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Hayden High, already a Class 3A school in football, will also compete in the 3A ranks in most other sports after the Kansas State High School Activities Association released its 2023-2024 classiciations Monday.
A longstanding 4A school, Hayden is the second largest school in 3A with 322 students, just two under Iola.
Hayden, which has won 12 Class 4A state basketball championships, including a perfect 25-0 boys season in 1982-83, will compete in 3A in the upcoming 2023-2024 season. [Submitted photo]
Hayden will continue to compete in 4A in girls tennis later this fall and is also expected to compete in 4A in girls golf.
Rossville football, which has won five state championships in Class 3A and 2A, including the 2021 2A title (above), will compete in 1A in in 2024 and 2025. [File photo/TSN]
Rossville, which won 2A state football championships in 2020 and 2021, will compete in 1A in 2024 and 2025.
The Bulldawgs will remain a 3A school in all other sports.
Cair Paravel Latin will also compete in 1A in '24 and '25, moving up from the Eight-Man ranks.
Cair Paravel will be classified as 2A in all other sports.
2023-2024 KSHSAA CLASSIFICATIONS
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Lauren Borjon
LAUREN BORJON, Hayden
A sophomore girls golf standout, Borjon helped lead Hayden to the team championship in last Monday's City Girls Golf Championship at Western Hills by a 322-335 margin over Washburn Rural, snapping the Junior Blues' 10-year title streak. Borjon shot a 76 to tie Topeka High's Avery Zimmerman for the individual ttle and finished second in a playoff..
Jackson Esquibel
JACKSON ESQUIBEL, Shawnee Heights
The senior boys cross country star won the individual championship in the Crimson division of Saturday's Rim Rock Classic at Rim Rock Farm, north of Lawrence, clocking a winning five-kilometer time of 15 minutes, 57 seconds. Esquibel is a two-time Class 5A state medalist and was a state champion in the 5A state track meet last spring.
Ryin Miller
RYIN MILLER, Seaman
Miller, a sophomore girls cross country standout, captured the individual championship in the Crimson division in Saturday's Rim Rock Classic at Rock Rock Farm, clocking a winning five-kilometer time of 18 minutes, 55 seconds. Miller led Seaman to a second-place team finish in the Crimson division. Miller placed fifth in the Class 5A state meet as a freshman.
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Washburn University's women's soccer team scored four goals in a 30-minute stretch to take a 4-0 shutout win over Nebraska-Kearney Sunday afternoon at Yager Stadium.
Josie Boyle (7) is congratulated by her Washburn teammates after scoring the first goal of her college career in WU's 4-0 MIAA win over Nebraska-Kearney. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Sunday was WU's MIAA conference opener and its second win of the season over Nebraska-Kearney, stretching the Ichabods' win streak to six games.
Washburn had an advantage in shots from the start but was unable to get any of the first eight to land in the back of the net until the final minute of the first half when Jadyn Allen scored on a header off a free kick from Ana Muruzabal after a Loper handball on the right side of the field.
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Seaman sophomore Ryin Miller and Shawnee Heights senior Jackson Esquibel won individual titles and Washburn Rural junior Payton Fink posted a top-five finish in the premier division to lead a large Shawnee County contingent in Friday and Saturday's Rim Rock Classic.
Seaman sophomore Ryin Miller won the Girls Crimson title in Saturday's Rim Rock Classic, leading the Vikings to a second-place team finish. [File photo/TSN]
Shawnee Heights senior Jackson Esquibel won the individual championship in the Boys Crimson division in Saturday's Rim Rock Classic. [File photo/TSN]
Washburn Rural junior Payton Fink (right) finished fifth in the Girls Gold division in Saturday's Rim Rock Classic at Rim Rock Farm. [File photo/TSN]
Miller won the individual title in the Girls Crimson division with a winning five-kilometer time of 18 minutes, 24.4 seconds to lead Seaman to a second-place team finish while Esquibel won the Boys Crimson title with a winning time of 15:57.0.
Fink posted a time of 18:24.4 to post a solid fifth-place finish in the Girls Gold division.
