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Washburn Rural Mason Casebeer is a two-time All-City pick and a former Class 6A state medalist. [File photo/TSN]
MASON CASEBEER, Washburn Rural
A senior, Casebeer was the 2022 city champion in No. 2 singles, finished third in singles in the Centennial League meet and was a regional runnerup to earn his second straight Class 6A state tournament berth. As a sophomore, Casebeer teamed with Nick Luetje to post a 12th-place state doubles finish. Casebeer is a two-time All-City pick.
Topeka West senior Carter Cool finished sixth in Class 5A doubles last spring. [File photo/TSN]
CARTER COOL, Topeka West
Cool, a senior, teamed with graduated senior Gavin Chavez to finish sixth in doubles in last spring's Class 5A state tournament, helping the Chargers finish second as a team. Cool and Chavez were the city champions in No. 2 doubles and finished second in doubles in the Centennia League and 5A regional tournaments. As a sophomore Cool claimed the city No. 1 singles title and a 5A regional singles championship. Cool is a two-time All-City honoree.
Topeka West twin brothers Miles (left) and Ian Cusick celebrate a big point during the 2022 Class 5A state tennis tournament. The Cusicks won the 5A state doubles title, leading the Chargers to z runner-up finish as a team. [Submitted photo]
IAN CUSICK, Topeka West
A senior, Cusick teamed with his twin brother Miles to win the Class 5A state doubles championship last spring, completing a sweep of city, Centennial League, regional and state doubles titles. West won the co-team title in the city meet and won a regional team title before finishing second as a team at state. The Cusicks won city, league and regional championships for a second straight season and earned their second state medal, finishing ninth as sophomores. The Cusicks are two-time All-City selections.
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Musings at the mid-month:
Watched KU in the Big 12 tournament and couldn’t help but wonder what the program would look like without Bill Self.
Like everyone else, I suppose.
Every elite basketball power has endured some kind of noteworthy dip in the timeframe the Jayhawks have enjoyed stellar consistency.
No KU coach has embraced and upheld the tradition quite like Self.
But the thumping by Texas in the Big 12 tournament final proved that KU is not just a plug-and-play coaching position.
That, and Texas is on a roll.
Good news: no three-game runs in three nights exist in the NCAA tournament. Depth is not as big an issue with the lengthy TV breaks.
During the Under-4 time-out, you can order a pizza and a Buick and have each delivered during a maddening 6-minute table review with 39 seconds left.
One thing about Self -- he’ll turn the furor created over the Jayhawks’ draw in the West Regional into a motivational ploy.
Be well, Bill.
Gotta feeling KU will have a lot of supporters in Las Vegas if it advances to the second weekend as expected.
Tough regional draw, though. Especially if KU is overly reliant on Jalen Wilson for offense.
Of course, Wilson is key to a deep run. What a season.
One plus to KU in the NCAAs: no more alternative, special occasion or let’s wear ‘em ‘cause Adidas made ‘em games.
Well, I guess there’s always a chance the Jayhawks wear gold or yellow.
Rather than wear replicas of a 1923 uniform representing a national champ crowned by a Los Angeles bread maker, put up a banner declaring the 2020 Covid team the national champ.
Makes every bit as much sense.
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Eight Silver Lake and Rossville players earned All-Mid-East League girls basketball recognition from league coaches, including first-team picks McKinley Kruger and Makenzie McDaniel of Silver Lake and Kinsey Perine of Rossville.
Silver Lake junior McKinley Kruger (right) has been named to the All-Mid-East League first team after helping the Eagles post a 23-3 record in 2022-2023. [File photo/TSN]
Silver Lake junior Makenzie McDaniel earned first-team All-Mid-East Leaue honors after helping lead the Eagles to a fourth-place Class 3A state finish. [File photo/TSN]
Rossville junior Kinsey Perine has been named to the All-Mid-East League first team after helping lead the Bulldawgs to a 16-7 record in 2022-2023. [File photo/TSN]
Kruger, a 5-foot-6 junior, and McDaniel, a 6-1 junior, helped lead Silver Lake to a 23-3 record and a fourth-place finish in the Class 3A state tournament while Perine, a 5-8 junior, helped lead Rossville to a 16-7 record and a berth in a sub-state final.
