Shawnee Heights Thunderbirds

 By RICK PETERSON

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Silver Lake in Class 3A and Rossville in 2A opened volleyball postseason in impressive fashion on Monday, with both the Eagles and Bulldawgs going 3-0  to capture regional tournament titles and advance to sub-state competition on Saturday.

Silver Lake went 3-0 with three straight-set wins to win Monday's Class 3A volleyball tournament at Silver Lake. [Silver Lake volleyball]

Rossville went 3-0 with three straight-set wins to win Monday's Class 2A volleyball tournament at Atchison. [Rossville volleyball]

Silver Lake posted three straight-set wins to win the 3A regional it hosted while Rossville duplicated that feat in the 2A event at Atchison.

The 27-9 Eagles advanced to a Saturday 3A sub-state at Royal Valley while the 20-14 Bulldawgs will compete in a 2A sub-state at Maranatha Academy in Shawnee.

Silver Lake opened its regional bid with a 25-15, 25-15 win over Sabetha, followeed by a 25-10, 25-13 victory over Riley County and a 25-13, 25-18 win over Perry-Lecompton.

The Eagles are the No. 2 seed for Saturday's Royal Valley sub-state and will play the second match against No. 3 Santa Fe Trail (28-8).

The Silver Lake-Santa Fe Trail winner will take on the winner of the first match between No. 1 Royal Valley (29-7) and No. 4 Marysville (13-19) for the sub-state title, with the winner advancing to the 3A state tournament at Hutchinson Nov. 1-2.

 Rossville took a 25-8, 25-17 win over Cair Paravel Latin in its first regional match before taking a 25-2, 25-11 win over Valley Falls and a 25-21, 25-21 win over Maur Hill Mt. Academy.

Cair Paravel went 1-2 on the day, posting a 25-15, 25-16 win over Valley Falls. The Lions dropped a three-set decision to Maur Hill-Mt. Academy, which took a 25-22, 15-25, 25-20 win.

Rossville is the No. 2 seed for the Maranatha Academy sub-state on Saturday and will play the second match of the day aganst No. 3 Pleasant Ridge (21-13).

The winner of that match will play for the sub-state title against the winner of the match between top seed Maranatha Academy (34-6) and No. 4 Jefferson North (16-20).

The sub-state champ will advance to the state tournament Nov. 1-2 at Dodge City.

Other Saturday sub-states involving local schools:

Class 6A at Washburn Rural

Washburn Rural (28-6) is the No. 1 6A West seed and will host a four-school sub-state Saturday.

The Junior Blues will face No. 16 West seed Liberal (4-29) in the 1 p.m. match, followed by a match between No. 8 seed Topeka High (16-18) and No. 9 Free State (13-17).

The two winners will face off at approximately 3 p.m. for the sub-state title, with the winner moving on to the 6A state tournament Nov. 1-2 at Salina.

Class 5A at Seaman

Defending 5A champion Seaman will host a 5A sub-state Saturday, with the 35-2 Vikings the No. 1 West seed.

Seaman will play No. 16 Topeka West (13-21) in the first match of the tournament followed by the other semifinal between No. 8 Emporia (23-12) and No. 9 Maize South (23-13).

The two winners will advance to the sub-state final, with the tournament champion advancing to the 5A state tournament Nov. 1-2 at Salina.

Class 5A at Blue Valley Southwest

Shawnee Heights (17-18) is the No. 8 East seed and will face No. 9 Basehor-Linwood (17-18) in the second match of the day.

The winner will advance to take on the winner between No. 1 seed Blue Valley Southwest (29-5) and No. 16 Kansas City-Turner (9-21).

The sub-state champ will move on to the 5A state tournament Nov. 1-2 at Salina.

Class 5A at St. Thomas Aquinas

Highland Park is the No. 10 East seed (11-12) and will face No. 7 Spring Hill (19-17) in a sub-state semifinal.

The winner of that match will face the semifinal winner between No. 2 Aquinas (27-5) and No. 15 Leavenworth (11-20) for the sub-state title, with the winner advancing to the 5A state tournament Nov. 1-2 at Salina.

Class 4A at Hayden

Hayden, the No. 3 East seed at 27-10, will host a 4A sub-state on Saturday (2 p.m. start).

The Wildcats will face No. 14 Baldwin (10-22) in a semifinal match while No. 6 Paola (21-12) will take on No. 11 Parsons (15-18) in the other semifinal.

The winner of those two matches will play for the sub-state title, with the winner advancing to the 4A state tournament Nov. 1-2 at Hutchinson.

 By RICK PETERSON

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Defending Class 4A state girls golf champion Hayden will take a four-stroke lead into Tuesday's final day of the 2024 state tournament at Hesston Golf Course.

Hayden junior Lauren Borjon is tied for second place after Monday's opening round of the Class 4A state tournament at Hesston. [File photo/TSN]

Hayden finished Monday's opening round with a four-person score of 69 over par, while Wellington sits second at plus 73, followed by McPherson at plus 79.

Hayden junior Lauren Borjon finished Day 1 tied for second place individually with a 5-over-par 76, six strokes behind tournament leader Addison Douglas, who carded a 1-under 70.

Wildcat senior Addyson Baer is tied for 14th after a first-round 86 while junior Izzy Glotzbach is tied for 18th after an 89.

Brooke Johnson shot a 102, Nora Allphin a 107 and Kellyn Specht a 112 for Hayden.

The final round of the tournament is scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m.

Silver Lake senior Taylor Zordel, a three-time state medalist, is tied for fifth in the Class 3A-1A state tournament entering Tuesday's final round at Emporia. [File photo/TSN]

Silver Lake third in 3A-1A

Defending Class 3A-1A state champion Silver Lake will begin the final 18 holes of the state tournament at Emporia Municipal Golf Course in third place, seven strokes off the pace.

The Eagles finished Day 1 with a four-person score of 88 over par, seven strokes behind tournament leader Caney Valley and five strokes behind second-place Pittsburg Colgan.

Senior Taylor Zordel led Silver Lake with an opening-round of 86 and will begin Tuesday's round tied for fifth place.

Junior Kailyn Hanni is tied for 13th after a first-round 90 while Makenna Miller shot a 95, Savannah Wende a 101, Hope Thornton a 102 and Alyssa Streit a 113.

Rossville's Elley Sanders shot a first-round 94 and advanced to the second round of the tournament tied for 26th place.

The 3A-1A state tournament is set for a 10 a.m. start on Tuesday. 

Class 6A, 5A state tournaments postponed

Neither the Class 6A state tournament at Hutchinson and the 5A event at Salina completed the opening round on Monday.

Both state tournaments are scheduled to resume at 9 a.m. Tuesday, with the final round scheduled to begin after the competion of Day 1.

All six of Washburn Rural's players completed their first round, with senior Reece Randall shooting a 79, senior Natalie Peterson, junior Lauren Cox an 82 and senior Colbey Stead an 86 to lead the Junior Blues.

Rural was tied for fourth place and in a good position to advance to the final round of competition.

Three of Seaman's six players completed their first round in the 5A state tourney, with senior Anna McLaughlin leading the Vikings with a 91 while Chloe Schmidtlein shot a 97 and Molina Quintana a 105.

Competing as individuals, Shawnee Heights' Lyla Blair shot an 87, Topeka West's Alex Baxter a 94. Shawnee Heights' Lauryn Valdivia a 105 and West's Berlyn Kolean a 113.

