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Shawnee Heights boys basketball coach Ken Darting had no complaints about his T-Birds' effort on the road Wednesday night against a talented Lawrence Free State team, ranked No. 5 in Class 6A by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association.
But Shawnee Heights' 77-59 loss to the 9-2 Firebirds also showed Darting how much work still needs to be done to get where the T-Birds want to be.
"We played hard, but with our clientele right now we can't win against a good team like that,'' Darting said. "We've just got to build, build, build.''
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Seaman’s bowling teams dominated Tuesday's quadrangular at West Ridge Lanes, sweeping all four titles.
Seaman's boys won the team championship by a 2,445-2,185 over Topeka West, with senior Dylan Birkenbaugh leading a 1-2-3 individual finish for the Vikings.
Birkenbaugh posted a 628 three-game series while Jack Easum was second with a 618 and Braxton Moore finished third with a 591.
Seaman's girls won by a 1,974-1,737 margin over Hayden while Viking junior Makenzie Millard took top individual honors with a 596 series.
Topeka West's Justin Brookens finished fourth in the boys division with a 569 while Aaron Thomas of Hayden rounded out the top five with a 562.
Hayden's Kayla Simons finished second individually with a 528 series while Topeka West's Megan Wood took third (525), Seaman's Katie Price fourth (487) and Highland Park's Jackie Perez fifth (473).
SHAWNEE HEIGHTS SWEEPS TRIANGULAR
Shawnee Heights continued its hot start to the 2021 season, sweeping the titles in Tuesday's home United Kansas Conference triangular at Gage Bowl.
Heights’ boys won the team championship by a 2,377-2,022 margin over Turner by 355 pins, with the T-Birds sweeping the top three individual spots.
Josh Egly won the boys title with a 588 series while Benjamin Weinzirl was second with a 587 and Aidan VanMetre third with a 580.
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Washburn Rural's boys swimming and diving team, which will be looking to defend its city championship in Thursday's city meet, turned up for its title defense with a team championship by a 533-378 margin over Seaman in Tuesday's nine-school Topeka High Invitational at the Capitol Federal Natatorium.
The Junior Blues got individual wins from Keats Larson in the 50-yard freestyle (23.44 seconds), Dagen Clouse in the 100 free (50.44), Jack Miranda in the 500 free (5:27.33) and Nathen Trachta in the 100 backstroke (57.98).
Trachta, K. Larson, Jalen Eilert and Brogan Meier also teamed up to win the 200 medley relay in 1:48.89 while Clouse, Miranda, Will Powell and Yeager Larson won the 200 free relay in 1:37.28.
Rural got second-place individual finishes from Clouse in the 200 free (1:55.95), Trachta in the 200 individual medley (2:09.73), Marquel Russell in 1-meter diving (246.85) and Meier in the 500 free (5:29.51) while K. Larson, Clouse, Meier and Trachta finished second in the 400 free relay (3:44.46).
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Santa Fe Trail and Silver Lake's boys basketball teams put their offensive firepower on full display Tuesday night, combining for 158 points, 15 3-pointers and 59 free throws in the Chargers' 82-76 home win.
The Chargers and Eagles set the tone for the night when Trail took a 27-20 lead at the end of the opening quarter. Santa Fe Trail led 47-40 at the half and 61-54 after three quarters before Silver Lake cut its final margin to 6 points with a 22-21 finishing quarter.
Seniors Maddox Decker and Tyler Duncan combined for 50 points for 7-3 Santa Fe Trail, with Decker scoring a game-high 27 points and Duncan right behind with 23. Senior Brody Smith and junior Blake Buessing added 16 and 11 points for the Chargers. Decker hit 5 of the Chargers' 8 3-pointers on the night.
Senior Andrew Osterhaus paced 5-6 Silver Lake with 24 points while junior Gannon Remer and sophomore Kamryn Kaniper added 15 points apiece. Junior Luke Womack had 9 points on 3 3-pointers for the Eagles.
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After suffering its only two losses of the season back to back, Topeka West boys basketball team has bounced back with three straight victories, including a 56-54 Centennial League road win Tuesday night at Junction City.
