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By KYLE MANTHE
The Washburn Review
No. 15 nationally ranked Washburn University men’s tennis wrapped up its official slate of regular-season matches with a 7-0 Senior Day sweep over Bethel College on Thursday.
The Ichabods (17-4) were ranked No. 4 in the latest NCAA Division II Central Region rankings released prior to the match as the team boasts a 5-2 record inside the division.
Raul-Alin Dicu, one of two seniors on the Washburn men's tennis roster, celebrated Senior Day with singles and doubles wins in a 7-0 win over Bethel College. [Photo by Kyle Manthe/The Washburn Review]
Washburn senior Miller Zeiders posted a pair of wins in the Ichabods' Senior Day win over Bethel on Thursday. [Photo by Kyle Manthe/The Washburn Review]
With only an exhibition against Cowley College remaining on the schedule before the MIAA tournament, the team recognized its two seniors, Raul-Alin Dicu and Miller Zeiders, after the match.
The No. 26 pairing of Matthew Earle and Sebastian Pjontek took a 6-1 No. 1 win to open doubles play.
Dicu and Noah Neideck took a 6-3 victory at the No. 2 spot and Zeiders and Daniel Bird followed with a 6-3 win at No. 3.
Miquel Perez lost only three set points in his two-set victory at the No. 3 singles position.
He was followed by No. 26 Tim Hammes and the No. 67 ranked Dicu, who won two-set matches at the No. 2 and No. 1 spots, respectively, giving the Ichabods a 4-0 win.
Bird, Earle, and Zeiders all won their matches in two sets at the No. 4, 5, and 6 positions to complete the team's second straight sweep.
Washburn moved to 7-0 at home after the win and will begin the MIAA conference tournament April 27 after the exhibition against Cowley.
WASHBURN 7, BETHEL 0
Individual Results
Doubles
No. 1 – Pjontek/Earle, Washburn def. Milan/Singh, Bethel 6-1
No. 2 – Dicu/Neideck, Washburn def. Cech/Anderson, Bethel 6-3
No. 3 – Bird/Zeiders, Washburn def. Menard/Quercia, Bethel 6-3
Singles
No. 1 – Dicu, Washburn def. Cech, Bethel 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)
No. 2 – Hammes, Washburn def. Milan, Bethel 6-2, 6-4
No. 3 – Perez, Washburn def. Schrader, Bethel 6-3, 6-0
No. 4 – Bird, Washburn def. Pluis, Bethel 6-3, 6-1
No. 5 – Earle, Washburn def. Singh, Bethel 6-1, 6-2
No. 6 – Zeiders, Washburn def. Anderson, Bethel 6-1, 6-2
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By RICK PETERSON
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Klaus Kreutzer never likes to lose, but the veteran Hayden soccer coach knows that's Thursday's 2-0 non-league loss to St. James Academy, No. 4-ranked in Class 5A, was the kind of test the Wildcats, tied for No. 2 in 4A-1A, needed.
"They need to understand how hard they have to work to get to where we want to go and I think they got a pretty good idea today,'' Kreutzer said.
Hayden junior Briahna Barnett (center) tries to control the ball in Thursday's 2-0 Wildcat loss to St. James Academy. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Hayden sophomore Mary Burenheide (right) battled St. James Academy senior Alyssa Campbell for the ball in Thursday's 2-0 Wildcat loss to the Thunder. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Hayden, which fell to 7-1-1, played 8-1-0 St. James even for 76 of the 80-minute contest, but two goals within a four-minute span powered the Thunder to the victory.
Sophomore Patsy O'Brien scored at the 29:51 mark of the opening half off an assist from senior Christine Znidarsic to put St. James up 1-0 and junior Kenda Radke scored off O'Brien's pass about four minutes later to account for the final score.
"I told the team they (the Thunder) were out of the gate before we knew what happened,'' Kreutzer said. "They're just a very good team and we hadn't played at that level, but second half I think we got a little bit used to it and I think we had a little more poise when we were on the ball.''
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By RICK PETERSON
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Former Shawnee Heights star point guard Trey Brown, who helped lead the T-Birds to the Class 5A state championship in 2017, had his heart set on becoming a basketball coach.
But even Brown is surprised that things have happened this quickly, with Cair Paravel Latin announcing the 23-year-old Brown as the Lions' new head boys coach Wednesday night.
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"It was actually pretty crazy,'' said Brown, who recently wrapped up his college career at MidAmerica Nazarene University. "Coaching is something I always really wanted to do and I was looking around and really didn't have any plans of being a head coach right away, but I saw the (Cair Paravel) opening on a website. It was where my mom (Kim) had gotten her first coaching job and I saw it and it was kind of a shot in the dark, but I thought I might as well try.
"I ended up meeting with Gary (Cleverdon, CPLS athletic director) and had a good meeting with him and then he offered me the job. Honestly it's just been a blessing. It's something I never expected to happen, and shocked me as well, but I'm happy it did. It's been pretty wild.''
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By ISAAC DEER
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The Junior Blues outscored Topeka West 34-0 in a Centennial League doubleheader Wednesday night at Hummer Sports Park and the dominant outing was exactly what Washburn Rural was looking for after taking a pair of losses in Lawrence.
The Junior Blues collected 17 runs in game one and 17 runs in game two within a six-inning span.
“It was good for us to come out early and attack,” Washburn Rural coach Jay Mastin said. “I thought we swung the bats well today. Our pitching did a great job for us keeping (West) scoreless. It was a good day for us.”
Washburn Rural coach Jay Mastin talks to his team after Wednesday's 17-0, 17-0 Centennial League doubleheader sweep over Topeka West. [Photo by Isaac Deer/TSN]
Washburn Rural’s most explosive offensive outing of the year didn’t happen by accident.
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By RICK PETERSON
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Kinsey Perine
KINSEY PERINE, Rossville
Perine, a sophomore, hit three home runs in last Monday's 10-1, 9-8 doubleheader softball sweep over rival Silver Lake.
Perine accounted for three of the Bulldawgs' six total homers on the day and also added a double for Rossville.
The Bulldawgs finished the week with a sweep over St. Marys, improving to 12-0 on the season.
Alex Valdivia
ALEX VALDIVIA, Shawnee Heights
A junior, Valdivia captured the individual championship in last Monday's United Kansas Conference tournament at Lake Shawnee, carding an 18-hole score of 69.
Valdivia led the way as Shawnee Heights won the team championship by a 18-stroke margin over runner-up De Soto.
Valdivia is a returning All-Shawnee County pick and Class 5A state medalist, placing sixth as a sophomore.
