Hayden's Bill Arnold has been named the Centennial League Baseball Coach of the Year after the Wildcats won the undefeated league title.

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Hayden senior Cooper Grace has been named the Centennial League Baseball Player of the Year after helping lead the Wildcats to the undefeated league title.

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Shawnee Heights senior Grace Proctor has been named the UKC Softball Pitcher of the Year by conference coaches.

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Seaman junior infielder Aubrey Warren has been tapped as the UKC Softball Player of the Year by conference coaches.

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Shawnee Heights softball coach Tara Griffith has been named the UKC Coach of the Year by conference coaches.

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By RICK PETERSON

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Host Seaman dominated Saturday's Class 5A girls tennis regional, sweeping the singles, doubles and team championships on the Vikings' home courts.

Senior Grace Unruh and junior Lauren Sweeney captured their second straight regional doubles title while remaining undefeated on the season (32-0) while Viking junior Nina Del-Zio and her sophomore teammate, Katie Krumins, posted a 1-2 regional finish in singles as Seaman won the team title by a commanding 20-10 margin over Shawnee Heights.

dsc 6284 9768 350 350 100 cSeaman doubles partners Lauren Sweeney (left) and Grace Unruh won their second straight 5A regional doubles title Saturday, remaining unbeaten on the year. [File photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]

 While the day belonged to Seaman, Heights and Topeka West also had reason to celebrate.

The runner-up T-Birds got a third-place doubles finish from seniors Paige Devena and Bella LeJuerrne, while senior Laura El-Koubysi took fifth in singles and seniors Ariah Durkes and Shelby Elskamp qualfied for state with a sixth-place doubles finish.

Topeka West singles player Anna Newcome qualified for the state tournament with a third-place singles showing.

The 5A state tournament will be played at Emporia on Friday and Saturday.

CLASS 5A GIRLS TENNIS REGIONAL

Team scores

Seaman 20, Shawnee Heights 10, Emporia 9, Topeka West 5, Leavenworth 4, Basehor-Linwood 4, Lansing 2.

Individual results

Singles

Championship -- Del-Zio, Seaman, def. Krumins, Seaman, 6-4, 6-1.

Third -- Newcome, Topeka West, def. Zarate, Basehor-Linwood, 6-4, 6-2.

Fifth -- El-Koubysi, Shawnee Heights, def. Baker, Lansing, NA.

Doubles

Championship -- Unruh/Sweeney, Seaman, def. Frank/Velasquez, Emporia, 6-0, 6-0.

Third -- Devena/LeJuerrne, Shawnee Heights, def. Collins/Langfoss, Leavenworth, 7-5, 6-4.

Fifth -- Foraker/Reynoso, Emporia def. Durkes/Elskamp, Shawnee Heights, 6-3, 6-3.

 

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