All City 2025 Girls Swimming Team.

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Rick Strecker, Hayden Hall of Framer, passed away after cancer battle.

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All City 2025 Boys Golf Team.

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2025 All City Boys Tennis Team.

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Topekan "Big Dawg" Deedrick honored by KSHSAA for 60 yrs. as an official in baseball, basketball, football and volleyball.

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Ryin Miller, Seaman, named Gatorade KS 2025 Track & Field Athlete of the Year.

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Nate Wallace (right) is the new coach of the Highland Park boys basketball team.

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Phil Frost captured his 1st TGA City Match Play Championship.

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Cair Paravel Latin's boys basketball team opened the Chip Kueffer era with a come-from-behind 46-42 win over Burlingame in the opening round of the Waverly tournament.

Kueffer was making his debut as the Lions' coach and picked up the win as CPLS closed with a strong fourth-quarter rally.

EvanWillBB 1Cair Paravel senior Evan Will scored 14 points, including the game-winning 3-pointer, in the Lions' 46-42 win over Burlingame on Thursday. [Photo by Jan Pabitzky/Special to TSN]

Evan Will led the Lions with 14 points and hit the game-winning 3-pointer from the left wing off a pass from Ian Brian.

Brian also came up with an offensive rebound off a missed Lion free throw with 10 seconds remaining to clinch the win.

SimonEverhartBB 1CPLS senior Simon Everhart scored 10 points in Thursday's 46-42 season-opening win over Burlingame in the Waverly tournament. [Photo by Jan Pabitzky/Special to TSN]

TyGossardBB 1Ty Gossard goes to the hoop in Thursday's 46-42 Cair Paravel win over Burlingame. [Photo by Jan Pabitzky/Special to TSN\

Ty Gossard and Simon Everhart added 10 points apiece for the Lions.

Cair Paravel will face tournament host Waverly at 7:30 p.m. Friday.

WASHBURN RURAL GIRLS 53, NEWTON 13

Maddie Vickery, a 6-foot-1 freshman, scored 18 points in her high school debut, helping lead Washburn Rural to a 53-13 win over Newton in the first round of the Hays Shootout.

In addition to Vickery's game-high performance, the Junior Blues got 13 points from junior Kate Hinck.

Washburn Rural played without senior standout Zoe Canfield.

The Junior Blues, who won the Class 6A state title in 2022 and finished second in 2023, advanced to a 6:30 p.m. Friday semifinal game to face tournament host Hays.

Rural will close out its tournament appearance on Saturday.

BURLINGAME GIRLS 57, CAIR PARAVEL LATIN 30

Burlingame topped Cair Paravel Latin 57-30 in the opening round of the Waverly tournament.

The Lions will play Waverly at 6 p.m. Friday.

  

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