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MIAA regular-season softball champion Washburn will make its fifth NCAA postseason appearance and the second since the 2018 when the Ichabods open play at 2 p.m. on Thursday against Minnesota State in Claremore, Okla.
Washburn (45-13) is the No. 5 seed while Minnesota State (46-12) is the No. 4 seed.
Washburn University's softball team will begin its NCAA Division II Tournament bid at 2 p.m. Thursday at Claremore, Okla. [Photo courtesy of Washburn Athletics]
The other two teams in the sub-region is the region's top seed Rogers State (47-9) and the No. 8 seed Winona State (38-15).
The winner of this four-team regional will take on the winner of the other Central Regional being played in Edmond, Okla. The four teams there are No. 2 seed Central Oklahoma (45-10), No. 3 seed Augustana (47-8), No. 6 seed Arkansas Tech (39-17) and No. 7 seed Southern Arkansas (37-16).
The two regional winners will face each other in a best two-of-three series starting May 19 at a site to be determined.
The Ichabods had their school-record 24-game winning streak snapped at the MIAA Tournament going 3-2 over the weekend, with both losses coming to Rogers State, including a ninth-inning walk off in the MIAA Tournament Championship game.
Former Washburn Rural coach Brenda Holaday is in her sixth season as the Ichabod softball coach, recording a 178-114 overall record and going 91-41 in MIAA contests.
Holaday led the Ichabods to their first MIAA regular-season title in her second year in 2018 and the fourth in school history this season. She has also led the Ichabods to NCAA Regional berths in 2018 and this season, the fourth and fifth appearances in school history.
The Ichabods recorded their first 40-win season since 2002 when the Ichabods went 48-11.
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Hayden's girls soccer team snapped a five-game losing streak against Class 6A and 5A competition with a 5-0 Centennial League road romp past 5A Emporia on Tuesday.
Now 8-5-1 on the season, the Wildcats took control with a pair of first-half goals and added three goals after the break.
Hayden soccer got back on track Tuesday with a 5-0 Centennial League win at Emporia. The Wildcats improved to 8-5-1 on the season. [File photo/TSN]
Sophomore Jill Lenherr, junior Briahna Barnett, senior Elizabeth Dunshee and junior Piper Wrench scored goals for the Wildcats, who also benefitted from an own goal.
Junior Sloane Sims was credited with a pair of assists while Lenherr and senior Riley Schmidtlein also had assists for the Wildcats.
Senior Macy Smith and sophomore Hannah Schmitz combined for the shutout in goal for Hayden.
The Wildcats will close out their regular season at Washburn Rural on Thursday.
HAYDEN 5, EMPORIA 0
Hayden 2 3 -- 5
Emporia 0 0 -- 0
Hayden -- Goals: Lenherr, Barnett, Dunshee, Wrench, own goal. Assists: Sims 2, Lenherr, Schmidtlein. Shutout: Smith, Schmitz.
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Hayden senior Tanner Newkirk was named the Dan Key Farmers Insurance Agency Boys Athlete of the Week after setting three records in the Joe Schrag City Invitational. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
TANNER NEWKIRK, Hayden
Newkirk, a senior, set three boys city meet records in last Friday's Joe Schrag City Invitational track and field championships at Hummer Sports Park.
Newkirk won the 1,600 meters in 4:10.88, the 800 in 1:55.69 and the 3,200 in 9:18.89 to lead the Wildcats to a second-place team finish behind Washburn Rural.
The Kansas signee broke two records which had stood for years and another that had stood for 31 years.
Seaman sophomore Taylin Stallbaumer is the Dan Key Farmers Insurance Agency Girls Athlete of the Week after claiming three gold medals in the Joe Schrag City Invitational, helping the Vikings win the girls team title. [File photo/TSN]
TAYLIN STALLBAUMER, Seaman
Stallbaumer, a sophomore, captured three gold medals in last Friday's Joe Schrag City Invitational track and field championships, helping lead Seaman to the girls team title by a 146-134 margin over Washburn Rural.
Stallbaumer won the 100-meter hurdles in 16.25 seconds and the 300 hurdles in 49.21 seconds, sweeping the city hurdles titles for the second straight year.
Stallbaumer also ran a leg on the Vikings' 4 x 400 relay team, which won in 4:15.31.
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Seaman's baseball team needed a doubleheader sweep in its regular-season finale against Hayden for the Vikings to assure themselves of a share of the Centennial League championship.
But that wasn't a topic of conversation before or during Tuesday's Senior Day twinbill at Optimist Field.
"I haven't spoken one word about league to be honest with you,'' said Seaman coach Trent Oliva after the Vikings finished off an 18-2 regular season with 10-0 and 6-5 victories over Hayden. "It's a cliche, but we take every game one game at a time.
"Like I've told these guys, they all weigh the same and they're all important and we just kind of keep rolling. We just want to go out there and compete and try to win each game.''
Seaman pitcher Mason McConnaughey (17) receives a hug from coach Trent Oliva during the Vikings' Senior Day festivities Tuesday. McConnaughey was the winning pitcher in the second game as Seaman earned a share of the Centennial League title with a sweep over Hayden. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Seaman, which has won eight straight games, finished 14-2 in the league along with Washburn Rural while Manhattan can also earn a share of the title with a sweep over Junction City on Thursday.
Seaman, which will move to the United Kansas Conference next season, cruised through the first game, winning by way of the 10-run spread rule in four and a half innings.
Viking pitchers Bryson Vawter and Ben Laird combined for a 1-hit shutout while senior Dagen Brewer put Seaman ahead to stay with a first-inning solo homer and Vawter gave the Vikings their 10-run spread with a three-run home run in a five-run fifth.