In a game that was relatively tight throughout, the Chargers got a pair of game-winning free throws from senior guard Marque Wilkerson to improve to 9-2 overall and 6-1 in the league.
Junction City (5-5, 3-4) got a pair of clutch 3-pointers to tie the game twice in the late going, but Wilkerson's charities allowed the Chargers to escape with the big road win.
Wilkerson, who scored 74 points last week in three Topeka Invitational Tournament games, continued his hot streak with a game-high 21-point performance Tuesday night.
The Alexanders, senior Trevion and sophomore Xavier, combined for 23 points, with Trevion scoring 12 and Xavier 11.
After missing the Topeka Invitational with a foot injury, junior standout Elijah Brooks returned for Topeka West, scoring 3 points.
Senior Chris Dixon led three players in double figures for Junction City with 17 points. Juniors Terrance Tedder and Seth Clark added 16 and 11 points, respectively.
JUNCTION CITY GIRLS 45, TOPEKA WEST 35
Topeka West's girls, 2-8 overall and 1-8 in the Centennial League, spotted Junction City a 10-point lead in the first quarter of Tuesday night's game, but the Chargers battled back to give themselves a chance before the Blue Jays pulled away late.
West trailed 20-10 after the first quarter, but the Chargers used a 6-3 second quarter to cut their deficit to 23-16 and outscored the Blue Jays 13-10 in the third quarter to trail by just a 33-29 margin at the start of the fourth.
Junction City (4-8, 2-6) won the game at the free throw line, hitting 18 of 27 charities while West was just 3 of 18.
Senior Lucy Rivera led all scoers with 19 points, going 12 of 16 at the line and hitting her team's only 3-pointer, while senior Mellana Davis added 16 points.
Freshman Siani Sanchez and sophomore Makinsey Jones scored 6 points apiece to lead Topeka West.
JEFFERSON WEST GIRLS 45, HAYDEN 34
Playing without its top two scorers, Hayden's girls basketball team couldn't keep pace with Jefferson West late in the game, with the Tigers pulling away for a 45-34 victory in Tuesday's first round of Wellsville's Top Gun Invitational.
Hayden, which lost junior Macy Smith to an ACL injury earlier in the season, played Tuesday without leading scorer Carly Stuke, a junior who sat out the game with an injury.
The Wildcats, who fell to 5-5 on the season, were still able to stay in the hunt though the first half, leading 12-11 at the end of the first quarter before trailing by just 2 points (22-20) at the half.
Jefferson West pushed its lead to 33-29 at the end of the third quarter and then outscored the Wildcats 12-5 in the fourth for its final margin.
Juniors Kristin Biltoft and Mellany Roenne tied for game-high scoring honors for Jefferson West (7-4) with 14 points. Biltoft hit all of 8 of her free throw attempts while Jeff West went 16 of 21 as a team.
Sophomore Noelia Cruz and senior Callie Moore scored 7 points apiece to lead Hayden, while senior Rhen Calhoon and freshman Lauren Sandstrom scored 6 each.
SHAWNEE MISSION SOUTH GIRLS 59, SEAMAN 32
Seaman, which fell to 3-4, struggled offensively in Tuesday night's 59-32 non-league road loss at Shawnee Mission South, with the Raiders taking control with a 34-15 scoring edge over the middle two quarters.
Shawnee Mission South held a slim 14-10 lead at the end of the first quarter, but the Raiders used a 12-4 second quarter to take a 26-14 halftime advantage and doubled up the Vikings 22-11 in the third to take a commanding 48-25 lead into the fourth.
Freshman Brooklyn Gormley led Seaman with 11 points while senior Raigan Kramer added 10.
Senior Natalie Payne scored a game-high 25 points for Shawnee Mission South, which improved to 7-3. Freshman Camryn Smith added 17 for the Raiders.
TOPEKA WEST BOYS 56, JUNCTION CITY 54
Topeka West 22 11 11 12 -- 56
Junction City 18 16 10 10 -- 54
Topeka West (9-2, 6-1) -- Wilkerson 8 4-6 21, Brooks 0 3-6 3, T. Alexander 5 1-2 12, X. Alexander 3 3-4 11, Putthoff 2 0-0 6, Lira 0 0-0 0, Foy 0 0-0 0, Peterson 0 0-0 0, Austin 1 0-0 3, Lowery 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 11-18 56.
