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By RICK PETERSON
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The Washburn Ichabods and Central Missouri Jennies combined for 40 runs and 47 hits in nearly six hours of softball action Sunday at Gahnstrom Field as the two teams split an MIAA doubleheader.
Central Missouri came from behind 3-0, 5-2 and 7-5 to win Game 1 10-8 before the Ichabods rallied from an early 4-0 deficit and held on late to take the nightcap, 12-10.
Junior Sadie Walker picked up her 12th pitching win of the season in Sunday's 12-10 Washburn win over Central Missouri. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Sunday was somewhat of an up and down day for Washburn at the plate, in the pitcher's circle and defensively, but after dropping its previous twinbill against Nebraska-Kearney and letting Sunday's opener slip away, Ichabod coach Brenda Holaday said it was important to find a way to get the second-game win over the Jennies.
"We lost the last two last weekend and that left a pretty sour taste in our mouth,'' Holaday said. "I think we felt like those were games we should have had and today we had every opportunity to win that first game and our pitching just really let us down and our defense at times.
"We scored enough runs to wins and about let it happen again the second game, so it was big for us to walk away wih a win because we needed to change the course a little bit.''
In the opener, Washburn (25-16 overall, 7-7 MIAA) saw its first three batters reach base as Ellington Hogle singled and Makenzie Sais walked before Alexis Tanguma blasted a three-run homer to left field, staking the Ichabods to an early 3-0 lead.
UCM came back with two runs in the top of the second cutting the lead to 3-2 but WU scored twice in the bottom of the inning to go up 5-2.
The Jennies fought back to tie the game 5-5 in the top of the sixth, but in the bottom half of the sixth the Ichabods recorded their first hit since the first inning, scoring two runs on a two-out, two-strike double from Erin Boles that scored both Sais and Gracie Gallagher.
UCM came back with two runs to tie the score in the top of the seventh, sending the game to extra innings.
In the eighth, Morgan Shields connected on a 3-run homer, putting the Jennies up 10-7.
Washburn was able to get runners to second and third with no outs in the bottom of the eighth, scoring one to cut the final margin to two, but would get no closer.
Tanguma and Boles each drove in three runs for the Ichabods and Sais scored four times and walked four times in the game, tying a school record for the most walks in a game.
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By RICK PETERSON
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NOTE: Top.Sports.news will compile a weekly track and field honor roll for Shawnee County high schools throughout the 2025 season. Coaches are asked to email updated times and marks or any corrections to Rick Peterson at
BOYS
100 METERS
Evan Scheid, Silver Lake 11.13
Ben Roeder, Topeka High 11.25
Christian Hartman-Babb, Washburn Rural 11.31
Matthew Houser, Washburn Rural 11.38
Trent Rollenhagen, Silver Lake 11.41
200 METERS
Trent Rollenhagen, Silver Lake 22.90
Liam Stegman, Hayden 23.16
Joel Miller, Silver Lake 23.55
Tyren Parker, Shawnee Heights 23.58
Liam Benz, Shawnee Heights 23.80
Ben Roeder, Topeka High 23.80
400 METERS
Isaiah Terry, Washburn Rural 48.68
Bryce Cochran, Seaman 49.86
Liam Benz, Shawnee Heights 51.91
Ben Roeder, Topeka High 51.91
Stuart Campbell, Topeka High 53.25
Brody Anderson, Seaman
800 METERS
Brody Anderson, Seaman 1:58.48
Mark Wilkie, Topeka West 2:00.36
Brooks Kehoe, Washburn Rural 2:00.38
Ben Buesing, Washburn Rural 2:02.47
Draden Chooncharoen, Washburn Rural 2:05.80
1,600 METERS
Brody Anderson, Seaman 4:18.55
Adrian Lehman, Topeka West 4:25.65
Brooks Kehoe, Washburn Rural 4:26.34
Mark Wilkie, Topeka West 4:30.56
Evan Carter, Shawnee Heights 4:46.02
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NOTE: Top.Sports.news will compile a weekly track and field honor roll for Shawnee County high schools throughout the 2025 season. Coaches are asked to email updated times and marks or any corrections to Rick Peterson at
GIRLS
100 METERS
Keimara Marshall, Topeka High 12.45
