Led by senior Wally Workman, Shawnee Mission East rolls to Kansas 6A bowling title

Led by a state-championship individual performance from Wally Workman, the Shawnee Mission East boys bowling team rolled to a Kansas Class 6A title at Northrock Lanes in Wichita on Thursday.

Brady Aebersold placed sixth and Jack Shelton ninth for the Lancers, who accumulated 3,363 pins to runner-up Derby’s 3,265 in the single-day competition. Junction City, Garden City and Olathe Northwest rounded out the top five.

“I think a lot of people doubted us, but we never doubted ourselves,” Aebersold, like Workman, a senior, told KSHSAA Covered’s Brent Maycock. “We just came in the whole time thinking we were the No. 1 team and put in the most work. Our mindset going into these meets was winning one after another and just building off each other.”

Junction City won the girls 6A title, and Campus’ Madison Walker took home the girls 6A individual title. The Class 5-1A competition took place Friday — Topeka-Seaman claimed the boys team crown, with Cody Metz of Washington County placing first; Seaman also took the girls title, with Great Bend’s Kaylin Wahlmeier winning the 5-1A individual championship.

Results

CLASS 6A BOYS

Team scores: 1. Shawnee Mission East, 3,363; 2. Derby, 3,256; 3. Junction City, 3,175; 4. Garden City, 3,152; 5. Olathe Northwest, 3,110; 6. Lawrence, 3,110; 7. Olathe South, 2,904; 8. Olathe East, 2,887; 9. Campus, 2,864.

Top individuals: 1. Workman, SM East, 699; 2. Burns, Garden City, 696; 3. Thanasouk, Campus, 689; 4. C. Hedden, Derby, 686; 5. Deloera, Wichita Northwest, 682; 6. Aebersold, SM East, 653; 7. Albarado, Lawrence, 652; 8. Miller, Derby, 639; 9. Shelton, SM East, 639; 10. Hammons, Washburn Rural, 638; 11. Anderson, Olathe West, 638; 12. Daniel, Lawrence, 623; 13. Newell, Wichita South, 621; 14. Lindsley, Junction City, 618; 15. Whitehurst, Garden City, 616; 16. Lindsay, Junction City, 608; 17. Smith, Junction City, 604; 18. Smith, Wichita South, 604; 19. Mitchell, Olathe Northwest, 602; 20. Rubio, Liberal, 597; 21. A. Hedden, Derby, 592; 22. Browning, Olathe Northwest, 591; 23. Ziegenhirt, Junction City, 588; 24. Baumgartner, Derby, 579; 25. Farr, Garden City, 575.

CLASS 6A GIRLS

Team scores: 1. Junction City, 3,014; 2. Campus, 2,965; 3. Washburn Rural, 2,925; 4. Garden City, 2,837; 5. Olathe East, 2,796; 6. Wichita Northwest, 2,783; 7. Olathe Northwest, 2,636; 8. Olathe North, 2,563; 9. Olathe South, 2,508.

Top individuals: 1. Walker, Campus, 653; 2. Valdez, Olathe North, 637; 3. Oliver, Junction City, 625; 4. Doyal, Washburn Rural, 616; 5. Lenz, Dodge City, 602; 6. Martinez, Washburn Rural, 583; 7. Schippers, Wichita Northwest, 577; 8. Yoshikai, Wichita Northwest, 571; 9. Leeper, Garden City, 567; 10. Hunt, Junction City, 562; 11. Kritzler, Olathe East, 561; 12. Bridges, Garden City, 561; 13. Rogers, Gardner Edgerton, 554; 14. D. Holmes, Olathe Northwest, 554; 15. Culp, Wichita South, 548; 16. Warren, Campus, 545; 17. S. Holmes, Olathe Northwest, 544; 18. Richards, Olathe East, 542; 19. Eschliman, Junction City, 536; 20. Hsu, Campus, 533; 21. Buchanan, Washburn Rural, 524; 22. Womack, Wichita Northwest, 520; 23. Leal, Shawnee Mission East, 518; 24. Bridges, Manhattan, 517; 25. Stauffer, Olathe South, 507.

CLASS 5-1A BOYS

Team scores: 1. Topeka Seaman, 3,483; 2. Eisenhower, 3,472; 3. Kapaun Mt. Carmel, 3,462; 4. Leavenworth, 3,332; 5. Bishop Carroll, 3,315; 6. Wichita Trinity Academy, 3,247; 7. Buhler, 3,246; 8. De Soto, 3,244; 9. Salina South, 3,027; 10. Piper, 2,949; 11. Shawnee Heights, 2,935; 12. Turner, 2,835.

Top individuals: 1. Metz, Washington County, 713; 2. Bloomer, Kapaun Mt. Carmel, 710; 3. Longenecker, Wichita Trinity, 700; 4. Stockstill, Eisenhower, 692; 5. Sheridan, Buhler, 690; 6. Bruning, Leavenworth, 685; 7. Simons, Bishop Carroll, 684; 8. Hoover, Leavenworth, 681; 9. Douglass, Eisenhower, 668; 10. Burns, Topeka Seaman, 668; 11. Bryant, Wichita Central Christian Academy, 663; 12. Rodriguez, Topeka West, 659; 13. Merrell, Eisenhower, 659; 14. Munley, Kapaun Mt. Carmel, 658; 15. Calderon, Kapaun Mt. Carmel, 646; 16. Gebhardt, Salina Central, 644; 17. White, Topeka Seaman, 643; 18. Wemhoff, Kapaun Mt. Carmel, 635; 19. Easum, Topeka Seaman, 634; 20. Fox, Bishop Carroll, 623; 21. Coleman, Lansing, 620; 22. Buhler, Wichita Trinity, 617; 23. Miranda, De Soto, 611; 24. Cunningham, Wichita Central Christian, 610; 25. Cromly, Andover Central, 609.

CLASS 5-1A GIRLS

Team scores: 1. Topeka Seaman, 3,173; 2. Bishop Carroll, 3,144; 3. Great Bend, 3,143; 4. Salina South, 3,059; 5. Buhler, 3,007; 6. Lansing, 2,966; 7. Augusta, 2.955; 8. Maize South, 2.765; 9. Topeka West, 2,724; 10. Bishop Miege, 2,692; 11. Andover Central, 2,527; 12. Leavenworth, 2,503.

Top individuals: 1. Wahlmeier, Great Bend, 752; 2. Millard, Topeka Seaman, 697; 3. Ordonez, Salina South, 693; 4. Back, Bishop Carroll, 641; 5. Laha, Goddard, 640; 6. Eastridge, Augusta, 629; 7. Limon, Bishop Carroll, 626; 8. Phillips, Lansing, 624; 9. Choura, Eisenhower, 611; 10. Frees, Salina South, 610; 11. Miller, Augusta, 608; 12. Fonseca, Bishop Miege, 593; 13. Wood, Topeka West, 593; 14. Turkin, Topeka Seaman, 590; 15. Surritte, Lansing, 581; 16. Nielsen, Buhler, 573; 17. Reno, Bishop Miege, 568; 18. Fryberger, Great Bend, 565; 19. Pham, Bishop Carroll, 561; 20. Huiett, Buhler, 560; 21. Lambeth, Salina South, 557; 22. Thetford, Topeka Seaman, 553; 23. Boucher, Maize South, 550; 24. Barker, Maize South, 548; 25. Hauff, Emporia, 544.

Note: Ties broken by top game bowled.

This story was originally published March 4, 2022 at 4:08 PM.