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Individual champion Brynn Spencer led Seaman to the team title in Saturday's Seaman Invitational at Shawnee North Community Center.
Spencer, a senior, clocked a winning five-kilometer time of 19 minutes, 44.37 seconds to win by more than 39 seconds while the Vikings also got a third-place finish from senior Kinley Robinson (20:39.91) and a fifth from freshman Morgan Ranson (20:47.86) en route to the team title by a 38-45 margin over Piper.
Senior Brynn Spencer captured the girls individual title to lead Seaman to the team championship in Saturday's Seaman Invitational cross country meet at Shawnee North. [File photo/TSN]
Freshman Brinley Cochran finished 15th (21:44.01) and senior Hannah Wempe 20th (22:33.86) to round out Seaman's top five scoring runners.
A split team from Washburn Rural finished fifth with 130 points while Topeka High finished sixth (167) and Shawnee Heights seventh (174).
Sophomore Clara Dillon paced Rural with an 18th-place finish (21:54.28) while junior Emma Womack placed 25th (23:11.43) to lead Topeka High and freshman Claudia Memmet finished 33rd (23:41.07) to lead Shawnee Heights.
Blue Valley Northwest won the boys team title with 23 points while Seaman's boys finished fourth as a team with 94 points as sophomore Trindon Jones led the Vikings with a ninth-place finish in 16:57.52.
A split team for Washburn Rural finished fifth (99 points), with freshman Mariner Svaty placing 16th (17:34.44) and junior Gauge Dial finishing 18th (17:37.42).
Shawnee Heights finished seventh as a team (199 points) and Topeka High eighth (213) while Topeka West had four individual runners.
Senior Andrew Schulte led Shawnee Heights with a 22nd-place finish (17:47.53) while Topeka High junior Oliver Snethen placed a team-high 28th (18:01.35) for the Trojans and senior Ezra Phelps led Topeka West with a 35th-place finish (18:11.02).
The city championships will be contested next Saturday at Shawnee Heights (9 a.m. start).
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Junior quarterback Landen Lewis ran for four touchdowns and threw for a pair of scores in Friday's 47-20 non-league road romp past Royal Valley.
Landen Lewis, Rossville
Lewis ran for 1, 5, 35 and 20-yard TDs and hit Dalen Dick for a 17-yard score and Cale Horak for a 57-yard TD.
The 3-2 Bulldawgs also got 16-yard touchdown pass from Cole Graves to Kelton Lacock while Julian Goj kicked five extra points.
The Rossville defense limited Royal Valley (3-2) to six points until the Panthers scored 14 points over the final 3:42 of the game.
Rossville led 7-0 at the end of the first quarter and scored 27 points in the second quarter to take a commanding 34-0 halftime advantage.
The Bulldawgs led 40-6 at the start of the fourth quarter.
Eagles remain unbeaten with 77-6 district rout
Silver Lake improved to 5-0 Friday with a 77-6 home Class 2A District 3 win over 0-5 West Franklin.
The Eagles put the game away with a 42-point first quarter and tacked on 23 points in the second quarter to take a 65-0 halftime lead.
After a scoreless third quarter Silver Lake scored its final 12 points in the final period while West Franklin scored its only points.
Silver Lake will travel to Maranatha Academy next Friday to face a Maranatha team that is coming off a 64-0 loss to Osage City.
Lions improve to 4-1 with 54-6 district romp
Cair Paravel Latin improved to 4-1 on the season Friday night with a 54-6 Eight-Man I District 3 win over Pleasanton at Veritas Christian School in Lawrence.
The Lions will travel to Lyndon next Friday for a district matchup with the 2-2 Tigers. Lyndon is coming off a 56-14 district victory over Northern Heights.
Vikings stretch winning streak to three games
Seaman posted its third straight United Kansas Conference victory Friday night, taking a 62-0 home decision over Turner in a game that was halted early after a serious injury.
The Vikings improved to 3-2 overall and in the UKC, while Turner fell to 0-5.
