Cianna Graves accepts Shawnee Heights 3rd place team State trophy- led by 3 individual championships - Graves, Olive Jones & Brinnley Morris.

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Sydney VanDyke, Topeka West junior, in action vs. Kansas City-Turner.

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Coach Craig Cox has led 3 state tournament teams-Seaman (currently), Shawnee Heights & Washburn Rural.

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Girls wrestling coach, Damon Parker, cheers on his team to 3rd place at the state meet.

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Rossville coach Brandon McDonnell shared a special senior night with son, Jakoby.

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Senior Dayne Johnson becomes the all-time scoring leader for Silver Lake.

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CAMDEN BARTA, Seaman

A senior quarterback/defensive back, Barta accumulated 285 total offensive yards, including 244 passing yards, as Seaman's football team improved to 2-0 with a 35-14 win over Hayden. Barta passed for three touchdowns and also had a pass interception.

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BETHANY DRUSE, Seaman

A returning Class 5A state medalist, Druse finished second in last Saturday's Joe Schrag Invitational cross country meet at the Kanza Park Course in a five-kilometer time of 19 minutes, 45.51 seconds, leading Seaman to the girls team championship by a 30-41 margin over Blue Valley.

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TORREY HORAK, Rossville

Horak, a senior, rushed for 163 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries and completed 16 of 26 pass attempts for 239 yards and two TDs as the defending 2A state-champion Bulldawgs improved to 2-0 with a 56-14 romp past Rock Creek.

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TANNER NEWKIRK, Hayden

Newkirk, who won the Class 4A state cross country championship last fall at Wamego Country Club, returned to that course last Saturday for the Wamego Invitational, posting a 14-second victory in a field of 114 runners, clocking a five-kilometer time of 15 minutes, 47.50 seconds.

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KHLOE SCHUCKMAN, Washburn University

A freshman, the Bishop Carroll product scored two goals, her first two goals of her college career, over the final 20 minutes of last Thursday's 2-1 road victory at Missouri-Saint Louis, helping Washburn University's soccer team improve to 3-0 on the season.

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KORY SUTTON, Shawnee Heights

Hampered by injuries in the 2020 cross country season, Sutton posted his second individual victories in as many races this fall, winning the boys title in last Saturday's Topeka West Joe Schrag Invitational in a personal-record five-kilometer time of 15:58.84.

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