Topeka High freshman Juan Lopez scores in Centennial League game vs. Hayden.

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Brooke Johnson, Hayden sophomore, was individual runner-up at Class 4A sub-state tournament.

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Shawnee Height's Anthony Retana (44) celebrates a goal with teammate Nowlan Hurla.

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Topeka West seniors, Kailyn Bidwell (left) & Mariana Bernard qualify for Class 5A state tournament.

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WU men's basketball coach is thankful to start the new season after surviving a serious truck crash.

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Seaman tennis team wins 5th straight UKC title.

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Washburn Rural's Alyson Hinck's (971) captures her 1st cross-country title.

Highland Park's team takes the field for Senior Night vs. Blue Valley Southwest.

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Silver Lake, Shawnee County's lone undefeated football team, improved to 4-0 with Friday's 61-14 road win at Oskaloosa.

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Eagle sophomore quarterback Kipton Kruger completed 14 of 22 passes for 224 yards and three touchdowns while junior Dominic Monhollon carried the ball five times for 48 yards and two TDs and senior Jett Ross caught five passes for 83 yards.

The Eagles jumped out to a 20-0 first-quarter lead and tacked on 27 points in the second quarter to take a 47-0 halftime cushion.

Silver Lake boosted its lead to 61-0 in the third quarter before Oskaloosa scored all of its 14 points in the fourth stanza.

The Eagles will host 0-4 West Franklin on Friday.

CaleKetter2026SH 1Cale Ketter, Seaman

Vikings post second straight rout

After an 0-2 start to the season, Seaman is back at .500 after a 41-17 United Kansas Conference road win at Lansing.

The Vikings have outscored their past two opponents by an 103-24 margin.

Seaman senior quarterback Cale Ketter completed 20 of 32 passes for 270 yards and two touchdowns while senior Coy Barta seven passes for 142 yards and a touchdown and senior Josh Brown had five catches for 78 yards and a TD.

Junior Quentin Moravec carried the ball 12 times for 90 yards and a score while senior Grady Piper had 13 carries for 33 yards and three TDs.

Seaman led 13-3 at the end of the first quarter and led 20-3 at the half before outscoring the 1-3 Lions by a 21-14 margin in the second half.

Seaman will be back at home Friday, hosting UKC foe Turner (0-4) in the Vikings' Homecoming Contest.  

 LandenLewis2026SL 1Landen Lewis, Rossville

Dawgs roll to 43-7 win over Reno County

Junior quarterback Landen Lewis threw for three touchdowns and ran for a TD Friday night as Rossville improved to 2-2 with a 43-7 home win over Reno County Home School.

Lewis connected with Cale Horak for 30 and 53-yard touchdown passes and hit Kelton Lacock for an 8-yard TD while also running for a 6-yard score.

The Bulldawgs also got two TDs from Cael Horgan, who ran for 59 and 1-yard scores.

Julian Goj kicked five extra points while Michael Cooney added a 2-point conversion.

Rossville jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter and scored 22 points in the second quarter to open up a 36-0 halftime time advantage before scoring its final TD in the third quarter.

The Bulldawgs will travel to 3-1 Royal Valley on Friday.

Lions improve to 3-1 with 54-6 rout

Cair Paravel Latin surpassed its 2025 victory total on Friday, improving to 3-1 with a 54-6 romp past Rural Vista at Seaman.

Back in the Eight-Man ranks after two seasons in 11-man football, the Lions are off and running this fall.

Cair Paravel will host 2-2 Pleasanton on Friday at Veritas Christian School in Lawrence.

Highland Park drops tight game at KC-Sumner

Highland Park came up on the short end of a low-scoring Meadowlark Conference game Friday night, with Kansas City-Sumner Academy taking a 12-6 home win.

Highland Park fell to 1-3 and 1-2 in the conference while the Sabres improved to 3-1.

The Scots will host 0-4 Blue Valley Southwest Friday at Hummer Sports Park.

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