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By RICK PETERSON
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After needing a second-game comeback to earn a split with Class 6A power Topeka High last Thursday, Hayden softball took no chances in Tuesday's home non-league doubleheader against Eudora, taking control early in both games en route to a 7-3, 8-2 sweep.
Sophomore Blakely Walter pitched a six-hitter and struck out eight batters in Hayden's 7-3 first-game win over Eudora on Tuesday. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Junior Maura Valdivia threw a complete game five-hitter to complete Hayden's twinbill sweep over Eudora Tuesday. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
"It was two good wins,'' Hayden coach Carvel Reynoldon said. "This is the time of year when it really matters and what was so nice today was just watching how far we've come defensively.
"We made one error in the two games today, and we couldn't have said that at the beginning of the year, ever, and our pitchers got ahead, threw strikes and did good.''
Now 17-6 overall, the Wildcats will close out their regular season at home Thursday with a non-league Senior Day doubleheader against 23-1 Mission Valley.
Hayden did fall behind briefly in Tuesday's opener as Eudora went up 1-0 in the top of the first and 2-1 in the second, but a six-run second-inning rally put the Wildcats ahead to stay.
Senior Emily Peterson had three doubles on the day in Hayden's twinbill sweep over Eudora on Tuesday. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Senior third baseman Emily Peterson contributed a pair of doubles in the first game while junior Maura Valdivia also doubled as Hayden had nine hits in the game.
Eudora got a second-inning home run from freshman Hannah Wenger, who also turned in a sterling relief effort in the pitcher's circle, but Hayden sophomore Blakely Walter limited the Cardinals to just six hits and one run over the final five innings while recording eight strikeouts.
Hayden jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead in the second game with a four-run second inning and added single runs in the third and fifth and two runs in the sixth to go up 8-0 before Eudora (9-13) scored its only two runs in the top of the seventh.
Valdivia went the distance for the pitching victory, twirling a five-hitter and striking out four.
Offensively, Hayden got a triple and a double from sophomore Carly McAlister-Mauldin while Peterson and Walter both doubled as part of the Wildcats' 12-hit attack.
Junior pitcher Everett Tourtillott helped Hayden get off to an 11-0 lead on the way to a 14-5 second-game win over Eudora. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Wildcat baseball gets back on track
After dropping a Centennial League doubleheader to Washburn Rural last Friday that snapped its 11-game winning streak, Hayden baseball dominated Eudora on Tuesday in an 8-1, 14-5 non-league Senior Day sweep.
With the sweep the Wildcats improved to 17-5 and strengthened their hold on a top-four seed and a home berth for the upcoming Class 4A regionals next week.
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By RICK PETERSON
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Cair Paravel Latin senior Caleb Cleverdon claimed a four-shot individual victory Tuesday in Emporia as the Lions rolled to the Flint Hills League boys golf championship by 34 strokes.
Cair Paravel Latin golf won Tuesday's Flint HIlls League title by 34 strokes Tuesday in Emporia. [Cair Paravel Athletics]
Cair Paravel Latin senior Caleb Cleverdon shot a 73 to take a four-shot individual win in Tuesday's Flint Hills League golf tournament in Emporia. [Cair Paravel Athletics]
Tournament medalist Cleverdon shot a 73 to lead the way as Cair Paravel put five players in the top 10 on the way to a 338-372 win over Lyndon.
CPLS's Chase Hastert finished third with an 80, while Luke Budden was seventh (91), Jude Varney ninth (94) and Brady Budden tied for 10th (96).
Kirby Isch finished second with a 77 to lead league runnerup Lyndon.
FLINT HILLS LEAGUE BOYS GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
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Sophomore Lydia Dreher starred on Seaman’s Senior Night, guiding the Vikings to a United Kansas Conference doubleheader softball sweep of Shawnee Heights Tuesday, bolstering her team’s chances of a high seed come playoff time.
Lydia Dreher (center) celebrates with Aubrey Warren (left) and Kennedi Kitzman (3) celebrate during Seaman's doubleheader UKC softball sweep over Shawnee Heights. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
The Vikings overcame a slow start to pull away from the T-Birds 14-3 in the first game.
The hosts trailed for most of the second contest, but Dreher came to the rescue late in Seaman's 8-6 win.
In the first inning of the opening game, the T-Birds plated two runs off Dreher without recording a base hit. But Dreher settled down, working around six scattered hits to hold the visitors to just one run the rest of the way.
Dreher’s effort was enough to give the Viking offense time to kick in. Seaman strung together eight hits and plated nine runs in the third inning. The Vikings added three runs in the fifth and two more in the sixth to trigger the mercy rule.
“It was definitely stressful for a little bit, but me and (catcher) Claire Watkins always make jokes and keep things lighthearted and funny, so it’s always easy for me to get out of my head in those situations and just rely on my teammates,” Dreher said of the opener. “I know they’ll make plays. Once we scored nine, it took the pressure off and made it like we were just playing to have fun.”
Between games, Dreher wiped away a few tears as the Vikings celebrated its six seniors.
“They have been so inviting to me ever since I stepped onto the field as a freshman,” Dreher said. “They’re just so welcoming and such good people and good teammates. They mean a lot to all of us.”
The Vikings fell behind again in the second game, trailing 6-1 in the top of the third frame. Seaman coach Daniel Ruda summoned Dreher to relieve pitcher Easton Beightel. Dreher worked out of a jam in the third, then held the T-Birds to just two harmless hits over the next four innings.
