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Darting Basketball Academy crowns MVPs for seventh season of 3 on 3 Summer League
By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
The Darting Basketball Academy is wrapping up Year No. 7 of its 3 on 3 Summer League this week at Shawnee Heights, drawing 205 participants and culminating with the crowning of Most Valuable Players in seven divisions.
On Monday night Cash Menke received the MVP award in the 8-9-year-old boys division, while Owen Pearson was the 10-11 boys winner and Noah Gunderson was the MVP in the 12-13 boys division.
Tatum Ewald and Jacienna Lane were the girls MVPs in the 9-11 and 12-13-year-old divisions, with Ewald a repeat winner.
DBA 3 on 3 Summer League 8-9 boys MVP Cash Menke (left) and 10-11 boys MVP Owen Pearson (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 MVP 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 Jacienna Lane 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 boys MVP Noah Gunderson poses with Kerry Darting for a picture after receiving his award Monday night at Shawnee Heights. [Photo by Rick Peterson/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 using two gyms the past two summers.
All-Americans Broadie, Kennedy TSN co-Washburn women's athletes of the year
By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Washburn University volleyball All-American Austin Broadie and Ichabod soccer All-American Belle Kennedy have been named TopSports.news' Washburn University co-women's athletes of the year for the 2025-2026 season.
Both players received MIAA conference player of the year honors as seniors while leading their teams to NCAA Tournament berths.
Austin Broadie, Washburn University [File photo/TSN]
A 6-foot middle hitter, Broadie was named a first-team American Volleyball Coaches Association All-American and named the MIAA Player of the Year as a senior.
Broadie helped lead Washburn to a 27-5 record, a share of the MIAA regular-season title (13-3) and the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
A Wichita Trinity product Broadie recorded 348 kills with a high of 25 and 17 matches with 10 or more kills.
Belle Kennedy, Washburn University
The former Washburn Rural star earned first-team NCAA All-America and NCAA All-Tournament honors and was named the MIAA defensive player of the year in her final collegiate season.
An All-Central Regional pick, Kennedy, named to the All-MIAA first team three times, helped lead the Ichabods to a 14-4-6 overall record and an 8-0-4 MIAA mark.
Kennedy helped lead the Ichabods to the NCAA semifinals before the Ichabods dropped a 2-1 decision to Franklin Pierce.
Other women's finalists:
Lexie Fontaine, Washburn University [Photo courtesy of Washburn Athletics]
LEXIE FONTAINE | Track and field
A native of Lockport, Ill., Fontaine was a two-time NCAA All-American outdoors this past spring, placing sixth in the 1,500 meters and eighth in the 800. Fontaine also earned All-American honors indoors, finishing sixth in the 800. Fontaine is the Washburn school record-holder in the indoor and outdoor 800 and 1,500 and was an MIAA champion both indoors and outdoor.
Susana Granados Carrion, Washburn University [Photo courtesy of Washburn Athletics]
SUSANA GRANADOS CARRION | Golf
Granados Carrion, a native of Cordoba, Spain, led Washburn with a team-low 75.00 round average as a junior, earning first-team All-MIAA recognition. Granados Carrion posted six top-five individual finishes on the season and recorded a team low round of 70.
Leah Henke, Washburn University [File photo/TSN]
LEAH HENKE | Soccer
Henke, a Bishop Carroll product, was named the MIAA Freshman of the Year last fall while also being named to the All-MIAA and All-Region first team after helping lead Washburn (14-4-6 overall, 8-0-4 conference) to the national semifinals in the NCAA Tournament. Henke scored 12 goals on the season, the second most goals by a freshman in school history.
Naiuri Krein, Washburn University [Photo courtesy of Washburn Athletics]
NAIURI KREIN | Track and field
A native of Estancia Velha, Brazil, Krein ended her Washburn multi-events career as a six-time All-American, the most-decorated track and field athlete in program history. She made seven NCAA national appearances and was a seven-time All-MIAA honoree. She owns the school record in both the indoor pentathlon and the outdoor heptathlon and was fifth in the NCAA Indoor Championships and sixth outdoors.
Bachelor named TSN 2025-2026 Washburn men's athlete of the year
By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Ichabod basketball star Jack Bachelor has been named TopSports.news' Washburn University men's athlete of the year for the 2025-2026 season.
Jack Bachelor, Washburn University [File photo/TSN]
The Washburn Rural product helped lead Washburn to a 31-2 record and MIAA regular-season and tournament titles as a junior, earning All-MIAA and National Association of Basketball Coaches All-Region first-team recognition for the second straight season.
Bachelor has started 76 consecutive games and 78 of 97 as an Ichabod, averaging 13.6 points for his career. Bachelor ranks 14th on Washburn's career scoring chart with 1,319 points, third in career assists (455), sixth all-time in steals (143) and seventh in career 3-pointers (207).
Bachelor averaged 15.5 points while hitting 95 3-pointers and dishing out 151 assists last season.
Bachelor was named the MIAA Tournament most valuable player last season after recording games of 24, 27 and 14 points while also dishing out 22 assists.
Other men's finalists:
Dillon Claussen, Washburn University [File photo/TSN]
DILLON CLAUSSEN | Basketball
Claussen played in 64 games with 29 starts for WU, averaging 11.3 points and 4.9 rebounds, adding 68 blocks and 55 steals. Claussen ranks No. 3 all-time at Washburn in career field goal percentage at .641. Led the Ichabods in scoring with a 15.6-point average last season, earning first-team NABC All-District, and All-MIAA honors. Claussen scored a career-high 27 points at Nebraska-Kearney hitting 11 of 16 shots including 3 of 5 3-pointers and adding eight rebounds.
Justin Forde, Washburn University [Photo courtesy of Washburn Athletics]
JUSTIN FORDE | Track and field
Forde was the 2026 NCAA Indoor national champion in the triple jump and finished third in the NCAA Outdoor championships. Forde was a three-time MIAA individual champion in the triple jump, winning two outdoor titles and one indoor title. Forde was a three-time all-region selection and is Washburn's school record- holder in both the indoor and outdoor triple jump. A Norwalk, Conn. native, Forde became Washburn's first NCAA individual champion when he won the indoor triple jump at 16.29 meters (53 feet, 5.50 inches.). Forde jumped a school-record 54-07.25 outdoors.
Jacob Fratzel, Washburn University [Photo courtesy of Washburn Athletics]
JACOB FRATZEL | Golf
The former St. James Academy star was named the MIAA Freshman of the Year and was a PING All-Region and first-team All-MIAA pick after leading the Ichabods with a 72.5 stroke average in 34 rounds. Fratzel posted six top-10 finishes, including one top-five placing. He recorded 14 rounds under par and finished in a tie for 18th at the NCAA National Championship with a 5-under 211.
Kamble Haverkamp, Washburn University [File photo/TSN]
KAMBLE HAVERKAMP | Football
The Centralia product was an All-MIAA first-team selection as a senior, while also being named second-team All-Region. Haverkamp was a four-year member of the Ichabods, playing in 28 games and recording 109 tackles. Haverkamp started all 11 games at safety, recording 76 tackles with 56 solo stops. He registered11.5 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, four interceptions and four fumble recoveries.