The 5A field will be cut to the top six teams and the top individuals after the conclusion of the first round.

 By RICK PETERSON

TopSports.news

Hayden two-sport athlete Izzy Glotzbach is already a 2024 state champion, helping the Wildcats run away with the Class 4A state tennis title Saturday at Kossover Tennis Center.

Hayden junior Izzy Glotzbach helped the Wildcats win the Class 4A tennis title on Saturday and will turn her attention to state golf on Monday in Hesston. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]

Hayden junior Izzy Glotzbach will compete in the Class 4A state golf tournament on Monday after tying for ninth for the state-champion Wildcats as a sophomore. [Photo by Kyle Grunert/Special to TSN]

And the Hayden junior would like nothing more than to add another championship to her resume in Monday and Tuesday's state golf tournament at Hesston as the Wildcats attempt to successfully defend their 2023 state crown.

"I really hope we can get it done,'' Glotzbach said. "It would be really cool to win it in two sports.''

Glotzbach earned her first state individual tennis medal on Saturday when she teamed with junior Avery O'Bray for an 11th-place doubles finish and has now earned state medals in both of her fall sports after tying for ninth in state golf as a sophomore to lead the way as the Wildcats won the state title by 37 strokes.

Hayden's golf team began its title defense in last Monday's McPherson regional, tying the host Bullpups for the team title and winning on a tiebreaker. 

Hayden posted a four-person score of 326 at McPherson, with all of the Wildcats' top four earning top-10 finishes.

Senior Addyson Baer shot a 79 to pace Hayden with a fifth-place individual regional finish while junior Lauren Borjon was seventh with a 79, Glotzbach eighth with an 82 and sophomore Brooke Johnson ninth with an 84.

The Wildcats also got a 19th-place finish from senior Nora Allphin (95) and a 39th-place finish from junior Kellyn Specht (120).

And Glotzbach feels like her team has put itself in position to challenge for a title repeat.

"I think it's going to be a tough battle against McPherson and Wellington, but I think we can get it done if we just play how we know how to play,'' she said.

Glotzbach admits that playing dual sports in the same season is a challenge.

"It's pretty tough,'' she said. "I just have to really focus on school and still do sports.''

But Glotzbach said it's well worth the time and effort.

"It's fun to just be around the team and have the experience of winning state and stuff like that.''

Glotzbach is one of three returning players off last year's state championship golf team, with Borjon, who placed 15th a year ago, and  Baer also returning.

The 2024 state tourneys will get under way at 9 a.m. Monday.  

Washburn Rural senior Natalie Peterson shot a 77 last Monday to place third individually in the Class 6A regional tournament at Cypress Ridge. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]

Washburn Rural senior Reece Randall shot a 78 last Monday to finish fourth in the Class 6A regional tournament at Cypress Ridge. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]

CLASS 6A

Coming off a fourth-place team finish last fall, Washburn Rural is back in the Class 6A state tournament Monday and Tuesday at Hutchinson's Carey Park after a solid second-place finish in last Monday's 6A regional at Cypress Ridge.

The Junior Blues shot a four-person score of 329 at regionals as Washburn Rural combined with regional champ Manhattan (315) to earn the first 11 individual places.

Seniors Natalie Peterson (77) and Reece Randall (78) finished third and fourth to pace Washburn Rural while junior Lauren Cox placed eighth (85) and sophomore Kailyn Petersen finished 10th (89).

Senior Colbey Stead finished 11th with a 96 for the Junior Blues while junior Ella Taggart tied for 17th with a 109. 

Seaman junior Makenna Stuke posted a runnerup finish in last Monday's Class 5A regional golf tournament, helping the Vikings win the team title by a 19-stroke margin. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]

Seaman senior Jaycee Zimmerman posted a third-place individual finish for the regional-champion Vikings last Monday at Cypress Ridge. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]

CLASS 5A

Seaman's girls golf team put all of its top four in the top five individual places in last Monday's Class 5A regional tournament at Cypress Ridge, winning the team championship by a 19-stroke margin while advancing to Monday and Tuesday's 5A state tournament at Salina Municipal Golf Course.

Seaman junior Makenna Stuke finished second individually with an 89, while senior Jaycee Zimmerman was third (93), sophomore Kaitlynn Frye fourth (95) and sophomore Chloe Schmidtlein fifth (97) as the Vikings won the team title by a 375-394 margin over De Soto.

The Vikings also got a tie for 12th place from junior Molina Quintana and senior Anna McLaughlin, who carded 108s.

Topeka West and Shawnee Heights both qualified a pair of individuals for state.

West senior Alex Baxter and Shawnee Heights senior Lyla Blair led the local individual qualifiers with a tie for seventh place (101), while Heights sophomore Lauryn Valdivia tied for 12th (108) and West junior Berlyn Kolean advanced with a 19th-place finish (119).

Silver Lake senior Taylor Zordel, a three-time state medalist, won the individual championship in last Monday's Class 3A-1A regional at Osage City, leading the defending state champions to the team title. [File photo/TSN]

CLASS 3A-1A

After winning its first Class 3A-1A state golf championship by 22 strokes last fall, Silver Lake will be shooting for a second straight state crown Monday and Tuesday at Emporia Municipal.

Silver Lake posted a 38-stroke win over Jefferson West in the 3A-1A regional at Osage City, posting a four-person score of 356 as senior Taylor Zordel led a one-two-three individual finish for the Eagles.

Zordel carded an 81 for a one-stroke victory over junior teammate Kailyn Hanni (82) while senior Hope Thornton finished third (92).

The Eagles also got a tie for 11th place from sophomore Savannah Wende (101), a tie for 13th from senior Makenna Miller (102) and a 23-place finish from Alyssa Streit (109).

Rossville had a pair of individual state qualifiers, with senior Brinley Pottorf placing 15th (104) and senior Jaymee Woodward tying for 21st (108).

SHAWNEE COUNTY STATE QUALIFIERS

 By RICK PETERSON

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Rossville posted its fourth straight Class 1A District 2 win on Friday while improving to 4-3 overall with a 28-0-home win over Olpe.

The Bulldawgs were in control throughout the game, scoring the only touchdown they would need on a 28-yard run by senior quarterback Tayson Horak at the 7:23 mark of the opening quarter (Vincent Daniel kick). 

Rossville senior quarterback Tayson Horak threw for a touchdown and ran for a TD in the Bulldawgs' 28-0 district win over Olpe Friday night. [File photo/TSN]

Horak added a 10-yard passing touchdown to Kameron Badura (Daniel kick) with 3:26 left in the second quarter to give Rossville a 14-0 halftime advantage.

Seth Catron scored on a 15-yard run with 1:21 left in the third quarter (Daniel kick) to put the Bulldawgs in front 21-0 and Mahki Jackson added a 5-yard TD run midway through the fourth quarter (Daniel kick) to give Rossville its final margin. 

Rossville goes on the road to face district foe Wabaunsee (3-4, 2-2) on Friday.

CAIR PARAVEL LATIN 74, MARANATHA ACADEMY 6 -- Cair Paravel Latin snapped its five-game losing streak in resounding fashion Friday night at Yager Stadium, rolling to a Class 1A District 2 victory over Maranatha Academy.

The Lions improved to 2-5 overall and 1-3 in the district.

CPLS will close out its regular season Friday night at Olpe (5-2, 3-1).

