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By RICK PETERSON

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Shawnee Heights senior Chevy Stallbaumer became the second city boys bowler to roll a perfect 300 game this season in Thursday's De Soto quadrangular at Royal Crest Lanes in Lawrence.

Stallbaumer bowled the 300 in his second game after opening with a 203 and he finished off his 676 three-game series with a 173.

Shawnee Heights' Evan Jones finished third individually with a 686 series while Stallbaumer placed fourth and Seaman's Garrette Shaw was fifth with a 647.

Jones bowled games of 203, 246 and 237.

De Soto won the boys team title with a 2,679 total while Heights was second at 2,588, Seaman third at 2,513 and Bonner Springs fourth at 1,981.

Seaman swept the top four places in the girls individual standings, led by sophomore individual champion Leah Crawford with a 655 three-game series, en route to the team title by a 2,531-2,137 margin over Shawnee Heights.

Seaman's Kayla Duncan was second with a 640 series while Paige Snyder was third at 632 and Claire LaDuke fourth with a 591.

Crawford rolled games of 241, 181 and 233 while Duncan had a high game of 255, Snyder a 235 and LaDuke a 229. 

Shawnee Heights' Reese Bell was fifth individually with a 573, including a high game of 247.

Hayden star junior bowler Kelton Meier registered a personal-record 791 series in Wednesday's bowling quadrangular at Gage Center, including a 280 game. [Photo by Scott Paske/KSHSAA Covered]

Meier dominates bowling quad with 791 series

Hayden junior Kelton Meier, who bowled a 300 game in his season-opener, continued his blistering start to the 2026 bowling season with a personal-best 791 three game series in Wednesday's Shawnee Heights bowling quadrangular at Gage Center.

Kansas City-Turner's boys finished first as a team with a 2,590 total, followed by Shawnee Heights at 2,454, Hayden at 2,436 and Topeka West at 1,992.

Shawnee Heights' Trey Donath finished third individually with a 645 series while Hayden's Reece Renyer placed fifth with a 617.

Addison Van Metre, Shawnee Heights

Shawnee Heights won the girls team title by 430 pins with a 2,140 team score, led by junior individual champion Addison VanMetre with a 593 series.

Hayden's girls were second at 1,710, Turner third at 1,683 and Topeka West fourth at 1,323.

Shawnee Heights' Emma Wederski finished second individually with a 525 series and the T-Birds got a third-place finish from Reese Bell with a 524 as Heights swept the top three places. Heights' Bailey Liby finished fifth with a 483 series.

Paige Snyder, Seaman

Snyder, Seaman girls post quadrangular wins

Seaman's girls posted a 268-pin win in Wednesday's bowling quadrangular at West Ridge while Viking junior Paige Snyder took top individual honors with a 656 three-game series.

Seaman won the team championship by a 2,417-2,149 margin over Emporia while Washburn Rural was third with a 1,793 total and De Soto fourth at 1,690.

Snyder won the girls individual title by 28 pins over De Soto's Avery Lovegren while Seaman's Leah Crawford was third with a 623.

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By Rick Peterson

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Topeka High will host the 2026 Capital City Classic girls basketball tournament Thursday through Saturday, with Highland Park, Seaman and Shawnee Heights joining the Trojans in the event.

Shawnee Heights junior KK Emmot returns for the T-Birds, who captured the Capital City Classic championship in 2025 at Topeka West. [File photo/TSN]

Seaman (6-4 on the season) will open the tournament at 3 p.m. Thursday against Garden City (7-5).

Highland Park (4-7) and No. 2-ranked (Class 6A) Wichita Heights (12-0) are on the same side of the bracket with Seaman and Garden City and will play a first-round game at 4:30 p.m.

The Seaman-Garden City and Highland Park-Wichita Heights winners will play a 6  p.m. semifinal on Friday.

On the other side of the bracket, Topeka High (4-6) will take on No. 3-ranked (6A) Derby (11-2) in a 6 p.m. first-round game while No. 6 (5A) Shawnee Heights (10-3) will face Lawrence (6-5) at 7:30.

The Topeka High-Derby winner will face the Shawnee Heights-Lawrence winner in a 7:30 Friday night semifinal.