Seaman will travel to Leavenworth next Friday to face the 3-2 Pioneers, who are coming off of a 50-8 win over Topeka West.
T-Birds fall to unbeaten Broncos
Spring Hill improved to 5-0 on the season with a 76-35 United Kansas Conference victory at Shawnee Heights Friday night.
Spring Hill led 29-7 at the end of the opening quarter and took a 49-19 advantage to the locker room at halftime.
The scorefest continued in the second half, with the Broncos outscoring the T-Birds by a 27-16 margin.
The 1-4 T-Birds will travel to Piper next Friday, with the Pirates coming off a 24-8 UKC loss to Basehor-Linwood.
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The No. 24-ranked Washburn women's soccer team used a dominant four-goal second half to defeat Fort Hays State 5-1 on Friday night in Yager Stadium.
Sophomore Kate Hinck (7) had a goal and an assist in Friday's 5-1 MIAA win over Fort Hays State. [File photo/TSN]
Washburn improved to 8-1-1 overall and 4-1 in the MIAA while Fort Hays State fell to 2-7-1 and 0-5 in the conference.
Washburn had 29 shots in the match which tied the fifth most in a match in program history, when the Ichabods had 29 shots against Missouri Western Oct. 19, 2007.
Fort Hays state struck first in 13th minute when Lily Marshall found Berkley Sparks for her second goal of the season.
But five minutes later former Washburn Rural star Kate Hinck tied the match at 1-1.
Washburn outshot FHSU 13-1 in the first half but was unable to find the back of the net the remainder of the first half as the match went to halftime tied.
The Ichabods and Tigers were still deadlocked at 1-all going into the 74th minute before Lydia Keller scored her first goal of the season to give Washburn the 2-1 lead.
Grace Peterson scored shortly after in the 77th minute to extend the Ichabods lead before Bricelyn Betts and Haley Thomsen scored 32 seconds apart from each other to put the game away for Washburn.
Leah Henke had a pair of assists for the Ichabods while Hinck and Kylie Hinrichs also had assists.
Hinck led all players with five shots and three shots on goal.
Washburn out-shot FHSU 29-4, including 14-2 on goal.
Washburn has won three straight matches against Fort Hays State, dating back to Nov. 10, 2024.
The Ichabods will host Nebraska-Kearney in Yager Stadium on Sunday at 1 p.m.
UNK picked up its first conference win on Friday, defeating Newman, 2-0.
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PITTSBURG -- No. 14-ranked Washburn University volleyball kept its winning streak over Pittsburg State alive on Friday night, defeating the Gorillas 3-2 to extend the winning streak over the in-state rival to 34 matches.
Washburn volleyball extended its winning streak over Pittsburg State to 34 matches Friday, taking a 3-2 MIAA road win. [File photo/TSN]
The Ichabods will wrap up their weekend road swing on Saturday at 7 p.m. against No. 17 Emporia State.
Both teams traded sets to begin the match, with the home squad taking the first 25-23 before Washburn (15-3 overall, 4-1 MIAA) won the second set, 25-18.
Pittsburg State (11-6, 0-4) won the third set 25-20, but the Ichabods responded with a lopsided 25-11 win in the fourth set to force a fifth set. Washburn came from behind in the fifth to win 15-12 and take the match.
Early in the first set the Ichabods led 11-6 after four straight points that ended with a service ace from Emma Siron.
Pittsburg State responded by taking six of the next seven points to tie the set up. Both sides traded rallies throughout the middle of the set before the Gorillas went on a 7-2 run late to bring up set point before winning the opening set, 25-23.
Washburn jumped in front in the second set, leading 7-3 after Brooklyn Morrisey took a pass from Lauren Tyler to the floor.
Pittsburg State worked its way back into the set, tying things up at 14.
After the set was tied at 17-all, WU's Morgan Sears landed a kill that started an 8-1 run to end the second set 25-18, evening the match at one set each.
