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By CHARLES SPURLOCK
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The Seaman Invitational cross country meet took place on a warm Saturday morning at Shawnee North Community Park with teams from Lawrence High, Piper, Shawnee Heights, Topeka High, Topeka West, Washburn Rural and Seaman competing.
Seaman junior Ryin Miller captured her fifth straight individual cross country title in Saturday's Seaman Invitational. [Photo by Charles Spurlock/TSN]
Girls varsity
Seaman junior Ryin Miller continued her amazing season with her fifth straight victory with a five-kilometer time of 17 minutes, 21.5 seconds.
Miller commented on the race: “I was happy with it. Our course definitely isn’t an easy course, but I was a little bummed with my time. The goal was to have fun and we had Homecoming last night, so my legs didn’t feel the best today. I was still happy with my effort and pushing through.”
The Lady Vikings finished 1-2-3 individually, with sophomore Brynn Spencer second in 19:37.96 and senior Stella Applehanz third in 19:47.47. Overall, Seaman placed five runners in the top 10.
Topeka West placed both of its runners in the top 15, with senior Chloe Phelps in 12th (21:49.78) and junior Payton Rice in 14th (21:52.85).
Topeka High’s top two finishers were sophomore Juliahanna Savago in 15th (22:47.09) and freshman Emma Womack in 16th (22:50.74).
Shawnee Heights placed two runners in the top 20 -- senior Elizabeth Hogan finished in 18th (22:54.58) and sophomore Abigail Lewis in 19th (22:57.45).
Washburn Rural’s top two finishers were junior Michka Mejia in 21st (23:10.6) and freshman Reese Beardslee in 22nd (23:16.05).
Final team standings
Seaman 22, Lawrence 64, Piper 66, Washburn Rural 101, Topeka High 103
Seaman: Ryin Miller (17:21.5, 1st); Brynn Spencer (19:37.96, 2nd); Stella Applehanz (19:47.47, 3rd); Kinley Robinson (21:41.98, 7th); Avery Villines (21:44.36, 9th); Hannah Wempe (21:51.24, 13th); Abigail Cooper (22:58.06, 20th); Emma Gonzalez (24:16.52, 26th).
Shawnee Heights: Elizabeth Hogan (22:54.58, 18th); Abigail Lewis (22:57.45, 19th); Kinsley Mohan (24:41.57, 28th); Adelaide Davis (25:20.43, 30th).
Topeka High: Juliahanna Savago (22:47.09, 15th); Emma Womack (22:50.74, 16th); Victoria Reynaga (24:07.92, 25th); Kimberly Cortez (29:10.08, 34th); Mackynzie Murray (31:34.84, 35th).
Topeka West: Chloe Phelps (21:49.78, 12th); Payton Rice (21:52.85, 14th).
Washburn Rural: Michka Mejia (23:10.6, 21st); Reese Beardslee (23:16.05, 22nd); Jazlyn Badger (23:48.72, 23rd); Kailey Dorzweiler (24:54.79, 29th); Harper Tenbrink (25:27.74, 31st).
Seaman junior Brody Anderson notched his third individual cross country title of the season in Saturday's Seaman Invitational. [File photo/TSN]
Topeka West senior Adrian Lehman was the individual runnerup in Saturday's Seaman Invitational. [Photo by Charles Spurlock/TSN]
Boys varsity
Local schools swept the top three places in the boys varsity race. Junior Brody Anderson of Seaman finished first with a time of 15:44.35 while senior Adrian Lehman of Topeka West was second with a time of 16:22.02 and freshman Henry Laubach of Washburn Rural was third in a time of 16:42.04.
Saturday was Anderson's third victory in five races and he discussed his thoughts on the race: “I think the race went well. The goal today was to finish the race after last week at Rim Rock where my legs gave me trouble. I kept it smooth and went out more conservatively than normal and felt good overall.”
Seaman also had three other runners finish in the top 20. Sophomore Conner Bloom finished 15th (17:36.17), senior Alex Newell finished 16th (17:36.45) and senior Corbin Morrow finished 19th (17:50.18).
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By RICK PETERSON
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After picking up a forfeit victory a week earlier, Rossville posted its second straight Class 1A District 2 win, and first on-field triumph, on Friday night, with the Bulldawgs rolling to a 43-0 decision over Mission Valley.
Rossville senior quarterback Tayson Horak helped lead the Bulldawgs to a 43-0 district win over Mission Valley Friday night. [File photo/TSN]
The Bulldawgs scored the only points they would need on a 1-yard Andre Johnson run (Vincent Daniel kick) at the 6:48 mark of the opening quarter and Rossville made it a 14-0 game with 2:10 left in the quarter on a 4-yard pass from Tayson Horak to Conner Bush (Daniel kick).
