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By KYLE MANTHE
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Seaman soccer took no chances in its first-round Class 5A regional matchup against Lansing (6-10-1) Tuesday, scoring five goals in the first half and coasting to a 9-0 win.
Seaman senior Jaycee Schumann (10) registered a three-goal hat trick in the Vikings' 9-0 Class 5A regional win over Lansing Tuesday night. [Photo by Kyle Manthe/Special to TSN]
Senior Brooklyn Yingling (6) scored two goals as Seaman topped Lansing 9-0 Tuesday to advance to a Class 5A regional final at Seaman. [Photo by Kyle Manthe/Special to TSN]
Seaman freshman Ava Golightley (26) had two goals in the Vikings' 9-0 Class 5A regional romp past Lansing. [Photo by Kyle Manthe/Special to TSN]
The No. 4 seeded Vikings (14-1-2) will host No. 5 Saint Thomas Aquinas for the regional championship at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday.
The opening-round win sets up a chance at redemption for Seaman, which had its season end to the Saints last year on Aquinas' way to a state title.
“We’ll have to play super well on Thursday to compete, I think we can play really well and beat anybody if we are at our best level … I don’t think they should need any motivating,” said Seaman coach Tim Nussbaum. “If you want to be the best then you need to beat the best and that’s our slogan. We are going to have a good training tomorrow, play our best on Thursday and leave it on the field.”
After finishing the season with two ties and a combined one goal scored Seaman spread its offensive production around on Tuesday, with five players scoring goals, all coming in the first 61 minutes of action.
“I think sometimes you have to have the mindset of whoever you play you have to play well and have a standard, and for a bit we didn’t have the standard and then we got it back,” Nussbaum said.
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By RICK PETERSON
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Hayden's girls soccer team was unable to capitalize on a high percentage of its scoring opportunities in Tuesday's Class 4A-1A regioal opener against Augusta, particularly in the first half.
But the Wildcats put more than enough in the back of the net to assure themselves of another game, taking a 4-0 shutout over the Orioles at Hayden.
Hayden senior Sloane Sims (5) scored a pair of goals in the Wildcats' 4-0 Class 4A-1A regional soccer win over Augusta Tuesday at Hayden. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
Hayden freshman Carsyn Broxterman scored a pair of goals in the second half as the Wildcats pulled away for a 4-0 regional win over Augusta Tuesday at Hayden. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
"We created a lot of chances,'' Hayden coach Klaus Kreutzer said. "I thought in the middle third of the field we did great and in the offensive third we just kind of lost our composure.''
Hayden, which improved to 9-5-2, led by just a 1-0 count at halftime but took control with three second-half goals, earning a berth in Thursday's regional final at Rose Hill, which advanced with a 10-0 win over Winfield.
"I did say to them, 'Let's not wait until the second half to do things right,' '' Kreutzer said. "It's really pretty simple. They just have to do it.''
Kreutzer said it will be important for the Wildcats to step up their game on the offensive end as the games get tougher and tougher in the postseason
"We have to show up to play because you either show up to play or you're done,'' he said.
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By Rick Peterson
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Seaman's baseball team entered Tuesday's Class 5A regional tournment on the verge of history, but Viking coach Trent Oliva and his team were only focused on the present.
Seaman senior Bryson Vawter (left) and the Vikings celebrate their state-record 19th straight state baseball berth Tuesday at Seaman after a 4-2 win over Lansing. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
As it turned out the proud Vikings took care of both ends of the equation, capturing the regional title with a 4-2 championship-game win over Lansing while setting a state record with their 19th straight trip to the state tournament.
"We had not talked about it,'' Oliva said of the state record. "We hadn't talked about the number or anything like that. We just go out and just keep trying to do things the way we know how to do them.''
Seaman, which will take an 18-4 record into next Thursday's state tournament at Wichita State's Eck Stadium, rolled to the regional final with a 12-0 win in four and a half innings over Kansas City-Washington and rode a four-run first inning and clutch pitching from senior Bryson Vawter and sophomore Max Huston to the win over Lansing (14-8), which had handed the Vikings one of their four losses earlier in the year.
