WU senior Andrew Orr & teammates celebrate their NCAA D-II Central Region championship.

[Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]

Seaman coach Matt Tinsley name UKC girls' basketball Coach of the Year.

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Washburn Rural senior Amare Jones named Centennial League Boys' Player of the Year.

[Photo by Doug Walker/Special to TSN]

Rossville junior Rylee Dick named to All-Big East First Team.

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WU Coach Brett Ballard’s jubilation as the Ichabod’s won the NCAA D-II Central Regional championship.

[Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]

Junior Kailyn Hanni, Silver Lake, named to All-Big East First Team.

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Key Performers of the Week

Rick Peterson, Top Sports News Writer
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By RICK PETERSON                                                                                                           

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Washburn Rural sophomore cross country standout Payton Fink and Seaman sophomore football quarterback Max Huston have been named the Dan Key Farmers Insurance Agency Rising Stars of the Week for last week.

The Dan Key Agency will recognize top Shawnee County underclassmen throughout the 2022-2023 school year.

Here’s a brief look at the accomplishments of Fink and Huston last week:

FektYYpWQAMkdX9Payton Fink, a Washburn Rural sophomore, won her first individual city cross country title last Saturday, leading the Junior Blues to the team championship. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]

PAYTON FINK, Washburn Rural

A sophomore, Fink won her first individual city girls cross country title last Saturday at Washburn Rural after finishing third as a freshman.

Fink led the Junior Blues to the team championship by a 21-35 margin over Seaman.

Fink clocked a winning five-kilometer time of 18 minutes, 10.9 seconds, setting a personal record.

MaxHustonFBSeaman sophomore quarterback Max Huston passed for 287 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 68 yards and three TDs in the Vikings' 56-13 UKC win over Leavenworth. [File photo/TSN]

MAX HUSTON, Seaman

Sophomore quarterback Max Huston completed 18 of 26 pass attempts for 287 yards and three touchdowns and carried the ball nine times for 68 yards and three TDs as Seaman rolled to a 56-13 United Kansas Conference win over Leavenworth.

Huston has completed 50 of 87 passes on the season for 797 yards and seven touchdowns and has rushed for 303 yards ad seven TDs on 48 attempts.

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