The tournament will conclude on Saturday, starting with the seventh-place game at 10 a.m., followed by the fifth-place game at 11:30, the third-place contest at 1 p.m. and the championship tilt at 2:30 p.m. in separate gyms.

CAPITAL CITY CLASSIC

At Topeka High
 
Thursday

3 p.m. -- Seaman vs. Garden City.

4:30 -- Highland Park vs. Wichita Heights.

6 -- Topeka High vs. Derby.

7:30 -- Shawnee Heights vs. Lawrence.

Friday

3 p.m. -- Seaman-Garden City loser vs. Highland Park-Wichita Heights loser.

4:30 -- Topeka High-Derby loser vs. Shawnee Heights-Lawence loser.

6 -- Seaman-Garden City winner vs. Highland Park-Wichita Heights winner.

7:30 -- Topeka High-Derby winner vs. Shawnee Heights-Lawrence winner.

Saturday

10 a.m. -- Seventh place.

11:30 -- Fifth place.

1 p.m. -- Third place.

2:30 -- Championship.

Carvel Reynoldson's Hayden girls basketball team will compete in this week's Lady Cat Classic at El Dorado. [File photo/TSN}

Hayden to compete in El Dorado

Hayden, 10-3 on the season, is the No. 2 seed for the 33rd annual Lady Cat Classic in El Dorado Thursday through Saturday.

Hayden, No. 9-ranked in Class 4A by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association, will open its tournament bid at 6 p.m. Thursday against Gardner-Edgerton (3-7).

With a win the Wildcats will advance to a 6 o'clock semifinal on Friday to face the first-round winner between Mill Valley (9-4) and host El Dorado (5-6).

On the other side of the bracket No. 4 (5A) Maize South (11-2) will play a first-round game against Augusta (3-9) while No. 8 (5A) Kapaun Mt. Carmel (8-4) will face Goddard (5-5). Those two winners will play a 7:45 semifinal on Friday.

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By RICK PETERSON

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The Cair Paravel Latin boys basketball team finished off its dominating run to the championship in the Flint Hills League Tournament Friday in Emporia, taking a 64-47 win over Osage City in White Auditorium.

Cair Paravel boys basketball captured the Flint Hills League Tournament championship with a 64-47 win over Osage City Friday in Emporia. [Submitted photo from Cair Paravel Athletics]

The Lions, ranked No. 8 in Class 2A by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association, posted three double-digit victories in the tournament, improving to 11-2 on the season.

"Proud of these guys,'' Cair Paravel coach Chip Kueffer said. "Great memory for these young men.''

Cair Paravel, which has now won eight straight games, jumped out in front 20-12 in the opening quarter and led by 10 points (37-27) at halftime before finishing off the win with a 27-20 scoring advantage in the second half.

Senior Caleb Cleverdon paced a balanced attack for Cair Paravel with 14 points while sophomore Blaine Durbin added 13 points, senior Lucas Marichal 11, senior Drew Fay 10 and sophomore Chase Hastert 9 points.

Friday's win followed up a 64-30 first-round win over West Franklin and a 60-45 semifinal win over Lyndon.

Durbin scored a team-high 60 points on the week, including a 30-point, 13 rebound double-double against Lyndon.

Cair Paravel is scheduled to return to action Tuesday at home against Centralia.

Eagles improve to 13-0 with Burlington girls title run

Top-ranked (Class 3A) Silver Lake rolled to the girls championship in the Burlington Invitational, improving to 13-0 on the season with Friday's 60-35 win over host Burlington in the title game.

Friday's game was the Eagles' closest game of the tournament, with Silver Lake opening with a 33-point win over Paola (61-28) and taking a 27-point semifinal win over Girard (57-30).

Silver Lake sophomore Kailyn Hanni and sophomore Karys Deiter were named to the all-tournament team.

The Eagles will return to action Tuesday at home against Rock Creek.

Rossville girls claim Jefferson North title as Dick reaches career milestone

Rossville claimed the girls championship in the Jefferson County North Invitational with a 59-51 win over Oskaloosa Friday night as senior Rylee Dick scored 15 points to move into the No. 2 spot all-time on Rossville's career scoring list with 1,310 points.

Junior Nora Burdiek paced the Bulldawgs with 20 points while Bristol Miller added 15 points.

Dick and Burdiek were named to the all-tournament team.

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