By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Seaman dominated Tuesday's Class 5A-1A bowling regional at Emporia's Flint Hills Lanes, with the Vikings sweeping the team and individual championships.
Seaman's boys claimed the team championship a 3,610-3,554 margin over De Soto to punch their ticket to next week's 5A-1A state tournament at Northrock Lanes in Wichita while Shawnee Heights earned the third team berth for state by an eight-pin margin over Mill Valley.
Seaman ran away with the girls team championship by a 3,141-2,891 margin over Augusta whiile Topeka West took the third team berth for state by a 2,806-2,739 margin over city rival Shawnee Heights.
Seaman's boys bowling team poses for a team picture after winning the team title in Tuesday's Class 5A-1A regional tournament at Emporia. [Twitter]
Seaman's girls bowling team won the regional team title by a 250-pin margin in Tuesday's Class 5A-1A tournament at Emporia. [Twitter]
Seaman seniors Jack Easum and Makenzie Millard took top individual honors, recording 279 games on the way to 700-plus three-game series.
Easum took the boys title by a 747-717 margin over De Soto junior Antonio Miranda, with Easum rolling games of 235, 279 and 233.
Millard bowled her 279 in Game 1 and fell to a 165 in the second game before bouncing back with a 265 third game to finish with a 709 series. Augusta senior Kassidy Miller finished second with a 683 series.
Centennial League champion Ethan Burns, a junior, finished fourth individually for the Vikings with a 697 series while Seaman junior Zander White also cracked the top 10, finishing ninth with a 659 series.
Junior Josh Egly led third-place Shawnee Heights with a 649 series, finishing 12th individually, while senior Kaleb Rohrke was right behind Egly in 13th with a 647 and senior Aidan VanMetre took 16th with a 638.
Topeka West sophomore Cole Rodriguez finished 10th individually with a 655 series, earning an individual state berth for state.
Seaman junior Katie Price finished third in the girls individual standings with a 630 series while the Vikings also got a 10th-place finish from sophomore Cheyenne Turkin with a 540 series.
The third-place Topeka West girls put a pair of bowlers in the top 10, with sophomore Brenna Rutschman taking fourth with a 627 series and sophomore Megan Wood finishing sixth with a 601 series.
Shawnee Heights senior Karli Gilliland was the top individual girls qualifier, finishing fifth with a 603 series.
The 5A-1A state tournament will be held on Friday, March 4, at Northrock Lanes, with the boys bowling at 8:50 a.m. and the girls following at 1:40 p.m.
Seaman's boys finished third as a team in last year's state meet while the Viking girls were fourth and Millard finished fourth individually.
Washburn Rural and Topeka High will take part in a 6A regional at West Ridge Lanes on Friday, vying for state berths.
The 6A state tournament will be contested on Thursday, March 3, with the boys at 8:50 a.m. and the girls at 1:40 p.m.
CLASS 5A-1A BOYS REGIONAL Team scores
Seaman 3,610, De Soto 3,554, Shawnee Heights 3,407, Mill Valley 3,399, El Dorado 3,190, Emporia 3,188, Augusta 3,188, Topeka West 3,054, Washington County 3,048, Ottawa 2,969, Hayden 2,897, Circle 2,829, Blue Valley Southwest 2,269, Highland Park 1,814.
Individual results
1. Easum, Seaman, 747; 2. Miranda, De Soto, 717, 3. Fitzgibbons, Mill Valley, 700; 4. Burns, Seaman, 697; 5. McCullough, Augusta, 689; 6. Bode, De Soto, 680; 7. Metz, Washington County, 679; 8. Diehl, Mill Valley, 665; 9. White, Seaman, 659; 10. Rodriguez, Topeka West, 655.
Individual qualifiers -- Fitzsimmons, Mill Valley; McCullough, Augusta; Metz, Washington County; Diehl, Mill Valley; Rodriguez, Topeka West; Dill, El Dorado.
CLASS 5A-1A GIRLS REGIONAL
Team scores
Seaman 3,141, Augusta 2,891, Topeka West 2,806, Shawnee Heights 2,739, Emporia 2,647, Circle 2,466, Ottawa 2,330, Mill Valley 2,326, Washington County 2,259, Highland Park 2,239, Hayden 2,213, El Dorado 2,121, De Soto 2,043, Blue Valley Southwest 1,872..
Individual results
1. Millard, Seaman, 709; 2. Miller, Augusta, 683, 3. Price, Seaman, 630; 4. Rutschman, Topeka West, 627; 5. Gilliland, Shawnee Heights, 603; 6. Wood, Topeka West, 601; 7. Boettcher, Emporia, 564; 8. Gonzalez, Mill Valley, 556; 9. Renville, Augusta, 554; 10. Turkin, Seaman, 540.
Individual qualifiers -- Gilliland, Shawnee Heights; Boettcher, Emporia; Gonzalez, Mill Valley; Hauff, Emporia; Devor, Circle; Niielsen, El Dorado.
