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After dropping a tough 19-hole championship match in Sunday's City Men's Match Play golf tournament, former Topeka High standout Rachel Stous bounced back in a big way, claiming her second straight championship in the Kansas City Women's Match Play tournament Wednesday at Swope Memorial Golf Course in Kansas City, Mo.
Stous had also won the KC Match Play event in 2019 before last year's tournament was canceled due to COVID-19.
Wednesday's tournament final went back and forth before Stous parred the final hole to close out a 1-up victory over Derby's Kenni Henson.
Topeka High product Rachel Stous, taking a shot in last Sunday's City Men's Match Play tournament, won her second straight Kansas City Match Play championship Wednesday in Kansas City, Mo. [File photo/TSN]
"Especially after I was so close in the (TGA City) Men's Match Play, to go out and finish and win this one felt pretty good,'' Stous told The Topeka Capital-Journal.
Stous lost the first two holes of Wednesday's match against Henson and was down three holes through four (the match started on the back nine) before rallying to take the lead on her 11th hole of the day.
Stous eventually went up by two holes with two to play before closing out the match on the final hole of regulation.
Stous had advanced to the tournament final with a two and one semifinal win over Kaitlyn Hanna of Omaha, Neb. while .Henson, a Wichita State junior, reached the final with a three and two win over former Washburn Rural state champ Megan Lucas, who also plays at Wichita State.
In the Silver Bracket, former Washburn Rural standout Abby Glynn fell in the semifinals, dropping a two and one decision to Scarlet Weidig of Costa Rica.
Seaman standout Lois Deeter fell in her first-round match, two and one.
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Washburn's women's basketball team has announced that transfers Emma Chapman and Mya Johnson will join the Ichabods for the 2021-22 season.
Johnson is a 6-foot-1 senior who is transferring from Northwestern Oklahoma State while the 6-3 Chapman has spent the past two seasons on Kansas State's roster.
Johnson played in 19 games with 10 starts in the 2020-21 season for Northwestern Oklahoma State and averaged 10.3 points, 7.9 rebounds and 18.4 minutes while recording a 59.3 field goal percentage.
Johnson started her collegiate career at Collin County Community College in Plano, Texas, where she played in 25 games and averaged 13.5 points and 8 rebounds on her way to earning first-team All-America honors. At Parkway North High School in St. Louis, Mo. she earned first-team All-America accolades her senior year in 2016.
"Mya is a very talented post player," Washburn coach Ron McHenry said. "She can score, defend well, and is a very skilled inside player. With her ability to score, rebound, and just play the game she gives us a big threat inside."
Chapman, a 6-3 forward originally from Columbia, Mo., appeared in 22 games with 125 minutes of action for Kansas State in 2019-2020. She totaled 15 points, 22 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals.
She made her career debut against Omaha and notched two points, one rebound and one steal. Off the court, Chapman was named to the 2019-20 Big 12 Academic All-Rookie Team and was a two-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
Chapman opted out of the 2020-21 season.
Prior to joining the Wildcats, Chapman was a four-year varsity member of the Hickman High School basketball team. As a senior, she averaged 16 points and shot 54 percent from the field and 33 percent from 3-point range, 9 rebounds, 1.8 blocks, 1.7 assists and 1.3 steals.
"Emma shoots the ball well, she can put the ball on the floor, and is very athletic," McHenry said. "She gives the ability for us to put bigger guards on the floor. We're excited to get the length from the perimeter and skill level she will add. She can shoot the ball well from three, she adds in length, and she adds in skill. She will be another kid that will come in right away and be an impact player."
Washburn went 12-12 (11-11 MIAA) last season and advanced to the MIAA Tournament semifinals.
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The Topeka Junior Golf Association kicked off its 2021 Summer Series Monday with the first round of competition at Cypress Ridge Golf Course.
Maddox Hight and Gavin Wilhelm, competing in the 15-17-year-old division, shot the low boys rounds of the day, with both Hight and Wilhelm carding 74s, while Turner Depperschmidt was third with a 77.
Anderson Helmer shot a 78 to set the pace in the 13-14 boys class in Round No. 1 while Evan Jones (11-12) shot a 46, Kaden Leonetti (9-10) finished with a 53 and Jase Head (8 and under) shot a 48.
Kaitlyn Crough shot an 82 in the girls 15-17 age group while Avery Scott was second with an 85 and Mallory Nelson third with an 88.
Bailey Anschutz shot a 44 over nine holes to lead the 13-14 girls division in round No. 1 while Addison Fechter carded a 63 to lead the 10 and under girls.
TOPEKA JUNIOR GOLF ASSOCIATION
2021 Summer Series Round No. 1
At Cypress Ridge Golf Course
MONDAY'S RESULTS
15-17 boys -- 1. Maddox Hight, 74; 2. Gavin Wilhelm, 74; 3. Turner Depperschmidt, 77; 4. Gabe Kastner, 80; 5. Colbey Farrant, 83; 6. Jacob Florance, 84; 7. Andrew Burdett, 84; 8. Cam Zimlich, 84; 9. Hayden Glynn, 85; 10. Bryan Tyrell, 85.
15-17 girls -- 1. Kaitlyn Crough, 82; 2. Avery Scott, 85; 3. Mallory Nelson, 88; 4. Aliyah North, 89; 5. Anna Lacy, 95; 6. Kate Roeder, 101; 7. Raegan Peterson, 106.
13-14 boys -- 1. Anderson Helmer, 78; 2. Tadd Armstrong, 87; 3. Tagan Monoasmith, 88; 4. Michael Wilson, 92; 5. Ayden Valdivia, 92; 6. Peyton Goehring, 98; 7. Nate Selm, 110; 8. Higgins Hawks, 122.
13-14 girls -- 1. Bailey Anschutz, 44; 2. Izzy Glotzbach, 48; 3. Lauren Cox, 53; 4. Lauren Borjon, 58; 5. Jayce Zimmerman, 60.
11-12 boys -- 1. Evan Jones, 46; 2. Brody Buessing, 47; 3. Cale Anschutz, 47; 4. Nick Hill, 49; 5. DJ Ortega, 52; 6. Brecken Garrett, 54; 7. Camden Ismert, 57; 8. Cole Stafford, 58; 9. Hunter Gerhardt, 59; 10. Grady Rodgers, 61.
10 and under girls -- 1. Addison Fechter, 63; 2. Kinley Frost, 65; 3. Avenley Head, 65; 4. Preslee Goehring, 68.
9-10 boys -- 1. Kaden Leonetti, 53; 2. Camden Swords, 54; 3. Carson Herrman, 62; 4. Graham Figuerres, 66.
8 and under boys -- 1. Jase Head, 48; 2. Nikhil Rao, 54; 3. Arjun Rao, 57; 4. Daxton Garrett, 62.
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Due to COVID-19, former Drake University tennis standout Thomas Hands' fledgling professional career has consisted of a lot more practice than competition over the past several months.
But the 81st Jayhawk Open Tennis Tournament at Kossover Tennis Center was a chance for Hands to get back in the swing of things and the 2019 Drake graduate took full advantage, with the No. 2 seed claiming the men's open singles title with a 6-3, 6-2 win over top seed Ray Lo of Wichita State on Sunday.
Former Drake standout Thomas Hands claimed the men's open singles championship in the Jayhawk Open Tennis Tournament Sunday, taking a 6-3, 6-2 win over Wichita State's Ray Lo in the final. [Photo by Jeff Jacobsen/Action Images Photography]
