By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Emme Blanco
EMME BLANCO, Washburn Rural
Blanco, a senior girls wrestling standout, captured the 145-pound championship in Saturday's Class 6A West regional at Wichita South, improving to 37-3 on the season. After receiving a first-round bye, Blanco posted 32-second, 1:13 and 5:35 wins by fall, including a third-period pin over Garden City freshman Aria Cordes in the title match.
Jack Donovan
JACK DONOVAN, Rossville
A senior basketball standout, Donovan scored a total of 61 points in two Rossville wins on the week as the Bulldawgs improved to 12-6 on the season. Donovan scored 21 points in Tuesday's 75-43 Big East League win over Royal Valley and then scored a career-high 40 points, with six 3-pointers and a 4 of 4 performance at the free throw line in Friday's 95-48 non-league victory over Abilene.
Cianna Graves
CIANNA GRAVES, Shawnee Heights
Graves, a senior girls wrestling star, won the 155-pound championship in Saturday's Class 5A East wrestling regional at Bonner Springs as Shawnee Heights finished second as a team and qualified all 14 of its competitors for state. Now 31-2 on the season, Graves received a first-round bye and then went 3-0 with 1:35 and 1:56 pins and a 5-1 decision over Bonner Springs senior Addison Vogel.
Elia Smith
ELIA SMITH, Washburn Rural
A senior girls wrestling standout, Smith won the 170-pound championship in Saturday's Class 6A West regional at Wichita South. Now 32-3, Smith recorded pins in 59 seconds and 15 seconds and received a medical forfeit in the semifinals before taking a 4-1 decision over Derby senior Chloe Spears in the championship match.
Sadie Walker
SADIE WALKER, Washburn University
A senior left-handed pitcher, Walker posted three victories while allowing just one run in 20 innings with 17 strikeouts as Washburn University softball went 5-0 on the weekend to improve to 13-2 on the season. Walker is 7-0 on the season with a 1.53 earned run average in 45.2 innings with 45 strikeouts.
Madelyn Wonnell
MADELYN WONNELL, Rossville
A junior wrestling standout, Wonnell earned the 145-pound championship in Saturday's Class 3A-1A East regional at Silver Lake, helping lead the Bulldawgs to a second-place team finish. Now 34-5 on the season, Wonnell opened her title bid with 15-second, 41-second and 34-second pins before taking 17-2 technical fall over Osage City sophomore KayLynn Nicholson in the championship match.
