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By RICK PETERSON
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BOYS
Aaron Merritt, Seaman
100 METERS
Aaron Merritt, Seaman 10.48
Finn Dunshee, Hayden 10.69
Payton Berry-Briggs, Shawnee Heights 10.80
Peyton Holmes, Seaman 10.92
Evan Scheid, Silver Lake 11.00
Finn Dunshee, Hayden
200 METERS
Finn Dunshee, Hayden 21.64
Payton Berry-Briggs, Shawnee Heights 21.79
Aaron Merritt, Seaman 22.08
Malachi Murph, Topeka High 22.40
Evan Scheid, Silver Lake 22.41
Jensen Schrickel, Hayden
400 METERS
Isaiah Terry, Washburn Rural 48.98
Jensen Schrickel, Hayden 49.17
Payton Berry-Briggs, Shawnee Heights 49.95
Evan Scheid, Silver Lake 51.16
Shane Jueneman, Washburn Rural 51.26
800 METERS
Jackson Esquibel, Shawnee Heights 1:56.43
Brody Anderson, Seaman 1:57.78
Eli Ferguson, Silver Lake 1:58.12
Brooks Kehoe, Washburn Rural 2:00.15
Mark Wilkie, Topeka West 2:04.15
Jackson Esquibel, Shawnee Heights, and Brody Anderson, Seaman
1,600 METERS
Jackson Esquibel, Shawnee Heights 4:18.27
Brody Anderson, Seaman 4:27.60
Brooks Kehoe, Washburn Rural 4:27.70
Eli Ferguson, Silver Lake 4:33.55
Adrian Lehman, Topeka West 4:34.21
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By Todd Fertig
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The Cair Paravel Latin School girls soccer team is going back to state.
It may have come as a surprise when the Lions qualified for the Class 4-1A final four two seasons ago – the 1A program that had just recently earned KSHSAA membership.
Cair Paravel sophomore KellyAnn Chada scored three goals Tuesday as the Lions advanced to the Class 4A-1A semifinals with a 6-1 win over Baldwin. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
Cair Paravel junior Zahra Friess (3) had two goals and an assist in Tuesday's 6-1 state quarterfinal win over Baldwin. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
This year, they left no doubt they belong, steamrolling Baldwin 6-1 in the quarterfinal round at Bettis Family Sports Complex Tuesday.
It took just 13 seconds for the Lions to set the tone. For the second game in a row, Cair Paravel struck for an early goal to put the opponents at a disadvantage.
“I said, ‘Let’s try to take advantage of our speed up top.’ We have a lot of it up there,” Cair Paravel coach Doug Woolery said. “Zahra Friess is incredibly fast. I said, ‘Let’s put the ball down to the flag and let her beat ‘em to it.’ And it’s just worked great. She’s managed to score a couple of goals off of it.”
Senior Katherine Keys had a goal and two assists in Cair Paravel's 6-1 win over Baldwin. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
That was just the beginning of the scoring for Cair Paravel. KellyAnn Chada knocked home three goals, Friess added a second, and Katherine Keys scored a goal to go with two assists. Only a Baldwin goal with 1:20 left spoiled the shutout.
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Cair Paravel Latin posted a third-place team finish in the Class 2A state tournament at Mariah Hills in Dodge City while Silver Lake senior Bryce Badsky finished third in 3A at Emporia to lead five local individual medalists.
Cair Paravel Latin golf posted a third-place team finish in the Class 2A state tournament. [Photo by Rick Peterson Jr./KSHSAA Covered]
Cair Paravel finished third as a team, 13 strokes behind runnerup Ellinwood while perennial state champion Salina Sacred Heart earned the state championship by 19 strokes.
State medalist Rich Helmbold led the Lions with a sixth-place individual finish, shooting a 78 on Tuesday after an opening-round 76.
CPLS' Jase Pavlik tied for 26th place with a 36-hole total of 173 (83-90) while Caleb Cleverdon tied for 32nd (89-87), Luke Budden tied for 38th (86-96), Simon Everhart tied for 40th (90-93) and Ty Gossard finished in 50th place (101-103).
Eagles' Badsky third, Hayden fourth in 3A
Silver Lake senior Bryce Badsky earned his fourth straight Class 3A individual medal on Tuesday at Emporia Municipal, placing third with a 36-hole total of 151.
Bryce Badsky, Silver Lake
Badsky shot a 75 on Tuesday after an opening-round 76.
