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Former Shawnee Heights state champion Alexis Dial, now a senior at Emporia State, has been named the MIAA Hitter of the Week for the second consecutive week while Washburn University sophomore pitcher Sadie Walker has been selected as the conference pitcher of the week.
Alexis Dial
Sadie Walker
Dial, the Hornets' center fielder, hit .500 with nine total runs batted in, seven runs scored and four stolen bases as Emporia State ran its winning streak to 14 games and was the only undefeated team in the Washburn Invitational.
Dial started the week going 2 for 2 with a double, two RBI, and two runs in ESU’s 9-1 run-rule win over UMary. She then went 1 for 3 with a double in the Hornets' 3-2 win over Sioux Falls in the ESU Classic last Monday.
Dial was 2 for 4 with a run scored and two stolen bases in a 12-7 win over Minot State to start the WU Invitational. She also went 2 for 3 in a 3-2 win over Minnesota State that same day. Dial was 2 for 4 with a home run in ESU’s 3-2 win in eight innings over Augustana and 1 for 3 with an RBI in the Hornets' 9-1 win over Minn.-Crookston.
On the final day of the WU Invitational, Dial was 1 for 3 with a triple, two RBI and a run scored in a 15-0 win over Maryville before ending the tournament going 2 for 4 with a home run, three RBI and two runs scored in the Hornets' 9-6 win over Sioux Falls.
Dial is on an 11-game hitting streak and the Hornets have won 14 straight games.
Walker, a former Holton star, was 3-0 in four appearances with an 0.00 ERA last week.
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Parirings have been finalized for this week's sub-state high school basketball tournaments, with 11 Shawnee County teams earning home court advantage for at least the first round of sub-state competition, which begins Monday and continues through Saturday.
Both Highland Park teams, Seaman's girls and Shawnee Heights' boys could all stay at home through both rounds of sub-state competition.
Hayden will compete in the Class 3A Royal Valley sub-state while Silver Lake and Rossville will both compete in the Class 3A Riley County sub-state and Cair Paravel Latin will compete in the 2A Jefferson County North sub-state
Here's a look at sub-state tournaments involving Shawnee County teams:
CLASS 6A GIRLS
West sub-state No. 3 -- Topeka High (5-14) is the No. 11 West seed and will be on the road Tuesday for a 7 p.m. Tuesday game at Centennial League rival Manhattan (10-10).
The Topeka High-Manhattan winner will advance to a Friday night sub-state final to face the semifinal winner between No. 3 seed Liberal (14-6) and Wichita North (3-17).
Senior Zoe Canfield and the Washburn Rural girls will be at home Tuesday to open Class 6A sub-state play against Wichita Northwest. [File photo/TSN]
West sub-state No. 4 -- Washburn Rural, second in 6A a year ago after winning the title in 2022, is the No. 5 West seed at 13-7 and will host Wichita Northwest (5-15) at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
The Washburn Rural-Wichita Northwest winner will advance to a Friday sub-state championship game to face the semifinal winner between No. 3 seed Wichita South (13-7) and Dodge City (5-15).
CLASS 6A BOYS
West sub-state No. 1 -- Washburn Rural, the No. 9 West seed at 10-10, will go on the road Wednesday for a 6 p.m. sub-state semifinal against No. 8 Wichita Southeast (11-9).
The winner of that game will advance to a Saturday final to meet the winner of the semifinal between No. 1 seed Wichita Heights (19-1) and Liberal (5-15).
Senior Taylin Stallbaumer and the No. 1-seeded Seaman girls will be at home Wednesday to open Class 5A postseason. [File photo/TSN]
CLASS 5A GIRLS
East sub-state No. 1 -- Seaman is the No. 1 East seed at 18-2 and will be at home for a 7 p.m. Wednesday semifinal to face No. 16 Kansas City-Harmon (1-15).
The winner of that game will advance to a Saturday final to face the winner of the semifinal between No. 8 seed Basehor-Linwood (12-8) and No. 9 KC-Sumner (10-9).
East sub-state No. 2 -- Shawnee Heights, the No. 7 East seed at 14-6, will host No. 10 seed Piper (10-10) at 7 p.m. Wednesday, with the T-Birds and Pirates meeting for the second straight game. Piper upset United Kansas Conference foe Heights last Friday in the regular-season finale.
The Heights-Piper winner will move on to a Saturday sub-state final to face the winner of another UKC matchup between No. 2 West seed De Soto (17-3) and Lansing (2-18).
