A capsule look at the city's high school spring sports teams

Topeka Capital-Journal, The, Mar 28, 2000 by Capital-Journal

SCHEDULE

March --- 28 at Leavenworth.

April --- 6 Bonner Springs, Ottawa, Miege; 14 at Seaman Invitational; 15 Highland Park Invitational; 25 Seaman, Topeka West, Lawrence; 27 City tournament.

May --- 1 Topeka High Invitational; 9 Centennial League tourney; 11 Washburn Rural Invitational.

Topeka High

Coach --- Duane Pomeroy.

Key returnees --- Aaron Bates, sr., Brendon Sinclair, sr., Joe Stanfield, jr., Reese McKay, jr., Sam Wisman, jr., John Sebelius, so., John Farver, jr., Brian Taylor, jr., Peter Weyrens, so., Chris Yorke, so., Richard Kent, so., Howard Johns, so., Matt Leifer, so., Alex Kanelakos, so., Matt Williams, so., David Dunivan, so., Dustin Allen, so.

Top newcomers --- Chris Wolfe, fr., Zac Keeshan, fr.

Outlook --- Pomeroy said 2000 would be a rebuilding year for Troy, which graduated its No. 1 and No. 3 singles players as well as its No. 1 doubles team after winning regionals in '99. "However, we have three juniors that have been to state (Stanfield, McKay and Wisman), a strong sophomore class and two good freshmen," Pomeroy said. "If they step up, we won't have to wait until next year to be one of the top teams."

SCHEDULE

April --- 4 at Washburn Rural; 13 Lawrence Invitational; 15 Hi Park Invitational; 18 Leavenworth Invitational; 19 at Overland Park- Aquinas; 22 Junction City Invitational; 27 City tournament; 29 Salina Central Invitational.

May --- 1 Topeka High Invitational at Felker; 6 Manhattan Invitational; 8 Topeka West; 10 I-70 tourney at Manhattan.

Topeka West

Coach --- Kurt Davids

Key returnees --- Chris Roth, sr., Patrick Turner, sr., Chris Fairis, sr., Travis Sampson, sr., Jacob Williams, sr., Collin Zanders, sr., Blake Shuart, sr., Garrett McCart, sr., Charlie Rose, jr., Chris Graham, jr., Steven Rhoads, so.

Top newcomers --- Pedja Pavlicic, sr., Omar Kalkan, sr., Axel Gustke, jr.

Outlook --- The Chargers boast plenty of depth, with a large senior class that includes: Roth, half of West's Class 5A doubles championship team from '99; Patrick Turner, a state singles qualifier last year; and Pavlicic, a Yugoslavian exchange student who, according to Davids, is among the top-ranked players in his age group in his native country. Davids believes the team will be West's most competitive in several years. "These seniors have never been on a city or league championship team and we hop to use that as motivation," he said.

SCHEDULE

April --- 4 at Washburn Rural; 6 at Washburn Rural; 13 Lawrence Invitational; 15 Highland Park Invitational; 18 Leavenworth Invitational; 20 at Blue Valley; 22 Junction City Invitational; 25 at Shawnee Heights; 27 City tournament; 29 Salina Central Invitational.

May --- 3 Topeka West Invitational; 6 Manhattan Invitational, Garden City Invitational; 8 at Topeka High; 10 I-70 League tourney at Manattan; 11 Washburn Rural Invitational.

Washburn Rural

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SCHEDULE

April --- 4 vs. Topeka West, Manhattan, Topeka High; 6 vs. Topeka West, Seaman, Lawrence; 11 vs. Ottawa, Aquinas, Emporia; 18 Leavenworth Invitational; 19 at Aquinas; 25 at Emporia; 27 City tournament.