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League champion Washburn Rural dominated voting for the All-Centennial League volleyball team, putting three players on the first team and sweeping the individual honors.
Washburn Rural senior Jada Ingram (6) has been named the Centennial League volleyball player of the year. [File photo/TSN]
Washburn Rural coach Kevin Bordewick, talking to his team during a Class 6A sub-state tournament, has been named the Centennial League volleyball coach of the year. [File photo/TSN]
Rural senior Jada Ingram was named the Centennial League player of the year after helping lead the Junior Blues to a Class 6A state tournament berth while junior Kate Hinck was named the newcomer of the year and Kevin Bordewick the coach of the year.
Ingram was a three-time All-Shawnee County pick and earned All-6A State Tournament honors the past two seasons.
Ingram ended her prep career with 1,188 kills, which ranks No. 5 on Washburn Rural's all-time list. Ingram finished her senior season with 578 kills on .272 hitting efficiency while registering 15 block kills, serving 91.5 percent with 29 aces and finishing with 232 digs.
Ingram and Hinck were joined on the all-league first team by senior Zoe Canfield while Hayden put seniors Avery Grunert and Hannah Schmitz on the first team.
Topeka High put junior JoMhara Benning and freshman Campbell Dawson on the second team while Hayden junior Bella Reid and sohomore Ella Foster and Washburn Rural senior Ava Bruno also earned second-team recognition.
All Centennial League Volleyball
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Hayden Catholic High School will induct six new members into its Hall of Fame during a Dec. 2 dinner and induction ceremony at Hayden.
The Hayden Hall of Fame recognizes individuals in four categories -- alumni achievement, student athletic/activity achievement, staff achievement and contributor. Hayden Catholic High School and the Hayden High School Foundation serve as the sponsoring organizations of the Hall of Fame.
Hayden basketball legend Tom Meier (right) will be part of Hayden Catholic High School's six-member 2023 Hall of Fame class, which will be inducted on Dec. 2 at Hayden. [File photo/TSN]
Nominations for the 2023 class were accepted from the public at large from last December through July.
Former Wildcat standout and legendary Hayden football coach Tom Stringer will be inducted into the Hayden Hall of Fame for alumni achievent, along with the late Kevin Sloan, a former state track and field champion and state record-holder in the long jump.
Hayden basketball legend Tom Meier will be an inductee for student athletic/activity achievement while Mary Beth McCarthy and the late George Silovsky will be inducted into the Hall of Fame for staff achievement and the late Judy (McGivern) Row will be inducted for contributor achievement.
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Four Washburn University football players received recognition on the All-MIAA team released Tuesday by the MIAA after a vote of the league's coaches.
Washburn senior Andrew Funk has been named to the All-MIAA second team, his third all-conference honor. [Photo courtesy of Washburn Athletics]
Washburn true freshman D.J. Bell (8) received All-MIAA recognition at two positions. [Photo courtesy of Washburn Athletics]
Senior offensive lineman Andrew Funk and freshman return specialist D.J. Bell were second-team All-MIAA selections and Bell repeated as an honorable mention selection as a wide receiver along with defensive linemen Chase McCoy and Patrick Altenor.
Funk helped the Ichabods average 348 yards of total offense per game this season. He started 43 games on the offensive line as an Ichabod and has been a three-time All-MIAA selection, earning first-team honors last season.
Bell led the Ichabods in all-purpose yards averaging 120.3 per game and averaged 23.1 yards per kickoff return on 24 attempts including a 100-yard return against Missouri Southern in the home opener en route to second-team return specialist honors.
Bell was also an honorable mention selection as a wide receiver. The true freshman led the Ichabods in receiving yards with 44 catches and 563 yards adding five touchdowns and while averaging 12.8 yards per catch and 51.2 yards per game.
Altenor led the Ichabods in tackles this season with 52 including 25 solo stops. His 8.0 tackles for loss were a team-high and he added three sacks as well as a forced fumble.
McCoy, a fellow defensive lineman, had 21 tackles with six solo stops adding five tackles for loss for 29 yards and 3.5 sacks for 25 yards with a fumble recovery.
2023 MIAA POSTSEASON AWARDS
Offensive Player of the Year – Zach Zebrowski, Quarterback – Central Missouri
Defensive Player of the Year – Dakari Streeter, Defensive Lineman – Missouri Western
Special Teams Player of the Year – Ross Brungardt, Punter/Kicker – Emporia State
Freshman of the Year – Seth Cromwell, Running Back – Missouri Western
Coach of the Year – Josh Lamberson – Central Missouri
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In their first time to qualify for the Eight-Man football playoffs (and just their second year of eligibility as a KSHSAA member), the Cair Paravel Lions advanced to the state semifinals with a 48-23 road victory over Chase County Friday night.