“Easton was doing a good job, but then they started getting on time, so we needed to make a change and (Dreher) kept the scoring to a minimum,” Ruda said. “Lydia had a great day. We know what kind of pitcher she is. She’s been our ace all year and works out of jams, doesn’t ever seem to get rattled.”
Senior Aubrey Warren had two doubles and a triple in Seaman's Senior Night sweep over Shawnee Heights. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
The Vikings clawed back from the 6-1 deficit, plating four runs in the bottom of the fourth, sparked by a triple by senior Aubrey Warren. They then tied the game 6-6 in the bottom of the fifth inning.
After Warren singled to start the sixth inning, Dreher provided the dramatics. She blasted a drive over the center field fence to put Seaman up 8-6.
“(Dreher) came up to the plate and had the big hit,” Ruda said. “She’s such a strong hitter. You know it’s only a matter of time until she gets ahold of one.”
“This was definitely a good win for us,” Dreher said. “I think we went into it a little bit nervous, but we figured it out and we were really getting hyped in the dugout, and it got to be a lot of fun.”
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By VINCE LOVERGINE
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Seaman soccer avenged its first loss of the season with an 8-0 home mercy rule win over Leavenworth Tuesday night, moving to 12-1-2 on the year and clinching a share of the United Kansas Conference championship.
Savannah Nelson (4) scored a pair of goals Tuesday as Seaman soccer clinched a share of the UKC title with an 8-0 win over Leavenworth. [File photo/TSN]
Julia Molleker's two goals helped Seaman soccer improve to 12-1-2 with Tuesday's 8-0 UKC win over Leavenworth. [File photo/TSN]
“It was good to get back on the pitch,'' Seaman coach Kyle Seevers said. "We got rid of some of the horror from Friday (a 5-3 loss at Hayden) in that second half. We got that all out of our system, worked hard, came out tonight and got the win.
"We've got another big game on Thursday against (Washburn) Rural, which is always fun. Hopefully we build off that and look forward to the postseason. In my mind, I think this team can compete for (Class) 5A state and we’ll see what happens.”
Seaman began the scoring within the first 12 seconds of the match on a goal from senior Ava Golightley and the rout was on.
Five minutes later, senior Savannah Nelson scored deep in the box, beating the goalkeeper. Eight minutes later, senior Maya Martin scored from way beyond the box, over the goalkeeper’s head to make it 3-nil Vikings.
Senior Julia Molleker would convert on a penalty kick off a hand ball from Leavenworth at 17:55. That wasn’t all in the first half, as senior Ava Huston scored at 12:05 and then Molleker scored again off a rebound inside the box with 10:46 left in the half to make it 6-0 going into halftime.
Then in the second half, senior Parker Ayers scored on a free kick from near the logo of the pitch at 35:13 and then the Vikings would mercy rule Leavenworth a minute later as Nelson put the finishing touch on the match with her second goal.
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GIRLS
100 METERS
Tanesia Johnson, Shawnee Heights 12.36
Keimara Marshall, Topeka High 12.57
Karys Deiter, Silver Lake 12.60
Jurnee Cole, Highland Park 12.66
Adriana Raub, Washburn Rural 12.75
200 METERS
Tanesia Johnson, Shawnee Heights 25.83
Jurnee Cole, Highland Park 26.04
Karys Deiter, Silver Lake 26.82
Ciera Hartz, Topeka High 26.48
Sofia Harper, Hayden 26.88
400 METERS
Keimara Marshall, Topeka High 59.07
Ali Gerber, Silver Lake 59.19
Sofia Harper, Hayden 59.44
Alyson Hinck, Washburn Rural 60.34
Julia Molleker, Seaman 61.88
800 METERS
Emily Graf, Washburn Rural 2:20.86
Alyson Hinck, Washburn Rural 2:21.50
Kinley Robinson, Seaman 2:23.63
Ryin Miller, Seaman 2:23.65
Clara Dillon, Washburn Rural 2:33.45
Emily Graf, Washburn Rural
1,600 METERS
Emily Graf, Washburn Rural 5:13.49
Alyson Hinck, Washburn Rural 5:14.04
Brynn Spencer, Seaman 5:15.78
Kenzie Maddox, Washburn Rural 5:17.54
Kinley Robinson, Seaman 5:22.98
3,200 METERS
Emily Graf, Washburn Rural 11:06.46
Kenzie Maddox, Washburn Rural 11:18.36
Brynn Spencer, Seaman 11:27.63
Reese Beardslee, Washburn Rural 11:34.94
Lily McCoy, Washburn Rural 14:09.97
100-METER HURDLES
Karys Deiter, Silver Lake 15.70
Rylee Dick, Rossville 16.77
Marchayla White, Topeka High 17.74
Megan Alderson, Washburn Rural 18.14
Kaylyn Smith, Topeka West 18.23
300-METER HURDLES
Rylee Dick, Rossville 50.00
Marchayla White, Topeka High 51.34
Megan Alderson, Washburn Rural 51.60
Journey Manhart, Silver Lake 53.33
Avery Villines, Seaman 54.18
4x100-METER RELAY
Topeka High 49.60
Silver Lake 50.29
Washburn Rural 51.46
Seaman 51.63
Topeka West 52.33
4x400-METER RELAY
Silver Lake 4:09.56
Topeka High 4:10.27
Washburn Rural 4:11.18
Seaman 4:20.94
Topeka West 4:27.08
4x800-METER RELAY
Washburn Rural 10:12.53
Topeka High 10:39.23
Seaman 11:17.22
Silver Lake 11:18.38