Rob Brown's Highland Park girls, 14-5 on the season, will be at Topeka High for Wednesday's Class 5A sub-state semifinal against Pittsburg. [File photo/TSN]
East sub-state No. 3 -- Highland Park (14-5) is the No. 3 East seed and will be looking for its second straight Class 5A state tournament berth.
HIghland Park will face No. 14 seed Pittsburg (5-15) in a 6 p.m. semifinal on Wednesday at Topeka High. The Highland Park-Pittsburg winner will advance to a Saturday sub-state final to face the semifinal winner between No. 6 Spring Hill (14-6) and Blue Valley Southwest (10-10).
West sub-state No. 3 -- Topeka West is the No. 14 West seed at 8-12 and will travel to No. 3 seed Emporia (19-1) for a 7 p.m. Wednesday semifinal.
The winner will advance to Saturday's sub-state final to face the winner of the semifinal between No. 6 Great Bend (14-6) and No. 11 Salina Central (10-10).
CLASS 5A BOYS
Washburn baseball rallies from eight-run deficit to take 10-9 win over Pittsburg State in 10 innings
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Washburn University baseball trailed by as many as eight runs before scoring the final nine runs of the game Sunday afternoon to take down Pittsburg State 10-9 in 10 innings and secure a second straight series victory.
Cale Savage (21) is congratulated by Washburn coach Harley Douglas after hitting a three-run home run in the Ichabods' 10-9 10-inning MIAA win over Pittsburg State. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
Pittsburg State (10-5 overall, 1-2 MIAA) jumped on the Ichabods (6-7, 2-1) in the second inning with five home runs, including four in a row. All five homers were solo shots and the visitors led 5-0 after the second.
A leadoff triple was followed by a single in the top of the third put Pittsburg State was on the board again, leading 6-0.
Neither team scored again until the Ichabods got on the board in the bottom of the fifth inning.
Trey Adams singled to begin the fifth and Payton McHarg doubled into right field to score him.
The Gorillas were able to score three runs on two home runs in the top of the seventh.
WU reliever Jayden Payne got the final two outs to finish the inning with Pittsburg State up 9-1.
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The Washburn University softball team finished up a busy weekend on Sunday with a split on the final day of the Washburn Invitational, highlighted by a five-inning perfect game tossed by sophomore pitcher Sadie Walker in a 12-0 win over Rockhurst.
Washburn sophomore Sadie Walker twirled a five-inning perfect game in Sunday's 12-0 win over Rockhurst to wrap up the Washburn Invitational. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
Walker's gem was the first perfect game for a Washburn pitcher since Kelly Swygert pitched one against Southwest Baptist on March 28, 2007.
The Ichabods, now 14-4 on the season, put the game out of reach when when they jumped on the Hawks for 10 runs in the their first at bat.
Washburn sent a total of 14 batters to the plate in the frame to give Walker, a Holton native, plenty of offensive support.
The Ichabods had six hits in the opening inning, with Kaylee Wagner, Danielle Schlader, Autymn Schreinder Marrit Mead, Erin Boles and Jaycee Ginter all knocking in runs.
Washburn senior Jaycee Ginter (12) is congratulated by teammate Kaylee Wagner after hitting a home run in Sunday's 12-0 win over Rockhurst. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
Ginter, a former Shawnee Heights star, added a solo home run before Washburn's final run came in the fourth when Riley Stephens singled to score Molly Gilbert, who doubled earlier in the inning.
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Easton Broxterman
EASTON BROXTERMAN, Washburn Rural
Broxterman captured his second straight Class 6A state wrestling title in his third straight state final Saturday night at Hartman Arena in Park City. Broxterman capped a 49-1 junior season with a 15-0 technical fall over Maize freshman Vincent Rosas in the 132-pound championship match, ending the match with 1:33 left in the second period after building a 13-0 lead in the opening period.
Brody Byrne
BRODY BYRNE, Washburn Rural
A senior 157-pounder, Byrne ended his high school wrestling career with his first Class 6A state championship Saturday night at Hartman Arena in Park City. After finishing fourth as a junior, Byrne scored late in the championship match to take a 6-4 decision over Olathe East junior Ender Rider. Byrne finished his season with a 36-3 record, helping Rural finish third as a team in 6A.
Rykan Carver
RYKAN CARVER, Shawnee Heights
Carver, a senior, ended his high school wrestling career with the Class 5A 285-pound state championship, the first state medal of Carver's prep career. Saturday's title match at Hartman Arena in Park City went to overtime before Carver took a 4-3 decision over St. Thomas Aquinas sophomore Stephen Carroll. With his win in the final, Carver finished his season with a 38-8 record.
