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With a Class 6A regional championship and state berth on the line Friday at the Bettis Family Sports Complex, Washburn Rural baseball coach Jay Mastin knew there was no need to hold anything back.
So with Junior Blue baserunners at first and third base with two outs in the bottom of the sixth in a 2-2 tie game, 17-5 Washburn Rural pulled off a rare double steal to get what proved to be the game-winning run home in a 3-2 win over Dodge City.
“That’s probably the first time I’ve run that, honestly,” Mastin said. “We had the right guys on base to do it. I expected there to be a rundown, and for there to be more to it, but we got the run home and that’s all that matters.”
The runner at first, senior Anthony Taggert, broke for second and when the Dodge City catcher bounced the throw to second, junior Keaton Catlin raced home from third, scoring without a throw.
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In may take awhile for what Cair Paravel Latin's girls soccer team accomplished Friday to fully sink in.
But suffice it to say, the Lions know that their 9-0 win over Kansas City Christian at the Bettis Family Sports Complex was big.
Friday's romp gave the Lions a regional championship and a berth in next Tuesday's Class 4A-1A state quarterfinals in the school's first season as a full Kansas State High School Activities Association member.
“Honestly, I have nothing to compare it to,” Cair Paravel coach Doug Woolery said about the win. “Our girls soccer program has been pretty successful over the years, but we’ve never had the opportunity to compete at this level, so it’s really exciting for us. It probably hasn’t really set in yet.”
Cair Paravel senior Alyssa Carlson said the regional title is definitely something to be proud of.
“It’s been a joy to do things we’ve never done before and get an award that we’ve never had before,'' Carlson said.
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Shawnee Heights' run to a Class 5A regional softball title had to wait a couple of days, but once the T-Birds were finally able to get on the turf Friday at Washburn University's Gahnstrom Field, it took them very little time to get the job done.
Chomping at the bit to play after the two-day delay, Shawnee Heights put United Kansas Conference rival De Soto away with a 10-run first inning and needed just three innings to earn its eighth straight trip to state with a 15-0 rout.
"The girls came out ready to go today and I'm just really impressed with how they showed up,'' Shawnee Heights coach Tara Griffith said.
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Topeka West's girls had a big day in Thursday's Class 5A track and field regional at Valley Center, posting five event wins and qualifying for state in eight events en route to a third-place team finish.
Freshman Victoria Reed won the 100-meter dash in 12.23 seconds and took the 400 in 59.97 while her sophomore teammate, Ala'Jah Brooks, won the 200 in 26.43.
Reed finished second to Brooks in the 200 while Brooks finished third in the 100 and the team of Reed, Brooks, senior Adina Davis and sophomore Malayah Henderson won the 4x100 relay in 50.41.
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Shawnee Heights and Seaman will be well-represented in next Thursday's Class 5A state track and field championship at Wichita, combining to qualify for state in 29 of 36 events.
Shawnee Heights qualified in nine boys events in the Mill Valley regional, including a pair of victories from sophomore Jeremiah Smith and a win senior Aidan Hicks, while Seaman advanced in five events, led by a win from senior Cadin Worcester.
Sophomore Bethany Druse was a double regional champion for Seaman's girls, who qualified for state in nine events, while Heights' girls qualified in six events, getting a win from sophomore Taylor Rottinghaus.
Smith, who had been sidelined with an injury, returned to action with wins in the boys 100-meter dash (10.90 seconds) and the 110-meter hurdles (14.92) and added a runner-up finish in the 200 (22.08) while Hicks won the javelin title with a throw of 180 feet, 8 inches.