Washburn Rural's Jordy Heim and the Rural defense come up with a touchdown-saving stop to end the first half Friday night against Junction City. [Photo by Doug Walker/Special to TSN]

JUNCTION CITY 17, WASHBURN RURAL 0 -- Junction City entered the game giving up 35 points a game before blanking the Junior Blues 17-0 in a Centennial League game at Bowen-Glaze Stadium.

The Blue Jays took advantage of a Rural turnover to go up 7-0 in the first quarter on a 2-yard run by junior Justice Fonoti.

The Blue Jays added a 31-yard field goal from senior Ethan Hileman to take a 10-0 halftime advantage, forcing two Rural turnovers and three punts in the opening half.

Junction City used a nine-play, 80-yard drive to get its final score of the night on a 6-yard TD run by junior Jamarcus Tyson.

Junction City improved to 3-4 overall and 2-1 in the Centennial League while Rural fell to 3-4 and 2-1.

The Junior Blues will close out the regular season at undefeated Manhattan Friday night.

By CHARLES SPURLOCK

Special to TopSports.news

The United Kansas Conference Cross Country meet took place on a windy and cool Thursday afternoon with local teams Seaman, Shawnee Heights, and Topeka West competing at Pierson Park in Kansas City, Kan.

Seaman junior Ryin Miller won the girls individual title in Thursday's UKC cross country meet, leading the Vikings to the team championship. [File photo/TSN]

Girls Varsity

After finishing in second place behind the De Soto Wildcats last year, the Seaman Vikings flipped the result this year and are the United Kansas Conference champions.

Junior Ryin Miller continued her excellent season by winning the individual title with a time of 17 minutes, 58.96 seconcs. Miller commented on winning the team title and the difficulty of the course, saying, “The main goal today was to have our team win, which we did and I’m proud of that. The course was very hard, so I knew my time wouldn’t be great. I heard my two-mile time and it wasn’t normal. I still feel that I ran well and happy with how I pushed through the hills.”

Coach Rick Brading commented on the race, “The course was rough, but our kids competed well. Ryin ran the course well and everybody right down the line did what they were supposed to do and we got a little extra out of freshman Avery Villines today.”

The Lady Vikings finished with four girls in the top 10. Senior Stella Applehanz finished fourth in 20:56.52, sophomore Brynn Spencer was fifth in 21:54.43 and Villines 10th with a time of 22:58.87.

Topeka West’s only runner, senior Chloe Phelps, placed 14th in a time of 23:25.72. Sophomore Abigal Lewis was the top finisher for Shawnee Heights, in 26th place.

United Kansas Conference All-Conference Awards

First Team:Ryin Miller, Stella Applehanz and Brynn Spencer (Seaman).

Second Team:Avery Villines and Kinley Robinson (Seaman); Chloe Phelps (Topeka West).

Honorable Mention:Hannah Wempe (Seaman).

Final Team Standings: Seaman 33,De Soto 68, Basehor-Linwood 77, Lansing 95, Piper 105, Leavenworth 130.

Seaman :Ryin Miller (17:58.96, 1st); Stella Applehanz (20:56.52, 4th); Brynn Spencer (21:54.43, 5th); Avery Villines (22:58.87, 10th); Kinley Robinson (23:22.18, 13th); Hannah Wempe (23:45.90, 20th); Emma Gonzalez (24:41.12; 30th); Abigail Cooper (25:16.58, 32nd); Kennedy Gatewood (28:07.51, 45th).  

Shawnee Heights:Abigail Lewis (24:17.30, 26th); Adelaide Davis (26:38.25, 42nd); Kinsley Mohan (26:53.83, 43rd); Elizabeth Hogan (30:07.10, 48th).

Topeka West:Chloe Phelps (23:25.72, 14th).

Seaman junior Brody Anderson won the boys individual title in Thursday's UKC cross country meet, leading the Vikings to a runnerup team finish. [File photo/TSN]

Boys Varsity

In the boys race, junior Brody Anderson of Seaman won the individual title in a time of 16:21.42 and the Vikings finished second as a team behind conference champion De Soto.

Senior Adrian Lehman of Topeka West finished third with a time of 16:52.72 and Shawnee Heights senior Evan Carter rounded out the top five in a time of 17:49.56.

On his fifth win of the season, Anderson shared his thoughts on the race, “It was really difficult and the first mile hill was tough. I had really good guys to race against, which was good. I was able to push through and was able to come home with the conference win.”

Seaman coach Luke Wiens commented on his team’s second place finish, “I really liked the team’s tactics and toughness. We knew that the course would be challenging and we have been a little over-aggressive in races earlier in the season, so we made an effort to pack together. They responded very well and I loved the way they approached the hills in later portions of the course. It was awesome to be right with De Soto, that is a really great program.”

Seaman finished with four in the top 15 -- senior Alex Newell in 13th (18:21.71), senior Corbin Murrow in 14th (18:25.57) and sophomore Conner Bloom in 15th (18:26.92).

Shawnee Heights placed one other runner in the top 15 -- junior Max Esquibel finished in 11th with a time of 18:18.11.

Topeka West had one other runner finish in the top 15 -- sophomore Tony Lloyd finished in ninth with a time of 18:16.83.

By RICK PETERSON
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(All kickoffs at 7 p.m.)

THURSDAY'S GAME

Highland Park sophomore running back G'Honi Montgomery has helped lead the Scots to a 4-2 start to the 2024 season. [File photo/TSN]

KC-EAST, MO. (0-6) vs. HIGHLAND PARK (4-2)

At Hummer Sports Park

Highland Park will be looking to bounce back with a big non-league victory Thursday night against winless Kansas City-East, Mo. after suffering back-to-back road losses at Wichita East and Meadowlark Conferference power Atchison. The Scots are coming off a 62-21 loss to Atchison and will be eyeing a big offensive game Thursday after being outscored 136-27 over its past two games. Highland Park has outscored its foes 201-136 on the eason while East has been outscored 353-43 on the year. Senior running back Jamon Wilson, junior quarterback Dontrail Fox and sophomore running back G'Honi Montgomery have turned in big years for the Scots.

FRIDAY'S GAMES

Hayden junior Kade Mitchell has rushed for 507 yards and scored 15 total TDs this fall. [File photo/TSN]

PERRY-LECOMPTON (2-4, 1-1 Class 3A District 4) at HAYDEN (5-1, 2-0 Class 3A District 4)

Hayden is coming off a big 31-7 Class 3A District 4 road win at Holton last week and is in control of the District 4 race. Perry-Lecompton is also coming off a win, taking a 43-14 decision over Jefferson West. Hayden junior Kade Mitchell has carried the ball 54 times for 507 yards and caught 17 passes for 251 yards while scoring 15 total touchdowns. Senior quarterback Jett Wahlmeier has completed 62 of 95 passes for 934 yards and 11 touchdowns while senior Jensen Schrickel has caught 17 passes for 295 yards and scored seven TDs. Sophomore Mason Becker is 32 of 32 on extra point attempts while senior Jude Krentz leads the Wildcats with 53 tackles (30 solo).

