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Created: 06 May 2026

By CHARLES SPURLOCK

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In the penultimate week of the regular season, the Seaman Viking baseball team hosted the Spring Hill Broncos Tuesday in its only game for the week. After jumping out to a 5-1 lead over the first three innings, the Vikings were unable to hold on and lost to the Broncos, 7-5.

 

Seaman jumped out to a 3-0 advantage after the first inning.

Spring Hill sophomore starting pitcher Will Pepper retired the first two batters in the inning, but Seaman junior designated hitter Axton Brewer reached on a fielding error. After a hit-by-pitch, sophomore Michael Dobbs had an RBI single which was followed by a two-run double by junior Bryson Fehr.

Spring Hill responded in the second inning with a run from a single by junior Cooper Eckert, which scored freshman Riley McEvoy, who had a two-out double.

With a 3-1 lead, the Vikings scored single runs in the bottom of the second and third innings. Senior Cooper Hayes had the RBI in the second inning thanks to a single which scored junior Jack Becker. The run in the third inning came on a fielder’s choice RBI by Becker, scoring Fehr to give the Vikings a 5-1 lead.

 

The starting pitcher for Seaman, senior Cale Rosenberger, had only given up four hits and one run through the first three frames, but Spring Hill matched their hit total in scoring three runs in the top of the fourth.

 

Three of the first four Broncos reached base with two singles and a double, who all scored, cutting the Viking lead to 5-4.

 

The Vikings maintained that lead as Spring Hill came to the plate for their final at-bat in the seventh. Michael Dobbs relieved Rosenberger to begin the seventh inning.

 

Following a leadoff single by senior Benny Ragan, he advanced to second on a wild pitch. After Dobbs recorded a strikeout, senior Hunter Hall hit a game-tying single up the middle to make it 5-5.

 

Pepper worked a walk, putting runners at first and second with still only one out. As Dobbs was pitching to senior Max Meade, he balked the Spring Hill base runners to second and third. With the infield drawn in, Dobbs was able to get the second out of the inning with a strikeout.

Bronco senior Jordan Miller was able to put the ball in play with a ground ball and both runs scored on a throwing error, giving Spring Hill a 7-5 lead.

 

The Vikings were set down in order in the bottom of the seventh by the winning pitcher, freshman Blace Rodina, who gave up one hit along with two strikeouts over the final two innings.

Spring Hill moved to 12-7 on the season with a 7-5 victory. Seaman fell to 11-11 for the year.

Seaman coach Steve Bushnell discussed the tough loss along with the good start by Rosenberger.

“It was a tough way to end it,'' Bushnell said. "I thought we did enough early in the first inning, getting those three runs. Cale was outstanding in giving up four runs over six innings, but there were a couple there in the three-run fourth inning that we could have kept off the board.

“That’s kind of where we’ve been throughout the course of the year. We’ve had some one and two-run games where we haven’t been able to get the hidden outs (not because of errors, plays you don’t make, or things that don’t go your way). Tonight, we struggled with having runners at third with less than two outs and being unable to push the run across.”

In preparation for the final two games of the regular season, Bushnell looked ahead.

 

“We’re just trying to get back-to-back (victories). It doesn’t get any easier. (Shawnee) Heights is going to be a handful with how they’ve been playing and the arms they have. It will be the last time for our eleven seniors to play here at John Lewis Field, so we would like to defend the home field.

 

"It’s hard not to get back on the field this week, but we’ll have to wait until next Tuesday with Heights.”

 

The Vikings will host the T-Birds on Tuesday at 6 p.m. before the T-Birds host the season finale for both schools on Thursday.

SPRING HILL 7, SEAMAN 5

Spring Hill (12-7)     010 300 3  — 7  11  2

Seaman (11-11)       311 000 x  — 5   7   2

Pepper, Vanhouten (4), Rodina (6) and Hall. Cale Rosenberger, Dobbs (7) and Sextro. W — Rodina. L — Dobbs. 2B — Spring Hill : McEvoy 2. Seaman: Fehr, Brewer.

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Created: 06 May 2026

By RICK PETERSON

TopSports.news

NOTE: Top.Sports.news will compile a weekly track and field honor roll for Shawnee County high schools throughout the 2026 season. Coaches are asked to email updated times and marks or any corrections to Rick Peterson at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Coaches should designate whether times were fully automatic (FAT) or hand-timed. FAT times are considered .024 of a second faster than hand times. TopSports.news will rank the Top 5 in each event.

BOYS

100 METERS

Christian Hartman-Babb, Washburn Rural  10.43

Malachi Murph, Topeka High                      10.91

Israel Edmonds, Washburn Rural                 11.02

Braxton Rupp, Silver Lake                            11.04

Jonel Tibbs, Topeka High                              11.15

Christian Hartman-Babb, Washburn Rural

200 METERS

Christian Hartman-Babb, Washburn Rural    21.78

Liam Morrison, Washburn Rural                    22.30

Jayden Lindsey, Topeka West                        22.38

Jonel Tibbs, Topeka High                               22.60

Courtney Sanders, Topeka High                     22.66

400 METERS

Draden Chooncharoen, Washburn Rural   50.25

Jason Slay, Shawnee Heights                     50.71

Joel Miller, Silver Lake                                50.94

Xavier Fisher, Shawnee Heights                  51.34

Christian Hartman-Babb, Washburn Rural  51.43

Brody Anderson, Seaman

800 METERS

Brody Anderson, Seaman                       1:53.37

Brooks Kehoe, Washburn Rural              1:56.64

Cohen Thiessen, Washburn Rural           1:59.62

Everett Un, Washburn Rural                    2:03.26

Mason Haas, Shawnee Heights               2:03.30

1,600 METERS

Brody Anderson, Seaman                          4:08.2 (mile converted to meters)

