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Despite playing its third game of the week and on back-to-back nights, Topeka West's boys came out with plenty of energy Friday night, pressing all over the floor with great success and scoring at will in an 81-30 home United Kansas Conference romp past Kansas City-Turner.
Sophomore Keimani Paul (13) scored 22 points with four 3-pointers in Topeka West's 81-30 win over Turner Friday night. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Junior Jalen Foy (22 right) scored 20 points in Topeka West's 81-30 home UKC win over Turner Friday night. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Of course, veteran Charger coach Rick Bloomquist had an explanation for the unbridled enthusiasm of his team, which was coming off a 25-point loss at Piper Thursday night that ended West's five-game win streak.
"We actually had played two in four days but participated in a third,'' Bloomquist cracked, alluding to the Piper loss. "Our legs were rested. We didn't play well the night before, we played the complete opposite so we had plenty of energy for Friday.
"I didn't tell them to save their energy at all, it wasn't by plan. They just happened to do it but we had plenty of energy tonight.''
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Seaman earned bragging rights in Friday's inaugural Topeka Shawnee County Bowling Championships at Gage Bowl, with the Vikings capturing three of the four titles.
Seaman's girls bowling team won the city team title on Friday at Gage Bowl by a 2,987-2,933margin over Washburn Rural. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Seaman's boys rallied in the Baker games to claim the city championship Friday at Gage Bowl. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Seaman's girls won the team title by a 2,987-2,933 margin over Washburn Rural, including the four Baker format games, as freshman Paige Snyder won the individual championship with a 606 series to lead a one-two-three finish for the Vikings while Seaman took the boys team title by a 3,417-3,358 margin over Shawnee Heights, including the Baker games.
Washburn Rural junior Logan Glinka won the city boys individual title with a 729 series. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Washburn Rural junior Logan Glinka claimed the fourth city championship of the day, riding a first-game 279 to a 729 series and the boys individual title by a 22-pin margin over Seaman's Riley Parkhurst, who also topped the 700 mark with a 707.
"The first game I shot 279 and that felt really nice and I kept throwing good shots the rest of the series,'' Glinka said. "Seaman bowled great, Shawnee Heights had some really high scores so it feels nice to get the 'W'.''
Glinka, who finished seventh in Class 6A in 2023, said he feels like his game is where it needs to be heading into the biggest tournaments of the season.
"My first couple of meets didn't go fantastic but the past three meets I've shot over 700 so it's been going great,'' Glinka said.
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The Washburn Ichabod men allowed Rogers State to score the final six points of regulation to tie the score at 69 and send the game to overtime Thursday night.
Junior Andrew Orr scored 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in Washburn's 80-74 overtime win at Rogers State Thursday night. [Photo courtesy of Washburn Athletics]
But Washburn scored the final five in the extra period, leading to an 80-74 win over the Hillcats in Claremore, Okla.
With 8:52 to go in regulation, the Ichabods (14-6 overall, 10-4 MIAA) trailed 59-49, but answered with nine straight points, with five coming from freshman Brayden Shorter and four from sophomore Sam Ungashick as the Ichabods cut the lead to one at 59-58.
Rogers State (11-9, 8-6) rallied to take a 63-60 lead with 4:51 to go before the Ichabods went on a 9-0 run to lead 69-63 with 1:14 left.
A four-point play by Rogers State's Isaac Johnson with 33 seconds left and a fadeaway jumper by Rodney Battle with nine seconds to play knotted the score at 69, sending the game to overtime.
In the extra five minutes, the Ichabods scored the first six points taking a 75-69 lead with 3:14 left after a pair of free throws by Ungashick.
Rogers State scored the next five points to trim the lead to one at 75-74 before the Ichabods closed with five-straight points from the free throw line to take the six-point win.
Junior Andrew Orr led the Ichabods with 21 points while adding 10 rebounds with eight on the defensive end.
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Seaman freshman bowler Dylan Hunt and Hayden junior basketball standout Brylee Meier have been selected by the Dan Key Farmers Insurance Agency as the Rising Stars of the Week.
The Dan Key Agency will recognize top Shawnee County underclassmen throughout the bulk of the 2023-2024 school year.
Here’s a brief look at the accomplishments of Hunt and Meier over the past week:
Seaman freshman Dylan Hunt is the Dan Key Farmers Insurance Agency boys Rising Star of the Week after winning the individual title, including a 279 game, in Tuesday's Seaman bowling quadrangular. [File photo/TSN]
DYLAN HUNT, Seaman
A freshman bowler, Hunt earned the individual title in Tuesday's Seaman quadrangular at West Ridge Lanes, helping the Vikings win the team title.
Hunt bowled a 639 three-game series, highlighted by a final-game 279.
After an open frame in the first frame of his third game Hunt reeled off 11 straight strikes to finish off his 279, helping the Vikings win the team championship by a 164-pin margin over Lansing (2,365-2,201).
Hayden junior Brylee Meier is the Dan Key Farmers Insurance Agency girls Rising Star of the Week after helping lead the Wildcats to the championship in last week's Hiawatha Invitational. [File photo/TSN]
BRYLEE MEIER, Hayden
A 6-foot junior, Meier helped No. 2-ranked (Class 3A) Hayden post three straight double-figure victories en route to the tournament championship in last week's Hiawatha Invitational.
An All-Tournament selection, Meier led the Wildcats in scoring in two of the three tournament games, including 17 points in Saturday's 55-45 win over Lafayette, Mo. in the tournament championship game.
Meier also led Hayden with 14 points in a 58-25 first-round win over Jackson Heights.
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Highland Park's No. 3-ranked (Class 5A) boys basketball team played Kansas City-Wyandotte at Topeka West Thursday night, which for the Scots, was about as close to a home game as Mike Williams' Scots are going to get for a while, maybe for the rest of the 2023-2024 season due to flooding in the Highland Park gym.
Highland Park junior Ja'Corey Robinson scored 18 points and grabbed nine rebounds in Tuesday's 85-36 win over KC-Wyandotte. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
And the Scots certainly looked at home at West, scoring the first 17 points of the night on the way to an 85-36 Meadowlark Conference rout over the Bulldawgs.
"I'm super familiar with where we're at, we're over here a lot,'' Williams said. "The (Topeka Invitational Tournament) was here last year and we're here throughout the summer and stuff. And it's my alma mater so it's always good to come back here and get a win.''
Highland Park improved to 12-1 overall and a perfect 6-0 in the conference as all 10 Scots that saw action cracked the scoring column, including five double-figure scorers.
