By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Shawnee Heights' bowling team celebrated its Senior Day with a sweep of all four championships in Wednesday's five-school competition at Gage Bowl.
Senior Chevy Stallbaumer captured the boys individual title in Wednesday's five-school Shawnee Heights meet at Gage Bowl with a 688 series as the T-Birds also won the team title. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Senior Chevy Stallbaumer, who rolled a perfect 300 game last week, followed that up with a 688 three-game series on Wednesday to take boys individual honors by 40 pins as the T-Birds took the team title by 145 pins (2,545-2,400) over United Kansas Conference foe Basehor-Linwood.
Shawnee Heights sophomore Emma Wederski reacts to a strike during her final-game 257 Wednesday at Gage Bowl. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TopSports.news]
It was also a big day for Shawnee Heights sophomore Emma Wederski, who took top honors in the girls division with a 587 series as the T-Birds took the team championship by 113 pins (2,245-2,132) over Basehor-Linwood.
Stallbaumer's 688 series topped the 676 series he recorded in last Thursday's meet in Lawrence when he rolled his 300, with the T-Bird standout on target from the outset on Wednesday, bowling a 222 in his opening game before following that up with a 209 and finishing with his best game of the day, a 257.
"I felt great today,'' Stallbaumer said. "Everything kind of clicked. I missed a spare my first frame, but I kind of just shrugged it off my shoulder. There's nothing you can do. When you miss a spare you miss a spare and you get back up and you keep on pushing.''
Stallbaumer said his perfect game has just served as motivation for the remainder of the 2026 season.
"It definitely motivated me a lot,'' Stallbaumer said of his 300 game. "That's just going to keep me motivated throughout the whole season.''
Stallbaumer wasn't on the top six when Heights won the Class 5A state title in 2024 but played a major role last season as the T-Birds advanced to state and he feels like the team can contend to be among the state's elite again this season.
"I feel like we can definitely progress as a team and just see how this season plays out,'' he said. "I feel like we can (contend). There's no doubt in my mind we can.''
Heights' Kaden Evans finished third individually in Wednesday's meet with a 621 series (203-214-204) while Evan Jones also topped the 600 mark with a 611, including a high game of 231.
Wederski began her day with games of 168 and 162 before catching fire in the third game with eight straight strikes out of the gate on the way to a 257.
Wederski said her team and a big crowd at Gage kept her going.
"My team was hyping me up, along with the crowd and that really helped, and I was pretty proud of myself,'' Wederski said. "No one gets to see what we do in practices. We hype each other up during practices and having a crowd adds to the joy of it.
"Today was packed. I think this was the most packed we've seen it this season so far.''
And now Wederski just wants to build off Wednesday's success as the season goes along.
"This is my first season on varsity, so it's a whatever happens happens kind of thing and I'm just taking one meet, one day at a time,'' she said.
Shawnee Heights put three bowlers in the girls top five, with Addison VanMetre finishing third with a 577, just one pin out of second and 10 pins behind Wederski, while Reese Bell placed fourth with a 547.
Bell had a high game of 228 while VanMetre had three games between 184 and 204.
SHAWNEE HEIGHTS INVITATIONAL
At Gage Bowl
Girls
Team scores
Shawnee Heights 2,245, Basehor-Linwood 2,132, Lawrence Free State 1,903, Leavenworth 1,752, Lawrence 1,751.
Individual results
1. Emma Wederski, Shawnee Heights, 587; 2. Elly Findley, Basehor-Linwood, 587; 3. Addison VanMetre, Shawnee Heights, 577; 4. Reese Bell, Shawnee Heights, 547; 5. Kayleigh Ussery, Basehor-Linwood, 525.
Other Shawnee Heights -- Lauryn Valdivia 510, Tatum Simpson 484, Bailey Liby 434.
Boys
Team scores
Shawnee Heights 2,545, Basehor-Linwood 2,400, Lawrence 2,386, Lawrence Free State 2,304, Leavenworth 2,196.
Individual results
1. Chevy Stallbaumer, Shawnee Heights, 688; 2. Graesyn Hoss, 648; 3. Kaden Evans, Shawnee Heights, 621; 4. Liyam Southammavong, Lawrence, 617; 5. Thomas Futtrell, Lawrence Free State, 616.
Other Shawnee Heights -- Evan Jones 611, Henry Schattilly 586, Trey Donath 531, Nathan Burnett 520.
Rural girls roll to quadrangular win
Led by individual runnerup Megan Glinka, Washburn Rural's girls took the team championship in Tuesday's Rural quadrangular at West Ridge Lanes.
Glinka, a junior, led the Junior Blues with a 637 series as Rural won the team title by a 2,194-2,068 margin over Centennial League rival Emporia, while Manhattan was third at 2,046 and Junction City fourth at 1,963.
Camrynn Ahrens backed Glinka with a 524 series while Kenzie Lawson added a 500.
Rural's boys finished second to Manhattan by a 2,642-2,605 margin while Junction City was third (2,496) and Emporia fourth (2,466).
Senior Cody Spangler led the Junior Blues with a 648 series, finishing fifth individually.