Morgan Robinson, Shawnee Heights 12.80
Karys Deiter, Silver Lake 13.08
Ally Steiner, Seaman 13.13
Ciara Hartz, Highland Park 13.14
Keimara Marshall, Topeka High
200 METERS
Keimara Marshall, Topeka High 26.20
Morgan Robinson, Shawnee Heights 26.58
Molly Worley, Washburn Rural 27.65
Mi'Luv Cosey, Highland Park 27.80
Ella Bolan, Silver Lake 27.87
400 METERS
Ryin Miller, Seaman 57.65
Keimara Marshall, Topeka High 61.57
Shayla Rezac, Rossville 63.81
Ke'Ahjahnae Rice, Highland Park 65.38
Kinley Robinson, Seaman 66.61
Ryan Miller, Seaman
800 METERS
Ryin Miller, Seaman 2:17.80
Rylee Ismert, Washburn Rural 2:23.09
Brooklyn Nolte, Washburn Rural 2:29.08
Taylie Heston, Seaman 2:36.22
Arantza Urbina-Archundia, S. Hts. 2:41.47
1,600 METERS
Ryin Miller, Seaman 4:59.08
Rylee Ismert, Washburn Rural 5:17.92
Brooklyn Nolte, Washburn Rural 5:25.99
Brynn Spencer, Seaman 5:36.25
Tessa Gerber, Silver Lake 5:51.65
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Washburn Rural junior baseball player Isaac Ansley and Topeka High freshman soccer player Emma Schell 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 2024-2025 school year.
Here’s a brief look at the accomplishments of Ansley and Schell over the past week:
Washburn Rural junior Isaac Ansley has been selected as the Dan Key Farmers Insurance Agency male Rising Star of the Week. [File photo/TSN]
ISAAC ANSLEY, Washburn Rural
A left-handed pitcher, Ansley was the winning pitcher in Tuesday's 18-1 first-game win over Topeka High in the Junior Blues' Centennial League opener.
Ansley turned in a complete-game performance in the opener before Washburn Rural took a 24-1 win in the nightcap to improve to 3-2 on the season.
Topeka High freshman Emma Schell (left) has been named the Dan Key Farmers Insurance Agency female Rising Star of the Week. [File photo/TSN]
EMMA SCHELL, Topeka High
Schell scored a pair of goals in her high school soccer debut as the Trojans took a 5-0 win over USD 501 rival Topeka West.
Schell scored her first goal just 1 minute, 17 seconds into her first match and added another goal and an assist later in the game as Topeka High opened its season with a win.
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By NICHOLAS GAINEY
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The Seaman Vikings softball team split its home-opening doubleheader on Thursday night at Seaman High, defeating United Kansas Conference rival Basehor-Linwood 8-0 in the first game before falling to the Bobcats 13-4 in the nightcap.
Seaman senior pitcher Kaelyn O'Rourke twirled a four-hit shutout in Thursday's 8-0 UKC win over Basehor-Linwood. [File photo/TSN]
In Game 1, the Vikings took advantage of a strong pitching performance from Utah-commit Kaelyn O’Rourke.
The senior struck out the first two Bobcats in the top of the first before allowing a two-out double to third baseman Trinity Deters. O’Rourke stranded Deters at second base by striking out catcher Adelyn Thom to end the half-inning.
The Viking offense went to work in the bottom of the first, with Anna McLaughlin and Raegan McConnell drawing walks to put traffic on the bases. Following a single from O’Rourke, sophomore Natalee Simpson singled to left field to drive in McLaughlin and give Seaman an early advantage.
After McConnell scored on a wild pitch, first baseman Lauren Glasgow put the finishing touches on the inning with a two-out, two-run double to put the hosts up 4-0 after an inning of play.
O’Rourke went back to work in the second inning, striking out the side, but the Vikings were unable to add on to the lead in their half of the inning.
The Vikings exploded again in the bottom of the third, with O’Rourke scoring from third base on a wild pitch.
A few batters later, third baseman Kayleigh Neill launched a towering three-run home run to left field, giving Seaman an 8-0 lead.
The hosts’ bats went cold from the fourth inning on, but O’Rourke continued to dominate in the circle, throwing a complete-game shutout with 16 strikeouts and allowing only four hits.
While his star pitcher’s talent is widely known, Seaman coach Dan Ruda praised O’Rourke’s mentality in the circle.
“The best thing about (O’Rourke) is her mindset,” Ruda said. “She believes in herself and has that attitude of, ‘I’m going to go right after you.’ ”
