points in two Shawnee Heights sub-state wins on the week as Heights earned its second straight Class 5A state tournament berth. Sanchez scored 22 points with six 3-pointers in the T-Birds' 74-41 semifinal win over Kansas City-Sumner Academy and had 14 points in Saturday's 49-42 win over St. Thomas Aquinas in the sub-state final.

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MADDIE VICKERY, Washburn Rural

A sophomore basketball standout, Vickery recorded game-high totals of 20 points and 15 rebounds in Saturday's 46-31 Washburn Rural home victory over Manhattan in a Class 6A sub-state championship game, helping the Junior Blues earn their fourth straight state tournament berth.

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