- Details
By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
With some cooperation from Mother Nature, Shawnee County high school teams in baseball, softball and soccer will get the opportunity to vie for state tournament berths this week.
Here's a look at regional pairings in those sports:
SHAWNEE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL REGIONAL PAIRINGS
BASEBALL
CLASS 6A
West Regional 3
At Manhattan
Games Tuesday — Topeka High (6: 14-6) vs. Junction City (11: 9-11), 2 p.m.; Manhattan (3: 16-4) vs. Hutchinson (14: 6-14), 4 p.m.; Championship, 6 p.m.
- Details
Hayden's Gus Glotzbach (left) and Michael Sandstrom posted a second-place Class 4A state doubles finish Saturday at Kossover Tennis Center. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Michael Sandstrom and Gus Glotzbach's bid for the Class 4A doubles championship came up short Saturday at Kossover Tennis Center, but there was plenty for the Hayden underclass duo to feel good about.
After surviving a marathon three-set semifinal match, Sandstrom, a junior, and sophomore Glotzbach gave McPherson seniors Brennan Gipson and Conner Glazner their toughest match of the state tournament in a 6-2, 6-3 loss in the championship match.
And despite the loss, Sandstrom and Glotzbach were decidedly upbeat after the match.
"I'm excited for next year,'' Sandstrom said. "I'm excited where we finished off. It's tough not getting that last win, but it's definitely a good finish for the year.''
Glotzbach agreed.
"Runner-up to the championship definitely exceeds our expectations,'' he said.
Hayden junior Michael Sandstrom returns a shot during Saturday's Class 4A state tournament at Kossover Tennis Center. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
Hayden sophomore Gus Glotzbach teamed with Michael Sandstrom to finish second in Class 4A doubles Saturday at Kossover Tennis Center. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
It took a gutsy semifinal performance for Hayden just to reach the championship match, with Sandstrom and Glotzbach bouncing back from a 7-5 first-set loss to Circle seniors Noah Allison and Drew Middleton to advance with 6-4 and 6-3 victories the next two sets.
"That was a huge boost in confidence,'' Sandstrom said.
- Details
By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Rossville senior Alex Sherer is making the most of his first and only shot at a state tennis championship, advancing to Saturday Class 3A-1A state semifinals with a pair of straight-set victories Friday at Wichita's Riverside Tennis Complex.
Rossville senior Alex Sherer advanced to Saturday's Class 3A-1A singles semifinals at Wichita with a pair of straight-set victories Friday. [File photo/TSN]
Sherer, who played for Hayden as a co-op player during the regular season, opened his state bid with a 6-0, 6-1 win before knocking off previously-unbeaten Peyton Ryan of Central Plains in the quarterfinals, 6-0, 6-4.
- Details
By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
There's still work to be done, but Hayden's boys tennis team has already guaranteed itself of a successful weekend in the Class 4A state tournament at Kossover Tennis Center.
Junior Michael Sandstrom and sophomore Gus Glotzbach advanced to Saturday's doubles semifinals with two straight wins while senior Johnny Holloway and junior Patrick Gorman assured themselves of state medals with a 2-1 record Friday.
Hayden doubles partners Gus Glotzbach (front) and Michael Sandstrom slap hands after closing out Friday's quarterfinal doubles victory in the Class 4A state tennis tournament at Kossover Tennis Center. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
- Details
By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Four Shawnee Heights
Makenna Pritchard helped lead the way as Washburn Rural's girls followed up their 18th straight city swimming championship with the Centennial League title Thursday at the Capitol Federal Natatorium.
Pritchard had a hand in both the Junior Blues' victories as Rural claimed the league team title by a 434-377 margin over Manhattan.
Pitchard won the 100-yard freestyle in 55.55 seconds and two events later teamed up with Aubrey Fritsch, Jeissca Ndungu and Mara Bare to take a victory in the 200 freestyle relay in 1 minutes, 47.32 seconds. Pritchard also finished second in the 50 free in 25.66.
As they had in last week's city meet, the Junior Blues also showed their depth, posting top-three finishes in eight of 12 events in the league meet.
Seaman finished third as a team while posting a meet-high four victories.
Seaman freshman Avery Walz captured a paif of individual victories in Thursday's Centennial League girls swimming championships. [File photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
Freshman Avery Walz was a double gold medalist for the Vikings, winning the 200 individual medley by nearly five seconds in 2:12.00 and the 100 breaststroke by more than three and a half seconds in 1:06.50.
Avery's twin sister, Tauren, won the 50 freestyle in 25.39 while Gabby Grace won the 100 backstroke in 1:00.94. Tauren Walz added a close second-place finish in the 100 butterfly (1:02.77).
Topeka West's Kadence Jeffries also captured a pair of individual victories, with the returning two-event state champion continuing to dominate her events.
Topeka West state champ Kadence Jeffries won the 200 and 500 freestyle events in Thursday's Centennial League swimming meet. [File photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
