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Coach Ken Darting racks-up career win 600 in Shawnee Heights win over KC-Turner.

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2025 All-City Boys Swimming & Diving 1st Team.

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Seaman's Ava Esser (40) & Shawnee Heights' Kaydence Torrez (20) in a UKC match-up.

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Easton Browterman, Washburn Rural, wins 3rd straight Class 6A state championship.

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Makayla Cadet, Highland Park, prepares to wrestle - resulting in winning a Class 5A state title.

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Junior Aubrie Kerscht and Salina Central's girls basketball team ended Seaman's season Monday night in the Class 5A state quarterfinals, with the Mustangs rolling to a 66-38 home victory.

Kierscht scored a career-high 34 points with six 3-pointers as Salina Central improved to 19-4 while Seaman ended its season 8-15.

Brooklyn GormleyBrooklyn Gormley came off the bench to lead Seaman with 11 points in Monday's 66-38 loss to Salina Central in Monday's 5A quarterfinal. [File photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]

Salina Central, which extended its winning streak to nine games, advanced to a 3 p.m. 5A semifinal Thursday against undefeated Andover Central at Emporia's White Auditorium.

Seaman led early in the game, but Salina Central took a 15-7 advantage by the end of the opening quarter and the Mustangs were in front 40-21 at the half and outscored the Vikings 26-17 in the second half.

Freshman Brooklyn Gormley came off the bench to lead Seaman with 11 points while freshman Taylin Stallbaumer and senior JahnAsia Anderson added 7 points and senior Raigan Kramer 6.

SABETHA GIRLS 47, SILVER LAKE 28

Sabetha limited Silver Lake to 8 points in the first half, including 1 point in the second quarter, as the Bluejays took control on the way to a 47-28 Class 3A girls quarterfinal contest Monday night at Sabetha.

Taylor Ross led Silver Lake with 8 points in the Eagles' 47-28 3A state quarterfinal loss at Sabetha Monday night. [File photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]Taylor Ross led Silver Lake with 8 points in the Eagles' 47-28 3A state quarterfinal loss at Sabetha Monday night. [File photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]

Sabetha led 10-7 at the end of the first quarter and used a 10-1 second quarter to open up a 20-8 halftime advantage. The 22-2 Bluejays outscored the 13-11 Eagles 27-20 in the second half.

Sabetha will face Hugoton (23-1) at 7 p.m. Thursday in the 3A state tournament at the Hutchinson Sports Arena

Leah Renyer led Sabetha with a game-high 19 points while Melinna Schumann added 9.

Sophomore Taylor Ross led Silver Lake with 8 points.

SALINA CENTRAL GIRLS 66, SEAMAN 38

Seaman 7 14 10 7 -- 38

Salina Central 15 25 9 17 -- 66

Seaman (8-15) — Kramer 3 0-0 6, C. Anderson 0 2-2 2, Cowan 2 0-0 4, Stallbaumer 3 0-0 7, J. Anderson 2 3-4 7, Gormley 3 4-4 11, Sweeney 0 0-0 0, Schumann 0 0-0 0, Noble 0 0-0 0, Smith 0 1-2 1, Stuewe 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 10-12 38. 

Salina Central (19-4) — Stewart 1 0-0 3, Cunningham 2 1-2 5, Williams 3 0-1 7, Kierscht 11 6-6 34, Samilton 3 3-7 9, Hall 1 2-3 4, Vidricksen 0 0-0 0, Fischer 0 0-0 0, O’Hara 0 0-0 0, Freman 1 0-2 2, Peckham 1 0-0 2. Totals 23 12-21 66.

3-point goals -- Seaman 2 (Stallbaumer, Gormley), Salina Central 8 (Kierscht 6, Stewart, Williams). Total fouls -- Seaman 15, Salina Central 14. Fouled out -- none.

SABETHA GIRLS 47, SILVER LAKE 28

Silver Lake 7 1 10 10 -- 28

Sabetha 10 10 12 15 -- 47

Silver Lake (13-11) -- M. Kruger 0 2-2 2, Farmer 2 0-0 5, McDaniel 2 2-2 6, Hay 0 0-0 0, Ross 4 0-0 8, K. Kruger 1 1-4 3, Berndt 1 0-0 2, Koelliker 0 1-2 1, Deiter 0 1-2 1, Wehrli 0 0-0 0. Totals 10 6-12 28.

Sabetha (22-2) -- Krebs 1 3-4 5, Wessel 1 0-0 3, Schumann 3 3-4 9, Renyer 6 7-11 19, Stallbaumer 1 1-2 3, Lukert 0 4-6 4, Russell 1 0-2 2, Haverkamp 0 0-0 0, Dorn 0 1-2 1, Wertenberger 0 0-0 0, Edelman 0 1-2 1, Gruber 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 20-33 47.

3-point goals -- Silver Lake 1 (Farme), Sabetha 1 (Wessel). Total fouls -- Silver Lake 18, Sabetha 14. Fouled out -- none.

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