Rossville doubled up its lead with a pair of second-quarter TDs -- a 19-yard pass from Horak to Kameron Badura (Bush 2-point conversion run) 25 seconds into the quarter and a 1-yard Horak run (Daniel kick) with 8:35 left before halftime.
The Bulldawgs scored their final two touchowns of the night in the third quarter -- a 74-yard Bush run (Daniel kick) at the 10:36 mark and a 30-yard interception return from Bush with 8:30 left in the quarter (Daniel kick).
Rossville will be at home next Friday night to face Cair Paravel Latin in a district matchup.
Senior quarterback Dysen Schooler and the Silver Lake Eagles improved to 4-1 with Friday's 50-0 win over Baldwin. [File photo/TSN]
SILVER LAKE 50, BALDWIN 0 -- Silver Lake posted its third straight win to improve to 4-1 on the season, rolling to a 50-0 non-league win over winless Baldwin.
The Eagles will return to Class 2A District 2 play next Friday, hosting Riley County.
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By RICK PETERSON
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Washburn completed an undefeated home-opening weekend with a sweep of Newman on Friday night in Topeka.
Washburn volleyball improved to 11-3 on the season Friday night with a 3-0 MIAA sweep over Newman. [Photo courtesy of Washburn Athletics]
The Ichabods (11-3 overall, 2-2 MIAA) will finish off their three-match homestand at 6 p.m. Tuesday against Emporia State.
All three sets Friday night went Washburn's way by double-digits, beginning with 25-12 in the first, followed by a 25-14 win in the second and a 25-10 victory to finish out the match.
The first four points of the match all went to the home squad, with two each coming from Jalyn Stevenson and Brynne Topolski.
The lead grew to double figures as part of a 5-0 run that was finished off by a kill from Austin Broadie off a pass from Sydney Conner. The Ichabods were able to trade points the rest of the way for an 11-point win in the first set.
After the Jets (3-14, 0-3 MIAA) won the opening point of the second set, the next four went to Washburn, starting with a block from Topolski and Alex Dvorak.
A 6-0 run beginning with a kill by Belle Limback made it an 11-4 score.
The Ichabods hit .417 as a team in the set, putting it out of reach with seven straight points after an ace by Taryn Marcum. Newman won three in a row before Washburn finished out the 25-14 victory.
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By RICK PETERSON
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The Washburn University women's soccer team earned a MIAA road win on Friday night, defeating the Nebraska-Kearney Lopers 3-0 in Kearney, Neb.
Topekan Belle Kennedy (12) scored the game's first goal in Friday's 3-0 Washburn soccer win at Nebraska-Kearney. [Photo courtesy of Washburn Athletics]
The two teams were unable to score in the first half, with shot attempts hard to come by for both squads. Washburn had opportunities to score from scrambles in the Lopers' six-yard box, but the Loper defense was able to clear the ball each time.
The second half proved to be a polar opposite of the first, with the Ichabods kicking off and taking the lead within the first minute.
Former Washburn Rural star Belle Kennedy, a junior, found the bottom left corner of the net after receiving a well-placed pass from Shaye Taylor, giving Taylor her first assist in a Washburn uniform.
Washburn would extend its lead in the 69th minute when an Aubrey Tanksley cross found senior Khloe Schuckman, whose high-powered shot from the edge of the penalty box found the top of the goal to put the Ichabods up 2-0.
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By JUSTIN BURKHARDT
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It was a nice evening Friday night at Hayden High School as the Wildcats would bounce back from a Week 4 loss at Wamego in dominating fashion with a 49-0 shutout Class 3A district win.
The game would start off with Hayden receiving and junior Kade Mitchell catching the kickoff and returning it 85 yards to the house to open up the scoring for the Wildcats.
Junior Kade Mitchell returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown and scored four TDs on the night as Hayden rolled to a 49-0 win over Hiawatha. [File photo/TSN]
“I thought we did a great job blocking for him as he didn’t get touched, he made one cut and was gone.” Hayden coach Bill Arnold said.
“They kicked it to me and I was like, 'This is my time to do something,' and I made a cut and went.” Mitchell said.
That isn’t all the Wildcats would get from their standout back as he would add 112 yards on eight carries and 26 yards on three catches with a total of four touchdowns.
“It's all glory to God. I thank him every time I come out here and trust in him and he lets me come out here and play and thank you to my teammates. My o-line does a great job and its awesome to play behind them.” Mitchell said.
“I think offensively he did a good job running the ball, I thought all our kids played hard tonight.” Arnold said.
Hayden would go into halftime up 28-0 and added three more touchdowns in the second half.
