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The 2023 All-City girls bowling team: Front, from left -- Katie Price, Seaman; Cheyenne Turkin, Seaman; Claire Ireland, Washburn Rural; Megan Wood, Topeka West. Back, from left -- JaeLinn Thetford, Seaman; Brenna Rutschmann, Topeka West. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
By RICK PETERSON
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Seaman, which finished third in Class 5A-1A this season after winning the state team title a year ago, put a city-high three bowlers on the 2023 girls All-City bowling team, selected by city coaches.
The Vikings are represented on the All-City team by senior Katie Price and juniors JaeLinn Thetford and Cheyenne Turkin, with all three earning 5A-1A state medals this past season.
Price and Thetford finished second and third individually while Turkin added a 20th-place state finish.
Two other state medalists, Washburn Rural's Claire Ireland in 6A and Topeka West's Brenna Rutschmann in 5A-1A, also earned first-team berths while former West medalist Megan Wood rounds out the All-City team.
Ireland finished 11th at state and Rutschmann placed 18th while Wood was a regional champion this season after placing at state as a sophomore.
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Washburn Rural junior Claire Ireland earned a Class 6A state medal with an 11th-place state finish [Photo by Selena Favela/Special to TSN]
CLAIRE IRELAND, Washburn Rural -- A junior, Ireland posted an 11th-place finish in the Class 6A state tournament, rolling a 586 three-game series. Ireland won the Centennial League individual championship with a 596 series to lead the Junior Blues to the league team title and finished fifth in 6A regional competition with a 570 series as Rural qualified for state with a second-place team finish.
Seaman senior Katie Price finished second in the Class 5A-1A state tournament while helping lead the Vikings to a third-place team finish. [Photo by Selena Favela/Special to TSN]
KATIE PRICE, Seaman -- Price capped her high school career with a second-place individual finish in the Class 5A-1A state tournament with a 637 series, helping Seaman earn the third-place team trophy. Price bowled a 527 series in the United Kansas Conference tournament and a 505 at regionals, helping the Vikings win both team titles. As a junior Price helped Seaman win the 5A-1A state team title.
Topeka West junior Brenna Rutschmann finished 18th in the 2023 Class 5A-1A state bowling tournament. [Photo by Selena Favela/Special to TSN]
BRENNA RUTSCHMANN, Topeka West -- Rutschmann, a junior, earned a Class 5A-1A state individual medal with an 18th-place finish, rolling a 556 series. Rutschmann finished sixth individually in 5A-1A regional competition with a 552 series, helping the Chargers earn a team berth for the state tournament with a second-place regional finish.
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The 2023 All-City boys bowling team: Front, from left -- Josh Hammons, Washburn Rural; Braxton Moore, Seaman; Ethan Burns, Seaman. Back, from left -- Walker Thompson, Washburn Rural; Logan Glinka, Washburn Rural; Geo Peoples, Washburn Rural. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
By RICK PETERSON
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Class 6A state champion Washburn Rural put a city-high four bowlers on the 2023 All-City boys bowling team while 5A-1A third-place finisher Seaman garnered the other two first-team spots.
The Junior Blues are represented by seniors Josh Hammons, Geo Peoples and Walker Thompson and sophomore Logan Glinka after winning the state title by a 3,711-3,576 margin over Olathe Northwest in the state tournament at Wichita's Northrock Lanes.
Hammons finished fourth at state while Glinka was seventh and Thompson 11th for the Junior Blues.
Seaman senior Ethan Burns and senior Braxton Moore round out the first team after helping the Vikings earn the third-place team finish in 5A-1A.
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Seaman senior Ethan Burns (right) helped lead the Vikings to a third-place team finish in the 2023 Class 5A-1A state tournament. [Photo by Selena Favela/Special to TSN]
ETHAN BURNS, Seaman -- A senior, Burns helped lead the Vikings to a third-place team finish in the Class 5A-1A state tournament with a 643 series. Burns finished third in 5A-1A regional competition with a 703 series, helping Seaman win the regional team title, after bowling a 605 series in the United Kansas Conference tournament. As a junior Burns was a state medalist and helped lead the Vikings to the state team crown.
Sophomore Logan Glinka finished seventh individually in the 2023 Class 6A state bowling tournament, helping Washburn Rural win the state team title. [Photo by Selena Favela/Special to TSN]
LOGAN GLINKA, Washburn Rural -- Glinka capped his sophomore season with a seventh-place finish in the Class 6A state tournament with a 696 series, helping the Junior Blues win the team championship by a 135-pin margin over Olathe Northwest. Glinka posted a ninth-place finish in 6A regional competition with a 646 three-game series after bowling a 639 series for team-champion Washburn Rural in the Centennial League meet.