Seaman junior Kaden McKinney (9) has rushed for 574 yards and 10 TDs while senior quarterback Max Huston (7) has passed for 1,365 yards and 17 TDs. [File photo/TSN]

BASEHOR-LINWOOD (6-0, 5-0) at SEAMAN (5-1, 5-0 UKC)

Friday's game is likely to decide the United Kansas Conference championship, with both the Bobcats and Vikings entering the night 5-0 in the conference. Seaman took a 59-34 UKC win at Shawnee Heights last week while Basehor-Linwood took a 44-6 non-league win over Tonganoxie. Seaman has won four straight games since a non-league loss to Class 6A Shawnee Mission East. Viking senior quarterback Max Huston has completed 75 of 121 passes for 1,365 yards and 17 touchdowns and has rushed for 381 yards and four TDs on 51 attempts. Junior Kaden McKinney has carried the ball 84 times for 574 yards and 10 TDs while senior Bryer Finley has caught 43 passes for 879 yards and 13 touchdowns. Junior linebacker Cameron Brian leads Seaman with 60 tackles (31 solo), while recording five tackles for loss.

By CHARLES SPURLOCK

Special to TopSports.news

On Tuesday evening, the Seaman Vikings volleyball team hosted a triangular with fellow United Kansas Conference member Shawnee Heights and the top-ranked team in Class 6A, Blue Valley West.

Seaman volleyball survived three-set tests from Blue Valley West, Shawnee Heights to sweep home triangular. [File photo/TSN]

In the first match, the Seaman Vikings faced the Blue Valley West Jaguars. The Vikings were coming off their first defeat since early in the season to St. Thomas Aquinas last Thursday.

Viking coach Tatiana Dowling discussed the team’s preparation for another highly ranked opponent in Blue Valley West.

“I’m proud of the way we bounced back after the Aquinas game,'' Dowling said. "We had intense practices and held each other accountable to make sure we improved before tonight.”

In Set 1, Seaman jumped out to an early 6-0 lead, with all six service points from junior Kinsley Smith.

Blue Valley West battled back to tie the set at 23. After trading points, Seaman senior Maegan Mills had two kills to win the set, 26-24.

In Set 2, both teams traded points, with Seaman having a lead no larger than two points and Blue Valley West went ahead 15-12, leading to Seaman’s first timeout. The Jaguars increased their lead to 21-15 and they closed out the set, winning 25-16.

In the deciding set, each team traded points until the Jaguars stretched the lead to 11-7, causing the Vikings to call a timeout.

Seaman battled back to take the lead, 17-15, which led to the Jaguars using their first timeout. Blue Valley West came back to tie the set at 19. In a repeat of the first set, the teams traded points until it was tied at 24 before Mills duplicated the first set with two kills to win the set and the match, 26-24.

“Our intensity showed in our defense which was really nice to see,” Dowling said.

The Vikings were led by Smith in service points. Mills and senior Campbell Chabot led the team in kills. Chabot and junior Harper Hafenstine led the team in assists while senior Kinley Wilhelm and Chabot were the leaders in digs.

In the second match of the evening, the Thunderbirds of Shawnee Heights played Blue Valley West. The Jaguars were in control from the beginning of the first set, winning 25-14. The second set began with both teams trading points until the Jaguars went on a 4-0 run to take an 18-12 lead. Blue Valley West continued to extend the lead and won the set, 25-14.

The T-birds were led by juniors Jaidyn Euwer and Avery Willey in kills. Senior Taylor Brees and Willey led the team in digs. Senior Kaydence Torrez led in blocks.

In the last match, Seaman took on their UKC rival, Shawnee Heights. The Vikings jumped out to a quick 9-3 lead. The Vikings extended their lead throughout the remainder of the set, winning 25-12. 

Set 2 began with the T-Birds taking the lead 14-9, causing the Vikings to take a timeout. Shawnee Heights continued their inspired play, stretching out the lead to 19-13, which led to Seaman taking their final timeout of the set.

The Lady Vikings charged out of the timeout and cut the lead to 21-17, but Shawnee Heights scored four of the final six points of the set, winning 25-19.

The third and deciding set began with both teams trading points until Seaman pulled ahead 11-7. Seaman continued their run by outscoring Shawnee Heights 14-8 to win the set and the match, 25-15.

“The Shawnee Heights match was a little frustrating because we were such a rollercoaster,'' Dowling said. "Great teams play tough all the time, so we will work on making sure we stay intense and focused regardless of the team we are facing.”

Seaman was led by Kinsley Smith with 10 service points; Maegan Mills totaled 22 kills while senior Ava Esser and Campbell Chabot both had nine kills apiece. Chabot and Hafenstine led with 16 and 14 assists, respectively.

Shawnee Heights was led in kills by juniors Reianna Vega and Euwer as well as Torrez. Brees led the T-Birds in digs and Torrez led in blocks.

In the Seaman-Shawnee Heights match, Seaman senior Kinley Wilhelm reached 1,000 digs for her career.

Match results

Seaman def. Blue Valley West 26-24, 16-25, 26-24; Blue Valley West def. Shawnee Heights 25-14, 25-14; Seaman def. Shawnee Heights 25-12, 19-25, 25-15.

By RICK PETERSON

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No player or coach necessarily likes a tie and Hayden's soccer team found itself in that situation for the second straight game Tuesday at Hayden.

Shawnee Heights junior Camden Granado (6) had a three-goal hat trick in Tuesday's 4-4 soccer tie with Hayden. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]

Hayden senior Preston Meitner advances the ball in Tuesday's 4-4 double-overtime soccer deadlock with Shawnee Heights. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]

But after letting a 3-0 lead get away against visiting Shawnee Heights and needing a goal with 95 seconds left in regulation to avoid a loss, veteran Wildcat coach Klaus Kreutzer was't going to complain about Tuesday's 4-4 double-overtime non-league deadlock.

"I tell you, staring at that 4-3, I'll take a tie,'' Kreutzer said. "I feel pretty good about it.''

Shawnee Heights junior Jack Hall (2) races Hayden junior Uriel Cruz for the ball during Tuesday's 4-4 soccer tie at Hayden. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]

Hayden (4-6-4) played an 0-0 double OT game at Bonner Springs on Monday before the Wildcats ended their scoreless streak on a free kick from junior Uriel Cruz with 20:20 left in the first half against the T-Birds.

Less than four minutes later (16:25) Hayden doubled its advantage on a goal from junior Aiden Roberts and the Wildcats made it a 3-0 game at the 25:15 mark of the second half on a goal from junior Lane Neuman.

Shawnee Heights sophomore Brayan Diaz (24) and Hayden senior Trevor Christy (20) battle for a loose ball in Tuesday's 4-4 soccer tie at Hayden. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]

Shawnee Heights (6-5-1) turned the tables on the Wildcats at that point, however, with sophomore Brayan Diaz getting Heights on the board with 23:54 left in regulation before junior Camden Granado scored three straight goals in a nine-minute span, giving the T-Birds a 4-3 lead on a penalty kick with 2:54 left.

Hayden answered with a goal of its own at the 1:35 mark to force OT, with the ball finding the back of the net after a srum in front of the Heights goal and senior Preston Meitner credited with the goal for the Wildcats.

Neither team could find the net in the two 10-minute extra sessions, resulting in the 4-4 deadlock.

 By RICK PETERSON

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Seaman's girls golf team put all of its top four in the top five individual places in Monday's Class 5A regional tournament at Cypress Ridge, winning the team championship by a 19-stroke margin while advancing to next Monday and Tuesday's 5A state tournament at Salina Municipal Golf Course.

"The main goal was accomplished, we won,'' Seaman coach Julie McLaughlin said. "We've still got things to work on. We've got a week left and we're going to work hard this week.''

