James signed on the following year and became a seaman first class aboard the USS Montpelier. He hoped to see action, and as a member of a gun crew, he was not disappointed. The Montpelier shot ...

Three Topeka-area teams advanced to Saturday's state title game. Seaman and Silver Lake look for consecutive titles. Highland Park tries for their first since 2009.

The first pitch between the two teams is set for 1 p.m. The Vikings will head south to Wichita for the Class 5A State Tournament. Seaman (22-6) is the No. 7 seed in this year’s tournament after ...