Senior Josh Hammons finished fourth individually in the Class 6A state tournament, helping lead Washburn Rural to the state team championship. [Photo by Selena Favela/Special to TSN]
JOSH HAMMONS, Washburn Rural -- Hammons capped his high school career with a fourth-place individual finish in the Class 6A state tournament with a 725 series, helping lead the Junior Blues to the state team championship by a 135-pin margin over Olathe Northwest. Hammons, a returning 6A state placer, finished second individually in 6A regional competition with a 717 series and bowled a 628 series in the Centennial League meet for team-champion Rural.
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Washburn Rural senior Jack Bachelor has been named the Centennial League boys basketball player of the year and is joined on the all-league first team by Hayden senior Joe Otting and Topeka High junior Isaiah Lyons.
Bachelor helped lead the Junior Blues to a 15-6 overall record and a share of the Centennial League championship with a 7-2 record.
Washburn Rural senior Jack Bachelor has been named the Centennial League player of the year after helping lead the Junior Blues to a 15-6 record and a share of the league title. [File photo/TSN]
Hayden senior Joe Otting (33) has received first-team All-Centennial League recognition from the league coaches. [File photo/TSN]
Topeka High senior Isaiah Lyons (1) has been named to the All-Centennial League first team by league coaches. [File photo/TSN]
Washburn Rural senior Wyatt Conklin and sophomore Amare Jones and Hayden junior Jacob Padilla were named to the All-Centennial League second team.
Rural sophomore Kaden Ballard, Hayden senior Jake Muller, Topeka High senior Mason Gomez and Trojan sophomore Da'Mykel Hales received honorable mention.
Emporia's Jalyn King, Manhattan's Jack Wilson and Junction City's Michael Boganowski were also named to the all-league first team while King was named the league newcomer of the year.
Emporia's Lee Baldwin was voted the Centennial League coach of the year.
ALL-CENTENNIAL LEAGUE BOYS BASKETBALL
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Bo Aldridge
BO ALDRIDGE, Highland Park
Aldridge, a 6-foot-4 senior, scored 47 points and grabbed 18 rebounds in Highland Park's three Class 5A state tournament games, helping the Scots cap a 24-1 season with a third-place state finish. Aldridge scored 24 points with four 3-pointers and grabbed eight rebounds in Hi Park's 55-54 semifinal loss to eventual state champion Andover and scored 16 points with six rebounds in Saturday's 79-46 win over Hutchinson in the third-place game.
Anna Becker
ANNA BECKER, Seaman
Becker, a 5-foot-10 sophomore, earned the girls player of the year honor in the United Kansas Conference after leading Seaman to the UKC championship and a berth in the Class 5A state tournament. Becker had eight points, seven rebounds, four assists and three steals in the Vikings' first-round state loss to St. James Academy, with Seaman finishing its season with a 21-2 record.
Brooklyn DeLeye
BROOKLYN DE LEYE, Washburn Rural
De Leye, a 6-foot-2 senior, scored 14 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in Washburn Rural's 35-34 loss to Blue Valley North in Saturday's Class 6A girls state championship game. De Leye, who helped Rural win the 6A state basketball title as a junior and the 6A volleyball title as a senior, scored 43 points and grabbed 37 rebounds in the Junior Blues' three state tournament contests.
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WICHITA -- Washburn Rural watched a big first-half lead slowly evaporate, finally losing it in the final seconds, as the Junior Blues came just one point short of repeating as Class 6A champs, falling to Blue Valley North 35-34 Saturday night at Koch Arena.
A disappointed Washburn Rural team leaves the floor Saturday night at Koch Arena while Blue Valley North celebrates its Class 6A title after a 35-34 win. [Photo by Doug Walker/Special to TSN]
Brooklyn DeLeye ended her high school basketball career with 14 points and 12 rebounds in Washburn Rural's 35-34 loss to Blue Valley North in the 6A state final. [Photo by Selena Favela/Special to TSN]
Washburn Rural's bench celebrates a Junior Blue 3-pointer during Saturday's 35-34 loss to Blue Valley North in the Class 6A championship game. [Photo by Selena Favela/Special to TSN]
Washburn Rural senior Chloe Carlgren goes up for a shot in Saturday's 35-34 loss to Blue Valley North in the Class 6A state championship game. [Photo by Doug Walker/Special to TSN]
Blue Valley North claimed its fourth state championship by dropping two free throws with 17 seconds left, which gave the Mustangs their first lead since midway through the first period.
Blue Valley North then raced to the other end to thwart a last-ditch charge to the basket by Washburn Rural’s Chloe Carlgren.
With just a few ticks left on the clock, Washburn Rural coach Kevin Bordewick opted not to take a time out, instead letting his team try to make a play. Carlgren drove the baseline and put up a jumper in a crowd that fell just short.
“My mindset was that usually you can get a good look, and I thought we had a decent look,” Bordewick said of the final play. “I would like to have seen if we could go to the free throw line in that case, because I really felt like there was some contact there. But they didn’t call it and we have to live with that.
"I think that a lot of times we’ve been successful just going and creating something. I thought Chloe had a good run at it.”
