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By RICK PETERSON
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No. 17-ranked Washburn University volleyball will open its 2023 home schedule with four matches over three days in the 2023 Washburn Invitational.
The Ichabods will play their home opener at 3 p.m. Thursday against Christian Brothers, coached by former Seaman standout and Washburn Hall of Famer Bre Lewis.
Junior Jalyn Stevenson (10), a first-team All-MIAA pick last season, leads No. 17-ranked Washburn into this weekend's Washburn Invitational, beginning with a 3 p.m. match on Thursday against Christian Brothers at Lee Arena. [Photo courtesy of Washburn Athletics]
On Friday Washburn plays Midwestern State at 11:30 a.m. and Oklahoma Baptist at 5 p.m. before finishing the tournament at 2 p.m. Saturday against Harding.
"This weekend's going to be a great test,'' Washburn coach Chris Herron said.
The Ichabods began the season with a 2-1 showing at the Florida Southern College Volleyball Classic.
Washburn began the Florida trip a 3-2 win over Flagler College on Friday afternoon by the set scores of 25-23, 25-19, 25-27, 25-27 and 15-11.
On Friday evening the Ichabods were defeated by Florida Southern College (25-18, 25-23, 25-23) before bouncing back Saturday to knock off No. 6-ranked Barry in three sets (25-20, 25-15, 26-24).
"It was down, just like you would kind of expect that first weekend to be,'' Herron said.
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Washburn University will be looking to bounce back from a season-opening loss to No. 4-ranked Pittsburg State when the Ichabods host Missouri Southern in their 6 p.m. home-opener Thursday night at Yager Stadium.
Washburn senior running back Taylon Peters needs 73 rushing yards Thursday night to reach 2,000 yards for his college career. [File photo/TSN]
Junior quarterback Kellen Simoncic's 32 career touchdown passes is tied for No. 10 all-time at Washburn. [File photo/TSN]
"I think the biggest thing we need to do is being more physical,'' Washburn senior offensive tackle Andrew Funk said. "We didn't play up to our potential last week and that's something we need to take full ownership of, play with a chip on our shoulder and just play harder this week.''
The Ichabods are coming off a 34-7 loss to Pittsburg State last Thursday while Missouri Southern dropped a 31-24 decision to No. 5-ranked Northwest Missouri.
Funk said returning to Yager Stadium should be a big motivator for the Ichabods.
"All week for practices we've had good energy and we've had that mentality of, 'Hey, we need to back in the swing of things and we need to get the momentum rolling,' '' Funk said. "No better way to do that than at home with all your fans cheering for you.''
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By RICK PETERSON
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Seaman sophomore girls cross country standout Ryin Miller and Hayden junior football quarterback Jett Wahlmeier have been selected by the Dan Key Farmers Insurance Agency as the Rising Stars of the Week.
The Dan Key Agency will recognize top Shawnee County underclassmen throughout the bulk of the 2023-2024 school year.
Here’s a brief look at the accomplishments of Miller and Wahlmeier over the past week:
Seaman sophomore Ryin Miller was named the Dan Key Farmers Insurance Agency Female Rising Star of the Week after finishing second in the season-opening Manhattan Invitational. [File photo/TSN]
RYIN MILLER, Seaman
Miller posted a second-place individual finish among 46 runners in last Saturday's season-opening Manhattan Invitational cross country meet at Warner Park.
Miller clocked a five-kilometer time of 19 minutes. 29.1 seconds, leading the Vikings to a fourth-place team finish..
As a freshman Miller was a TopSports.news All-Shawnee County pick and finished fifth in the Class 5A state meet..
Hayden junior quarterback Jett Wahlmeier has been named the Dan Key Farmers Insurance Agency Male Rising Star of the Week after throwing for 188 yards and three touchdowns in a 41-7 win over Olpe. [File photo/TSN]
JETT WAHLMEIER, Hayden
Wahlmeier opened his junior season with a big performance for the Wildcats in a 41-7 non-league win at Olpe.
Wahlmeier completed 12 of 20 pass attempts for 188 yards and three touchdowns against Olpe.
Wahlmeier threw touchdown passes of 29 and 14 yards to Jensen Schrickel and 18 yards to Treyton Tetuan.
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The Topeka West boys soccer team shook off an early deficit to defeat USD 501 rival Highland Park 5-2 at Hummer Sports Park Tuesday.
Before the Chargers could even break a sweat, they found themselves in a hole when Highland Park freshman David Colon followed up a diving deflection by the Charger goalkeeper and punched the ball home. With just 53 seconds played, Topeka West faced adversity.
Topeka West senior Daniel Rich (12) celebrates his first-half goal with Charger senior teammate Isaac Gonzalez-Talavera in Tuesday's 5-2 soccer win over Highland Park. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
Senior Jaden Patterson and his Topeka West teammates made a young Charger fan's birthday wish come true with a 5-2 win over Highland Park Tuesday at Hummer Sports Park. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
“He was fast and a finisher, so we can’t take anything for granted. He was ready to go,” Topeka West coach Josh Kutter said of the Scots’ early score. “I’m very proud of how our guys responded. They kept their cool and they stuck to the game plan and played like they know how to play.”
“It was a little surprising. It was kind of like a wakeup call,” Charger senior Isaac Gonzalez-Talavera said of the early deficit. “I was a little nervous, but I know our team’s well put together and we can come back from stuff like that. We’ve done it before.”
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After posting fourth-place finishes in the Class 5A state tournament the past two seasons, Tatiana Dowling's Seaman volleybll team is setting its sights even higher this fall.
Seaman senior Maegan Mills (13) puts away a kill in Tuesday's dual volleyball sweep over Baldwin. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Senior Maegan Mills (13) is congratulated by her Seaman teammates after a kill against Baldwin. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
And the Vikings have taken four steps in the right direction to open the 2023 season, with Tuesday's 25-15, 24-19, 25-21 home dual sweep over Baldwin boosting Seaman's record to 4-0 on the season.
"I think any time that you come away with three wins in a five-set match, that's great,'' Dowling said. "I do think we need to work on our consistency and staying (at a high level) the whole entire time.''