Both sides went back and forth early in the third until Pittsburg State opened up the set with an 8-1 run to lead 15-10. The Ichabods came all the way back to pull within one after Sears and Natalie Hedlund combined for a block that made it 18-17.
The next four points went to the home squad as the Gorillas finished off the set, 25-20.
The fourth set opened with Washburn leading 9-3 after Tyler served an ace. The offense took control in the middle of the set, starting with a kill from Siron that started a 7-1 run to lead 20-9. The Ichabods hit .464 in the set as they were able to even the match with a 25-11 fourth-set win.
The Gorillas came out firing in the decisive fifth set, leading 7-4 early on. The lead grew to four points at 9-5 before Washburn began to make a comeback, beginning with Hayden Meats landing a kill that was the first point in an 8-1 run to put the Ichabods in front, 13-10. The Ichabods traded points the rest of the way to secure a 15-12 match-clinching victory in the fifth set.
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The Washburn Rural Junior Blues battled against Centennial League foe Emporia Spartans on Homecoming night Friday in Topeka. In a game where the Spartans gained more yards offensively, it was the Junior Blues who gained the upper hand, winning 24-8.
On the Junior Blues' opening possession, they had a nine-play, 58-yard drive, culminating in a 20-yard touchdown run by senior Jadyn Baum, giving Washburn Rural a 7-0 lead.
Washburn Rural senior Jadyn Baum rushed for 183 yards and scored three TDs in Friday's 24-8 win over Emporia. [Photo by Doug Walker/Special to TSN]
Both teams remained scoreless for the remainder of the first quarter but Washburn Rural was able to get back on the scoreboard four minutes into the second quarter on Baum’s second touchdown of the game, a 5-yard run that gave the Junior Blues a 14-0 lead.
Just three minutes later, Rural was able to extend its lead on a 22-yard field goal by senior Ryan Austin and the Blues took a 17-0 lead into halftime.
Senior Max Bervert caught two passes for 59 yards in Washburn Rural's 24-8 win over Emporia. [Photo by Doug Walker/Special to TSN]
The third quarter saw both teams make excellent adjustments, but with just 1:33 left in the third stanza, Baum scored his third touchdown of the night on a spectacular 40-yard run. Baum followed up last week’s three touchdown performance against Topeka High by repeating the feat against Emporia.
The Spartans were finally able to get on the scoreboard with just a little over a minute left in the game on a 1-yard run by senior running back Ben Collins. They were able to convert the two-point conversion on a pass from sophomore quarterback Cael Claibourn to senior wide receiver Talon Kirk.
Washburn Rural improved their record to 3-2 on the season and will travel out of state next Friday night to face the Millard West Wildcats of Omaha, Neb. Kickoff will be at 7 p.m.
WASHBURN RURAL 24, EMPORIA 8
Emporia (2–3. 0-2) 0 0 0 8 -- 8
Washburn Rural (3-2, 2-0) 7 10 7 0 -- 24
Washburn Rural -- Baum 20 run (Austin kick)
Washburn Rural -- Baum 5 run (Austin kick)
Washburn Rural -- Austin 22 field goal
Washburn Rural -- Baum 40 run (Austin kick)
Emporia -- Collins 1 run (Kirk pass from Claibourn)
Individual statistics
Rushing -- Emporia: Collins 26-146; Rodecap 10-37, Claibourn 14-18, Kirk 1-1, Clifton 1-(-5). Washburn Rural: Baum 22-183, Lone 3-1, Ingold 2-(-10), Wallace 2-(-16).
Passing -- Emporia: Claibourn 5-10-1, 55 yards. Washburn Rural: Wallace 4-13-0, 71 yards.
Receiving -- Emporia: Franklin 1-23, Kirk 1-17, Kline 1-13, Rodecap 1-3. Washburn Rural: Bervert 2-59, Schumacher 1-7, Whiteside 1-5.
Punting -- Emporia: Franklin 3-39.0. Washburn Rural: Austin 3-39.3.
