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Topeka High senior standout Madeline Deters captured her first Centennial League tennis championship Tuesday at Junction City, pacing city players in the league meet.

Topeka High senior Madeline Deters won the Centennial League singles championship Tuesday at Junction City. [File photo/TSN]

Deters won the singles championship with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Emporia's Kali Keough in the title match.

Hayden freshman Lana Hull finished fourth in singles, dropping a 6-1, 6-2 decision to Junction City's Hannah Micheel in the third-place match while Wildcat senior Grace Funk finished fifth with a 6-3, 6-0 win over Manhattan's Sally Kastner.

Hayden's Sophia Wichman and O'Bray finished third in doubles, taking a 6-4, 6-2 win over Topeka High's Ava Ritter and Hailey Caryl in the third-place match.

Emporia won the league team championship by a 33-28 margin over Hayden and Manhattan, who tied for second place.

Topeka High finished fifth as a team with 24 points while Washburn Rural, playing a split squad, was sixth with 17 points.

Topeka High and Washburn Rural will both compete in a Class 6A regional Friday at Wichita while Hayden will compete in a 4A regional Friday and Saturday at Marysville. 

CENTENNIAL LEAGUE TENNIS

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Brody Anderson

BRODY ANDERSON, Seaman

Anderson, a senior cross country standout, posted his third individual victory of the season in Saturday's Seaman Invitational at the Shawnee North Community Center. A Class 5A state medalist in cross country and track, Anderson clocked a winning five-kilometer time of 15 minutes, 25.07 seconds.

Brynn Anderson

BRYNN ANDERSON, Washburn Rural  

A 5-foot-11 freshman, Anderson had a big week for the No. 6-ranked (Class 6A) Washburn Rural volleyball team, helping lead the 16-4 Junior Blues to seven straight victories, including five straight wins in Saturday's Centennial League tournament at Rural as the hosts claimed the league championship while dropping just one set on the day.

Elise Eckert

ELISE ECKERT, Seaman

A senior golf star, Eckert followed up her city championship with the title in last Monday's United Kansas Conference tournament at Shawnee Country Club. A three-time Class 5A state medalist, Eckert shot a 73 to post an eight-stroke victory as Seaman captured its fourth straight UKC title by 52 strokes.

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For the first time since the 2012 season the Washburn University men's basketball team has been tapped for the No. 1 spot in the MIAA Preseason Coaches and Media polls released Monday by the league office before the start of the MIAA Basketball Media Day in Kansas City, Mo.

 

Washburn men's basketball has been tapped for the No. 1 spot in both MIAA preseason polls after winning an NCAA regional title and reaching the national semifinals last season. [File photo/TSN]

 

In the MIAA Coaches Poll, Washburn received 13 of 14 first-place votes, tallying 169 points and finishing ahead of Rogers State, which had one first-place vote and 141 total points.

 

In the MIAA media poll, the Ichabods received 23 of 25 first-place votes from the media for 346 total points. Fort Hays State had one first-place vote and 297 points and Rogers State had a first-place vote and 286 total points.

 

The Ichabods are coming off an NCAA Final Four appearance, an NCAA Central Regional Championship and an MIAA regular season title with a 30-4 overall record after going 17-2 in MIAA play.

 

Rogers State received its best preseason rankings since joining the MIAA in 2019 after ending last season 23-10 overall and 13-6 in the MIAA.
 
Fort Hays State, the defending MIAA tournament champion, finished 22-10 overall and 12-7 in the MIAA last season.

Both MIAA coaches and media members also included Central Oklahoma and Pittsburg State in their top five.

 

Washburn will open the 2025-26 season at the Small College Basketball Hall of Fame Classic facing Augusta on Nov. 1 and Dallas Baptist the following day in Lakeland, Fla.

 

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