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The Kansas State High School Activities Association added a Class 4A-1A division for high school bowling this season and Hayden took full advantage of that change Wednesday at Gage Bowl, sweeping the team championships in the regional tournament while also garnering the boys individual title.
Hayden bowling coach Brian Hackett (left) and his Wildcats celebrate a strike during the Baker competition in Wednesday's Class 4A-1A regional tournament at Gage Bowl. Hayden swept the boys and girls team titles to qualify for state. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
The Wildcats won the girls and boys team championships to earn berths in next Wednesday's state tournament at Bowlero-Wichita while Hayden junior Chase Blaser shot a 603 three-game series to claim top individual honors in the boys division.
Hayden's boys put four bowlers in the top 11 places individually as the Wildcats won the team title by a 2,974-2,885 margin over Ottawa, with both of those teams earning team berths for state.
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Junior Amelia Ramsey registered a double-double with 22 points and 12 rebounds in Tuesday's 61-48 Centennial League road win at Manhattan.
Junior Amelia Ramsey scored 22 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in Hayden's 61-48 Centennial League win at Manhattan Tuesday night. [File photo/TSN]
Hayden, No. 2-ranked in Class 3A, improved to 16-3 overll and wrapped up Centennial League play with a 7-3 record.
Wildcat junior Brylee Meier added 10 points in Tuesday's win while senior Avery Grunert scored eights points and senior Lauren Sandstrom, junior Norma Greco and sophomore Bella Reid all finished with seven points.
Hayden will close out its regular season on Thursday at Eudora.
Bulldawgs avenge loss with 57-50 Mid-East League win over Rock Creek
Rossville's boys closed out their regular season with a tight 57-50 Mid-East League win over Rock Creek, completing their regular season with a 14-6 overall record and an 8-2 mark in the league.
Tuesday's Rossville win avenged a 51-47 loss to Rock Creek earlier in the season.
Rossville jumped out to a 16-5 first-quarter advantage but Rock Creek answered with a 22-12 second quarter to pull within a point at the half (28-27).
Rossville led 43-38 at the start of the fourth quarter and outscored the Mustangs 14-12 over the final eight minutes to hold on for the win.
Junior Kameron Badura led the Bulldawgs with 14 points, followed by Mason Jones with 12 points, Tayson Horak with 11 and Cameron Miller with nine points.
Rossville girls cap 17-3 regular season
Rossville's girls finished off a 17-3 regular season with a 69-25 Mid-East League rout over Rock Creek Tuesday night.
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Washburn Rural's girls bowling team rode its balance to a Class 6A regional team championship Wednesday at West Ridge Lanes, punching its ticket to next Thursday's state tournament at Wichita.
Washburn Rural's girls bowling team poses for a picture after winning the team title in Wednesday's Class 6A regional tournament at West Ridge Lanes. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Washburn Rural's girls react to the announcement that they finished first in Wednesday's Class 6A regional bowling tournament. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Senior Claire Ireland paced the Junior Blues with a 595 three-game series to finish fifth individually while three other Rural bowlers posted top-15 finishes and Washburn Rural finished its day with a strong performance in the four Baker format games to take a 3,040-2,988 victory over Olathe Northwest and Mill Valley.
"They were pretty solid all the way through,'' Rural coach Jo Ricard said of her team. "We've had a good week of practice leading up to this and we knew that if the girls would just do their job, get their spares and hit their targets and those type of things, that we would be OK.
"We had some really good practice work with Baker this week as well and Baker was strong again and we know that can be a huge key piece for us.''
Washburn Rural senior Claire Ireland bowled a 595 series to finish fifth in Wednesday's Class 6A regional tournament at West Ridge Lanes. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Ireland got her day off to a strong start with a 247 game, the second-highest game of the day in the girls tournament. Then, after struggling to a second-game 156, bowled a solid 192 in her final game to pace the Junior Blues.
"I was a little frustrated in the middle but I think I just needed to hit my target and it wasn't happening, but my last game helped me out a little bit,'' Ireland said.
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Despite what was at times an ugly performance, the Topeka West boys took one of the top teams in Class 5A to the wire Tuesday, with the Chargers losing to Piper at home, 57-55.
Topeka West senior Johnny Young (1) scored 16 points in the Chargers' 57-55 UKC loss to league-leading Piper Tuesday night. [File photo/TSN]
One would think that a team that hit just four of 18 free throws would get blown out. Yet the Chargers had opportunities to tie the game in the final seconds despite the miserable performance from the line.
While the Chargers clanked free throws, Piper was an efficient 21-43 from the field and 13-15 from the line.
“The biggest reason we lost was free throws. That’s a no-brainer,” said Charger coach Rick Bloomquist. “I think we’re a pretty decent free throw shooting team. I can’t do anything about it today because that hasn’t been the situation before. But at this point in the season, probably the best thing I can do is not talk about it. I don’t want them to dwell on it. We’ll just go on and talk about the positive.”
Bloomquist found plenty of positive to take from the game.
“I just finished telling (the team) that what I liked was the second half,” Bloomquist said. “We had to get physical. It turned into a muddy game. It had to be that way for us to have a chance.”
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The Topeka West girls defeated Piper 62-50 on Senior Night Tuesday, ending a three-game losing skid and perhaps gaining some momentum with just one game remaining before sub-state.
Topeka West senior Zoe Clark scored a game-high 17 points in Tuesday's home 62-50 UKC win over Piper. [File photo/TSN]
Topeka West senior Rebecca Bearman scored 14 points in the Chargers' UKC win over Piper Tuesday night. [File poto/TSN]
The Chargers had three players score in double figures while their defense frustrated Piper into 19 of 63 shooting from the field.
“They finally put four quarters together,” said Topeka West coach Angie Ketterman. “Our defense was amazing. We were getting points from everybody on the floor whereas before we were just getting it from a few kids. But the big thing tonight was our defense. Our defense has improved so much this season.”
Seniors Zoe Clark and Rebecca Bearman led the way for the Chargers.
Clark led all scorers with 17 points while Bearman dominated on the glass and added 14 points.
“We’ve been trying all year to get Rebecca to believe in herself around that basket and use that backboard. And tonight, she was doing that,” Ketterman said. “To get her scoring around the basket is huge for us.”
“It was big getting this win. Piper is a good team,” Bearman said. “We didn’t beat them the last time, so it felt great to get away with the win this time. We worked really hard for it so we’re excited.”