Rural had three other bowlers reach the 600 mark, with Andrew Faurot recording a 638 series, Parker Dixson a 604 and Matthew Richard a 600.
Manhattan swept the individual titles, with Cortlynn Millington topping the girls division with a 676 series and Nicholas Burfict rolling a 671 to win the boys title.
WASHBURN RURAL QUADRANGULAR
At West Ridge Lanes
Girls
Team scores
Washburn Rural 2,194, Emporia 2,068, Manhattan 2,046, Junction City 1,963.
Individual results
1. Cortlynn Millington, Manhattan, 676; 2. Megan Glinka, Washburn Rural, 637; 3. Riley Roberts, Junction City, 562; 4. Taylor McKay, Emporia, 561; 5. Amelia Lowery, Emporia, 533.
Other Washburn Rural -- Camrynn Ahrens 524, Kenzie Lawson 500, Ellen Austin 489, Stella Gordon 488, Peyton Lawson 438.
Boys
Team scores
Manhattan 2,642, Washburn Rural 2,605, Junction City 2,496, Emporia 2,466.
Individual results
1. Nicholas Burfict, Manhattan, 671; 2. Andrew Holmes, Junction City, 670; 3. Keith Thompson, Junction City, 659; 4. Kael Stock, Manhattan, 654; 5. Cody Spangler, Washburn Rural, 648.
Other Washburn Rural -- Andrew Faurot 638, Parker Dixon 604, Matthew Richard 600, Brecken Garrett 582, Jackson Keller 549.
Seaman's Kinser Barbosa won the 100-yard breaststroke in Tuesday's Topeka High Invitational. [File photo/TSN]
Seaman's Barbosa paces local swimmers in Topeka High Invitational
Seaman standout Kinser Barbosa tuned up for Thursday's Topeka City Championships with an individual victory in Tuesday's Topeka High Invitational at the Capitol Federal Natatorium.
Barbosa won the 100-yard breaststroke in a time of 1 minute, 06.82 seconds and also helped the Vikings finish fourth in the 200 medley relay (1:58.19) and fifth in the 400 freestyle relay (3:59.15).
Topeka High's Will Stewart posted a runnerup finish in the 50 freestyle (24.23) and placed fifth in the 100 butterfly (1:05.55) while also swimming on the Trojans' fifth-place 200 free relay (1:45.22). Will Toland finished fourth in the 100 backstroke and also swam on High's 200 free relay.
Hayden's Miller Reid took third in the 500 freestyle (6:19.84) and Parker Andrews finished fourth in the 100 free (54.21) and both Reid and Andrews swam on the Wildcats' fourth-place 400 free relay (3:58.90). Hayden's Henry Sterling placed fifth in the 100 breaststroke (1:15.53).
Hayden led the city contingent with a sixth-place team finish with 180 points while Seaman finished seventh (154) and Topeka High eighth (142).
TOPEKA HIGH INVITATIONAL
Team scores
Lawrence Free State 507, Lawrence 290, Olathe South 282, Hays 266, Junction City 225, Hayden 180, Seaman 154, Topeka High 142, Great Bend 90, Salina South 70, Salina Central 15, Centre 7.
Individual results
200 medley relay -- 1. Free State, 1:48.64; 2. Olathe South, 1:51.43; 3. Hays, 1:51.84.
200 freestyle -- 1. Carnagey, Free State, 1:54.79; 2. Donly, Lawrence, 1:59.24; 3. Somers, Great Bend, 1:59.64.
200 individual medley -- 1. Stanley, Olathe South, 2:16.53; 2. Kuchmuck, Olathe South, 2:23.40; 3. Thurn, Junction City, 2:24.13.
50 freestyle -- 1. Bateman, Free State, 22.18; 2. Stewart, Topeka High, 24.23; 3. Kempf, Free State, 24.24.
One meter diving -- 1. McIntosh, Free State, 444.95; 2. Shipley, Free State, 373.05; 3. Ward, Lawrence, 360.40.
100 butterfly -- 1. Bauch, Free State, 54.92; 2. Doan, Junction City, 55.69; 3. Zadina, Hays, 1:04.69.
100 freestyle -- 1. Bateman, Free State, 48.76; 2. Somers, Great Bend, 52.48; 3. Carnagey, Free State, 52.71.
500 freestyle -- 1. Good, Olathe South, 5:55.36; 2. Thurn, Junction City, 5:55.95; 3. Reid, Hayden, 6:19.84.
200 freestyle relay -- 1. Free State, 1:35.98; 2. Lawrence, 1:39.76; 3. Junction City, 1:41.50.
100 backstroke -- 1. Stanley, Olathe South, 59.82; 2. Campbell, Free State, 59.84; 3. Flaska, Hays, 1:00.54.
100 breaststroke -- 1. Barbosa, Seaman, 1:06.82; 2. Oral, Lawrence, 1:09.62; 3. Koonce, Free State, 1:12.97.
400 free relay -- 1. Free State, 3:32.12; 2. Hays, 3:54.72; 3. Olathe South, 3:55.03.