The second game, meanwhile, went down to the wire after Hayden (8-12) jumped out to a 2-0 lead against Seaman starter Maclane Finley in the top of the first, getting a two-run double from freshman Cooper Grace, who got the Game 2 start on the mound.
Seaman answered with a three-spot in the bottom of the second to take a 3-2 lead but Hayden tied the game when junior Dylan Foster walked and scored on a Grace sacrifice fly.
The Vikings broke the tie with a run in the fifth and two in the sixth but Hayden scored twice in the top of the seventh to get within a run before senior pitcher Mason McConnaughey, who picked up the win in relief, got a big double play from his defense and ended the game with a strikeout.
McConnaughey came on in relief in the fourth and gave up four hits (three in the seventh) while striking out six.
Pitching on the hottest day of the spring, McConnaughey admitted he was getting a little winded in the late going, but was happy he was able to finish out the game.
"Towards the seventh inning my command started to wither away but luckily we got the good double play right to Maclane at second,'' McConnaughey said. "That helped us out a lot and also credit to our batters for getting the two-spot in the bottom of the sixth. It ended up showing that that mattered.''
Oliva said being able to pull out the second-game win was big for his team.
"That was actually our postgame message, that these games are the games we're going to have to win going down the stretch in the future if we want to go do something special,'' Oliva said.
Seaman's nine seniors gather with their parents during Tuesday's Senior Day festivities between games of a Centennial League twinbill against Hayden. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Seaman has clinched the No. 1 West seed for the Class 5A playoffs and will be at home next Tuesday for regionals. Official pairings will be released on Saturday.
First game
SEAMAN 10, HAYDEN 0
Hayden 000 00 -- 0 1 1
Seaman 140 5x -- 10 10 1
Arnold, Wurtz (3) and Rose. Vawter, Laird (5) and Brewer. W -- Vawter. L -- Arnold. 2B -- Seaman: Polter, Colley. 3B -- Seaman: M. Finley. HR -- Seaman: Brewer, Vawter.
Second game
SEAMAN 6, HAYDEN 5
Hayden 201 000 2 -- 5 9 1
Seaman 030 001 2 -- 6 11 1
Grace, K. Becker (6) and Rose. M. Finley, McConnaughey (4) and Stuewe, Brewer. W -- McConnaughey. L -- Grace. 2B -- Hayden: Grace. Seaman: M. Finley, Colley.
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Seven city bowling standouts have earned recognition on the All-State high school bowling teams, selected by state coaches.
Seaman, which swept the Class 5A team championships this past season, put senior Makenzie Millard on the All-5A girls first team and junior Ethan Burns on the All-5A boys first team while Washburn Rural senior Kaitlyn Doyal was named to the All-6A girls first team.
Seaman senior Makenzie Millard has been named to the All-Class 5A girls bowling first team after helping lead the Vikings to the state team title. [File photo/TSN]
Washburn Rural senior Kaitlyn Doyal has been named to the All-Class 6A girls bowling first team by state coaches. [Submitted]
Seaman junior Ethan Burns has been named to the All-5A boys first team after helping lead the Vikings to the 2022 state team title. [Submitted]
Washburn Rural's Josh Hammons was named to the All-6A boys second team while Rural's Amaya Buchanan was named to the All-6A girls second team.
Topeka West's Megan Wood received second-team recognition on the All-5A girls team while Shawnee Heights' Aidan VanMetre was named to the All-5A boys second team.
ALL-STATE BOWLING
Class 6A
Boys
First team
P.J. Dokolas, Olathe South; Alex Hedden, Derby; Colby Hedden, Derby; Jason Miller, Derby; V-Thoon Thanasouk, Campus; Kaden Whitehurst, Garden City.
Second team
Michael Anderson, Olathe West; Kane J. Burns, Garden City; Emilio Deloera, Wichita Northwest; Josh Hammons, Washburn Rural; Thomas Mitchell, Olathe Northwest; Wally Workman, Shawnee Mission East.
Girls
First team
Holly Bridges, Garden City; Kaitlyn Doyal, Washburn Rural; Savannah Hsu, Campus; Camryn Lenz, Dodge City; Madison Walker, Campus; Kenzie Womack, Wichita Northwest.
Second team
Jasmine Bridges, Manhattan; Amaya Buchanan, Washburn Rural; Nicki Culp, Wichita South; Morgan Henning, Derby; Dylan Holmes, Olathe Northwest; Kyleigh Whitehurst, Garden City.
Coach of the year -- Brad Adams, Junction City.
Class 5A
Boys
First team
Devon Bruning, Leavenworth; Ethan Burns, Seaman; Samuel Calderon, Kapaun Mt. Carmel; Drew Merrell, Eisenhower; Cole Munley, Kapaun Mt. Carmel; Kyler Stockstill, Eisenhower.
Second team
Patrick Bloomer, Kapaun Mt. Carmel; Keegan Gebhardt, Salina Central; Antonio Miranda, De Soto; Lawton Simons, Bishop Carroll; Aidan VanMetre, Shawnee Heights; Taylor Vincent, Maize.
Girls
First team
Kaylee Back, Bishop Carroll; Paighton Crumley, Andover Central; Nina Frees, Salina South; Makenzie Millard, Seaman; Aviana Ordonez, Salina South; Kaylin Wahlmeier, Great Bend.
Second team
Olyvia Choura, Eisenhower; Kaylee Laha, Goddard; Cynthia Phillips, Lansing; Sahara Rziha, Great Bend; Lacey Wise, Bishop Carroll; Megan Wood, Topeka West.
Coach -- Ron Horsch, Bishop Carroll.
