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Seaman sophomore Ryin Miller and Shawnee Heights senior Jackson Esquibel won individual titles and Washburn Rural junior Payton Fink posted a top-five finish in the premier division to lead a large Shawnee County contingent in Friday and Saturday's Rim Rock Classic.
Seaman sophomore Ryin Miller won the Girls Crimson title in Saturday's Rim Rock Classic, leading the Vikings to a second-place team finish. [File photo/TSN]
Shawnee Heights senior Jackson Esquibel won the individual championship in the Boys Crimson division in Saturday's Rim Rock Classic. [File photo/TSN]
Washburn Rural junior Payton Fink (right) finished fifth in the Girls Gold division in Saturday's Rim Rock Classic at Rim Rock Farm. [File photo/TSN]
Miller won the individual title in the Girls Crimson division with a winning five-kilometer time of 18 minutes, 24.4 seconds to lead Seaman to a second-place team finish while Esquibel won the Boys Crimson title with a winning time of 15:57.0.
Fink posted a time of 18:24.4 to post a solid fifth-place finish in the Girls Gold division.
Seaman sophomore Brody Anderson finished ninth in the Boys Crimson division at 16:42.6 while Hayden senior Aiden Amis posted a 13th-place showing in 17:03.5.
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After winning the tournament championship a year earlier, Seaman's volleyball team didn't the performance it was looking for in Saturday's Seaman Invitational.
Seaman volleyball celebrates a point during Saturday's Seaman Invitational third-place match. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
But after posting a 3-2 record and finishing fourth in the 10-school field, Viking coach Tatiana Dowling said the objective for her team now is to bounce back from that performance moving forward.
"Our goal is to learn from it and grow from it and be motivated for the rest of the season because we talked about it in our locker room that it doesn't get easier from here,'' Dowling said. "We have a tough schedule for the last third, which we're excited about.''
Seaman, now 17-4 on the season, dropped a three-set decision to eventual tournament champion Spring Hill in pool play, with the Broncos taking a 25-21, 21-25, 25-22 win, and the Vikings dropped a 25-16, 26-24 match to reigning Class 3A champion Heritage Christian in the third-place match in what was a rematch of the 2022 Seaman final.
Seaman, fourth in the 5A state tournament the past two seasons, picked up wins over Silver Lake (25-17, 25-19), defending 4A state champ Bishop Miege (25-21, 25-23) and Bishop Carroll (25-16, 25-17).
"It definitely feels like a bit of a roller-coaster for us,'' Dowling said. "We have some learning that we need to do and we've got to come together as a team in all aspects and try to take it to the next level when we get back.''
Tournament champion Spring Hill, coached by Topeka native Erica (Cowhick) Book, went 5-0 on the day, capped by a 25-14, 25-23 win over Maize South, a 5A state qualifier in 2022, in the title match.
Lansing finished fifth in the tournament with a 25-17, 25-22 win over Miege.
Hayden posted a 1-3 record on the day, with the Wildcats' lone win a 25-17, 25-21 win over Hutchinson.
Silver Lake went 0-4 but pushed 5A Bishop Carroll to three sets.
Seaman junior Maegan Mills and senior Taylin Stallbaumer were named to the 10-player all-tournament team.
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Pool A results
Seaman def. Silver Lake, 25-17, 25-19; Biship Miege def. Bishop Carroll, 25-19, 25-19; Spring Hill def. Seaman, 25-21, 21-25, 25-22; Bishop Carroll def. Silver Lake, 18-25, 25-19, 26-24; Seaman def. Bishop Miege, 25-21, 25-23; Spring Hill def. Silver Lake, 25-15, 25-19; Seaman def. Bishop Carroll, 25-16, 25-17; Spring Hill def. Bishop Miege, 25-15, 25-23; Bishop Miege def. Silver Lake, 25-17, 24-19; Spring Hill def. Bishop Carroll, 20-25, 25-10, 25-19.
Pool B results
Lansing def. Hayden, 25-20, 25-17; Heritage Christian def. Hutchinson, 25-16, 25-11; Maize South def. Lansing, 23-25, 25-15, 26-24; Hayden def. Hutchinson, 25-17, 25-21; Heritage Christian def. Lansing, 12-25, 25-16, 25-17; Maize South def. Hayden, 25-19, 25-18; Lansing def. Hutchinson, 25-11, 25-16; Maize South def. Heritage Christian, 25-17, 25-19; Heritage Christian def. Hayden, 25-9, 25-18; Maize South def. Hutchinson, 25-14, 25-13.
Championship -- Spring Hill def. Maize South, 25-14, 25-23.
Third -- Heritage Christian def. Seaman, 25-16, 26-24.
Fifth -- Lansing def. Bishop Miege, 25-17, 25-22.