Seaman junior Makenna Stuke posted a runnerup finish in Monday's Class 5A regional golf tournament, helping the Vikings win the team title by a 19-stroke margin. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]

Seaman senior Jaycee Zimmerman posted a third-place individual finish for the regional-champion Vikings on Monday at Cypress Ridge. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]

Seaman junior Makenna Stuke finished second individually with an 89, a stroke behind De Soto sophomore McKenzie Laster, while senior Jaycee Zimmerman was third (93), sophomore Kaitlynn Frye fourth (95) and sophomore Chloe Schmidtlein fifth (97) as the Vikings won the team title by a 375-394 margin over De Soto.

"I'm really proud of our sophomores, they played well today,'' McLaughlin said. "It was a great day for them and we have four in the top five, so you can't argue with that.''

The Vikings also got a tie for 12th place from junior Molina Quintana and senior Anna McLaughlin, who carded 108s.

Stuke went to her final hole with a shot at the individual title and was pleased with her day.

"I felt good,'' Stuke said. "I was really confident going into today. It was pretty smooth sailing.''

Topeka West and Shawnee Heights both qualified a pair of individuals for state.

Topeka West senior Alex Baxter qualified for her second straight Class 5A state berth Monday at Cypress Ridge, tying for seventh place. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]

West senior Alex Baxter and Shawnee Heights senior Lyla Blair led the local individual qualifiers with a tie for seventh place (101), while Heights sophomore Lauryn Valdivia tied for 12th (108) and West junior Berlyn Kolean advanced with a 19th-place finish (119).

Julie McLaughlin said the goal for next week will be for Seaman to be one of the top six 5A teams to advance to Tuesday's final day of the state event.

"If we can put it all together, we can do it,'' McLaughlin said. "I firmly believe that we can get four really good scores out of these girls. We've just got to dial in and stay focused. That will be what we're working on this week.''

"I think we're starting to get better as a team together and I think we have a chance as a team to make it to Day 2,'' Stuke said.

CLASS 5A REGIONAL

By RICK PETERSON

TopSports.news

Saturday was business as usual for Washburn Rural's boys cross country team, which rolled to its 18th straight city boys team title at Kanza Park.

Seaman junior Brody Anderson captured his first city boys individual cross country championship Saturday at Kanza Park. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]

But there was also some new in the city championships, with Seaman junior standout Brody Anderson winning his first city individual crown after finishing second in 2023 while freshman Henry Laubach made an immediate impact in his first city meet with a third-place finish to pace the perennial-champion Junior Blues. 

Matt Swedlund's Washburn Rural team used its pack mentality to produce a decisive 30-79 margin over Topeka West in the team race, with Laubach leading the way as Junior Blues put three runners in the top five and all of their top five in the top 10 places.

Anderson clocked a winning five-kilometer time of 15 minutes, 36.7 seconds in his second city meet, winning by a 21-second-plus margin over Topeka West senior standout Adrian Lehman (15:58.3). 

"It was good,'' Anderson said. "I went out pretty fast. I knew the course changed beforehand (approximately 80 meters longer)  and I went out and walked it. It was good to see something a little extra on Kanza and I still ran a great time.

"It's championship season and I've been looking forward to it all season. I came out guns a blazing I feel like and it's paid off and I keep seeing some great times.''

Freshman Henry Laubach finished a team-high third in Saturday's city meet as Washburn Rural won its 18th straight boys team title. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]

Laubach continued his outstanding rookie campaign for the Junior Blues with a third-place time of 16:17.0.

"He's so natural,'' Swedlund said. "He's just a natural talent and having the middle school right there and being ablt to watch him compete and seeing him in the summers and stuff, he's where we thought he'd be.''

Junior Brooks Kehoe finished fourth (16:38.0) for the Junior Blues while senior Bodie King was fifth (16:42.8), senior Connor Olsen eighth (16:59.0) and freshman Duke Graf 10th (17:17.2) to complete Rural's top five.

"I was happy,'' Swedlund said. "Our two through four, five, that's right where we wanted them to be so I was happy with that.''

By RICK PETERSON

TopSports.news

Washburn Rural won its sixth straight girls team championship in Saturday's city cross country meet at Kanza Park while Seaman junior star Ryin Miller won her second straight individual title.

Seaman junior Ryin Miller remained undefeated on the season while winning her second straight city title Saturday at Kanza Park. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]

Seniors Payton Fink (left) and Rylee Ismert finished second and third individually on Saturday to lead Washburn Rural to its sixth straight city girls cross country team championship. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]

Miller, who set a state record at at Kanza earlier in the fall, won the individual title by a minute and 13 seconds with a five-kilometer time of 17:08.3 on the newly-reworked course while Matt Swedlund's Junior Blues went 2-3-4 and put all of their top five in the top nine places as Rural took the team title by a 24-31 margin over Seaman.

Undefeated on the season, Miller said she didn't feel completely comfortable on Saturday, but was just pleased to get the job done.

"I'm not sad, but I'm not happy either,'' Miller said. "I was hoping to PR (personal record). Obviously they added a little onto the course (approximately 80 meters) and I think that had something to do with it and it was a little hotter than we anticipated I think.

"I just didn't feel my best today, but I still ran a good time so I'll take it.''

Fink, a former city champion, finished second for Washburn Rural in 18:21.2 while senior Rylee Ismert finished third (18:43.8) and junior Emily Graf was fourth (19:15.2).

Senior Brooklyn Nolte finished eighth (19:55.9) and junior Kenzie Maddox ninth (20:28.7) to round out Rural's top five.

Swedlund said he appreciated the tough team battle the Junior Blues got from Seaman.

"That's kind of been the story the last several city meets, you've got Seaman and Washburn Rural up there battling it out,'' Swedlund said. "Our girls are fast but their girls are fast so you've got to get it done on the day.''

By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news

(All kickoffs at 7 p.m.)

FRIDAY'S GAMES

Seaman senior Bryer Finley had three touchdown receptions in last Friday's 43-22 UKC win over Lansing. [Photo by Jesse Bruner/Special to TSN]

SEAMAN (4-1, 4-0 UKC) at SHAWNEE HEIGHTS (1-4, 1-3 UKC)

Seaman is coming off a 43-22 United Kansas Conference victory over Lansing last Friday while Shawnee Heights dropped a 69-57 UKC scorefest to De Soto. Seaman senior quarterback Max Huston has completed 62 of 104 passes for 1,155 yards and 15 touchdowns while senior receiver Bryer Finley has 33 receptions for 680 yards and 11 TDs. Viking junior Kaden McKinney has carried the ball 64 times for 357 yards and scored eight TDs. Shawnee Heights junior quarterback Aiden Scott has completed 110 of 188 passes for 1,752 yards and 16 TDs. Junior AJ Gallegos has 35 catches for 520 yards and six touchdowns while junior Tyren Parker has 28 catches for 513 yards and five TDs. T-Bird junior David Wakes has 452 rushing yards on 91 attempts with three TDs.  

Junior TJ Minikwu rushed for 149 yards and scored three touchdowns in Washburn Rural's 49-21 Centennial League win over Topeka High last Friday. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]

EMPORIA (0-5, 0-2 Centennial) at WASHBURN RURAL (2-3, 1-0 Centennial)

Washburn Rural snapped a three-game non-league losing streak with a 49-21 win over Topeka High last Friday in the Junior Blues' Centennial League opener. Junior TD Minikwu carried the ball 24 times for 149 yards and three touchdowns against Topeka High while sophomore Jadyn Baum added 70 yards and a touchdown on 14 attempts. Emporia is still looking for its first win of the season after taking a 59-0 league loss to Manhattan last week. The Spartans have been outscored 249-67 on the season.