Junction City (5-5, 3-4) -- Dixon 5 4-4 17, Tedder 7 1-1 16, Smith 1 0-0 2, George 0 1-2 1, Rowell 2 1-2 5, Clark 3 2-2 11, Boganowski 1 0-0 2, Felton 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 9-11 54.
3-point goals -- Topeka West 7 (X. Alexander 2, Putthoff 2, Wilkerson, Austin, T. Alexander), Junction City 7 (Dixon 3, Clark 3, Tedder). Total fouls -- Topeka West 10, Junction City 16. Fouled out -- Smith.
JUNCTION CITY GIRLS 45, TOPEKA WEST 35
Topeka West 10 6 13 6 -- 35
Junction City 20 3 10 12 -- 45
Topeka West (2-8, 1-8) -- S. Triplett 2 0-1 5, Sanchez 2 1-2 6, Benson 0 0-0 0, Clark 0 1-5 1, Ford 2 1-6 5, Anthony 1 0-0 3, N. Triplett 2 0-2 4, Duncan 2 0-2 5, Davis 0 0-0 0, Henderson 0 0-0 0, Jones 3 0-0 6. Totals 14 3-18 35.
Junction City (4-8, 2-6) -- Robinson 4 0-0 8, Harris 0 0-3 0, M. Davis 5 6-8 16, Deguzman 0 0-0 0, Rivera 3 12-16 19, Parrett 0 0-0 0, Nabus 1 0-0 2. Totals 13 18-27 45.
3-point goals -- Topeka West 4 (S. Triplett, Anthony, Duncan, Sanchez); Junction City 1 (Rivera). Total fouls -- Topeka West 19, Junction City 14. Fouled out -- Robinson.
JEFFERSON WEST GIRLS 45, HAYDEN 34
Hayden 12 8 9 5 -- 34
Jefferson West 11 11 11 12 -- 45
Hayden (5-5) -- Cruz 2 3-3 7, Calhoon 3 0-1 6, Sandstrom 2 1-1 6, Moore 2 3-4 7, Schmidtlein 1 0-0 2, Lenherr 1 0-0 3, Huscher 1 0-0 3, Anguiano 0 0-0 0, Gill 0 0-1 0. Totals 12 7-9 34.
Jefferson West (7-4) -- Dickey 2 1-1 7, Roenne 4 6-10 14, Warden 2 0-0 5, Young 2 1-2 5, Biltoft 3 8-8 14, Michaelis 0 0-0 0, M. Tibbits 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 16-21 45.
3-point goals -- Hayden 3 (Sandstrom, Lenherr, Huscher), Jefferson West 3 (Dickey 2, Young). Total fouls -- Hayden 19, Jeff West 16. Fouled out -- none.
SHAWNEE MISSION SOUTH GIRLS 59, SEAMAN 32
Seaman 10 4 11 7 -- 32
SM South 14 12 22 11 -- 59
Seaman (3-4) — Kramer 4 0-0 10, Sweeney 0 1-2 1, Schumann 2 2-2 6, Stallbaumer 1 0-0 2, J. Anderson 0 0-0 0, Gormley 5 1-3 11, C. Anderson 1 0-0 2, Noble 0 0-0 0, Smith 0 0-0 0, Stueve 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 4-7 32.
SM South (7-3) — Moore 1 0-0 3, Payne 6 12-16 25, Smith 8 1-7 17, Gunnigle 2 2-2 6, Thornton 0 0-0 0, Bagby 0 0-0 0, Jorrel 0 0-0 0, Staines 0 0-0 0, Bortel 0 0-0 0, Kovalcik 2 0-0 6, Clark 1 0-0 2. Totals 20 15-25 59.
3-point goals -- Seaman 2 (Kramer 2), Shawnee Mission South 4 (Kovalcik 2, Payne, Moore). Total fouls -- Seaman 16, Shawnee Mission South 11. Fouled out -- none.