Brooks Kehoe, Washburn Rural                 4:20.32

Cohen Thiessen, Washburn Rural              4:24.35

Nick Newkirk, Hayden                                4:33.03

Duke Graf, Washburn Rural                        4:33.71

3,200 METERS

Brody Anderson, Seaman                          9:11.63

Brooks Kehoe, Washburn Rural                 9:23.61

Henry Laubach, Washburn Rural               9:24.34

Jaxson Adams, Washburn Rural                9:44.54

Clayton Fink, Washburn Rural                   9:57.60

110-METER HURDLES

Liam Morrison, Washburn Rural                  14.07

Christian Hartman-Babb, Washburn Rural   15.31

Rayshon Pollard, Highland Park                   15.54

Braxton Rupp, Silver Lake                             16.10

De'sean Lunkins, Topeka High                      16.22

Liam Morrison, Washburn Rural

300-METER HURDLES

Liam Morrison, Washburn Rural                    37.61

Kellan Parcaro, Seaman                                  42.03

Rayshon Pollard, Highland Park                     42.09

Colin Miller, Silver Lake                                  43.41

Michael Ruelas, Seaman                                 43.46

4x100-METER RELAY

Topeka High                                                    42.92

Seaman                                                           43.27

Washburn Rural                                               43.27

Topeka High                                                    43.52

Silver Lake                                                        43.77

4x400-METER RELAY

Washburn Rural                                            3:21.82

Shawnee Heights                                          3:24.59

Silver Lake                                                     3:30.04

Seaman                                                          3:35.19

Topeka High                                                   3:35.43

4x800-METER RELAY

Washburn Rural                                            8:21.93

Seaman                                                         8:34.58

Silver Lake                                                     8:57.48

Topeka High                                                  9:09.82

Topeka West                                                  9:29.28

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Created: 06 May 2026

By RICK PETERSON

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NOTE: TopSports.news will compile a weekly girls swimming and diving honor roll for Topeka high schools throughout the 2026 season. Coaches are asked to email updated times and marks or any corrections to Rick Peterson at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

200-YARD MEDLEY RELAY

Shawnee Heights              2:16.07

Seaman                             2:18.07            

Washburn Rural                2:18.75

Hayden                              2:25.76

Kaelyn Gerdel, Hayden

200-YARD FREESTYLE

Kaelyn Gerdel, Hayden                      2:11.68

Avery Skinner, Topeka High               2:25.97

Ava Von Lintel, Washburn Rural         2:31.01

Megan Strobel, Seaman                     2:37.54

Stella Berry, Washburn Rural              2:43.23

Audrey Appuhn, Washburn Rural

200-YARD INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY

Audrey Appuhn, Washburn Rural      2:23.15

Hara Del Castillo, Topeka High           2:34.07

Kaitlyn Aldridge, Shawnee Heights    2:34.20

Riley Strother, Seaman                       2:51.05

Avery Skinner, Seaman                       2:51.97 

Clara Sobba, Shawnee Heights

50-YARD FREESTYLE

Clara Sobba, Shawnee Heights            27.28

Riley Strother, Seaman                         27.61

Hara Del Castillo, Topeka High             27.76

Ava Carlson, Seaman                             28.56

Sophie Heinen, Washburn Rural           28.90

Rhiannon Good, Washburn Rural

ONE-METER DIVING

Rhiannan Good, Washburn Rural         196.00

Avery Rosenow, Hayden/CPLS             176.40

Mackenzie Caryl, Topeka High             146.60

Abigail Culbertson, Topeka High          122.50

Madilyn Typer, Seaman                        105.40

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Created: 05 May 2026

By VINCE LOVERGINE

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KellyAnn Chada registered a three-goal hat trick Tuesday night at the Bettis Family Sports Complex as Cair Paravel Latin soccer celebrated Senior Night with a 4-2 win over city rival Shawnee Heights.

 

KellyAnn Chada (20) scored a hat trick in Cair Paravel's 4-2 Senior Night win over Shawnee Heights Tuesday night. [Photo by Vince Lovergine/TSN]  

“Just having so many fans cheering me on knowing my seasons at Cair Paravel are coming to a close, it was just very special to end like that even though we have a couple more games,” said Chada, one of four Lion seniors. “I’ll miss all the times that I’ve had here, so I'm glad that I got something to go off for my final few games.”

It hasn’t been the type of season CPLS has had in recent years, but coach Doug Woolery told TopSports.News that this game against the T-Birds could’ve been the game the Lions needed against a good program.

 

“It’s been a struggle,'' Woolery said. "We have some talent. I have a lot of young players and I think we're getting them used to our system and kind of gelling together as a team.

“Every coach wants to start peaking at the end of the season and I think we’re peaking. I thought this game was a good representation.”

Chada agreed.

“We've definitely grown so much through the season and Shawnee Heights, they're a good team but we just played to the best of our ability and that was something that was really special finally seeing everything that we've been working on coming together on Senior Night, that was great to see,” Chada said.

 

Shawnee Heights struck first in the first half when junior Nina Bolanos scored at the 23:00 mark.

Cair Paravel would even the match at 1-1, with senior Hemi Duehring putting one home deep inside the box after the play began from an inbounds play with 17:15 left in the half, ending the first-half scoring.

But then Oral Roberts commit Chada exploded for three second-half goals as the Lions took control.

Chada helped the Lion take their first lead of the match off a hand ball which positioned Chada for a successful penalty kick with 25:31 left.

About three minutes later Chada buried another goal off the right side of the box to make the score 3-1.

 

The T-Birds got back within one off junior Morgan Robinson’s goal with 16:49 to go in the match, but then Chada put the nail in the coffin, scoring off a rebound from a corner kick with 6:23 remaining.

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