KC-TURNER (0-5, 0-4 UKC) vs. TOPEKA WEST (0-5, 0-5 UKC)

At Hummer Sports Park

Either the Chargers or the visiting Bears will pick up a much-needed victory in Friday's United Kansas Conference matchup. Topeka West is coming off a 59-6 UKC loss to undefeated Basehor-Linwood last week while Turner remained winless with a 34-6 loss to KIPP Legacy. Topeka West's lone win the past two seasons has come against Turner. The Chargers scored their lone touchdown against Basehor-Linwood last week on a 79-yard pass play from Jacob Brewster to Alesecio Batson.

Hayden senior quarterback Jett Wahlmeier has passed for 684 yards and eight TDs for the 4-1 Wildcats. [File photo/TSN]

HAYDEN (4-1, 1-0 Class 3A District 4) at HOLTON (3-2, 2-0 Class 3A District 4)

Hayden will be on the road to face Holton in a battle between teams who are unbeaten in Class 3A District 4. Hayden is coming off a 49-0 district win over Hiawatha while Holton took a 48-9 win over Jefferson West. Hayden junior Kade Mitchell has carried the ball 41 times for 432 yards and scored 14 total touchdowns while senior quarterback Jett Wahlmeier has completed 47 of 66 passes for 684 yards and eight touchdowns. Senior Jensen Schrickel has 13 catches for 220 yards and has scored five TDs. Holton senior Kyler Jackson has 406 yards and five touchdowns on 76 carries while senior Bodie Dillon has carried the ball 32 times for 253 yards and five TDs and junior Korban Wilson has 255 yards and five TDs on 47 attempts.

By Todd Fertig

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The matchup of high-octane offenses from Shawnee Heights and Seaman didn’t disappoint Friday night.

A wild shootout ended in favor of the visiting Vikings 59-34 at Shawnee Heights.

Seaman junior running Kaden McKinney (9) ran for 204 yards and senior quarterback Max Huston (7) had 341 all-purpose yards in the Vikings' 59-34 UKC win over Shawne Heights. [File photo/TSN]

The T-Birds filled the sky with footballs, with junior quarterback Aiden Scott throwing for 339 yards and five touchdowns, while the Vikings hit for big plays on the ground and through the air.

Seaman junior running back Kaden McKinney made a statement out of the blocks. With the Vikings pinned at their 3-yard-line, he took a handoff up the middle and, after breaking through the line, found daylight. He raced 97 yards to set the tone. In the second period, he struck again, taking the first play of a Viking drive 55 yards for another score.

“We prepared all week knowing we were going to run the ball,” said the junior, who finished with 204 yards on 20 carries. “Taking the first play to the house gets everybody amped up. Getting that momentum goes a long way in the game of football.”

“Kaden is a very talented young man,” said Seaman coach Jared Swafford. “What he’s able to do with the ball in his hands, and the way our O-line is blocking right now, being able to run the ball is a really nice thing to have.”

The Vikings jumped out to what appeared to be a commanding 21-point advantage in the first 14 minutes of the game, holding the T-Birds scoreless on their first four possessions.

But Shawnee Heights began chipping away, getting two quick strikes from Scott to hotly recruited junior receiver Tyren Parker. The home team narrowed the deficit to 35-20 at the half.

“Defensively, we started out great,” Swafford said. “We held them for a goose egg for a quarter, plus. We know what they’re capable of. They put up points on everybody, so we knew some of those things were going to happen. We had the mentality ‘Bend but don’t break.’

“Yeah, we’ve got things to work on, but what they’re capable of, with that receiving corps and the way Aiden spins the ball, they’re tough.”

Scott continued the aerial assault in the second half, but the margin never was closer than 15 points.

Senior quarterback Max Huston triggered the Viking offense with 175 yards passing, 166 yards rushing, and five total touchdowns. He hit senior receiver Bryer Finley eight times for 173 yards.

“Max is a heck of a player,” Swafford said. “He’s able to do stuff on the run. They got some good pressure on him, but he’s able to just make magic with the ball.”

For the T-Birds, Scott completed 21 of 34 attempts for 339 yards. He spread the ball around, connecting at least four times with five different receivers.

While the defenses scrambled to keep up with offensive firepower, senior defensive back Marioano Collins put his stamp on the game. Covering Parker on deep throws, Collins high-pointed two passes from Scott for drive-killing interceptions. He also recovered a fumble late in the game.

“I like to make game changers. I like to impact the course of the game,” Collins said. “If I get the chance to, I’m going to take it. Facing (someone like Scott), it’s fun, but it’s challenging. He’s a good quarterback. Our secondary stepped up. We worked hard in practice for this.”

“Marioano has been playing hurt, but you would never know it by the way he just keeps working his tail off,” Swafford said. “I’m very proud of him for going against a phenomenal player in Parker, doing a great job going up to compete for those balls.”

The Vikings improved to 5-1, with a spotless 5-0 mark in the United Kansas Conference. Remaining on their schedule are games with undefeated Basehor-Linwood and De Soto, two teams still in the running for the league title.

“We knew we had a good plan tonight,” Swafford said. “We believe in our kids. We believe in what we’ve been doing. This process continues to build upon itself.”

SEAMAN 59, SHAWNEE HEIGHTS 34

By RICK PETERSON

TopSports.news

Seaman girls tennis coach Jamie Robinson wanted to use Monday's United Kansas Conference meet to build momentum for Class 5A regional competition later this week.

Seaman's girls tennis team poses for a team picture after winning its third straight United Kansas Conference championship Monday at Kossover Tennis Center. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]

And the Vikings did just that, posting a perfect team score to win their third straight UKC title.

"That certainly helped our confidence going into regionals,'' Robinson said. "We take a lot of pride in winning the conference and we came up just short with the city so this helps and now we're looking forward to regionals and getting all of our top six to state.''

Seaman finished one-two in both singles and doubles to win the championship by a lopsided 74-52 margin over runnerup De Soto.

Sophomore Emma Sweeney won the singles championship in Monday's United Kansas Conference meet, helping Seaman win its third straight conference title. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]

Seaman junior Molly Gorman was the singles runnerup in Monday's United Kansas Conference tournament for the team-champion Vikings. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]

Sophomore Emma Sweeney took an 8-3 victory over junior Molly Gorman in the singles final while senior Sidney Chinn and sophomore Peyton Henry rallied from a 4-1 deficit to top Viking teammates Camryn Lux and Katlyn Hiebsch for the doubles championship.

Seaman senior Sidney Chinn (left) and sophomore Peyton Henry won the doubles title in Monday's United Kansas Conference tennis meet. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]

Seaman's Camryn Lux (right) and Katlyn Hiebsch finished second in doubles in Monday's United Kansas Conference meet. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]

Topeka West finished fifth as a team while Shawnee Heights finished seventh while getting a fourth-place doubles finish from Izzy Van Fleet and Mackenzie Mertel in their first tournament as doubles partners.

Seaman will compete in a Saturday 5A regional at Bonner Springs while Topeka West and Shawnee Heights will compete in a Friday 5A regional at Harmon Park in Overland Park.

UNITED KANSAS CONFERENCE

By RICK PETERSON

TopSports.news

Former Shawnee Heights multi-sport star Gary Woodland will be inducted into the Kansas Golf Hall of Fame on Monday night at the Marriott in Overland Park. 

