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By RICK PETERSON
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Obviously, both Topeka West and Washburn Rural would have loved to have the 2022 city boys tennis championship all to itself.
But West coach Kurt Davids and Rural coach Kevin Hedberg had a strong inkling that Thursday's tournament at Kossover Tennis Center would turn out exactly like it did, with the Chargers and Junior Blues finishing the day as co-city champions.
Washburn Rural senior Mason Thieu won the city No. 1 singles title Thursday at Kossover Tennis Center, helping Rural win a share of the city team title. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
Topeka West's Ian Cusick (left) and twin brother Miles won their second straight No. 1 city doubles title Thursday, helping West share the city team title with Washburn Rural. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
West and Rural went one-two in all four divisions, winning two titles apiece, as both teams finished with 28 points. Shawnee Heights finished third as a team with 18 points.
"Kevin and I had talked about this and it went exacly as both of us had expected,'' said Davids, whose Chargers won their second straight city title. "We both had wishes for other things to happen, but we knew what was probably going to happen.''
Hedberg, who was coaching in his final city meet, agreed.
"(Kurt) and I were talking last night and we figured out we had three options,'' said Hedberg, who will retire at the end of the season. "One of us was going to win by one or we were going to tie.''
Topeka West's tennis team poses for a team picture after sharing the city team championship with Washburn Rural Thursday at Kossover Tennis Center. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Washburn Rural's tennis team poses for a picture after sharing the city team championship with Topeka West Thursday at Kossover Tennis Center. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Washburn Rural claimed both singles titles, with senior Mason Thieu taking an 8-2 win over Topeka West's sophomore James Maag in the No. 1 final and senior Mason Casebeer taking an 8-1 win over West sophomore Caden McGee in the No. 2 championship match.
Topeka West turned the tables in doubles competition, with juniors Ian and Miles Cusick claiming the No. 1 championship with an 8-1 win over Washburn Rural's Kyler Knudtson and Nick Luetje and junior Carter Cool and senior Gavin Chavez taking the No. 2 title with an 8-3 win over Rural seniors Kiyoon Park and Zach Willingham.
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By RICK PETERSON
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Four Shawnee County teams earned spots in the latest Kansas High School Soccer Coaches Association girls state rankings.
Washburn Rural, currently 9-2-0, is ranked No. 2 in Class 6A while Shawnee Heights, 9-1-0, is No. 8 in 5A.
Both Hayden and Cair Paravel Latin are ranked in 4A-1A, with Hayden (7-2-1) No. 3 and Cair Paravel (9-3-0) No. 5.
KHSSCA COACHES POLL
WEEK 5
Records as of April 27
CLASS 6A
1. Blue Valley West 7-1-0
2. Washburn Rural 9-2-0
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Silver Lake freshman pitcher Kendra Cook has been named the Dan Key Farmers Insurance Girls Athlete of the Week. [Submitted]
KENDRA COOK, Silver Lake
Cook a freshman pitcher, threw a seven-inning no-hitter in a 7-0 second-game Mid-East League victory at St. Marys last Thursday.
Cook allowed one walk and struck out five against the Bears.helping the Eagles complete a doubleheader sweep.
Seaman senior Mason McConnaughey threw a no-hitter in last Tuesday's 3-0 Centennial League win over Junction City. [Submitted]
MASON McCONNAUGHEY, Seaman
A senior pitcher, McConnaughey threw a complete-game no-hitter in Seaman's 3-0 Centennial League road victory over Junction City last Tuesday.
McConnaughey recorded 15 strikeouts against the Blue Jays and did not allow a walk. Mason backed up the Junction City no-no with a 3 inning run rule no hitter in his next outing vs. Emporia.
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City swimmers and divers tuned up for next week's city championsips with a dominating performance in Tuesday's Topeka West Invitational at the Capitol Federal Natatorium, capturing wins in 10 of 12 events.
Topeka West senior Kadence Jeffries and Seaman sophomores and Avery and Tauren Walz all won a pair of individual titles while Washburn Rural's Makenna Pritchard was also an individual winner.
Jeffries won the 200-yard free style by more than 11 seconds in 1 minutes, 58.56 seconds and the 500 free by 15 seconds in 5:12.79.
Avery Walz won the 200 individual medley in 2:13.26 and the 100 breaststroke in 1:08.62 while Tauren Walz won the 50 freestyle in 25.88 and the 100 butterfly in 1:02.73.
The Walz sisters both won four gold medals on the day, swimming on the Vikings' winning 200 free relay in 1:43.93 and the 400 free relay in 3:47.35.
Avery and Tauren teamed with the Grace sisters, freshman Joslynn and senior Gabby, on both winning relays.
Topeka West senior Kadence Jeffries won the 200 individual medley and the 100 freestyle in Thursday's Topeka High Invitational. [File photo/TSN]
Seaman sophomore Avery Walz earned four gold medals, including a pair of individual wins, in Tuesday's Topeka West Invitational. [File photo/TSN]
Seaman sophomore Tauren Walz captured four gold medals, including a pair of individual wins, as the Vikings finished third as a team in Tuesday's Topeka West Invitational. [File photo/TSN]
Pritchard won the 100 freestyle (55.62) and teamed with Mara Bare, Kiersten Harris and Taryn Lemke to win the 200 medley relay (2:00.42).
Washburn Rural used its depth to win the team title by a commanding 501-313 margin over Bishop Miege while Seaman was third with 295 points.
TOPEKA WEST INVITATIONAL
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Shawnee Heights tore the cover off of the ball in Tuesday night’s doubleheader sweep over United Kansas Conference foe Lansing at Lake Shawnee.
Heights couldn’t have dreamt of a much better offensive night. scoring 30 runs with a pair of home runs and nine extra-base hits.
“We had an answer for every time (Lansing) scored,” Shawnee Heights coach Tara Griffith said. “I still think we have some room to improve. It took us a little while to adjust to the different speed from (Lansing) pitchers.
“Overall I thought we had a pretty good day.”
A 16-6 T-Bird victory in the first game was followed by a 14-3 decision in the second game, with both contests ending by way of the 10-run spread rule.
Shawnee Heights sophomore Ally Adams-Millard had a big day at the plate in the T-Birds' doubleheader UKC sweep over Lansing, including a home run. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
Shawnee Heights senior Olivia Morgan makes a catch in Tuesday's UKC softball sweep over Lansing. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
In the first game, the final T-Bird run came home off of a Lansing wild pitch. In Game 2 sophomore Karlyn Bowman smoked a two-run home run, walking it off for Heights.