All-tournament team
Rachel Van Gorp, sr., Heritage Christian; Maegan Mills, jr., Seaman; Camdyn Stucky, sr., Maize South; Cy Rae Campbell, sr., Heritage Christian; Jillian Gregory, jr., Maize South; Anna Laincz, sr., Lansing; Keilah Rivers, sr., Spring Hill; Lauren Lopez, jr., Bishop Miege; Taylin Stallbaumer, sr., Seaman; Shannon Frakes, sr., Spring Hill
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Washburn University football led briefly at 14-12 in the first half before No. 25-ranked Central Missouri took control by halftime en route to a 58-28 MIAA win at Yager Stadium.
Central Missouri (3-1 overall, 3-1 MIAA) scored in two plays after a blocked Washburn 52-yard field goal attempt was returned to the Ichabod 19, with the Mules taking a 6-0 lead after the extra point was missed.
After an Ichabod punt, UCM drove down to the Ichabod 3-yard-line, but Washburn recovered a fumble to take over.
The Washburn drive stalled and then Jake Zeller booted a career-long 71-yard punt, flipping the field down to the UCM 22.
Washburn redshirt freshman Josh Grant (28) picks off a Central Missouri pass to set up an Ichabod touchdown in Saturday's 58-28 loss to the Mules. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
Three plays later, Central Missour's pass from Zach Zembrowski was picked off by Josh Grant. Washburn then took a 7-6 lead when Sam Van Dyne connected with D.J. Bell on an 18-yard touchdown pass and Trenton Brehm's extra point gave the Ichabods the lead with 3:15 left in the first quarter.
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Rossville opened Class 2A District 3 play with a 70-0 road romp at Atchison County Friday night, with the Bulldawgs evening their record at 2-2 on the season.
Rossville senior quarterback Camden Horak threw for three first-half tournament passes as the Bulldawgs opened up a 35-0 halftime lead on the way to a 70-0 Class 2A district win over Atchison County. [File photo/TSN]
Rossville jumped out to a 20-0 first-quarter advantage and took a 35-0 lead to the locker room at halftime.
The Bulldawgs tacked on 28 points in the third quarter while forcing a running clock due to the 45-point spread rule, and Rossvill ended its second with a fourth-quarter TD.
Rossville senior quarterback Camden Horak threw for three first-half touchdowns for the Bulldawgs while junior Tayson Horak finished the night with four touhdowns and a 2-point conversion.
Tayson Horak caught 26 and 22-yard touchdown passes from Camden Horak and also ran for a 39-yard TD and returned a punt 55 yards for a score.
Junior Seth Catron caught a 14-yard pass from C. Horak and ran for a 1-yard TD while sophomore Conner Bush scored on 9 and 7-yard runs and sophomores Canann Mitchell and Caleb Broxterman scored on 1-yard runs.
Up next for the Bulldawgs is next Friday's annual War on 24 against Silver Lake at Rossville.
TOPEKA HIGH 41, EMPORIA 10 -- Topeka High trailed 10-6 at halftime Friday night before scoring 35 unanswered points in the second half to take a 41-10 Centennial League road victory at Welch Stadium.
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In a monstrous clash that included four ties and a couple of lead changes between Class 6A powers Washburn Rural and Manhattan, Rural celebrated its Homecoming in classic fashion, ending reigning state champion Manhattan's 16-game winning streak with a 35-28 Centennial League win at Bowen-Glaza Stadium.
Washburn Rural's defense celebrates Friday's 35-28 Centennial League win over reigning Class 6A state champion Manhattan, which had its 16-game win streak snapped. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
Washburn Rural junior Wilson Miller (2) is congratulated by his teammates after his third-quarter pick-six Friday night against Manhattan. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
"Manhattan and Junction City have been ruling the roost for a long time,'' Washburn Rural coach Steve Buhler said. "For us to be able to do this and to compete and win a game against a team like Manhattan, these kids have worked really hard for this moment.
"Our kids just keep battling and that's what we keep preaching to them. This is a very talented bunch of guys we've got and I think the more they get in these situations and are successful the better we're going to be. A win like this one kind of cements for the kids in their minds that they're good enough to compete with good teams in the state.''
Junior King Leonard set up the game-winning touchdown with Washburn Rural's third pass interception of the night, giving the Junior Blues the ball at the Manhattan 31-yard-line.
Rural senior quarterback Branton DeWeese gained 8 yards to the Indian 23 and then DeWeese found a wide-open Blake Recinos and the junior out-raced the Indian defense to the end zone for the game-winner with 25 seconds remaining.
"We scored on spot,'' Recinos said of the game-winning play. "We had a trips right spot and you just had a little out route and you've got to get up and make a play. That's as open as it gets in most cases.
"All that was going through my mind is just get to the end zone. This was a true team effort.''