Shawnee Heights product Gary Woodland, the 2019 U.S. Open champion, will be inducted into the Kansas Golf Hall of Fame Monday night in Overland Park. [PGA Tour]

The Kansas Golf Foundation will be inducting Woodland and fellow professionals Woody Austin and Matt Gogel as part of its 2024 Hall of Fame class.

In addition to starring in high school golf, the 2002 Shawnee Heights graduate helped lead the T-Birds to a pair of Class 5A state basketball championships.

Woodland went on to play basketball at a freshman at Washburn University before transferring to the University of Kansas and concentrating on golf.

After finishing his career with the Jayhawks Woodland turned professional and was won four PGA Tour events, including the U.S. Open in 2019.

Woodland, a member of the Topeka Shawnee County Sports Hall of Fame, will be joined in the Kansas Golf Hall of Fame by fellow PGA Tour winners Austin and Gogel.  

The Kansas Golf Hall of Fame was founded in 1991 to honor men and women who have made outstanding contributions to golf in Kansas.

Past inductees include Kansas golf greats like Tom Watson, Wally Beets, Frank Kirk, Ross Randall, Marge Page and Jim Colbert.

Categories of Hall of Fame members are amateur player, professional player, club professional, golf course superintendent, coach and contributor to the game.

Austin, Gogel and Woodland will be honored under the Professional Player category.

Monday's induction ceremony will follow a 6 p.m. dinner.

Hall of Fame capsules:

By CHARLES SPURLOCK

Special to TopSports.news

The Seaman Invitational cross country meet took place on a warm Saturday morning at Shawnee North Community Park with teams from Lawrence High, Piper, Shawnee Heights, Topeka High, Topeka West, Washburn Rural and Seaman competing.

Seaman junior Ryin Miller captured her fifth straight individual cross country title in Saturday's Seaman Invitational. [Photo by Charles Spurlock/TSN]

Girls varsity

Seaman junior Ryin Miller continued her amazing season with her fifth straight victory with a five-kilometer time of 17 minutes, 21.5 seconds.

Miller commented on the race: “I was happy with it. Our course definitely isn’t an easy course, but I was a little bummed with my time. The goal was to have fun and we had Homecoming last night, so my legs didn’t feel the best today. I was still happy with my effort and pushing through.”

The Lady Vikings finished 1-2-3 individually, with sophomore Brynn Spencer second in 19:37.96 and senior Stella Applehanz third in 19:47.47. Overall, Seaman placed five runners in the top 10.

Topeka West placed both of its runners in the top 15, with senior Chloe Phelps in 12th (21:49.78) and junior Payton Rice in 14th (21:52.85).

Topeka High’s top two finishers were sophomore Juliahanna Savago in 15th (22:47.09) and freshman Emma Womack in 16th (22:50.74).

Shawnee Heights placed two runners in the top 20 -- senior Elizabeth Hogan finished in 18th (22:54.58) and sophomore Abigail Lewis in 19th (22:57.45).

Washburn Rural’s top two finishers were junior Michka Mejia in 21st (23:10.6) and freshman Reese Beardslee in 22nd (23:16.05). 

Final team standings

Seaman 22,Lawrence 64, Piper 66, Washburn Rural 101, Topeka High 103

Seaman:Ryin Miller (17:21.5, 1st); Brynn Spencer (19:37.96, 2nd); Stella Applehanz (19:47.47, 3rd); Kinley Robinson (21:41.98, 7th); Avery Villines (21:44.36, 9th); Hannah Wempe (21:51.24, 13th); Abigail Cooper (22:58.06, 20th); Emma Gonzalez (24:16.52, 26th).  

Shawnee Heights:Elizabeth Hogan (22:54.58, 18th); Abigail Lewis (22:57.45, 19th); Kinsley Mohan (24:41.57, 28th); Adelaide Davis (25:20.43, 30th). 

Topeka High:Juliahanna Savago (22:47.09, 15th); Emma Womack (22:50.74, 16th); Victoria Reynaga (24:07.92, 25th); Kimberly Cortez (29:10.08, 34th); Mackynzie Murray (31:34.84, 35th).

Topeka West:Chloe Phelps (21:49.78, 12th); Payton Rice (21:52.85, 14th).

Washburn Rural:Michka Mejia (23:10.6, 21st); Reese Beardslee (23:16.05, 22nd); Jazlyn Badger (23:48.72, 23rd); Kailey Dorzweiler (24:54.79, 29th); Harper Tenbrink (25:27.74, 31st).

Seaman junior Brody Anderson notched his third individual cross country title of the season in Saturday's Seaman Invitational. [File photo/TSN]

Topeka West senior Adrian Lehman was the individual runnerup in Saturday's Seaman Invitational. [Photo by Charles Spurlock/TSN]

Boys varsity

Local schools swept the top three places in the boys varsity race. Junior Brody Anderson of Seaman finished first with a time of 15:44.35 while senior Adrian Lehman of Topeka West was second with a time of 16:22.02 and freshman Henry Laubach of Washburn Rural was third in a time of 16:42.04.

Saturday was Anderson's third victory in five races and he discussed his thoughts on the race: “I think the race went well. The goal today was to finish the race after last week at Rim Rock where my legs gave me trouble. I kept it smooth and went out more conservatively than normal and felt good overall.”

Seaman also had three other runners finish in the top 20. Sophomore Conner Bloom finished 15th (17:36.17), senior Alex Newell finished 16th (17:36.45) and senior Corbin Morrow finished 19th (17:50.18).

 By RICK PETERSON

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After picking up a forfeit victory a week earlier, Rossville posted its second straight Class 1A District 2 win, and first on-field triumph, on Friday night, with the Bulldawgs rolling to a 43-0 decision over Mission Valley.

Rossville senior quarterback Tayson Horak helped lead the Bulldawgs to a 43-0 district win over Mission Valley Friday night. [File photo/TSN]

The Bulldawgs scored the only points they would need on a 1-yard Andre Johnson run (Vincent Daniel kick) at the 6:48 mark of the opening quarter and Rossville made it a 14-0 game with 2:10 left in the quarter on a 4-yard pass from Tayson Horak to Conner Bush (Daniel kick).

Rossville doubled up its lead with a pair of second-quarter TDs -- a 19-yard pass from Horak to Kameron Badura (Bush 2-point conversion run) 25 seconds into the quarter and a 1-yard Horak run (Daniel kick) with 8:35 left before halftime.

The Bulldawgs scored their final two touchowns of the night in the third quarter -- a 74-yard Bush run (Daniel kick) at the 10:36 mark and a 30-yard interception return from Bush with 8:30 left in the quarter (Daniel kick).

Rossville will be at home next Friday night to face Cair Paravel Latin in a district matchup.

Senior quarterback Dysen Schooler and the Silver Lake Eagles improved to 4-1 with Friday's 50-0 win over Baldwin. [File photo/TSN]

SILVER LAKE 50, BALDWIN 0 --Silver Lake posted its third straight win to improve to 4-1 on the season, rolling to a 50-0 non-league win over winless Baldwin.

The Eagles will return to Class 2A District 2 play next Friday, hosting Riley County.

By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news

(All kickoffs at 7 p.m.)