Seaman sophomore Brody Anderson finished ninth in the Boys Crimson division at 16:42.6 while Hayden senior Aiden Amis posted a 13th-place showing in 17:03.5.
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After winning the tournament championship a year earlier, Seaman's volleyball team didn't the performance it was looking for in Saturday's Seaman Invitational.
Seaman volleyball celebrates a point during Saturday's Seaman Invitational third-place match. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
But after posting a 3-2 record and finishing fourth in the 10-school field, Viking coach Tatiana Dowling said the objective for her team now is to bounce back from that performance moving forward.
"Our goal is to learn from it and grow from it and be motivated for the rest of the season because we talked about it in our locker room that it doesn't get easier from here,'' Dowling said. "We have a tough schedule for the last third, which we're excited about.''
Seaman, now 17-4 on the season, dropped a three-set decision to eventual tournament champion Spring Hill in pool play, with the Broncos taking a 25-21, 21-25, 25-22 win, and the Vikings dropped a 25-16, 26-24 match to reigning Class 3A champion Heritage Christian in the third-place match in what was a rematch of the 2022 Seaman final.
Seaman, fourth in the 5A state tournament the past two seasons, picked up wins over Silver Lake (25-17, 25-19), defending 4A state champ Bishop Miege (25-21, 25-23) and Bishop Carroll (25-16, 25-17).
"It definitely feels like a bit of a roller-coaster for us,'' Dowling said. "We have some learning that we need to do and we've got to come together as a team in all aspects and try to take it to the next level when we get back.''
Tournament champion Spring Hill, coached by Topeka native Erica (Cowhick) Book, went 5-0 on the day, capped by a 25-14, 25-23 win over Maize South, a 5A state qualifier in 2022, in the title match.
Lansing finished fifth in the tournament with a 25-17, 25-22 win over Miege.
Hayden posted a 1-3 record on the day, with the Wildcats' lone win a 25-17, 25-21 win over Hutchinson.
Silver Lake went 0-4 but pushed 5A Bishop Carroll to three sets.
Seaman junior Maegan Mills and senior Taylin Stallbaumer were named to the 10-player all-tournament team.
SEAMAN INVITATIONAL
Pool A results
Seaman def. Silver Lake, 25-17, 25-19; Biship Miege def. Bishop Carroll, 25-19, 25-19; Spring Hill def. Seaman, 25-21, 21-25, 25-22; Bishop Carroll def. Silver Lake, 18-25, 25-19, 26-24; Seaman def. Bishop Miege, 25-21, 25-23; Spring Hill def. Silver Lake, 25-15, 25-19; Seaman def. Bishop Carroll, 25-16, 25-17; Spring Hill def. Bishop Miege, 25-15, 25-23; Bishop Miege def. Silver Lake, 25-17, 24-19; Spring Hill def. Bishop Carroll, 20-25, 25-10, 25-19.
Pool B results
Lansing def. Hayden, 25-20, 25-17; Heritage Christian def. Hutchinson, 25-16, 25-11; Maize South def. Lansing, 23-25, 25-15, 26-24; Hayden def. Hutchinson, 25-17, 25-21; Heritage Christian def. Lansing, 12-25, 25-16, 25-17; Maize South def. Hayden, 25-19, 25-18; Lansing def. Hutchinson, 25-11, 25-16; Maize South def. Heritage Christian, 25-17, 25-19; Heritage Christian def. Hayden, 25-9, 25-18; Maize South def. Hutchinson, 25-14, 25-13.
Championship -- Spring Hill def. Maize South, 25-14, 25-23.
Third -- Heritage Christian def. Seaman, 25-16, 26-24.
Fifth -- Lansing def. Bishop Miege, 25-17, 25-22.
All-tournament team
Rachel Van Gorp, sr., Heritage Christian; Maegan Mills, jr., Seaman; Camdyn Stucky, sr., Maize South; Cy Rae Campbell, sr., Heritage Christian; Jillian Gregory, jr., Maize South; Anna Laincz, sr., Lansing; Keilah Rivers, sr., Spring Hill; Lauren Lopez, jr., Bishop Miege; Taylin Stallbaumer, sr., Seaman; Shannon Frakes, sr., Spring Hill
