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By RICK PETERSON
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Cair Paravel Latin junior quarterback Jase Pavlik and Silver Lake junior golf standout Taylor Zordel have been selected by the Dan Key Farmers Insurance Agency as the Rising Stars of the Week.
The Dan Key Agency will recognize top Shawnee County underclassmen throughout the bulk of the 2023-2024 school year.
Here’s a brief look at the accomplishments of Pavlik and Zordel over the past week:
Cair Paravel junior quarterback Jase Pavlik had a hand in seven touchdowns in the Lions' 62-28 district win over previously-unbeaten Burlingame last Friday. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
JASE PAVLIK, Cair Paravel Latin
Pavlik had a hand in seven touchdowns as Cair Paravel Latin rolled to a 62-28 Eight-Man I District 2 victory over previously-unbeaten Burlingame last Friday night.
The Lion quarterback completed 19 of 26 passes for 273 yards and five touchdowns and carried the ball six times for 71 yards and two touchdowns.
Pavlik also had a pass interception on defense as Cair Paravel improved to 3-2 overall and 1-1 in district play.
Silver Lake junior Taylor Zordel, who tied for seventh in Class 3A-1A last fall (above), won Monday's Silver Lake Invitational by five strokes. [Photo by Rick Peterson Jr./KSHSAA Covered]
TAYLOR ZORDEL, Silver Lake
A multi-sport standout for the Eagles, Zordel won the individual title in Monday's Silver Lake Invitational girls golf tournament at Lake Shawnee by five strrokes, shooting a 78.
Zordel led the way as the host Eagles won the team championship by a 344-374 margin over Jefferson West.
Zordel was a first-team All-Shawnee County selection in 2022 and is a two-time Class 3A-1A state medalist, tying for seventh last season.
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By Todd Fertig
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The Freeman twins made the big plays at both ends of the soccer field to lead Shawnee Heights to a 1-0 non-league win over Topeka High at Hummer Sports Park Tuesday.
Shawnee Heights junior Carter Freeman posted a shutout in goal for the T-Birds in Tuesday's 1-0 win over Topeka High at Hummer Sports Park. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
Junior goalkeeper Carter Freeman defended the Shawnee Heights net all night, preserving the shutout.
After a scoreless first half, his twin brother, Jackson Freeman, chased down a pass up the middle of the field from senior Levi Longstaff, beating the lunging Topeka High keeper to the ball. He punched it past the arms of the keeper before tumbling over him. The ball bounded into the net for the game’s only score.
“Jackson got quality minutes as a sophomore, but this year with a ton of injuries, he’s become our go-to,” Shawnee Heights coach Nic Simons said. “He has so much speed, and when we need a goal, we say ‘Jackson, find one.’ That’s what we told him at halftime, and he managed to do it.”
“At the beginning of the game, it was hard, I was getting really tired,” Jackson Freeman said. “But we finally came through with that goal. It’s a momentum shift. You can be kind of down, but when you get that goal, everyone gets excited.”
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By RICK PETERSON
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Two seasons, two United Kansas Conference championships for the Seaman girls tennis team.
Seaman girls tennis poses for a team picture after winning its second straight United Kansas Conference championship Tuesday at Kossover Tennis Center. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
After winning the UKC title in their first season in the conference a year ago, the Vikings defended their title by a 69-61 margin over De Soto on Tuesday at Kossover Tennis Center, with Seaman placing all four of its entries in the top five places in the eight-school meet..
"It was a very good day,'' Seaman coach Jamie Robinson said. "I think we're peaking as a team.''
Seaman sophomore Molly Gorman teamed with Katie Krumins to win a second straight UKC doubles championship Tuesday at Kossover Tennis Center. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Seaman senior Katie Krumins won a second straight UKC doubles title Tuesday at Kossover Tennis Center, with the Vikings winning their second straight UKC team title. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Senior Katie Krumins and sophomore Molly Gorman won the UKC doubles title for the second straight year, taking an 8-2 win over De Soto to cap a 5-0 day while winning 40 of 42 games.
"You feel like you have to defend your title and it's like, 'We've really got to do this,' '' Krumins said. "Especially because it's a new team and that doesn't guarantee you the same thing every year, so you keep trying to do your best. We've all had some tough losses and I think that has really helped our mentality, knowing that we know what to do when we're under pressure.''
Gorman agreed with Krumins that it was very important for the duo to be at their best Tuesday.
"Personally, for me, it was like, 'We've got to keep it up,' '' Gorman said. "I want to win this all throughout high school. I'm already halfway there so might as well keep it going. We were just on our 'A' game today, compared to previous tournaments.''
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By RICK PETERSON
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After winning the city championship last week, Washburn Rural's depth paid off again Monday, with the Junior Blues adding the Centennial League team championship at Kossover Tennis Center.
Washburn Rural's tennis team poses with its Centennial League championship trophy Monday at Kossover Tennis Center. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Brad Johnston's Junior Blues notched four top-three finishes en route to winning the team championship by a 42-26 margin over Manhattan and Emporia, who tied for second.
"We had a few slipups and it's king of hard playing your own team in the semifinals (singles and doubles) so we started kind of slow in the third round for third place, but they fought back and won,'' Johnston said. "Going back to city, our depth just comes through.
"When you can have your whole team in the semifinals it really changes the team score.''
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Reigning Class 6A volleyball champion Washburn Rural rolled to the Centennial League championship Saturday at Manhattan, posting a perfect 5-0 record in the round-robin event to stretch its winning streak to seven matches.
Washburn Rural senior Jada Ingram (6) and the Junior Blues went 5-0 Saturday at Manhattan to win the Centennial League volleyball title. [File photo by Doug Walker/TSN]
The Junior Blues, now 13-7 on the season, lost just one set on the day while posting victories over league foes Emporia (25-16, 25-15), Junction City (25-16, 25-8), Manhattan (25-14, 23-25, 25-14), Topeka High (25-15, 25-12) and Hayden (25-20, 25-22).
"We are making pretty good strides in what we need to do and how we are playing,'' Washburn Rural coach Kevin Bordewick said. "We didn't necessarily play our best on Saturday, but we are getting better at all aspects of the game.
"We really just need to be more consistent and maybe understand game situations better.''