THURSDAY NIGHT'S GAME

BASEHOR-LINWOOD (4-0, 4-0 UKC) vs. TOPEKA WEST (0-4, 0-4 UKC)

At Hummer Sports Park

Still looking for its first win of the 2024 season, Topeka West faces another tough United Kansas Conference test Thursday night, with league-leading Basehor-Linwood visiting Hummer Sports Park to face the Chargers. Topeka West is coming off a 63-0 UKC loss to Lansing while Basehor-Linwood took a 21-7 league win over De Soto. Bobcat junior quarterback Carson Dixon has completed 37 of 74 passes for 496 yards and seven touchdowns while senior Nick Doering has carried the ball 76 times for 425 yards and seven TDs.

FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAMES

Topeka High senior Tevante Ewing rushed for 169 yards in last Friday's 47-14 Centennial League win over Emporia. [File photo/TSN]

WASHBURN RURAL (1-3, 0-0 Centennial) vs. TOPEKA HIGH (4-0, 1-0 Centennial)

At Hummer Sports Park

Topeka High will be looking to extend its winning streak to five games while Washburn Rural, a Class 6A semifinalist last season, will be aiming to snap a three-game non-league losing streak to teams that are a combined 12-1 on the season. Washburn Rural, coming off a 49-23 loss to undefeated Blue Valley Northwest, will be playing its Centennial League opener Friday night while Topeka High opened league play last week with a 47-14 road win over Emporia. Topeka High senior Tevante Ewing rushed for 169 yards on 13 attempts while junior Zane Smith completed five of eight passes for 191 yards and Savon Carter caught two passes for 144 yards. Washburn Rural junior quarterback John Hoytal completed 23 of 32 throws for 235 yards against Northwest while junior receiver Kellan Roth hauled in 11 of Hoytal’s throws for 99 yards and a score. Sophomore Jadyn Baum exploded for an 80-yard touchdown run and junior TJ Minikwu blasted in from 10 yards out for another score.

Hayden junior Kade Mitchell (25) has rushed for 296 yards and scored six touchdowns this fall. [File photo/TSN]

HIAWATHA (1-3, 0-1 Class 3A District 4) at HAYDEN (3-1, 0-0 Class 3A District 4)

Hayden, the Class 3A runnerup a year ago, is coming off a 31-28 non-league loss at Wamego last Friday while Hiawatha opened Class 3A District 4 play with a 21-0 win over Jefferson West. Hayden will open district competition Friday night. Wildcat senior quarterback  Jett Wahlmeier has completed 41 of 57 pass attempts for 619 yards and seven touchdowns while junior running back Kade Mitchell has carried the ball 33 times for 296 yards and six touchdowns. Senior Jensen Schrickel has caught 13 passes for 220 yards and scored five touchdowns.

Seaman senior quarterback Max Huston has passed for 806 yards and 12 touchdowns this fall for the 3-1 Vikings. [File photo/TSN]

LANSING (3-1, 3-0 UKC) at SEAMAN (3-1, 3-0 UKC)

Friday's game will match up United Kansas Conference co-leaders Lansing and Seaman, who are both a perfect 3-0 in league play. Seaman is coming off a 49-0 win over Kansas City-Turner while Lansing rolled to a 62-0 win over Topeka West. Seaman senior quarterback Max Huston has completed 47 of 85 passes for 806 yards and 12 touchdowns while junior Kaden McKinney has carried the ball 40 times for 235 yards and five TDs while senior Bryer Finley has caught 21 passes for 382 yards and eight TDs. Lansing senior Reid Oakley has completed 46 of 93 passes for 798 yards while sophomore Jaxon Pollard has carried the ball 61 times for 379 yards and five TDs.

WABAUNSEE (1-3, 0-1 Class 1A District 2) vs. CAIR PARAVEL LATIN (1-3, 0-1 Class 1A District 2)

At Yager Stadium

Cair Paravel will be looking to snap a three-game losing streak after opening Class 1A District 2 play last Friday with a 46-22 loss to Mission Valley. Wabaunsee is also 1-3 and 0-1 in the district after a 14-7 loss to Olpe last week. Cair Paravel will be playing its second home game of the season at Washburn University's Yager Stadium. Top players for the Lions include senior quarterback Jase Pavlik and senior running back Ben Roeder.

By RICK PETERSON

TopSports.news

Seaman's girls tennis team came within a point of capturing the team championship in Tuesday's 12-school Topeka West Invitational at Kossover Tennis Center.

Seaman junior Molly Gorman won the Topeka West Invitational title in No. 2 singles Tuesday at Kossover Tennis Center. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]

Seaman sophomore Emma Sweeney finished second in No. 1 singles in Tuesday's Topeka West Invitational. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]

Junior Molly Gorman won the No. 2 singles title and sophomore Emma Sweeney finished second in No. 1 singles to lead the way as the Vikings finished second to Olathe West in the team race by a 44-43 margin.

The Vikings also got a fifth-place finish in No. 2 doubles from Cameron Lux and KatlynHiebsch and a sixth-place finish in No. 1 doubles from Sidney Chinn and Peyton Henry.

Washburn Rural sophomore Julia Katzer posted a runnerup finish in No. 2 singles in Tuesday's Topeka West Invitational. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]

Washburn Rural, which finished fifth as a team, was led by sophomore Julia Katzer's runnerup finish in No. 2 singles while senior Carolina Chedzoy finished fifth in No. 1 singles.

City champions Emerie Catlin and Izzy Haggard, both seniors, placed third in No. 1 doubles.

Seaman, Shawnee Heights and Topeka West will all compete in next Monday's United Kansas Conference meet at Kossover while Washburn Rural will travel to Junction City next Monday for the Centennial League meet.

TOPEKA WEST INVITATIONAL

By RICK PETERSON

TopSports.news

Coming off a tough 2-1 non-league loss at Hayden on Monday, Seaman's struggles continued over the opening 12 minutes-plus of Tuesday's home United Kansas Conference contest against Shawnee Heights, with the Vikings spotting the T-Birds an early 2-0 advantage.

Junior Kaelon Taylor scored just before halftime to put Seaman in front 4-2 on the way to a 6-3 UKC soccer win over Shawnee Heights. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]

Seaman senior Bradley Williamson attempts to control the ball in Tuesday's 6-3 UKC soccer win over Shawnee Heights. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]

But Seaman got things turned around in a hurry, scoring four straight first-half goals on the way to a 6-3 league triumph, improving to 6-3-0 overall and 4-1-0 in the UKC while handing Shawnee Heights its first league defeat.

Viking senior Kaelin Loy, who contributed two goals an an assist said getting right back in action was a good way to bounce back from Monday's disappointing loss.

"It was very disappointing because that's an in-town rival, but I think it was good that we came back right away,'' Loy said. "We were angry and we were hungry for a win and to play Heights right after was really nice.''

Shawnee Heights junior Camden Granado (6) scored a goal in Tuesday's 6-3 UKC loss to Seaman. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]

Shawnee Heights (3-4-0, 3-1-0) needed barely a minute to get on the scoreboard with a goal from junior Jason Slay and the T-Birds made it a 2-0 game at the 27:17 mark of the opening half on a goal from junior Camden Granado.

But that seemed to be the wakeup call that Seaman was looking for, with the Vikings needing just 52 seconds to get on the board with a goal from senior Blake Toyne.

Senior Logan Townsend tied things up at the 14:33 mark and Loy broke the tie with the first of his two goals on the night with 3:34 left in the half before junior Kaelon Taylor ended the first-half scoring onslaught at the 1:42 mark.