Cair Paravel junior quarterback Jase Pavlik scores one of his four touchdowns in Friday's 48-23 playoff win at Chase County. [Photo by Jan Pabitzky/Special to TSN]
Cair Paravel senior Jesiah Bonura, who rushed for 159 yards on 31 carries, picks up a first down in Friday's 48-23 playoff win at Chase County. [Photo by Jan Pabitzky/Special to TSN]
To describe the significance of the accomplishment was a test for Cair Paravel coach Doug Bonura.
“I don’t know how to sum it up. I’m really speechless in that aspect. In some ways, this doesn’t feel real,” Bonura said. “We just focus so much on what it takes to get to the next step. But I’m really proud of the boys for their focus on ‘What do we got to do to get the job done?’ ”
The Lions got the job done Friday by hammering the running game at Chase County. The Lions ran the ball 55 times for 344 yards. Typically a dynamic team through the air, the Lions attempted just 15 passes, netting 63 yards.
Chase County, which lost earlier in the season 52-16, muddied up the game and forced the Lions into a few turnovers and penalties.
“It’s hard to beat a team twice. We knew they were going to come out and fight,” Bonura said. “Chase County is always scrappy, and they never give up. That’s what causes mistakes. So, kudos to them. They pushed us. I’m not disappointed that it was a bad game. You know, this is the state playoffs. So, it’s a relief to get through it.”
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Even though Washburn University junior volleyball star outside hitter Jalyn Stevenson had already earned All-MIAA recognition two straight seasons, including first-team honors in 2022, she wasn't taking a third all-conference award as a certainty.
But the MIAA put any worries Stevenson might have had to rest on Wednesday, with Stevenson a first-team repeat pick and one of four Washburn players to earn all-conference laurels.
"I was getting a little worried there for a second,'' Stevenson said. "I try not to look at stats because it gets into my head and I'm like, 'Oh, I'm not where I'm supposed to be. But with All-American stuff and with MIAA it's all about your team. If your team doesn't win you don't win.
"It feels great. It gives you a lot of confidence and especially knowing that other teammates got it, too.''
Both Stevenson and Rachel Schwensen were first team selections while Shawnee Heights product Taylor Rottinghaus and Corinna McMullen earned second-team honors.
Stevenson, who received honorable mention as a freshman before the back-to-back first-team honors, leads Washburn in kills with 324 (3.27 per set) and is hitting .217. She has played in every set and started all 27 matches for Washburn and is fourth in the conference with 3.76 points per set. Stevenson has 32 service aces this season, is second on the Ichabods with 408 digs (3.08 per set) and has helped out on 30 blocks.
Schwensen joins Stevenson on the first team in her first season with Washburn after transferring from Northern Colorado. The graduate student rightside hitter finished the regular season second on the Ichabods with 247 kills (2.81 per set) and was second in hitting percentage at .297. Schwensen played in 24 matches making starts in 19 and was second on Washburn with 60 blocks on the year and also made 53 digs. Her 23 kills against Northwest Missouri State are the most by any Ichabod in a match this season.
McMullen is a second-team All-MIAA selection in her sophomore year after earning honorable mention honors as a freshman. The setter from Bucyrus has played in all 27 matches, making 23 starts and leading Washburn with 593 assists (5.99 per set). McMullen was third on the Ichabods with 271 digs (2.74 per set) while also leading WU and the MIAA in aces, serving up 49 this season. She recorded a team-high 13 double-doubles on the year while also chipping in 17 kills.
Rottinhaus lands on the All-MIAA second team in her freshman season after making appearances in all 27 matches. The libero led Washburn with 408 digs (4.43 per set) and also dished out 78 assists on the year with seven aces. She finished the regular season reaching the 20 dig mark in five straight matches and reached 26 digs three times, the most for any Washburn player in a match this season.
Former Washburn Rural standout Taylor Russell, who helped lead the Junior Blues to the 2022 Class 6A state championship, earned second-team All-MIAA honors for Missouri Western.
Washburn, 17-10 overall and 11-9 in the MIAA, begins postseason play as the No. 5 seed in the MIAA Championship Tournament on Thursday facing No. 4 Missouri Western at 7 p.m. at the Civic Arena in St. Joseph, Mo.
2023 MIAA Volleyball Postseason Awards
