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MASON CASEBEER, Washburn Rural
A junior, Casebeer teamed with Nick Luetje to earn a Class 6A state doubles medal last season with a 12th-place finish. Casebeer and Luetje placed second in the city tournament in No. 1 doubles, second in 6A regional competition and fifth in the Centennial League. Casebeer earned a spot on TopSports.news' 2021 All-Shawnee County team.
Topeka West junior Carter Cool won the city No. 1 singles title and a Class 5A regional championship last spring. [File photo/TSN]
CARTER COOL, Topeka West
The Topeka West junior claimed the city title in No. 1 singles last spring as well as a Class 5A regional singles championship in his first season of high school tennis. Cool also finished as the Centennial League singles runner-up and competed in the 5A state tournament, earning a spot on the TSN All-Shawnee County team.
Topeka West twin brothers Miles and Ian Cusick swept city, Centennial League and Class 5A regional doubles titles last season before finishing ninth at state. [File photo/TSN]
IAN CUSICK, Topeka West
A junior, Cusick teamed with his twin brother, Miles, to win the city title in No. 1 doubles as the Chargers captured the city team title. The Cusicks added Centennial League and Class 5A regional doubles titles before placing ninth in the 5A state tournament.
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Cair Paravel Latin seniors Zach Clark, Noah Hastert and Jaley Barkley have received first-team All-Kaw Valley Conference basketball honors.
Clark and Hastert were named to the all-conference boys first team while Barkley was a first-team girls pick.
Zach Clark
Noah Hastert
Jaley Barkley
Cair Paravel senior Lauren Drum was a second-team girls all-conference selection while sophomore Allison Schwarz received honorable mention.
On the boys side, Lion seniors Ethan Everhart and Carter Brian both received honorable mention.
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Topeka West senior Elijah Brooks has been named the Centennial League boys basketball player of the year by league coaches after leading the Chargers to a second straight league championship.
Topeka West senior Elijah Brooks has been named the Centennial League boys basketball player of the year after leading the Chargers to a 21-2 record and a second straight league title. [File photo/TSN]
Brooks helped the Chargers post a 21-2 record and a second straight Class 5A state tournament berth, including a 20-game win streak.
Seaman senior Ty Henry has been named to the All-Centennial League first team by league coaches. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
Seaman senior Mateo Hyman (10), celebrating a Viking bucket in the Class 5A state tournament, has been named to the All-Centennial League first team. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
Brooks is joined on the All-Centennial League first team by seniors Ty Henry and Mateo Hyman of 5A state champion Seaman, senior Juan'Tario Roberts and junior Bo Aldridge of 5A state qualifier Highland Park and Junction City senior Howard Johnson.
Highland Park senior Juan'Tario Roberts (23) earned a spot on the All-Centennial League first team after helping the Scots reach the Class 5A state tournament. [File photo/TSN]
Highland Park's Bo Aldridge was the lone junior to earn a spot on the All-Centennial League first team. [File photo/TSN]
Topeka West coach Rick Bloomquist was named the Centennial League coach of the year while Seaman senior Gavin Wilhelm was named the league's newcomer of the year.
Hayden, which finished fourth in the 4A state tournament, put junior Joe Otting and senior Trent Duffey on the All-Centennial League second team along with Washburn Rural junior Jack Bachelor, Topeka West junior Sincere Austin, Seaman junior Kaeden Bonner and Highland Park junior Tre Richardson.
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Myles Alonzo
MYLES ALONZO, Topeka West
A sophomore, Alonzo was the individual runner-up in the Centennial League tournament last spring as a freshman and earned TopSports.news All-Shawnee County first-team recognition. Alonzo placed third in the city tournament with a 27-hole total of 124, finished second in the Centennial League tournament with a 76 and placed third in Class 5A regional competition with a 73. The Centennial League newcomer of the year, Alonzo finished his season with a tie for 38th in the 5A state tournament, posting a 36-hole score of 165.
Bryce Badsky
BRYCE BADSKY, Silver Lake
Badsky, a sophomore, was an individual state placer last spring as a freshman, taking 13th in the Class 3A state tournament, and earned first-team TSN All-Shawnee County honors. Badsky capped his freshman season with a 13th-place finish in the state tournament, shooting a 36-hole score of 161. Badsky took fifth in a 3A regional tournament with an 87, was the runner-up in the Mid-East League tournament with a 92 and was fourth in the Silver Lake Invitational with an 82.
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Kaeden Bonner
KAEDEN BONNER, Seaman
Bonner, a junior, scored a total of 43 points in the Class 5A state tournament, helping lead Seaman to the first boys state basketball championship in school history. Bonner scored 10 points with 4 assists and 3 steals in the No. 8-seeded Vikings' 54-43 first-round win over top seed Kapaun Mt. Carmel. He scored 18 points on six 3-pointers in the Vikings' 66-54 semifinal win over 2021 champion Maize with 5 assists and 2 steals and scored 15 points and hit 3 of 3 3-point attempts in Seaman's 66-47 win over De Soto in Saturday's state championship game.
Zoe Canfield
ZOE CANFIELD, Washburn Rural
A sophomore, Canfield scored 41 points in the Class 6A girls state basketball tournament as Washburn Rural captured its second state title since 2019 with a 40-23 win over Derby in Saturday's championship game. Canfield scored 23 points and hit six of seven 3-pointers and five of six free throws in the Junior Blues' 66-43 first-round win over Dodge City. Canfield scored six points on two 3-pointers and added 2 assists and 3 steals in Rural's 44-43 semifinal win over Olathe North and had 12 points with two 3s in the state championship game.
