WU senior Andrew Orr & teammates celebrate their NCAA D-II Central Region championship.

[Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]

Seaman coach Matt Tinsley name UKC girls' basketball Coach of the Year.

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Washburn Rural senior Amare Jones named Centennial League Boys' Player of the Year.

[Photo by Doug Walker/Special to TSN]

Rossville junior Rylee Dick named to All-Big East First Team.

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WU Coach Brett Ballard’s jubilation as the Ichabod’s won the NCAA D-II Central Regional championship.

[Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]

Junior Kailyn Hanni, Silver Lake, named to All-Big East First Team.

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Key Performers of the Week

Rick Peterson, Top Sports News Writer
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By RICK PETERSON                                                                                                           

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Washburn Rural junior football standout Titan Osburn and Hayden's Class 4A state-champion doubles team of junior Lauren Sandstrom and Emily Sheetz have been named the Dan Key Farmers Insurance Agency Rising Stars of the Week for last week.

The Dan Key Agency will recognize top Shawnee County underclassmen throughout the 2022-2023 school year.

Here’s a brief look at the accomplishments of Osburn, Sandstrom and Sheetz last week:

TitanOsburnWashburn Rural junior Titan Osburn continued his breakout junior season with three receptions for 67 yards and three touchdowns in last Friday's 49-14 Centennial League win over Emporia. [File photo/TSN]

TITAN OSBURN, Washburn Rural

A junior wide receiver, Osburn had three catches for 67 yards and three touchdowns in Washburn Rural's 49-14 Centennial League win over Emporia last Friday night at Bowen-Glaze Stadium.

Osburn scored touchdowns on 18, 18 and 32-yard receptions from Branton DeWeese as Washburn Rural improved to 5-2 overall and 2-2 in the Centennial League.

SheetzSandstromnewHayden sophomore Emily Sheetz (left) and junior Lauren Sandstrom won the Class 4A doubles championship last Saturday, helping lead the Wildcats to their first state girls tennis team championship. [File photo]

LAUREN SANDSTROM and EMILY SHEETZ, Hayden

Sandstrom, a junior, and Emily Sheetz, a sophomore capped their 2022 season with a state championship in Class 4A doubles, helping lead the Wildcats to their first-ever girls tennis state team championship.

Sandstrom and Sheetz won city and regional titles and finished second in the Centennial League meet.

Sandstrom and Sheetz finished seventh at state in 2021 and posted a 34-4 record this fall.

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