Hayden finished fourth as a team, four strokes behind third-place Wichita Collegiate. Hesston and Sabetha went one-two in the team race, with the Bluejays winning by four strokes.
James Kuta finished with a two-day total of 159 (73-86) to tie for 14th place and earn a state medal.
James Kuta, Hayden
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By RICK PETERSON
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Reaching the Class 6A soccer semifinals will never get old for Brian Hensyel and the Washburn Rural girls, but it has become an expectation for the proud Junior Blues instead of a dream.
Washburn Rural extended its impressive streak of final four appearances to 10 with Tuesday's 4-0 shutout over Lawrence Free State at McElroy Field, with the Junior Blues advancing to Friday's 6A semifinals at Hummer Sports Park.
Washburn Rural junior star Kate Hinck (9) registered a hat trick in Tuesday's 4-0 win over Free State at McElroy Field, giving her 10 goals in three postseason games. [Photo by Doug Walker/Special to TSN]
"It's crazy because the coaches on the sideline were talking about the first time we did it 15 years ago and it seemed like this huge accomplishment and it was, 'Man, we finally broke through,' '' Hensyel said. "And to see where the program is at 15 years later and to see that now become the norm and the standard is really something to be proud of.
"All year this was our goal. All year our goal was to get back there with a chance to try to win two games against the best teams in the state. The girls took care of business, but now we've got to try to make some noise this weekend.''
Junior standout Kate Hinck had reason to celebrate the number 10 as well, with Hinck recording a three-goal hat trick to give her 10 goals in Rural's three postseason games and 25 goals on the season.
Washburn Rural junior Kate Hinck's three goals Tuesday gave her 25 goals on the season. [Photo by Doug Walker/Special to TSN]
Washburn Rural, which improved to 16-3-0 with its 13th win in 14 games (all shutouts), got the only goal it would need at the 31:44 mark of the first half on Hinck's first goal and got a goal from junior Destiny Higgs with 10:35 left in the half to give the Junior Blues a 2-0 halftime advantage.
Junior Destiny Higgs scored Washburn Rural's second goal in Tuesday's 4-0 win over Free State in a Class 6A quarterfinal. [Photo by Doug Walker/Special to TSN]
Hinck scored her second goal of the game just 4:14 into the second half and finished off her hat track at the 28:32 mark.
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By RICK PETERSON
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Highland Park put three players on the All-Meadowlark Conference softball team, selected by league coaches.
Jon'nae Buffett, Kalie Barnes and Azaria Jones represent the Scots on the first team while Buffett was named the conference utility player of the year.
Seven other Scots received all-conference recognition, with DeVeaha Monroe-Drew, Myka Calhoun and Majhany Justice named to the second team and Koralee Jones, Yoliechka Rodriguez-Davila, Asia Brooks and Makayla Cadet earning honorable mention.
ALL-MEADOWLARK CONFERENCE SOFTBALL
First team
Arianna Leaper, KC-Washington; Jon'nae Buffett, Highland Park; Presley Simpson, Atchison; Keneth Rodriguez, KC-Sumner Academy; Ariana George, KC-Sumner Academy; Kaylie Barnes, Highland Park; Azaria Jones, Highland Park; Jadyn Boldridge, Atchison; Aliyah Hughes, KC-Sumner Academy.
Second team
Makenzie Weedon-Jacobs, Atchison; Andi Estes, Atchison; Izzy Bowen, Atchison; DaVeaha Monroe-Drew, Highland Park; Miah Trowbridge, KC-Sumner Academy; Myka Calhoun, Highland Park; SaRae Johnson, Atchison; Mahjanay Justice, Highland Park; Mary Keller, KC-Wyandotte.
Honorable mention
Koralee Jones, Highland Park; Lilly Faught, KC-Washington; Yoliechka Rodriguez-Davila, Highland Park; Asia Brooks, Highland Park; Makayla Cadet, Highland Park.
Player of the year -- Arianna Leaper, KC-Washington.
Utility player of the year -- Jon'nae Buffett, Highland Park.
Coach of the year -- Elizabeth Langa, KC-Sumner Academy.
Highland Park freshman standout Micah Williams was named to the All-Meadowlark Conference soccer first team. [File photo/TSN]
Micah Williams All-Meadowlark Conference first-team soccer pick
Highland Park freshman soccer standout Micah Williams, who scored 23 goals on the season, was named to the All-Meadowlark Conference soccer first team.
