By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Koti Best
KOTI BEST, Seaman
A senior wrestler, Best returned from an injury to claim the 125-pound championship and reach the 100-win milestone for her career in Saturday's Class 5A West regional at Seaman. Now 17-2 on the season, Best went 4-0 on the day with none of her matches lasting longer than 1 minute, 25 seconds, including pins in 25 seconds, 30 seconds and 1:02.
KaeVon Bonner
KAEVON BONNER, Seaman
Bonner, a 6-foot-3 junior guard, scored 26 points last Tuesday as No. 7-ranked Seaman took a 68-66 home United Kansas Conference win over No. 8-ranked Shawnee Heights. Bonner scored 13 points in the fourth quarter and went 12 of 15 at the free throw line as Seaman improved to 12-4 on the season.
Jaxon Cowdin
JAXON COWDIN, Topeka High
A senior swimmer/diver, Cowdin captured his third straight Centennial League championship in one-meter diving last Thursday at the Capitol Federal Natatorium. Cowdin dominated the competition en route to a winning 11-dive score of 428.75. Cowdin's third league title came on the heels of his fourth straight city title.
Maddie Gragg
MADDIE GRAGG, Seaman
A 5-foot-10 junior, Gragg scored a game-high 23 points last Tuesday as the top-ranked (Class 5A) Seaman girls remained undefeated with a 64-54 home United Kansas Conference win over Shawnee Heights. Gragg scored 17 points in the first half with five 3-pointers as the Vikings opened up a 17-point halftime advantage.
Dayne Johnson
DAYNE JOHNSON, Silver Lake
Johnson, a junior basketball standout, scored a total of 69 points on the week as Silver Lake posted three victories. Johnson scored 16 points in a 64-50 win over Marysville, scored 35 points in a 64-60 win over St. Marys and finished off his week on Friday night with 18 points in the Eagles' 61-48 victory over Royal Valley.
Yibari Nwidadah
YIBARI NWIDADAH, Washburn University
A junior, Nwidadah scored 23 points and tied her career high with 16 rebounds in Saturday's 62-52 MIAA win at Northeastern State. It was Nwidadah's second double-double of the week, with the Olathe North product scoring 20 points with 12 rebounds in Thursday's 83-81 loss at Arkansas-Fort Smith on Thursday.