With the regional title Seaman moved into sole possession of the state record over Kansas City-Wyandotte, which had a streak of 18 straight state appearances.
"I think this is just a staple of our program,'' Vawter said. "We're just the ones that carry it on and hopefully we can do it next year. It's just the standard that they set the 18 years before us, that you've got to make it to Wichita.
"We carried it on tonight, played well, and this field has some good memories on it for us.''
Seaman never trailed in the final after a big first inning, but the Lions got within two runs in the third and had the tying run at home plate in the top of the seventh beore the Vikings turned a game-ending double play off a lineout.
"This time of the year they're going to be close and you're going to have to go out and make plays,'' Oliva said. "We were able to do that and score four there in the first inning and make that hold up throughout.
"Vawter did a great job and kind of battled through a little bit of adversity in the middle of the game, toughened up and goes through six and then Max does a good job coming in there and we were able to make some plays behind him,'' Oliva said.
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By ISAAC DEER
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The Highland Park girls soccer team played itselt into a Class 5A regional playoff spot on Tuesday after a convincing 5-0 victory in Monday's play-in match against Meadowlark Conference foe Washington at Hummer Sports Park.
Highland Park freshman Dana Chavarria Delacruz (center) recorded a three-goal hat trick in Monday's 5-0 win over KC-Washington at Hummer Sports Park. [Photo by Isaac Deer/TSN]
Highland Park's soccer team celebrates Monday's 5-0 Class 5A play-in win over KC-Washington at Hummer Sports Park. [Photo by Isaac Deer/TSN]
The Scots snapped their four-game losing streak at the right time.
After facing some struggles near the end of the regular season, Highland Park (6-10-0) defeated Washington for the second time this season and is locked in for a playoff match Tuesday night against St. James Academy.
It's been an up-and-down season for Highland Park, with many lessons learned along the way. However, with most of the squad learning how to play the game of soccer this campaign, they've been rewarded for their hard work with a match in the postseason.
"Overall, most of our senior class has three years of playing experience, while some of the team had never played before until this year," Highland Park coach Colin Moriarty said. "Earlier in the season, we also dealt with many injuries. So we are still figuring out how things work with this team.
"Once we got to the middle of the season, things started clicking, and our confidence started growing. With what we dealt with and how young we are, we may have gotten two wins in the past, but we are growing now.''
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By RICK PETERSON
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Junior Rich Helmbold shot a 78 to win the individual championship as Cair Paravel Latin earned a 29-stroke victory in the team race in Monday's Class 2A boys golf regional at Fort Scott's Woodland Hills Golf Course.
Cair Paravel Latin golf is headed to the Class 2A state tournament at Hesston next week after winning a regional championship by 29 strokes. [Submitted photo]
All of the Lions' top four players finished in the top eight Monday, with junior Simon Everhart placing sixth with an 89, sophomore Jase Pavlik seventh with an 90 and freshman Caleb Cleverdon eighth with a 93.
Cair Paravel finished with a four-man score of 350 while St. Marys Colgan finished second at 379 and Lyndon third at 396.
Cair Paravel's players competed for Topeka High during the regular season as part of a co-op agreement before competing in 2A in postseason.
The Lions will compete in the state tournament next Monday and Tuesday in Hesston at the Hesston Golf Course.
Washburn Rural golf earned a team berth for next week's Class 6A state tournament in Newton with a runnerup team finish in Monday's regional at Manhattan. [Twitter/Washburn Rural golf]
Rural earns 6A berth with runnerup finish
Washburn Rural placed all of its top four players in the top 10 in Monday's Class 6A regional tournament at Manhattan Country Club en route to a second-place team finish and a berth in next week's state tournament at Newton.
Rural senior Bryan Tyrell tied for fourth with a 79 to lead the Junior Blues while senior Tyler Baumchen was a stroke back with an 80, tying for seventh individually.