Rossville junior Emma Mitchell (5-11) and Silver Lake senior Taylor Ross (6-0) earned second-team All-Mid-East recognition.
Rossville freshman Rylee Dick (5-5) and Silver Lake senior Mariah Farmer (5-6) and junior Kaibryn Kruger (5-7) received honorable mention.
St. Marys sophomore Hayden Heim (6-1) and Riley County senior CJ Rignell (5-7) joined M. Kruger, McDaniel and Perine on the All-Mid-East first team.
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Silver Lake's Troy Heiman, a 6-foot-3 senior, has been named to the All-Mid-East League basketball first team by league coaches.
Silver Lake senior Troy Heiman has been named to the All-Mid-East League first team by league coaches. [File photo/TSN]
Rossville freshman Jack Donovan (6-1) was named to the All-Mid-East second team while Silver Lake sophomore Jared Johnson (6-1) and Rossville senior Kade Perine (5-7) both received honorable mention.
Silver Lake posted an 8-14 record on the season while Rossville went 7-14 on the year.
Joining Heiman on the all-league first team are St. Marys' Brady Hurla (5-11 sophomore) and Keller Hurla (6-2 senior) and Wabaunsee seniors Eli Oliver (6-2) and Ryan Schutter (6-4).
ALL-MID-EAST LEAUE BOYS BASKETBALL
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The 2023 All-City girls bowling team: Front, from left -- Katie Price, Seaman; Cheyenne Turkin, Seaman; Claire Ireland, Washburn Rural; Megan Wood, Topeka West. Back, from left -- JaeLinn Thetford, Seaman; Brenna Rutschmann, Topeka West. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
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Seaman, which finished third in Class 5A-1A this season after winning the state team title a year ago, put a city-high three bowlers on the 2023 girls All-City bowling team, selected by city coaches.
The Vikings are represented on the All-City team by senior Katie Price and juniors JaeLinn Thetford and Cheyenne Turkin, with all three earning 5A-1A state medals this past season.
Price and Thetford finished second and third individually while Turkin added a 20th-place state finish.
Two other state medalists, Washburn Rural's Claire Ireland in 6A and Topeka West's Brenna Rutschmann in 5A-1A, also earned first-team berths while former West medalist Megan Wood rounds out the All-City team.
Ireland finished 11th at state and Rutschmann placed 18th while Wood was a regional champion this season after placing at state as a sophomore.
All-City capsules:
Washburn Rural junior Claire Ireland earned a Class 6A state medal with an 11th-place state finish [Photo by Selena Favela/Special to TSN]
CLAIRE IRELAND, Washburn Rural -- A junior, Ireland posted an 11th-place finish in the Class 6A state tournament, rolling a 586 three-game series. Ireland won the Centennial League individual championship with a 596 series to lead the Junior Blues to the league team title and finished fifth in 6A regional competition with a 570 series as Rural qualified for state with a second-place team finish.
Seaman senior Katie Price finished second in the Class 5A-1A state tournament while helping lead the Vikings to a third-place team finish. [Photo by Selena Favela/Special to TSN]
KATIE PRICE, Seaman -- Price capped her high school career with a second-place individual finish in the Class 5A-1A state tournament with a 637 series, helping Seaman earn the third-place team trophy. Price bowled a 527 series in the United Kansas Conference tournament and a 505 at regionals, helping the Vikings win both team titles. As a junior Price helped Seaman win the 5A-1A state team title.
Topeka West junior Brenna Rutschmann finished 18th in the 2023 Class 5A-1A state bowling tournament. [Photo by Selena Favela/Special to TSN]
BRENNA RUTSCHMANN, Topeka West -- Rutschmann, a junior, earned a Class 5A-1A state individual medal with an 18th-place finish, rolling a 556 series. Rutschmann finished sixth individually in 5A-1A regional competition with a 552 series, helping the Chargers earn a team berth for the state tournament with a second-place regional finish.
