By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Olivia Bruno
OLIVIA BRUNO, Washburn Rural
A senior, Bruno had a monster week as Washburn Rural's softball team rolled to doubleheader sweeps over Centennial League foes Seaman, Manhattan and Junction City. Bruno hit seven home runs with 13 runs batted in on the week and had three-home run days against Manhattan and Junction City. Bruno, who will play collegiately at Kansas, also went 4-0 as a pitcher with 34 strikeouts while not allowing a run.
Ian Cusick
Miles Cusick
IAN and MILES CUSICK, Topeka West
The sophomore twin brothers captured the doubles championship in Friday's Class 5A regional tennis tournament, taking a 6-2, 6-1 win over Topeka West teammates Caden McGee and Gavin Chavez in the final for the team-champion Chargers. Ian and Miles swept city, Centennial League and regional titles and will take a 29-6 record into Friday and Saturday's Class 5A state tournament at Maize South.
Virgi Scardanzan
VIRGI SCARDANZAN, Washburn University
A junior pole-vaulter from Preganziol, Italy, Scardanzan topped her own Washburn school record and became the Ichabods' third MIAA Outdoor conference champion when she recorded an NCAA automatic qualifying mark of 13 feet, 11.25 inches (4.25 meters), the third-best mark in the nation this season, on Friday at Pittsburg State.
Andrew Schmidtlein
ANDREW SCHMIDTLEIN, Washburn University
Schmidtlein, a former football and baseball All-City pick for Hayden, went 4 for 5 for Washburn University's baseball team with three doubles and a three-run home run as the Ichabods completed the regular season with a 20-14, 9-7 doubleheader sweep at Northwest Missouri. A freshman, Schmidtlein entered the first game as a defensive substitution and went 2 for 2 with a double and a three-run homer. Schmidtlein went 2 for 3 in the second game with two doubles, two walks, two RBI and a run scored.
Avery Walz
Tauren Walz
AVERY and TAUREN WALZ, Seaman
The twin freshmen sisters both captured four gold medals in last Friday's city swimming championships at the Capitol Federal Natatorium. Avery won the 200-yard individual medley in 2 minutes, 13.40 seconds and the 100 breaststroke (1:06.44) while Tauren won the 50 freestyle (25.17) and the 100 butterfly (1:02.12). The Walz sisters teamed with Gabby Grace and Jordan Riggles to win the 200 medley relay and teamed with Grace and Bailey Meggison for a victory in the 400 freestyle relay.
