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ROSSVILLE -- Silver Lake's football team was already far from full strength when it took the field for Friday night's annual War on 24 at Rossville and the Eagles lost junior Dysen Schooler to a scary injury less than five minutes into the game.
Silver Lake quarterback Tanner Marter threw for 134 yards and ran for 157 in the Eagles' 42-28 win over Rossville Friday night. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
Silver Lake's Blake Redmond rushed for 155 yards and scored two touchdowns in the Eagles' 42-28 win over Rossville. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
Even senior stars Tanner Martin and Blake Redmond, who turned in huge nights against the Bulldawgs, have been battling through injury issues, but Silver Lake coach Logan Pegrams had players step up when it mattered the most as the Eagles took a 42-28 win in their Class 2A District 3 opener.
"The program that we've built and we've inherited and that I played in, we harp on next man up and to see those guys stepping up in this rivalry, that brings special nights like this,'' said Pegram, a Silver Lake graduate who has never lost to Rossville as a player or coach.
"It's sweet. It's one of those rivalries that it takes a lot out of you as coaches, it takes a lot out of your players and they left it all on the field tonight. It was real nice to see the way the kids responded and the way that they did it together.That's what we've always talked about at Silver Lake is the No. 1 word is family, so to see them play as family was awesome.''
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By RICK PETERSON
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Washburn University football assistant Mitch Schurig and wife Taylor probably wouldn't have chosen football season for the birth of their first child.
Mitch Schurig
But baby Palmer Schurig, born on Sept. 11, had her own plan.
"One might say we didn't plan too well,'' Mitch said. "It was definitely a happy surprise.''
Mitch, who coaches the Ichabods' offensive line after earning All-MIAA honors at quarterback for the Ichabods, may be getting a little less sleep these days, but he gives his wife, who he met at Washburn Rural, huge credit for handling the bulk of the baby duties.
"I'm back at home for the second shift and sleep when the baby sleeps,'' Schurig said. ".Taylor's doing a great job at the house and holding it down and I try to help out when I can and where I can.
"You never feel more kind of helpless, but I try to be supportive mentally. It's definitely a switchup.''
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No question, these are tough times for Topeka West's football program, with the Chargers 0-5 after an 84-14 home United Kansas Conference loss to Lansing Thursday night at Hummer Sports Park.
Topeka West senior Josh Nitschke rushed for 174 yards, including 72 and 91-yard touchdown runs, on just six carries against Lansing Thursday night. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
But after a long wait to get on the field for the Chargers, West wide receiver/defensive back Josh Nitschke is determined to make the most of his time at Topeka West.
"I moved in from East Texas,'' Nitschke said. "I moved here last year but my transcripts didn't go through from Texas, so I wasn't allowed to play but I did play (junior varsity) and I had a little bit of fun down there.''
Nitschke is finally getting his chance to play varsity football for West this fall and has been a definite bright spot for Trey Parker's Chargers.
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Seaman's volleyball team improved to 20-4 on the season Thursday night, sweeping a non-league dual at Hayden.
Seaman's volleyball team celebrates a point during Thursday's dual sweep at Hayden. [Photo by Kyle Manthe/Special to TSN]
Seaman junior Maegan Mills spikes the ball during Thursday's 3-0 dual sweep at Hayden. [Photo by Kyle Manthe/Special to TSN]
The Vikings topped the Wildcats, 25-16, 25-11, 25-16.
Hayden fell to 8-16 on the season with the loss to Seaman, fourth in the Class 5A state tournament the past two seasons.
Hayden senior Avery Grunert makes a diving return during Thursday's home volleyball dual against Seaman. [Photo by Kyle Manthe/Special to TSN]
Hayden's volleyball team huddles up during Thursday's home dual against Seaman. [Photo by Kyle Manthe/Special to TSN]
Hayden will compete in the Centennial League tournament on Saturday at Manhattan.
Seaman will return to action next Tuesday, facing United Kansas Conference foes De Soto and Leavenworth in a triangular at De Soto.
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Hayden and Seaman battled for 100 minutes on the Seaman soccer pitch Thursday night, both leaving with a 1-1 tie and thoughts of what might have been.
Seaman senior Jace Brake (center) is congratulated by his teammates after scoring the Vikings' lone goal in a 1-1 double-overtime tie with Hayden Thursday at Seaman. [Photo by Kyle Manthe/Special to TSN]
Preston Meitner converts a penalty kick for the Wildcats' lone goal in Thursday's 1-1 double-overtime tie at Seaman. [Photo by Kyle Manthe/Special to TSN]
Seaman scratched out a 1-0 lead with three minutes left in the first half. A couple of Viking seniors teamed up for the game’s first goal, with Phoenix Cannon passing to Jace Brake, who managed to out-maneuver a defender and punch a shot past the Hayden goalkeeper.
But while the Vikings had the lead and some momentum to finish the first half, they felt they had let an opportunity slip away.
“We found a goal and we had opportunities to go up two, three to zero. It kind of felt like we left a win on the table tonight,” Seaman coach Tim Nussbaum said. “A tie’s a decent result, but I feel like we should have done better tonight.”
Hayden coach Klaus Kreutzer praised the Wildcats for responding to the Seaman goal.
“That was tough because I thought we played a good first half, but we just had that one hiccup,” Kreutzer said. “To (the Hayden players’) credit, they kept their poise and stayed after it.”
