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BOYS
100 METERS
Smith, Shawnee Heights 10.36
Rezac, Rossville 10.68
Renfro, Silver Lake 10.90
January, Shawnee Heights 10.92
Shawnee Heights sophomore Jeremiah Smith is the Shawnee County leader in the 100 and 200-meter dashes and the 110-meter high hurdles. [Submitted]
200 METERS
Smith, Shawnee Heights 21.85
Rezac, Rossville 22.03
Renfro, Silver Lake 22.50
January, Shawnee Heights 23.04
400 METERS
Arnold, Shawnee Heights 51.97
Mitchell, Washburn Rural 54.3
Kaniper, Silver Lake 54.80
Rochford, Hayden 54.85
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Topekan Peyton Williams' basketball career has taken her from Cair Paravel Latin to Kansas State to a sport on Team USA for the Pan American Games to her professional debut in Moscow, Russia.
Now the 6-foot-4 Williams will attempt to take the next step in her banner career after being invited by the reigning WBNA-champion Seattle Storm to attend their training camp for the 2021-2022 season.
Peyton Williams
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Seaman High School's baseball program will induct its inaugural Hall of Honor class on Friday at approximately 5:30 p.m. at the Optimist Field, north of Seaman High School.
The Hall of Honor ceremony was originally scheduled to follow Seaman's varsity game against Washburn Rural, but due to COVID-19 protocols, that game will not be played Friday. Instead, the ceremony is not scheduled to follow a C team game.
Seaman will induct two former head coaches, a contributor, a state championship team and nine former Viking players in the on-field Hall of Honor ceremony.
Among the inductees will be a pair of former Seaman head baseball coaches, the late Duane 'Blackie' Melvin, who coached the Vikings in 1986 and '87, and Phil Loomis (1988-98), as well as longtime program contributor Dan Carlson.
Former Viking standout players being inducted include Ben Carlson (Class of 2006), Chris Carlson (Class of 2002), Eric Cheray (Class of 2011), Ryan Colombo (Class of 2013), Rick DeHart (Class of 1986), Robbie Rea (Class of 2009), Chad Rodriguez (Class of 1992), Richard Thomas (Class of 1989) and Ryan Zeferjahn (Class of 2016).
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The Topeka Area Football Coaches Association will host a Junior Day Combine on May 4 at Shawnee Heights for football players who will be seniors in the 2021 season.
The TAFCA, along with Rebound Sports Performance, will offer a chance for players interested in playing at the collegiate level to test their ability in a combine.
There will be representatives from NCAA Division II, NAIA and junior college programs in Kansas and the Midwest area at the combine and prospect information and combine results will be available to every college that recruits the Topeka area.
The combine will be conducted from 4 to 5:30 p.m. and players need to bring running shoes, cleats, a mask and water.
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The No. 18-ranked Washburn University men's golf team posted a second-place team finish out of 10 conference teams in the MIAA Championships, which concluded Tuesday at the Shangri-La Golf Course and Resort in Monkey Island, Okla.
Washburn went 20-over par for a final three-round score of 884, finishing 10 strokes behind MIAA champion Central Missouri.
The Ichabods have finished the MIAA Championships as high as second place multiple times, with the last time before Tuesday coming in the 2016-17 season.
Washburn’s Griffin Mott finished second among the 50 participants, going 2-over-par for the event.
Griffin Mott finished second individually in the MIAA Championships, helping lead Washburn to a second-place team finish. [Photo courtesty of Washburn Athletics]
Mott, a former Blue Valley standout, shot a 76 in Tuesday's third round to finish with a 54-hole total of 218.
Andrew Beckler and Jackson Wexler tied for third place with three others players at 3-over par.
Beckler shot a 73 in his third round and Wexler a 72 to finish at 219.
