- Details
By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Former Seaman and University of Kansas volleyball star Camryn Turner will join Chris Herron's Washburn University coaching staff as a part time assistant coach beginning August 1.
Camryn Turner
"Cam is first an outstanding person who also happens to be a two-time D-I All-American,'' Herron said in a Washburn media release. "We are very excited to have her join our program. She will bring her own ideas and energy and fits right into the culture here.
"We will also have her set the 'B' Side this fall to help her in her preparations for her own upcoming season."
Turner will join the WU staff in the fall after most recently completing her first professional season with the Grand Rapids Rise in the Pro Volleyball Federation, where she was selected 22nd overall in the third round of the 2024 draft.
Turner appeared in 22 matches for the Rise, recording 569 assists with eight double-doubles. Turner will continue playing in the PVF in 2026 after the Ichabod season.
Prior to the beginning of her professional career, Turner completed a standout four-year career at Kansas, where she was an AVCA All-American in each of her final two seasons (2023, 2024).
She tallied 3,758 assists, 1,067 digs and 279 kills in her career and was named the Big 12 Setter of the Year in 2023.
- Details
By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
The Darting Basketball Academy is wrapping up its sixth 3 on 3 Summer League this week at Shawnee Heights, drawing the biggest numbers in the history of the event and culminating with the crowning of Most Valuable Players in seven divisions.
On Monday night Paxton Pearson received the MVP award in the 8-9-year-old boys division, while Beau Moser was the 10-11 boys winner and Hudson Heim was the MVP in the 12-13 boys division.
Moser and Heim were both repeat winners in the six-week event.
Tatum Ewald was the 9-11 girls MVP and Lily Bustamante received the MVP award in the girls 12-13 division.
DBA 3 on 3 Summer League 8-9 boys MVP Paxton Pearson (left) and 10-11 boys MVP Beau Moser (right) pose with Kerry Darting for a picture after receiving their awards Monday night at Shawnee Heights. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
DBA 3 on 3 Summer League 9-11 girls Tatum Ewald poses with Kerry Darting for a picture after receiving her award Monday night at Shawnee Heights. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
DBA 3 on 3 Summer League 12-13 girls MVP Lily Bustamante poses with Kerry Darting for a picture after receiving her award Monday night at Shawnee Heights. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Hudson Heim was the DBA 3 on 3 Summer League 12-13 boys MVP for 2025. [File photo/TSN]
The high school division will finish up on Wednesday.
Kerry Darting said that the 3 on 3 league continues to be one of DBA's most successul programs, with the program expanding to two gyms this summer.
- Details
By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
When high school football practice for the 2025 season kicks off across Kansas on August 18, linemen will go back to laboring in relative obscurity.
But Tuesday's eighth annual Battle of the Bigs lineman challenge at Shawnee Heights was all about the men in the trenches.
Approximately 70 linemen representing six city and area high schools took part in the Battle of the Bigs, competing in nine non-contact drills/activities while vying for individual and team prizes.
"I love it,'' Shawnee Heights coach Jason Swift said of the annual event. "The most unappreciated players on a football team are the linemen and we do this solely to celebrate the linemen for everything they do.
"They play a sport that they don't get noticed in unless something bad happens, so tonight we want to make it where we get to watch them do great things. It's good for them for unity and coming together as a team and having fun.''
Washburn Rural senior Ayden Crosswhite won the individual championship with 224 points, while Blue Valley seniors Chase Blandi (212 points) and Samuel Kiles (207) finished second and third and Shawnee Heights seniors Royce Daniels and Blake Coffman tied for fourth place (206 points).
Blue Valley won the team title with 1,015 points while Washburn Rural was second (991) and Shawnee Heights third (987).
Top 10 individuals
1. Ayden Crosswhite, sr., Washburn Rural, 224 points
2. Chase Blandi, sr., Blue Valley, 212 points
3. Samuel Kiles, sr., Blue Valley, 207 points
4. (tie) Royce Daniels, sr., Shawnee Heights, 206 points
4. (tie) Blake Coffman, sr., Shawnee Heights, 206 points
6. Austin Jordan, jr., Eudora, 204 points
7. Marx Marx, sr., Eudora, 203 points
8. Chase Metz, jr., Blue Valley, 202 points
9. Steven Cantrell, jr., Washburn Rural, 201 points
10. Ethan Winter, sr., Eudora, 200 points
Team standings (top three)
1. Blue Valley, 1,015 points
2. Washburn Rural, 991 points
3. Shawnee Heights, 987 points.
- Details
By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Linemen, football's unsung heroes, will be in the spotlight on Tuesday, July 8, when Shawnee Heights hosts its eighth annual "Battle of the Bigs'' lineman challenge (5:30 p.m. start).
Linemen will be able to compete as individuals and as a school in nine different non-contact events. Food and T-shirts will be provided for all participants. Cost is $25 and walk-ups are welcome. Contact Shawnee Heights football coach Jason Swift at
The "Battle of the Bigs'' is billed as an opportunity for offensive and defensive linemen to have fun over the summer in a non-contact competition.
Appoximately 90 linemen representing nine city and area high schools took part in the 2024 Battle of the Bigs.
- Details
By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Seaman senior to be Ryin Miller has been named the Gatorade Kansas Girls Track and Field Player of the Year for the second straight season.
Seaman's Ryin Miller has been named the Gatorade Kansas track and field athlete of the year for the second straight season after winning three Class 5A state titles this past spring. [File photo/TSN]
Miller, a four-sport standout for the Vikings, Miller was earlier named the state’s 2024-25 Gatorade Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year, giving her three state Gatorade honors.
This past track season Miller swept the Class 5A 800 (2:11.14), 1,600 (4:57.33) and 3,200-meter runs (10:19.53) in the state meet at Wichita State's Cessna Stadium, giving her five career state titles.
Following her high school season Miller traveled to Eugene, Ore. for the Nike Outdoor Nationals, where she finished fifth in the championship division of the 3,000 meters (9:28.52) and fourth in the championship division of the mile run (4:42.58).
Miller's outstanding track campaign came on the heels of a banner cross country season last fall, which included the fastest five-kilometer run in Kansas history (16:32.62) and a runnerup finish in the 5A state meet (17:26.36).
Miller has maintained a 4.14 weighted grade point average in the classroom.
